PUBH4403 Epidemiology I (University of Western Australia): rated 4.8/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PUBH4403 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Population and Global Health in Health. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 流行病学1
Type: Undergraduate/Postgraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Health
Faculty: Population and Global Health
Level: Undergraduate Level 4
Handbook year: 2026
This unit covers the principles and methods of epidemiological research. It introduces the principles of epidemiology as well as higher-level coverage of the major study designs (intervention, cohort and case-control studies); the causes and control of bias, confounding, and effect modification; screening; and causation of disease.
PUBH4403 has 3 scored reviews: overall 4.8/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
On Reddit: "Just got a HD in PUBH4403 Epidemiology 1 as online-only. Minimal stress and topics are generally easy to understand. Plenty of time to work on the one assignment but feedback was unhelpful and many students got questions remarked upon individual complaint. MCQ test + SAQ exam ar…"
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Q: Is PUBH4403 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PUBH4403, and when is it offered?
A: PUBH4403 is taught by the Population and Global Health. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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