Elective Courses
Remaining 4 units may be taken from the courses list as below offered in the MPH curriculum. Some courses may not be offered during every academic year. Please contact the MPH office for the latest information.
1 unit (Compulsory MPH Course)
This course is designed to develop basic knowledge base in infectious diseases in the society, in contexts of causation, impacts, diagnosis and epidemiology.
2 units (Pre-requisite: Biomedical science background) This course is designed to strengthen knowledge in microbiology and infectious disease in public health contexts.
3 units (Pre-requisite: INFD5001 or Biomedical science background)
This course is designed to strengthen knowledge in microbiology and infectious diseases in public health contexts.
2 units (Pre-requisite: INFD5001 or Biomedical science background)
Students would be introduced to the principles and practice of infection control in three settings - hospital and clinic, laboratory and the community, through a series of lectures and demonstration tailored to the needs of public health professionals. The course would emphasize on the development of a systematic approach to infection control practice.
2 units (Pre-requisite: Biomedical science background)
This course is designed to enable post-graduate students who have a background in infectious diseases epidemiology to practise their skills in outbreak investigation by using real-life examples and real data. Classic techniques of investigating outbreaks with different modes of transmissions will be demonstrated. This course covers the epidemiological skills and statistical methods in outbreak investigation.
2 units
Geographical information system (GIS), Integrating cartography, statistical analysis, and database technology, has been widely applied in the study of public health, for example, disease surveillance, risk assessment, and decision making for public health practices. This course aims to offer a general introduction to GIS, including basic concepts, methodologies, and applications of GIS in public health issues.
No special prerequisite for this course. Class size can NOT be larger than 40.
3 units (Pre-requisite: INFD5001)
This course aims to bridge virological and bacteriological concepts with laboratory-based public health practices, focusing on the impact of infectious diseases.
1 unit
The course offers a practical learning opportunity to students who are interested in the public health management and control of infectious diseases in local context. Through the 1.5-day visit (9 hours) to the Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, students would be supervised and guided by the Course coordinator with a tutorial followed by all visits.