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The University of Sydney
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Clinical Epidemiology units of study

Core compulsory units of study

 

All core units of study are offered in Semester 1 (Literature Searching also offered in Semester 2), and must be completed in the first year of your degree. Units of study are generally conducted on Tuesday and Thursday evenings after 5pm. However, some units are available during the daytime and some may be taught in workshop or online format - please see the individual units of study descriptions to see how each unit is offered.

 Unit of study code

Unit of study name 

Credit point (CP) value 

Semester offered 

 CEPI5102  Literature Searching

 2CP

 1 and 2

 PUBH5018  Introductory Biostatistics

 6CP

 1

 PUBH5010  Epidemiology Methods and Uses

 6CP

 1

Elective units of study

 

You may select elective units of study based on particular interest areas or pre-existing areas of expertise. Prerequisites and timetable constraints may however limit the choice in elective options. Information about prerequisites can be found in the individual unit of study description. Potential timetable clashes may be identified by checking the course timetables.

 Unit of study code

Unit of study name 

Credit point (CP) value 

Semester offered 

 CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care 

6CP 

 1

 CEPI5308 Patient-based Measures 

2CP 

 CEPI5309# Development of Clinical Epidemiological Research 

2CP 

 CEPI5310#  Advanced Concepts in Statistics

 4CP

 1

CEPI5205# Doing a Systematic Review

6CP

1 and 2

CEPI5206#* Introduction - Teaching Clinical Epidemiology

2CP

1 and 2

CEPI5207#* Advanced - Teaching Clinical Epidemiology

6CP

1 and 2

CEPI5505 Clinical Epidemiology Project 1 

2CP

1 and 2

CEPI5506 Clinical Epidemiology Project 2 

4CP

1 and 2

CEPI5202# Advanced Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests

2CP

2

CEPI5203  Introduction to Systematic Reviews 

 2CP

 CEPI5204# Advanced Systematic Reviews 

2CP 

 CEPI5303 Clinical Health Economics 

 2CP

 2

 CEPI5306 Clinical Practice Guidelines 

2CP 

CEPI5401  Clinical Epidemiological Practice 

2CP 

PUBH5204# Advanced Epidemiological Concepts

2CP

2

PUBH5205# Decision Analysis

2CP

2

PUBH5206 Controlled Trials

2CP

2

PUBH5208 Screening & Diagnostic Test Evaluation

2CP

2

PUBH5211# Multiple Regression and Statistical Computing

4CP

2

PUBH5212# Categorical Data Analysis

2CP

2

PUBH5213# Survival Analysis

2CP

2

CEPI5510+ Dissertation A (for Masters with Honours only)

6CP

1

CEPI5511+ Dissertation B (for Masters with Honours only)

6CP

2

CEPI5503+ Dissertation C (for Masters with Honours only)

12CP

1 or 2

# - Unit of study has prerequisites
* - You must choose either CEPI5206 or CEPI5207, you cannot do both
+ - Approval for enrolment in the Dissertation must be sought from the Clinical Epidemiology course coordinator. Enrolling in CEPI5503 means you HAVE to complete your dissertation in ONE semester, or else, you will have to re-enrol the following semester. Please enrol in units CEPI5510 and CEPI5511 if you intend to complete your dissertation over two semesters.

General/administrative enquiries:

Ms Miranda Cheung
Administrative Officer
Phone: +61 2 9351 5994
Fax: +61 2 9351 5049
Email:

Key academic contacts:

Assoc Prof Jonathan Craig
Coordinator, Master of Clinical Epidemiology program
Phone: +61 2 9351 4823
Fax: +61 2 9351 5049
Email:

Dr Angela Webster
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Epidemiology
Phone: +61 2 9036 9125
Fax: +61 2 9351 5049
Email:

Dr Sharon Reid
Lecturer, Clinical Epidemiology
Phone: +61 2 9036 9126
Fax: +61 2 9351 5049
Email: