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Overview

This course is offered in two modes: either face to face (on-campus) and fully online. Predictive modelling is a rapidly developing area in public health. Already widely applied in predictive studies of interventions such as vaccination, modeling is a key input to policy and planning decisions in public health. Understanding … For more content click the Read More button below. The key learning outcomes from the course are: Discuss and explain the value of modelling approaches in policy formulation and planning for disease prevention and controlAssess the suitability of a modelling approach to address policy questions in relation to disease prevention and controlUnderstand, design and construct single-cohort models for demographic and disease risk projections in Excel Extend single-cohort models to whole of population models for projecting disease incidence through timeImplement disease interventions in projective models applied to case-studies from both communicable and non-communicable disease

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolment in 3831 Science (Medicine) Honours

Delivery

Fully online - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Multimodal -

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Course Outline

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PHCM9785 Course Outline

Fees

TypeAmount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)$1038
Domestic Students$6420
International Students$6420

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