HSH744 - Epidemiology 1
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Shane Kavanagh |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSH944 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus Lecture and 1 x 75-minute online Seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online Lecture and 1 x 75-minute online Seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Note:*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. | |
Content
This unit aims to enable public health practitioners to use quantitative research as a fundamental input to their practice. It focuses on building students' abilities to interpret and critically evaluate relevant epidemiological research literature including reports, research articles and systematic reviews. The unit aims to enable students to understand the main uses of epidemiology in public health explore basic epidemiological study designs, tools and methods, interpret basic study findings in the epidemiological literature; and apply key issues in critically appraising health research literature.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Identify and articulate the main uses of epidemiology in public health. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Calculate and interpret measures of disease frequency, association and impact. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Describe basic epidemiological study designs, tools and methods. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Determine confounding, bias and effect modification. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Interpret and critique study findings including the study methods, results and conclusions in the epidemiological literature. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment 1 | Equivalent to 1000 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Assignment 2 | Equivalent to 1500 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 2 hours | 50% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSH744 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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