GEO 261 - GLOBAL DYNAMICS OF HEALTH & DISEASE

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This course is an introduction to health and disease from a geographical perspective. It provides an introduction to globalization; global health; epidemiology; the immune system; major pandemics of the 20th and 21st centuries; and, global attempts to confront current and future pandemics. Connections are made to medicine, nursing, public health, and related fields. Fulfills the Global Dynamics requirement of Gen Ed.

Meets UK Core: Global Dynamics.
Approved for Distance Learning.