ObjectivesAssociate of Arts Degree in Geography program provides you with two years of full-time study, completing 20 courses, that will speed your transition into year three of a Bachelor Degree. An education in geography can take you places you might not expect! Some of the many career paths that have been pursued by geographers: geography teaching, environmental consulting, natural resource management, environmental monitoring, urban planning, census data collection and analysis and map making.
Academic titleAssociate of Arts Degree in Geography
Course descriptionYear 1
Course Credits
ENGL 150 English Composition 3.0
ENGL 160 Introduction to Literature 3.0 or
ENGL 164 First Nations Literature 3.0
GEOG 100 Ecosystems and Human Activity 3.0
GEOG 102 Human Geography 3.0
Two University Transfer Arts electives (GEOG 104 or
GEOG 105 recommended) 6.0
Two Humanities courses 6.0
Any Math or Computer Science course 3.0 – 4.0
One University Transfer elective 3.0 Total Credits 30.0 – 31.0
Year 2
Course Credits
GEOG 204 Atmosphere and Biosphere 4.0
or
GEOG 206 Lithosphere and Hydrosphere 4.0
GEOG 210 Map & Air Photo Interpretation 4.0
or
GEOG 214 Digital Geomatics 4.0
or
GEOG 216 Quantitative Methods 3.0
Any 2nd year Arts course (non-Geography) 3.0
Three 2nd year Arts courses (GEOG 240 recommended) 9.0
Two University Transfer electives 6.0
Two of:
GEOG 220 Natural Resource Systems 3.0
GEOG 222 Economic Geography 3.0
GEOG 232 Cultural Geography 3.0 Total Credits 32.0
Internship Options Credits
COOP WEP Workplace Education 0.0
ASDG 101 Co-operative Work Experience 1 (Internship 1) 6.0 Total Credits
6.0
1. Students transferring to the University of Victoria (UVic) require: GEOG 100, GEOG 102, GEOG 216 and three of: GEOG 204, GEOG 206, GEOG 210, GEOG 214, GEOG 220 or GEOG 222.
2. Students transferring to the University of British Columbia (UBC) require: GEOG 102, GEOG 104, GEOG 204, GEOG 206, two 200-level English courses and two second language courses (may substituted two humanities electives if a second language 12 completed).
3. Students transferring to Simon Fraser University (SFU) require: GEOG 102, GEOG 204, GEOG 206, GEOG 222, GEOG 232, and one of GEOG 210 or GEOG 216.
4. Students transferring to the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) should take GEOG 100, 102, 104, 105, 204, 206, 210, 222, ECON 103 or ECON 104, PSC 106, HIST 100 or HIST 112 or HIST 210, MATH 116 and UNBC WNST 100, UNBC GEOG 204 and 206.
All programs contain a blend of Arts and Science courses so as to support the concept of a broad education. All courses need to be transferable to at least one BC university. In the course description this is indicated by (T).