Core Courses

Core course and required course:

  • Compulsory to take these course (12 credits)

    Core course (8 Credits)
    Credits (lecture-lab-self study)
    TMID 534 Cellular and Molecular Biology of Tropical Diseases 2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Cell structures and functions; Cell regulation; Cell specialization and parasitic cells; Basic and applications of molecular biology techniques in tropical medicine
    TMID 536 Host and Environmental Aspects of Tropical Diseases
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Environmental factors, Nutritional factors, Host factors influencing pathogenicity and pathology of tropical diseases
    TMID 537 Tropical Pathogens and Vectors
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Important tropical diseases; infectious agents, virus, bacteria, fungi, parasites, intermediate hosts and vectors; geographical distribution of diseases; pathogen life cycles, symptoms; diagnosis, treatment and control of diseases
    TMID 538 Field Practicum in Tropical Medicine
    1 (0-2-1)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Planing, integration of knowledge and skills in infectious agents in tropic; Detection and analysis of disease vectors; Host and socio- environmental factors affecting disease occurrence and transmission; Diagnosis; Risk communication; Disease prevention by community participation
    TMID 548 Epidemiological Concepts in Tropical Medicine
    1 (1-0-2)
    Prerequisite: None
      Fundamental of epidemiology in tropical medicine; Measurement in epidemiology; Risk assessment and strength of association; From association to causal; Review of study designs; Critical appraisal
     

    Required course (4 Credits)
    Credits (lecture-lab-self study)
    TMID 513 Biostatistics
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Statistical methods in biomedical research; Basic concepts, data analysis and interpretation; Statistical methodology; Assessing sampling errors; Role of chance; t-test, Chi-square test, simple linear regression and correlation
    TMID 544 Research Methodology
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Formulation of rationale, research question, objectives and research title; Study design; Sample size calculation; Data analysis; Ethical issue in biomedical and social science researches