Clinical Epidemiology
Unit of study table
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) a minimum 18 credit points of Part A electives; and |
| (d) 12 credit points from Part A of Part B electives to fulfil the number credit point required for the course |
Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) |
| 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) a minimum 18 credit points of Part A electives; and |
| (d) 12 credit points from Part A of Part B electives to fulfil the number credit point required for the course |
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology |
| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: |
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a minimum 18 credit points of Part A Electives; and |
| (c) 6 credit points from Part A or Part B electives to fulfil the number credit point required for the course |
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology |
| 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. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core units |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | |
| FMHU5002 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | N PUBH5018 |
Part A Electives |
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| BSTA5004 Data Management and Stats Computing (DMC) |
6 | |
| CEPI5105 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (FMHU5002 or PUBH5018 or BSTA5002) |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 | |
| CEPI5315 Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 or CLTR5000 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) N CEPI5214 |
| CEPI5312 Diagnostic and Screening Tests |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311 |
| CEPI5507 Clinical Epidemiology Project |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) N CEPI5206 or CEPI5300 |
| FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health |
6 | N PUBH5505 or BACH5255 or QUAL5005 |
| FMHU5004 Qualitative Analysis and Writing in Health |
6 | A Students should have an understanding of qualitative research as this unit does not cover research design or data collection. Students looking for an introductory level unit should take FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health. P FMHU5003 or PUBH5505 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 or GLOH5201 N PUBH5506 |
| HPOL5014 Foundations Health Technology Assessment |
6 | |
| PUBH5126 Genomics and Public Health |
6 | A Basic epidemiology No previous knowledge of genetics is required P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 |
| PUBH5215 Analysis of Linked Health Data |
6 | A The unit assumes introductory-level programming skills in SAS or R, assumes introductory-level knowledge in epidemiology, e.g., PUBH5010 or CEPI5100, and introductory-level knowledge in biostatistics or statistics, e.g., PUBH5018 or FMHU5002. C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004) |
| PUBH5216 Controlled Clinical Trials |
6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N PUBH5206 - Controlled trials (2CP) |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) |
| PUBH5218 Advanced Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5217 N CEPI5310 |
| PUBH5224 Applied Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 or FMHU5001 or BSTA5002 N PUBH5302 |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 or PUBH5307 |
Part B Electives |
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| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention |
6 | A PUBH5033 or PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent N PUBH5555 |
| PUBH5120 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health |
6 | N PUBH5118 Note: While not compulsory, attendance (by zoom or face to face) at the five half-day workshops is strongly encouraged, as this enables students to yarn with and ask questions directly of the Aboriginal guest lecturers. |
| PUBH5300 Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
6 | A A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression (as would be attained through a unit such as PUBH5217 or equivalent, or through equivalent experience). No previous coding experience is required or assumed |
| BETH5202 Research Ethics |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, law, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission N BETH5208 |
| BETH5203 Public Health Ethics |
6 | N BETH5206 |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 | |
| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics |
2 | N BETH5202 |
| 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 |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 |
| HPOL5006 Business of Health |
6 | N SMBA6122 |
Capstone units |
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| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) N CEPI5214 |
| CEPI5507 Clinical Epidemiology Project |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) N CEPI5206 or CEPI5300 |
