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Geo3452 Introduction to Medical Geography Fall 2019 – online

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Geo3452 Introduction to Medical Geography Fall 2019 – online

Course description:

Medical geography deals with human-environment interactions and the influence of these interactions on public health. This course provides a broad-based, comprehensive survey of geographic topics and approaches in medical sciences.  Hands-on experiences will be emphasized through GIS labs.

Successful students will be able to:

  • Apply geographic concepts and principles widely used in medical studies.
  • Investigate health problems with a systematic approach and spatial analysis methods.
  • Analyze real-world health problems using geographic information systems (GIS) software.

Semester: Fall 2019

Time and Location: This courses is facilitated 100% online.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher.

Contact information: Dr. Liang Mao via liangmao@ufl.edu