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 analysus methods.
Analyze real-world health problmes using geographic information systems (GIS) software.
Semester: Summer A & Summer B, 2023
Instructor Information: Debjani Das at debjanidas@ufl.edu
Time and Location: Asynchronous UF Online
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher