The Clinical Epidemiology program provides students with the skills necessary to understand and conduct clinical research.
Traditionally organised around issues relating to the clinical assessment of patients, choice of investigations, identification of optimal treatments and determinants of prognosis, clinical epidemiology has expanded to inform the development of clinical guidelines, health care information management and decision support, and activities related to audit, quality and safety in health care.
You can study Clinical Epidemiology at the School of Population Health through the:
- Master of Health Studies (Clinical Epidemiology)
- Graduate Diploma in Health Studies (Clinical Epidemiology)
- Graduate Certificate in Health Studies (Clinical Epidemiology)
Careers
Qualifications in clinical epidemiology open up careers in health care, academia and private industry and government. There is growing demand around the world for those skilled in clinical epidemiology to conduct and analyse complex research designs and assist with decisions such as the funding of health care interventions.
Who should enrol?
This program gives health care professionals the skills to improve their delivery of health services. It also provides students with the opportunity to acquire clinical research design skills as well as offering valuable knowledge to ensure health budgets are spent wisely.
