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GEOS319: Population, Health and the Environment |
This unit explores the relationships between population, human health and the environment. Taking an ecological approach it investigates the impacts of the biophysical and human environments on health and the resulting geographies of infectious and degenerative disease in both developed and developing societies. The unit is taught in a manner to enable students to develop basic research skills relevant to health analysis and planning.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year
(On Campus session: No session) |
| Staff Contact: |
Associate Professor McCracken, Professor Curson |
| Prerequisites: |
14 cp above 100 level including one of GEOS215, GEOS217, GEOS218, GEOS219, GEOS280; or 4 cp in DEM units
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| NCCWs: | GEOS318
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| Unit Designations: |
Social Science
Science
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Human Geography |
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