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HSC233 - Epidemiology and Statistics

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Health Science

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(HSC112)

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Coerequisites

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit will provide students with an understanding of epidemiology and statistics and their application in health research, and policy locally and globally. Exploration of epidemiology includes concepts associated with disease causation, patterns of disease and review of biostatistical methods and their reasons for use. Learning of statistics will develop skills and understanding of basic statistical analysis methods, with hands-on experience analysing epidemiological data. The course is available to internal and external students and assistance will be available through tutorial activities and online help.

If possible, students who are concerned about numeracy or computing skills should consider enrolling in the course as an internal student.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Evaluate epidemiological research, research designs, and statistical testing and its application in informing the management of communicable disease, injury prevention and chronic complex conditions
2.	Examine how epidemiology and statistics contributes to addressing health issues through health service and health policy development.
3.	Apply basic statistical methods in testing epidemiologically based research questions .
4.	Analyse, interpret and report the findings of epidemiologically based statistical tests accurately and appropriately, given socio-cultural, methodological, and ethical considerations.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Quiz (20 minutes)	10%	1,2,3
2.	Short Answer Questions (800 words)	25%	1,2,3
3.	Report (1500 words)	40%	1,2,3,4
4.	Test (45 Minutes)	25%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLS	View
2025	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLS	View
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OL/OLS: Supplementary material will be provided on-line through Learnline. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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