Communicable Disease Control
36 hours Face to Face + Blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit provides students with an understanding of the nature and scope of communicable diseases, including identification, control and contemporary management techniques.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Explain the relationship between immunology and immunisation
- Contrast the major transmission routes for communicable diseases of public health importance
- Apply the principles of public health surveillance and epidemiology in relation to investigating communicable disease outbreaks
- Explain the legislative frameworks for preventing and controlling communicable diseases in Australia
- Analyse the human and environmental factors that contribute to the emergence of new communicable diseases
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Live Online Lecture |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
On Campus Class |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Specified Activities Various |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Unspecified Activities Various |
7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Assignment 1 | Individual | 15 - 25% | 1,2,3 |
Assignment 2 | Individual | 15 - 25% | 2,3 |
Assignment 3 | Individual | 25 - 40% | 2,3,4,5 |
Mid-Semester Test | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2 |
Content
- The immune system
- Vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases
- Immunisation requirements and procedures in Australia
- Social determinants of health and vaccination
- Principles of epidemiology and outbreak investigation
- Communicable disease surveillance
- Public health legislation and notifiable diseases
- Principles of infection control in skin penetration premises
- Emerging communicable diseases
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.