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GEOG322-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013
Geography of Health

30 points, 0.2500 EFTS
18 Feb 2013 - 23 Jun 2013 		↓Other occurrences

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.

Pre-requisites

30 points of 200-level Geography, or HLTH201 and HLTH202, or in special cases with approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 9:00am-10:00am Psychology - Sociology 252 18 Feb - 31 Mar,
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Tuesday 4:00pm-5:00pm Psychology - Sociology 252 18 Feb - 31 Mar,
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Wednesday 9:00am-10:00am E11 Lecture Theatre 18 Feb - 31 Mar,
22 Apr - 2 Jun

Tutorials
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Thursday 11:00am-1:00pm Kirkwood KC03 Computer Lab 25 Feb - 3 Mar,
29 Apr - 5 May
11:00am-1:00pm Locke 403 11 Mar - 17 Mar,
25 Mar - 31 Mar,
6 May - 12 May
Stream 02 Friday 10:00am-12:00pm Erskine 010 Crypt 2 25 Feb - 3 Mar,
22 Apr - 5 May
10:00am-12:00pm Locke 403 11 Mar - 17 Mar,
6 May - 12 May

Course Coordinator

Ross Barnett

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Internal Assignments 60%
Final Exam 40%

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Wednesday 19 Jun 2013 9:30am-12:30pm  

Textbooks

Recommended Reading

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

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

Fees

Domestic fee $1,439.00
International fee $6,650.00


For further information see Geography.

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