GEO3452 Introduction to Medical Geography (Gen-Ed B)
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: Summer A 2020
Contact information: Dr. Gabriela Hamerlinck at ghamerlinck@ufl.edu
Time and Location: This course is facilitated 100% online
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher