GEOG 115 - (IS)(CC) Global Health GeographySemester Hours: 3
Global Health Geography will introduce students to the connections between our environment, social context, and health, across global and local scales through core geographical concepts of space and place. Key topics will include the common myths about and the actual spatial distribution and diffusion of diseases as people move, the roles of place in community and infrastructure that shape health, access to health care in different parts of the world, connections between landscape, climate change and health, and the health challenges of migration, including forced migration and human trafficking. Students will be exposed to both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, including how mapping and qualitative interview techniques can be applied in the study of health.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit will be given for this class or GS 115, not both.
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