PHI5218 Infectious diseases: Epidemiology and prevention
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PHI5218 Infectious diseases: Epidemiology and prevention is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PHI5218
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PHI5218
No unit lists PHI5218 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in PG Indonesia degree
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Importance of transmission source, host and organism factors in infectious disease epidemiology. Outbreak investigation, surveillance of infectious diseases, prevention/control strategies, mathematical modelling of infectious diseases and of impact of immunity. Includes discussion of infection control, vaccines, exotic and emerging diseases.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 4 | Indonesia | Block on |
Assessment
- Six written critical reflections integrated in group based online discussion forums40%
- Leder disease assignment (short answer questions and infographic)30%
- Outbreak report (1,800 words)30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Argue the importance and dynamic nature of infectious diseases;
- 2
Identify the unique aspects of infectious disease epidemiology and evaluate these aspects in practice;
- 3
Critically evaluate strategies in the prediction, detection and control of infectious disease outbreaks;
- 4
Critically evaluate the epidemiologic principles underlying disease surveillance programs;
- 5
Critically evaluate the epidemiologic principles underlying disease control and prevention strategies;
- 6
Describe the role of mathematical modelling in relation to infectious diseases.
Workload and teaching
Average of 12 hours per week comprising of a mix of directed and self-directed learning.
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 PHI5218?
PHI5218 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PHI5218 offered?
PHI5218 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does PHI5218 have an exam?
No. PHI5218 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.