HSC210

Course Description

This course introduces students to the scientific discipline of epidemiology. It covers definitions and concepts of epidemiology together with the principles and tools of epidemiology. The course includes measuring the frequency of health issues, measuring risk and the burden of disease. Epidemiological study designs are explored, including descriptive, analytical and intervention studies. Survey research, as a methodology that can be used across many study designs, is addressed. Issues related to weighing up the evidence from such studies and ethical issues in epidemiology are explored.

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