Fall 2019 - GEOG 386 D100
Health Geography (4)
Class Number: 8519
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 16, 2019
Mon, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Valorie Crooks
crooks@sfu.ca
1 778 782-2004
Office: RCB 7227
Office Hours: TBD
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Prerequisites:
At least 45 units, including GEOG 100.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A survey of health issues from a geographic perspective, including major spatial influences shaping the health status of populations and health-place relationships.
COURSE DETAILS:
Together we will explore health using a geographic lens. This course is structured around broad topical areas that reflect key issues in this exciting and innovative area of geographic inquiry. Underlying questions we will address include: what is health; why does where we live matter in how we experience health; and, how do intersecting axes of difference (e.g. race, gender, ability, access to income) shape experiences of health/illness? Students will also become familiar with the dynamic nature of the health geography subdiscipline, including its origins and interdisciplinary nature.
** Please note that there will be no tutorials during the first week of class. **
** This course cannot be applied towards the Certificate of Liberal Arts. **
Grading
- Assignment 15%
- Tutorial participation 20%
- Research paper 35%
- Final exam 30%
NOTES:
90-100 A+
85-89 A
80-84 A-
76-79 B+
73-75 B
70-72 B-
66-69 C+
63-65 C
60-62 C-
50-59 D
Below 50 F
Registrar Notes:
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