Clinical Epidemiology
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Clinical Epidemiology |
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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) 30 credit points of additional elective units of study, consisting of: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from Part B Electives. | |||
Master of Science in 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) 30 credit points of additional elective units of study, consisting of: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from Part B Electives. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology |
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| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 24 credit points of elective units of study, consisting of: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part A Electives; and | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from Part B Electives. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology |
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| 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. | |||
Core units |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | N PUBH5010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
Part A Electives |
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| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5315 Introduction to Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5314 Introduction to Systematic Reviews (TAV) This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
4 | P CEPI5102 C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5315 For pre-2017 students only |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5205 Doing a Systematic Review |
6 | A (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 P CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CEPI5207 Teaching Clinical Epidemiology This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | P CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 C (CEPI5311 or CEPI5312) and (CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315) N CEPI5206 |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) N CEPI5214 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N CEPI5505 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5306 Clinical Practice Guidelines This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
2 | A clinical experience strongly recommended |
Semester 2a |
| CEPI5308 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
2 | Semester 1b |
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| CEPI5311 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (Part 1) This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 and CEPI5202 and CEPI5311 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5507 Clinical Epidemiology Project |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| INFO9003 IT for Health Professionals This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N INFO5003 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5126 Genomics and Public Health |
6 | A Basic epidemiology No previous knowledge of genetics is required P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October |
| PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
2 | P PUBH5211 N PUBH5217 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5213 Survival Analysis This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
2 | P PUBH5211 N PUBH5217 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5215 Analysis of Linked Health Data |
6 | A Basic familiarity with SAS computing syntax and methods of basic statistical analysis of fixed-format data files C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive June Intensive November |
| PUBH5216 Controlled Clinical Trials |
6 | P PUBH5018 N PUBH5206 - Controlled trials (2CP) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5018 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5218 Advanced Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5212 or PUBH5217 N CEPI5310 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5224 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N PUBH5302 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive September |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 and PUBH5307 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5505 Qualitative Research in Health |
6 | N PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5506 Advanced Qualitative Analysis and Writing |
6 | A You should have a basic understanding of qualitative research gained through undergraduate or postgraduate coursework or research experience. P PUBH5505 OR PUBH5500 OR QUAL5005 OR QUAL5006 OR GLOH5201 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
Part B Electives |
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| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | A PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5120 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health |
6 | N PUBH5118 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units 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. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5126 Genomics and Public Health |
6 | A Basic epidemiology No previous knowledge of genetics is required P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October |
| 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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics |
2 | N BETH5202 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| 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. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5006 Business of Health |
6 | N SMBA6122 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive July |
Capstone units |
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| CEPI5205 Doing a Systematic Review |
6 | A (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 P CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CEPI5207 Teaching Clinical Epidemiology This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | P CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 C (CEPI5311 or CEPI5312) and (CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315) N CEPI5206 |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) N CEPI5214 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N CEPI5505 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5507 Clinical Epidemiology Project |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and PUBH5018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |