Clinical Epidemiology
Errata
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| 1. |
The following unit has been cancelled for Semester 2: CEPI5311 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (Part 1) |
12/05/2020 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Clinical Epidemiology |
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Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; and | |||
| (c) 30 credit points of additional elective units of study, consisting of: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from Part B Electives. | |||
Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; and | |||
| (c) 30 credit points of additional elective units of study, consisting of: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from Part B Electives. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology |
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| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 24 credit points of elective units of study, consisting of: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from Part B Electives. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study from Part A Electives. | |||
Core units |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | N PUBH5010 It is recommended that this is completed as soon as possible after enrolment into your first unit of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Part A Electives |
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| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 |
People working in health care will benefit from this course. |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5315 Introduction to Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5314 Introduction to Systematic Reviews (TAV) |
4 | P CEPI5102 C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5315 For pre-2017 students only |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5205 Doing a Systematic Review |
6 | A (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 P CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315 Please speak to the Unit Coordinator if you have not successfully completed the assumed knowledge units prior to enrolling in CEPI5205 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CEPI5207 Teaching Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | P CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 C (CEPI5311 or CEPI5312) and (CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315) N CEPI5206 |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) N CEPI5214 Students without the pre-requisites are encouraged to contact the Unit Coordinator to discuss their motivation and experience. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N CEPI5505 |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5306 Clinical Practice Guidelines |
2 | A clinical experience strongly recommended |
Semester 2a |
| CEPI5308 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement |
2 | Semester 1b |
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| CEPI5311 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (Part 1) |
2 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5312 |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5312 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (1 and 2) |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311 |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5507 Clinical Epidemiology Project |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| INFO9003 IT for Health Professionals |
6 | N INFO5003 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis |
2 | P PUBH5211 N PUBH5217 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5213 Survival Analysis |
2 | P PUBH5211 N PUBH5217 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5215 Analysis of Linked Health Data |
6 | A Basic familiarity with SAS computing syntax and methods of basic statistical analysis of fixed-format data files C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Familiarity with writing a basic SAS program. For data privacy and security reasons, the major assignment can only be completed on the computers in the Sydney School of Public Health Computer Lab. This computer lab is available 24/7 for students enrolled in this unit. |
Intensive June Intensive November |
| PUBH5216 Controlled Clinical Trials |
6 | P PUBH5018 N PUBH5206 - Controlled trials (2CP) |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5018 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) The statistical software package used in this unit is web-based. There is no cost/fee to use this software. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5218 Advanced Statistical Modelling |
6 | A PUBH5018, PUBH5217, PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent N CEPI5310 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5224 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N PUBH5302 |
Intensive September |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 PUBH5307 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5505 Qualitative Research in Health |
6 | N PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5506 Advanced Qualitative Analysis and Writing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Part B Electives |
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| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | A PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent PUBH5020 is an advanced MPH elective in the area of chronic disease prevention. Some epidemiological concepts, such as population attributable risk and introductory concepts in health promotion are expected knowledge for understanding this unit. For example, attributable risk is necessary to understand the Burden of Disease concept in NCD prevention, and is part of Module 2 of this unit. In addition, this MPH elective predominantly takes a population and global perspective on NCD prevention with a lesser emphasis on clinical or health services prevention perspectives. |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5120 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health |
6 | N PUBH5118 |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5202 Human and Animal Research Ethics |
6 | N BETH5208 If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the coordinator may choose to teach this unit of study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 If an insufficient number of students opt to attend intensives on campus, the coordinator may choose to teach this unit of study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 |
If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the coordinator may choose to teach this unit of study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
2 | C GENC5020 N BETH5202 If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the co-ordinator may choose to teach this Unit of Study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5006 Business of Health |
6 | Intensive July |
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Capstone units |
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| CEPI5205 Doing a Systematic Review |
6 | A (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 P CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315 Please speak to the Unit Coordinator if you have not successfully completed the assumed knowledge units prior to enrolling in CEPI5205 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CEPI5207 Teaching Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | P CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 C (CEPI5311 or CEPI5312) and (CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315) N CEPI5206 |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) N CEPI5214 Students without the pre-requisites are encouraged to contact the Unit Coordinator to discuss their motivation and experience. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N CEPI5505 |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5507 Clinical Epidemiology Project |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |