Students in this course will examine health and disease within the context of a globalizing world. Course topics will include disease ecology, medical geography, the colonial legacy of tropical medicine, and the ways in which globalization is creating new patterns of disease emergence and resurgence. Several hands-on labs will introduce students to geographic information systems and other digital tools for analyzing data on health and disease. GE: Oral and Written CommunicationPrerequisite: GBL 1170 Introduction to Global Studies or permission of the instructor.
- Teacher: David Abernathy