Unit Code: EPI831

Unit Name: Applied Epidemiology

Description: EPI 831 is conducted over a single semester and is fully administered online in four modules. Module 1 introduces principles of epidemiology, a core science of public health, and discusses surveillance and sources of epidemiological data followed by an overview of descriptive epidemiology. Sources of data and descriptive epidemiology are then explored before individual study designs are assessed in detail. In Module 2, students will discuss various study designs in Epidemiology (cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, experimental study designs and systematic reviews/meta-analyses)and critically appraise the literature. Module 3 involves calculation of different measures of risks involved in various epidemiological study designs. Module 4 discusses the application of epidemiological principles to the causation, screening, prevention and control of diseases and health events. This course has 100% continuous assessment via online quizzes and assignments.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1: Discuss epidemiology concepts, terminologies and their application in public health. 2: Evaluate various epidemiological study designs, and their strengths and weaknesses, including biases in each study. 3: Analyze epidemiological data using software, including manual calculation of measures disease occurrence, and assess the likelihood of a causal relationshipusing Bradford Hill’s criteria. 4: Apply epidemiological principles for appropriate disease screening, prevention, control and outbreak management, response and risk communication.

Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 20

Offered In: Semester 1,2