The course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of demographic measurement and modelling used to study changes in population size and composition. The course covers basic measures of mortality, fertility and migration; life table construction; multiple decrement life tables; stable populations; and population projections. Students will learn to apply demographic methods through a series of weekly problem sets.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Students will leave the course with a solid grounding in the sources of demographic data, and the construction and interpretation of basic demographic indicators such as life expectancy and total fertility rate.
Indicative Assessment
Problem sets (20%), mid-term exam (30%), final exam (50%).
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Workload
1 x 2 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial, per week
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Required: SH Preston, P Heuveline and M Guillot. 2001. Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes, Blackwell Publishers: Oxford.
Supplementary: G Carmichael. 2001. An Introduction to Demographic Analysis, The Australian National University: Canberra. (provided in class as pdf file)
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- 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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1526 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |
