Geospatial analysts can use spatial data to determine important health demographics such as disease causation and spread prevention, disaster risk factors, genetic disease likelihood, physical and mental behavioural trends, and economic effect. As well as the academic courses listed below, GeoHealth Laboratory staff and fellows have previously provided short professional GIS courses and training, which will help you or your organisation learn how to better utilise GIS. If you are interested in customised or group training courses, get in touch via the Geo Health Lab Shared Mailbox geohealthlab@canterbury.ac.nz.
Other recommended courses include postgraduate (400-level) courses in Geographic Information Science, normally coded GISC found within the Master of Geospatial Data Science. At undergraduate, you may be interested in
Health, Well-Being and Environment (GEOG325) and Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Science (GEOG205).
Geospatial Analysis in the Social and Environmental Sciences (GEOG323) or Web GIS and Geoinformatics (GEOG324) may also be of interest.
Well-Being, Community and Place (GEOG401).
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