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NYUS3503: Epidemiology for Global Health

2024 unit information

This unit of study is only available to students approved to be participating in the NYU Sydney Program.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Public Health
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Understand and describe the evolution and current role of epidemiology as an approach to assessing public health problems over time and across populations
  • LO2. Describe epidemiological approaches to defining and measuring health problems to understand the distribution of health and disease in human populations worldwide and the persistence of health inequities across regions and groups
  • LO3. Understand and describe key principles of how epidemiologic studies are designed and analysed
  • LO4. Understand and describe the basic concepts of measurement of test performance and be able to apply these concepts of testing and screening
  • LO5. Recognise epidemiological criteria needed to establish cause and effect relationships
  • LO6. Recognise key ethical issues in the conduct of epidemiological and other scientific investigations in communities and populations
  • LO7. Conduct library research to find information on diseases and other health conditions
  • LO8. Critically read and understand health information in different formats and contexts
  • LO9. Apply epidemiological knowledge and skills to Australian, US and global public health problems

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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