Overview
Conducting a review; modern epidemiologic concepts and methods; critical appraisal; epidemiological study design; descriptive epidemiology; sampling and measurement; epidemiological analysis; inferential statistics; regression analysis.
The Diploma and Masters degree are internationally recognised as meeting the academic requirements for higher professional training for specialist registration in occupational medicine.
About this paper
| Paper title | Occupational Medicine Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,486.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MOccMed, MAvMed, MHealSc (Endorsed)
- Eligibility
If you have not already done so, please contact the department for course advice before selecting your programme, oamu@otago.ac.nz.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the University of Otago, Wellington website
- Teaching staff
Course Director - Rob Griffiths
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely.
It is taught alternate years in the first semester.
- Textbooks
Penny Webb and Christopher Bain, (2010-12-16). Essential Epidemiology : An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals. Cambridge University Press
The core Course Text can be accessed online using this link:
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.wmezproxy.wnmeds.ac.nz/lib/otago/reader.action?docID=605008
- Course outline
Occupational epidemiology and statistics underpins occupational health practice. The evidence base for occupational and environmental medicine often requires specialist knowledge and ability to interpret the scientific evidence accurately and appropriately. Often relatively small changes on a background of non-occupational characteristics have considerable significance in occupational health practice, such as occupational cancer and allergy. Occupational physicians are often required to investigate or study particular health effects of occupation, and understanding research methodologies is vital to enable these to be designed and implemented effectively.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork, global perspective, lifelong learning, scholarship, communication, critical thinking, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will develop skills in:
- The use of research techniques
- Critical appraisal
- Biostatistical analysis
- The use of statistical software
Overview
Conducting a review; modern epidemiologic concepts and methods; critical appraisal; epidemiological study design; descriptive epidemiology; sampling and measurement; epidemiological analysis; inferential statistics; regression analysis.
The Diploma and Masters degree are internationally recognised as meeting the academic requirements for higher professional training for specialist registration in occupational medicine.
About this paper
| Paper title | Occupational Medicine Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MOccMed, MAvMed, MHealSc (Endorsed)
- Eligibility
If you have not already done so, please contact the department for course advice before selecting your programme, oamu@otago.ac.nz.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the University of Otago, Wellington website.
- Teaching staff
Course Directors: Associate Professor Rob Griffiths and Dr Darran Lowes
- Teaching Arrangements
This distance learning paper is taught remotely.
It is taught alternate years in the first semester.
- Textbooks
Penny Webb and Christopher Bain (2010). Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
The core course text can be accessed online from the University of Otago Wellington Medical Library.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will develop skills in:
- The use of research techniques.
- Critical appraisal.
- Biostatistical analysis.
- The use of statistical software.