GEOG322-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Geography of Health

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

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
HLTH201 and HLTH202, or
in special cases with approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator

Angela Curl

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Gatrell, Anthony C. , Elliott, Susan J; Geographies of health : an introduction ; 2nd ed; Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,635.00

International fee $7,050.00

* 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 .

All GEOG322 Occurrences

  • GEOG322-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017