PUBH 6001 Epidemiology of Climate Change
Credit Points 10
Coordinator Haider Mannan Opens in new window
Description By looking at air quality, nutrition, infectious diseases, and human migration, this subject explains how increases in greenhouse gases impact public health and people around the globe, and how climate change directly affects us and our lives. It details things we can do to mitigate negative health risks associated with rising temperatures and what factors make some populations more vulnerable than others to climate change’s negative health impacts. Finally, it explains how measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can not only limit future climate changes but can also generate substantial immediate health “co-benefits” over and above the benefit of reducing climate change.
School Medicine
Discipline Epidemiology
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp
Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 6 subject
Assumed Knowledge
It is assumed that students have knowledge of concepts covered in PUBH 7016 Introduction to Epidemiology or PUBH 7015 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology.
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
Type | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
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Case Study | 2500 words | 30 | N | Individual |
Report | 2000 words | 40 | N | Individual |
Viva Voce | Not Applicable | 30 | N | Individual |
Teaching Periods