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HLTH 455Disease Mapping and Geographic Information Systems

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Public Health Sciences

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course introduces disease mapping. It covers what, why, and how concerning disease mapping with a focus on how. Through hands-on experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), students learn how to produce maps for displaying and analyzing geographic patterns of diseases. They also learn how to identify locations of disease clusters and obtain clues as to the disease etiology.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001803023 / 25M 14:30–16:20
LAB 101803123 / 25M 16:30–17:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it100% easy88% useful

From 2 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • this course is super well structured; professor law is super thorough in her lectures and she explains the concepts really well, both the theory as well as ArcGIS. the practicals are worth a lot but the instructions are super easy to follow. overall, super easy to get a great mark in this class.

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