ObjectivesThe Bachelors programs provide sound FOUNDATIONS in various aspects of geography. The B.A. programs provide the opportunities to pursue interrelated human geography topics and to choose integrated programs of study that address physical geography and the human-natural environment interface.
Academic titleBachelor of Arts (Combined Honours) in Geography
1. Credits Included in the Geography Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
1. 1.0 credit in GEOG 1010 and GEOG 1020;
2. 0.5 credit from GEOG 2020, GEOG 2013, or GEOG 2014;
3. 0.5 credit from GEOG 2200 or GEOG 2300;
4. 1.0 credit from GEOM 2004, GEOG 2005 or GEOG 2006;
5. 0.5 credit in GEOG 3900;
6. 1.5 credits in GEOG and/or GEOM at the 3000-level;
7. 1.0 credit in GEOG and/or GEOM at the 4000-level;
8. 1.0 credit in GEOG 4904 [1.0] or GEOG 4909 [1.0] or GEOG at the 4000-level;
2. Additional Requirements (13.0 credits):
9. The requirements of the other Honours discipline must be satisfied;
10. 5.0 credits in electives not in Geography or the other discipline;
11. Sufficient free electives to total 20.0 credits for the program.
Note: in Item 8 above, credit in one of GEOG 4904 [1.0] or GEOG 4909 [1.0] is compulsory unless an Honours research essay or equivalent is completed in the other Honours discipline.
GEOG 1010 - Global Environmental Systems
GEOG 1020 - People, Places and Environments
GEOG 2005 - Geographic Inquiry
GEOG 2006 - Statistical Methods in Geography
GEOG 2013 - Weather and Water
GEOG 2014 - The Earth's Surface
GEOG 2020 - Physical Environments of Canada
GEOG 2200 - Global Connections
GEOG 2300 - Space, Place and Identity
GEOG 2600 - Geography Behind the Headlines
GEOG 3000 - Honours Field Course
GEOG 3001 - Qualitative Methods
GEOG 3003 - Quantitative Geography
GEOG 3010 - Field Methods in Physical Geography
GEOG 3021 - Culture, Place and Time
GEOG 3022 - Environmental and Natural Resources
GEOG 3023 - Cities in a Global World
GEOG 3024 - Understanding Globalization
GEOG 3025 - Regional Dynamics
GEOG 3026 - Topics in the Geography of Canada
GEOG 3030 - Regional Field Excursion
GEOG 3102 - Geomorphology
GEOG 3103 - Watershed Hydrology
GEOG 3104 - Principles of Biogeography
GEOG 3105 - Climate and Atmospheric Change
GEOG 3108 - Soil Properties
GEOG 3206 - Health, Environment, and Society
GEOG 3209 - Sustainability and Environment in the South
GEOG 3404 - Economic Geography
GEOG 3501 - Northern Lands
GEOG 3600 - The Post-Soviet States: A Geographic Perspective
GEOG 3700 - Population Geography
GEOG 3900 - Geographic Thought and Methodology
GEOG 4000 - Field Studies
GEOG 4004 - Environmental Impact Assessment
GEOG 4005 - Directed Studies in Geography
GEOG 4013 - Cold Region Hydrology
GEOG 4017 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles
GEOG 4021 - Seminar in Culture, Identity and Place
GEOG 4022 - Seminar in People, Resources and Environmental Change
GEOG 4023 - Seminar in Sustainable Urban Environments
GEOG 4024 - Seminar in Globalization
GEOG 4040 - New Directions in Human Geography
GEOG 4050 - Environmental and Geographic Education
GEOG 4101 - Quaternary Geography
GEOG 4103 - Water Resources Engineering
GEOG 4104 - Microclimatology
GEOG 4108 - Permafrost
GEOG 4303 - Urban Planning
GEOG 4304 - Transportation Engineering and Planning