James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2019

TV5040 - Epidemiology 1

Credit points: 03
Year: 2019
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by:

Available to graduate students.

An introductory module in veterinary epidemiology designed to provide a sound foundation in epidemiology that can be applied in practice and upon which further studies in various disciplines can be built. It is presented as a multi-mode learning module, which will enable students to complete it at their own pace and primarily off campus. The module covers epidemiological terms, aspects of population medicine, disease outbreak investigation, clinical epidemiology, disease causation, experimental studies, observational studies, surveys, analytical tools, serological tests and making sense of data

Learning Outcomes

Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
BM2001

Availabilities

Townsville, , Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2019
Face to face teaching (TBA)
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours - distance-based delivery lectures
  • 13 hours - distance-based delivery tutorials
  • 24 hours - 24 contact hours case studies
    Assessment:end of semester exam (60%); tutorial attendance and participation (40%).

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.