GEOG322-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011

Geography of Health

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2011

Description

The course provides an introduction to the concepts and applications of health geography through exploration of spatial patterns of human disease and health-care services. The course is organised into the following sections: health and the physical environment, health inequalities, geography of health systems and service provision, and global health challenges.

Prerequisites

30 points of 200-level Geography, or
in special cases with approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator

Ross Barnett

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Gatrell, Anthony C; Geographies of health : an introduction ; Blackwell, 2002.

Gray, Alastair; World health and disease ; 2nd ed; Open University Press, 2001.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,330.00

International fee $6,150.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment on the departments and faculties page .

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