This unit will focus on the nature and scope of communicable diseases of public health significance, including epidemiology and control strategies.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically review the ecology, transmission and control of communicable diseases of public health importance;
2. Synthesise the principles of active and passive surveillance;
3. Apply review outbreak investigation principles to real world scenarios;
4. Present a coherent and sustained argument on the fundamentals of immunology and their relationship to the development of immunisation; and
5. Demonstrate a deep understanding of the challenges of disease control in different settings, nationally and internationally.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

NONE.

Equivalent units

NO.

Assumed knowledge

None.