Veterinary Epidemiology I

VETS7004

After completing the Veterinary Epidemiology I, unit students will be able to; discuss epidemiology and the work of epidemiologists in relation to other disciplines; apply the concepts of epidemic theory and herd immunity appropriately to animal disease control issues; contribute to investigations of disease outbreaks and low productivity in animal populations; calculate and interpret the measures of disease frequency and measures of association; select an appropriate epidemiological study design for a specific research question; identify and minimise sources of bias and error in study designs; select appropriate diagnostic tests and interpret their results (at individual and herd level).

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 3

Commencing semesters: 8

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: VETS7004

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

Our courses that offer this unit of study

• Master of Veterinary Public Health Management
• Master of Veterinary Public Health
• Master of Veterinary Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health Management
• Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health
• Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Studies
• Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management
• Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Studies
• Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health
• Veterinary Science Postgraduate Non-Degree