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Demographic methods
MPH5214
Synopsis
This unit gives you a solid foundation in formal demography, where quantitative data and techniques are used to calculate demographic measures.
Topics include sources of demographic data and assessment of their quality; calculation and interpretation of basic measures of fertility, mortality and migration; population dynamics, growth and ageing; life tables; Indigenous demography; and population projections. Learning activities include hands-on calculation and interpretation of demographic measures using real-world data.
You are expected to be familiar with Microsoft Excel.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Audience
- Postgraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Faculty
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites
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