Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies
Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies
Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies
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COURSE (Electives)<br />
Course Course Name No. <strong>of</strong> Credits<br />
Code<br />
PUBH 6203 Epidemiology III: Infectious Disease Epidemiology 2<br />
PUBH 6204 Epidemiology IV: Non- Communicable<br />
DiseaseEpidemiology 2<br />
PUBH 6701 Community Mental Health 2<br />
PUBH 6603 Occupational Health 2<br />
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES/MODULES<br />
PUBH 6001 (HE60A) Research Methodology<br />
(2 credits)<br />
Covers principles involved in <strong>the</strong> writing <strong>of</strong> a research<br />
proposal, design <strong>of</strong> investigations, methods <strong>of</strong> data<br />
collection and report writing. This is followed by an<br />
application <strong>of</strong> principles in planning and conducting<br />
a research project that is examined externally as<br />
part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> examination process. Research projects<br />
<strong>of</strong> students in <strong>the</strong> Health Education and Health Promotion<br />
track must have a Health Promotion slant<br />
and include qualitative methods.<br />
PUBH 6002 (HE60B) Project Report (6 credits)<br />
All students are expected to apply <strong>the</strong> principles <strong>of</strong><br />
biostatistics, epidemiology and research methods<br />
in planning and conducting research on a topic <strong>of</strong><br />
public health relevance. Both qualitative and quantitative<br />
measures are expected in this research. Re-<br />
search projects <strong>of</strong> students in <strong>the</strong> Health Education<br />
and Health Promotion track must in addition to <strong>the</strong><br />
foregoing, have a Health Promotion slant.<br />
PUBH 6201 (HE61A) Biostatistics (2 credits)<br />
This course introduces students to <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> statistics<br />
and its application in public health. It will cover<br />
data analysis using descriptive, inferential and hypo<strong>the</strong>sis-testing<br />
techniques. The use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> computer<br />
in data analysis will be an important feature <strong>of</strong><br />
this course.<br />
PUBH 6201 (HE62A) Epidemiology I (2 credits)<br />
Introduces methods <strong>of</strong> epidemiology with special<br />
reference to disease entities and conditions found<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Caribbean. Principles, uses and methods<br />
<strong>of</strong> epidemiology; host-agent-environment relationships,<br />
measures <strong>of</strong> disease frequency, investigation<br />
<strong>of</strong> outbreaks, disease surveillance, aspects <strong>of</strong> community<br />
health analysis, rates and ratios, introductory<br />
GRADUATE STUDENTS INFORMATION GUIDE 2011/2012 39<br />
FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
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