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Clinical Epidemiology

Errata
Item Errata Date
1.

The following units have been cancelled:

CEPI5505 Clinical Epidemiology Project 1
CEPI5506 Clinical Epidemiology Project 2

22/1/2018

Table of units of study: Clinical Epidemiology

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Core units

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6    N PUBH5010
Semester 1
Semester 2
PUBH5018
Introductory Biostatistics
6      Semester 1

Capstone Units (these units are also found in Part A Electives)

Students taking a Master award course must take a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units.
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
Semester 2
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
CEPI5505
Clinical Epidemiology Project 1
2    P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018
N CEPI5300
Semester 1
Semester 2
CEPI5506
Clinical Epidemiology Project 2
4    P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018
C CEPI5300 or CEPI5505
Semester 1
Semester 2

Part A Electives

Graduate Certificate students must select 12 credit points from Part A. Graduate Diploma students must select a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A. Master students must select a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A, in addition to their 6 credit points of capstone units. For further information, check the course requirements for award.
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, CEPI5315


For pre-2017 students only
Semester 1
CEPI5204
Advanced Systematic Reviews

This unit of study is not available in 2018

2    P PUBH5211
C CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315
Semester 2b
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
Semester 2
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
CEPI5310
Advanced Statistical Modelling
4    P PUBH5212
Semester 1
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
CEPI5505
Clinical Epidemiology Project 1
2    P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018
N CEPI5300
Semester 1
Semester 2
CEPI5506
Clinical Epidemiology Project 2
4    P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018
C CEPI5300 or CEPI5505
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO9003
IT for Health Professionals
6    N INFO5003
Semester 2
PUBH5205
Decision Analysis
2    A PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation
P PUBH5018 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100)
Semester 2b
PUBH5206
Controlled Trials
2    P PUBH5018
Semester 2a
PUBH5211
Multiple Regression and Stats Computing
4    P PUBH5018


The statistical software package we shall be using in this unit is web-based. There is no cost/fee to use this software.
Semester 2
PUBH5212
Categorical Data Analysis
2    P PUBH5018
C PUBH5211
Semester 2b
PUBH5213
Survival Analysis
2    C PUBH5211
Semester 2b
PUBH5215
Introductory Analysis of Linked Data
6    C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or BSTA5004)
Intensive June
Intensive November
PUBH5224
Advanced Epidemiology
6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018
Semester 2
PUBH5302
Health Economic Evaluation
4    P ((PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018) or (HPOL5001 as a prerequisite and HPOL5003 as a co-requisite)
Intensive September
PUBH5307
Advanced Health Economic Evaluation
2    P PUBH5018 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100)
C PUBH5205 and PUBH5302

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Intensive October
PUBH5500
Advanced Qualitative Health Research
6    N QUAL5005 or QUAL5006
Semester 1
Semester 2

Part B Electives

Graduate Certificate students may not select any units of study from Part B. Graduate Diploma students can select up to a maximum 6 credit points from Part B. Master students can select up to a maximum of 12 credit points from Part B.
PUBH5019
Cancer Prevention and Control

This unit of study is not available in 2018

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

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
PUBH5032
Making Decisions in Public Health
2      Semester 2
PUBH5417
Injury Epidemiology Prevention and Control

This unit of study is not available in 2018

4      Semester 2
PUBH5422
Health and Risk Communication
6      Semester 2
BETH5201
Ethics and Biotechnology

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6   

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.
Semester 1
BETH5202
Human and Animal Research Ethics
6    N BETH5208


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
BETH5203
Ethics and Public Health
6    N BETH5206
Semester 2
BETH5204
Clinical Ethics
6   

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 1
BETH5208
Introduction to Human Research Ethics

This unit of study is not available in 2018

2    N BETH5202
Semester 2a
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
HPOL5006
Business of Health
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students need to demonstrate at least one year's work experience in a related field. A waiver would be granted for students enrolled in MHPOL or MBA as this is already a course requirement of these programs.
Intensive July