REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN
MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY IN GLOBAL HEALTH
(31-32 hours in Geography plus 19 hours of Science Foundations)
A. Science Foundation (21-22 credits)
CHM 2045 & L General Chemistry 1 and laboratory, 4 credits
CHM 2046 & L General Chemistry 2 and laboratory, 4 credits
BSC 2010 & L Integrating Principles of Biology 1 and laboratory, 4 credits
BSC 2011 & L Integrating Principles of Biology 2 and laboratory, 4 credits
STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics, 3 credits
B. Geographic Foundation and Techniques (9 credits)
GEO 2200 Physical Geography (3)
GEO 2200L Physical Geography Lab (1)
GEO 3162C Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers (4)
GEO 4930 Senior Seminar (1) Prerequisite: Senior standing; majors only.
B2. Geographic Techniques Electives. (Two courses for 6-8 credits)
GIS 3043 Foundations of GIS (4) (required)
GIS 3420 Spatial Models in Public Health (3); Rec. Prerequisite: GIS 3043C (recommended)
GIS 4021C Air Photo Interpretation (3)
GIS 4113 Introduction to Spatial Networks (3)
GEO 4167C Intermediate Quantitative Analysis for Geographers (3)
GIS 4037 Digital Image Processing (4)
GEO 4938 Applications of GIS for Spatial Epid.& Disease Ecology; Prereq: GEO3162C & GIS 3043C
GEO 4938 Disease Map Kriging (3); Prerequisite: GIS 3043C
GEO 4938 Geography of Vector-Borne Diseases (3); Prerequisite: GIS 3043C
GEO 4938 GIS Programming using R; Prerequisite: GIS 3043C
C1. Medical Geography Core (2 courses, 6 credits minimum from)
GEO 3452 Introduction to Medical Geography (3)
GEO 3454 Peoples and Plagues (3)
GEO 3427 Plants, Health and Spirituality (3)
GEO 4612 Shelter and Care Options for U.S. Elderly (3)
C2. Geography Elective (2 courses, 6 credits minimum from)
GEO 2242 Extreme Weather (3)
GEO 3250 Climatology (3)
GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology (3), Prerequisite: GEO 3280
GEO 3315 Geography of Crop Plants (3)
GEO 3341 Extreme Floods (3)
GEO 3352 Human Footprint on the Landscape (3)
GEO 3372 Conservation of Resources (3)
GEO 3430 Population Geography
GEO 3502 Economic Geography (3)
GEO 3602 Urban and Business Geography (3)
GEO 3611 Housing People Places (3)
GEO 3803 Geography of Alcohol (3)
GEO 4281 Fluvial Morphology and Processes (3)
GEO 4285 Models in Geographic Hydrology (3)
GEO 4300 Environmental Biogeography (3)
GEO 4554 Regional Development (3)
GEO 4938 Cultural and Political Ecology
GEO 4938 Geography of Environment and Development (3)
GEO 4938 Environmental Catastrophes, Tipping Points and Challenges (3)
GEO 4944 Internship (variable)
GEO 4970 Honors Thesis (3)
MET 3503 Weather and Forecasting (3)
MET4532 Hurricanes (3)
MET 4560 Atmospheric Teleconnections (3)
MET 4750 Atmospheric Data Analysis (3)
Additional courses from Category B2 and C1 beyond the two minimum required
D. Human Geography (3 credits)
GEO 2410 Social Geography (3)
GEO 2420 Introduction to Human Geography (3)
GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies (3)
E. Regional Geography (3 credits)
GEA 2270 Florida (3)
GEA 3223 Historical Geography of the United States (3)
GEA 3405 Latin America (3)
GEA 3500 Europe (3)
GEA 3600 Africa (3)
GEA 4465 Amazonia (3)
Recommended Electives
[CLAS requires 18 credits of upper division (3000 and 4000-level) electives outside the major. Below are some courses that would strongly complement the BS track in Medical Geography in Global Health
ANT 3478 Global Health Culture
ANT 4468 Health and Disease in Human Evolution, Prereq: ANT 3514C, or permission
ANT 4462 Culture and Medicine
HSA 3111 U.S. Health Care System
HSC 3102 Personal and Family Health
HSC 3502 Survey of Diseases and Disabilities 1
HSC 4558 Survey of Diseases and Disabilities 2
HSC 4624 Trends in International Health
PHC 3440 Global Public Health
PHC 3603 Critical Issues in Public Health
PHC 4094 Introduction to Biostatistics for Health Science and Public Health
PHC 4101 Public Health Concepts
SWS 4550 Soils, Water and Public Health
SYD 3805 Gender and Health
SYO 4400 Medical Sociology
WST 4941c, Practicum in Health Disparities (Prereq. WST 2322)
Any Pre-Med or Pre-Vet recommended courses
Contact: Dr. Liang Mao, Geography Undergraduate Coordinator
Office: 3121 Turlington; E-mail (liangmao@ufl.edu) or Phone: (352) 294-7516