The Geography of Urban Health

Overview

Subject area

PHE

Catalog Number

717

Course Title

The Geography of Urban Health

Description

A geographical examination of urban health including the historical perspective of health geography; mapping and spatial analysis of health and health impacts; the social and spatial patterning of health; the geography of health inequalities and disparities; health and social/spatial mobility; and the effects of urban segregation, overcrowding, and poverty on disease illustrated through GISc laboratory exercises. PREREQ: PHE 705 or Departmental permission.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Graduate

Liberal Arts

No

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Laboratory

Hours

2

Name

Lecture

Hours

2

Requisites

011919

Course Schedule