2009 Course Handbook
GEOS322: 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: | Human Geography staff |
| Prerequisites: | 40cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | GEOS318, GEOS319 |
| Unit Designations: |
Social Science
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Environment and Geography |
Timetable Information
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