Overview
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Offerings
MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-2019
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-2019
Enrolment rules
Enrolment in Masters of Veterinary Studies (Veterinary Surveillance), Master of Veterinary Studies (Conservation Medicine), Doctor of Veterinary Medical Science, Master of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Master of Biosecurity or permission of the Academic Chair.
Other learning activities
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Learning activities
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Learning outcomes
1.
demonstrate an understanding of disease epidemiology
2.
communicate in-depth knowledge of disease causation
3.
describe disease patterns, calculate measures of disease frequency and apply and interpret them correctly
4.
determine appropriate diagnostic tests for particular diseases
5.
evaluate the results and interpretations of published epidemiological studies
6.
articulate the challenges and the complexity of the issues faced in disease surveillance, prevention, control and eradication programmes
Assessments
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Additional information
Unit content:
The broad aims of this unit are to provide students with a broad theoretical knowledge of epidemiology in a range of contexts but particularly for disease surveillance.