PHI5040 Introductory Epidemiology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PHI5040 Introductory Epidemiology is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PHI5040
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PHI5040
No unit lists PHI5040 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a PG Indonesia degree.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to measure frequencies of disease i.e. incidence, prevalence, "population at risk"; and measure associations in epidemiological studies; different study designs i.e. observational studies, experimental study designs; bias associated with study designs, misclassification, confounding and effect modification. You will critically appraise different epidemiological studies, apply diagnostic and screening tests, and examine outbreak investigation.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 1 | Indonesia | On campus |
Assessment
- Individual activities (3 x 10%)Exercise30%
- Short video recording for social mediaPresentation35%
- Critical appraisalWritten35%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain and contextualise the purposes of descriptive and analytical epidemiology;
- 2
Explain and contextualise the concepts of study questions, population, sampling, exposure assessment, bias and confounding;
- 3
Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs;
- 4
Critically analyse epidemiological papers from the public health literature
- 5
Evaluate the adequacy of exposure assessment in epidemiological studies;
- 6
Interpret and communicate the results of epidemiological studies; and
- 7
Solve complex problems relating to the use of epidemiological concepts and study designs.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops3 hours
- Lectures3 hours
24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (scheduled classes, prescribed activities and independent work).
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dragan Ilic
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Henry Surendra
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PHI5040?
PHI5040 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PHI5040 offered?
PHI5040 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
Does PHI5040 have an exam?
No. PHI5040 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.