• Offered by National Ctre for Epidemiology & Population Health
  • ANU College ANU Joint Colleges of Science
  • Classification Specialist
  • Course subject Population Health
  • Areas of interest Health Medicine and the Body
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
Basic, descriptive and field epidemiology, analytic epidemiology, public health surveillance, biostatistics, public health communication, computer technology and information systems, research methods and evaluation techniques, Indigenous health, environmental health, health economics, social determinants of health. In addition, each candidate will be required to present the results of an investigation to fellow candidates and NCEPH academic staff and, in the second year, to participate as an instructor in an epidemiological training course.

Indicative Assessment

An ongoing, regularly scheduled assessment of the candidate's work. Epidemiology exam in Semester 2 of first year. At the end of each of three semesters, the course is deemed to have been completed satisfactorily and a 'continuing unit' recorded. At the end of the fourth semester the result is either 'Course Requirement Satisfied' or 'Fail'.

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Workload

Up to four weeks full time, once per semester. Attendance at intensive residentials is mandatory and only in exceptional circumstances, and with the approval of the Delegated Authority, will absence be permitted. Each candidate will be required, during the course, to attend one residential in each of four semesters at NCEPH.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have successfully completed or be currently studying POPH8311 and POPH8399

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
2
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1926
2014 $2946
2013 $2946
2012 $2946
2011 $2100
2010 $1992
2009 $1992
2008 $1992
2007 $1992
2006 $1992
2005 $1992
2004 $1926
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $1926
2014 $3762
2013 $3756
2012 $3756
2011 $3756
2010 $3750
2009 $3666
2008 $3666
2007 $3666
2006 $3666
2005 $3666
2004 $1926
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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