GEOG 503. Advanced Topics in Health Geography.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
A critical review of current themes and trends in health geography, with emphasis on geographical perspectives in public health research. Topics include the social and environmental determinants of chronic and infectious disease, health and health-related behaviours. Seminars focus on critical appraisal of conceptual and methodological approaches in health geography research.
- Fall
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: GEOG 303 or GEOG 403 or permission of instructor
- Restrictions: Course open to U3 undergraduate students and graduate students in the Department of Geography OR others with permission of instructor. Not open to students who took GEOG 503 in Winter 2009.