Program Overview

Health and Medical Geography Certificate

Program Type

• Certificate

Format

• On Campus

Estimated Time to Complete

• 1-2 semesters

Credit Hours

• 12

Program Description

This certificate blends powerful analytical skills and concepts from Health and Medical Geography. The world faces a pressing need for geographic theories, methods, and techniques to address global health issues. The Medical Geography certificate provides training in spatial disease ecology, global health, and essential geostatistical approaches to public health. Hands-on experiences of geospatial analysis are emphasized through lab-based applications.

Program Highlights

• Highly successful faculty with cutting-edge research
• Engaging undergrad and graduate programs
• Active student organizations related to programs
• High investment in students by faculty
• Students employed in a diverse array of internships and careers

Program Courses

• Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 hrs)
  • Introduces the concepts and applications of computer-based spatial data handling, known as geographic information systems (GIS) technology
  • Illustrates the essential methods of GIS and its applications in fields including geography, business, administration, planning, and environmental science
  • Students gain application skills via a series of practical exercises illustrating problem-solving strategies using up-to-date GIS software packages
• Statistical Research Methods in Geography (3 hrs)
  • Application of statistical techniques and mathematical models to spatial analysis, including both point and areal patterns
  • Examples drawn from both earth and regional science
• GIS in Health (3 hrs)
  • Spatial analysis, geographic information system (GIS), and computational methods for public health applications including disease mapping, disease clustering, and exposure modeling
  • Location-allocation methods for measuring access to health care services also are discussed
• Medical Geography (3 hrs)
  • Focuses on the geographic aspects of disease ecology, health care delivery, and environment and health
  • Including the spatial pattern of diseases and associated explanatory variables including geological, meteorological, biological, and cultural phenomena, as well as the social, political, and economic barriers to healthy living

Related Programs

• Geography Minor
• Geology Minor

Similar Areas of Study

• Data Analytics & Information
• Health & Wellness

Department and College

• Department of Geography and the Environment
• College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Location

• Environmental Education, Science & Technology Building, Room 210
• 1155 Union Circle, Denton, Texas