Public Health Surveillance
PostgraduateTAS-CAM6362025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $2,923
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Public Health Surveillance
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject , the student should be able to:
- Perform descriptive analysis of surveillance data.
- Explain the strengths and limitations of surveillance data and interpret surveillance data appropriately.
- Describe the different types of surveillance systems in public health, their objectives, and how surveillance data is used for public health action.
- Apply surveillance system attributes to evaluate a surveillance system in public health.
- Module 1: Introduction to Public Health Surveillance
- Module 2: Indicator-based Surveillance
- Notifiable disease surveillance systems
- Passive versus active surveillance
- Sentinel and syndromic surveillance systems
- Module 3: Analysing and Interpreting Surveillance Data
- Descriptive analysis, rates and comparison with historical data
- Strengths and limitations of surveillance and presenting surveillance data
- Module 4: Event-based Surveillance
- Module 5: Evaluating Surveillance Systems
- Evaluation process
- Evaluating systems attributes
- Module 6: Surveillance for Public Health Action
- Surveillance to prevent further cases
- Surveillance for early warning
- Surveillance data for operational research
- Module 7: Other Types of Surveillance Systems
- Module 8: Wrap-up
This subject provides essential background on the different types of surveillance systems used in public health, and the strengths and limitations of the data held within those systems. Students will learn the skills and knowledge required to perform descriptive analyses of surveillance data and to interpret surveillance data appropriately. Students will gain an understanding of the diverse objectives of surveillance systems and how the data collected is used to inform public health action and policy. Students will also learn established methods of evaluating surveillance systems to ensure they are fit for purpose.
- Surveillance Report (35%)
- Online Module Quizzes x 5 (20%)
- Evaluation of a Surveillance System (45%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-HLP-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Health Protection
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Independent Learning 8 hours weekly; Tutorial (Online) 1 hour (3 times)
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Health Protection
PostgraduateTAS-HLP-GCE