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Public Health Surveillance

PostgraduateTAS-CAM6362025

Enrolments for this course are closed, but you may have other options to start studying now. Book a consultation to learn more.

Study method: 100% online
Assessments: 100% online
Entry requirements: Part of a degree
Duration: 14 weeks
Start dates: 21 July 2025

Loan available: HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

About this subject

Upon completion of this subject , the student should be able to:
1. Perform descriptive analysis of surveillance data.
2. Explain the strengths and limitations of surveillance data and interpret surveillance data appropriately.
3. Describe the different types of surveillance systems in public health, their objectives, and how surveillance data is used for public health action.
4. 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
- Surveillance Report (35%)
- Online Module Quizzes x 5 (20%)
- Evaluation of a Surveillance System (45%)

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

Elective

TAS-ADP-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice
TAS-AQS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
TAS-CDP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
TAS-APD-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
TAS-ADH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
TAS-APG-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Governance)
TAS-AHE-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
TAS-HSI-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
TAS-APH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
TAS-AMS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
TAS-AOP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
TAS-AOR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
TAS-ASC-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
TAS-SCL-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
TAS-AWP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
TAS-AQS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
TAS-CDP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
TAS-APD-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
TAS-ADH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
TAS-APG-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
TAS-AHE-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
TAS-HSI-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
TAS-APH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
TAS-AMS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
TAS-AOP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
TAS-AOR-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
TAS-ASC-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
TAS-SCL-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
TAS-AWP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

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

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice

PostgraduateTAS-ADP-GCE

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)

PostgraduateTAS-AQS-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)

PostgraduateTAS-CDP-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)

PostgraduateTAS-APD-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)

PostgraduateTAS-ADH-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Governance)

PostgraduateTAS-APG-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)

PostgraduateTAS-HSI-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)

PostgraduateTAS-APH-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)

PostgraduateTAS-AMS-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)

PostgraduateTAS-AOP-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)

PostgraduateTAS-AOR-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)

PostgraduateTAS-SCL-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)

PostgraduateTAS-AWP-GDI

Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)

PostgraduateTAS-AQS-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)

PostgraduateTAS-CDP-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)

PostgraduateTAS-APD-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)

PostgraduateTAS-ADH-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)

PostgraduateTAS-APG-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)

PostgraduateTAS-HSI-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)

PostgraduateTAS-APH-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)

PostgraduateTAS-AMS-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)

PostgraduateTAS-AOP-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)

PostgraduateTAS-AOR-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)

PostgraduateTAS-SCL-MAS

Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)

PostgraduateTAS-AWP-MAS

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