Area: |
Centre for International Health |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
8.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Individual Study: |
1 x 8 Hours Weekly |
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Syllabus: |
Introduction to medical geography. Application of medical geography - diseases, social and political aspects of medical geography, medical geography for health systems and organisations, medical geography aspects of emergencies. Methods - descriptive methods and analytical methods, Geographic Information Systems. Water and health - water contamination, water stress sanitation, waterborne diseases. Water access and privatisation. Water and health problems in developed, developing and newly industrialisedcountries. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
69900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Not Categorised |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
