Ecology and Evolution of Emerging Infectious Diseases

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to

  1. Identify emerging infectious diseases of significance to Australia, our region and the world.
  2. Define the principles of emergence and the re-emergence of infectious diseases within the One Health framework.
  3. Explain disease transmission theory including pathogen dynamics, host response, pathogen spread within a single species and between species, and zoonoses.
  4. Apply molecular laboratory skills to detect pathogens in populations and track origins of infection.
  5. Analyse and interpret disease notification data.
  6. Evaluate the authenticity of emerging infectious disease information in the public domain.

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• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• MAQ-BSC-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Science

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• MAQ-BIOX2310-Diversity of Life

Others

40 credit points at 2000 level

Additional requirements

• Attendance requirements - Block practical class
• Other requirements - Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA subject offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in subjects through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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