This section specifies the Geography major requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a major. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at Â鶹´«Ã½ in order to graduate with this program.
Fees and additional costs
See the Fees and Other Costs section. Additional fees for course field trips and miscellaneous lab materials
will apply to all students enrolled in Geography programs.
Program outline
Lower-level requirements: 26–28 credits
Course
Title
Credits
GEOG 140
Human Geography (discontinued)
3
or GEOG 160
Settlements: Why We Live Where We Do
ENV 111
Environmental Issues and Strategies (formerly GEOG 111)
3
or GEOG 130
Geography of Canada
ENV 212
Environmental Field and Lab Techniques (see Notes)
4
or GEOG 103
The Physical Environment (see Note 1)
Two of:
6-8
ENV 212
Environmental Field and Lab Techniques
GEOG 201
Climate and People
GEOG 202
Understanding Your Earth: Landforms and Processes
GEOG 219/ BIO 219
Biogeography
GEOG 240
World Regional Geography
GEOG 241
Social Geography: The Urban Experience
GEOG 242/ ECON 242
Economic Geography
GEOG 253
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 260
Global Goals Studio: Sustainable Communities by Design
Plus:
GEOG 252
Explanation in Geography: Quantitative
Methods
4
GEOG 256
Knowledge and Ethics in Geographic and Environmental Research
3
GEOG 257/ CMNS 257
Environment: Science and Communications
3
Note 1: GEOG 103 is recommended for students intending to apply to a Teacher Education program.
Note 2: A single course can be used to meet only one program requirement.
Upper-level requirements: 30–31 credits
Course
Title
Credits
One of:
3-4
GEOG 355
GIS for Built Environment
GEOG 357/ BIO 357
Conservation GIS
GEOG 358
Forensic Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 359
GIS Applications for Business
Plus: (see Note)
Electives
18 credits of 300- or 400-level GEOG, not including GEOG 481 (discontinued), GEOG 482 (discontinued), GEOG 491, or GEOG 492
18
Electives
9 credits of 300- or 400-level GEOG, ENV, or PLAN, not including GEOG 481 or GEOG 482 (both discontinued)
9
Note: No more than two of GEOG 355, GEOG 357, GEOG 358, or GEOG 359 may be used toward upper-level requirements.
