Medical Geography
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| GEOG2011 | Geography | 2 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- GEOG2011
- School
- Geography
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module explores aspects of medical geography, with special reference to the geography of infectious diseases. Students will learn, for instance, about the history of the subdiscipline and its interactions with other subdisciplines of geography, and other disciplines; about sources of medical information and how that information is modelled; about the spread of diseases and their historical re-emergence; the role of social and physical controls on disease transmission; and the impact of historical events on disease transmission.
Target Students
Available to Year 2 Geography students if they have successfully completed the prerequisite module GEOG1008 Exploring Human Geography.
Classes
Teaching will be delivered through lectures.
Assessment
- 100% Exam (3-hour): Online exam
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To provide a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing interdisciplinary field of medical geography.Learning Outcomes
a. Knowledge and understanding
By the end of the module, students will be familiar with the major research traditions in medical geography and with core issues and techniques as they relate to such topics as disease origins and distributions, diffusion, forecasting and control.
b. Intellectual Skills
- Ability to read and assimilate a diverse, cross-disciplinary, literature; to explore contentions and arrive at reasoned outcomes.
c. Professional Practical Skills
- Working knowledge of relevant issues and resources in medical / health geography for application in public health research.
d. Transferable Skills
- Inter-disciplinary research skills, spatial awareness, critical analysis.