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  Honours BA Geography

      120 Units

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          Geography addresses highly relevant issues like climate change and human adaptation; water resources and their management; community organization and evolution; social interaction in urban space; and northern development in permafrost environments.

          Our programs provide you with the knowledge, tools and technical skills that make you highly employable as soon as you graduate. What's more, emerging technologies such as computer cartography, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) are an integral part of the curriculum, as are unforgettable field experiences in Canada's north land, in the Great Lakes basin and in the Appalachians.

          This program is offered in English and in French.

          Learn more about this program

        Co-operative education is available with this program.

        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendar for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                  Title                                                  Units  
        Basic Skills                                                               
        ENG 1100              Workshop in Essay Writing                              3 Units
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          PHI 1101            Reasoning and Critical Thinking                               
          PHI 1301            Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments                               
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          ENG 1120            Selected Topics in Literature and Composition                 
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          PHI 1102            Moral Reasoning                                               
          PHI 1103            Fundamental Philosophical Questions                           
          PHI 1104            Great Philosophers                                            
          PHI 1302            Philosophy: Themes and Texts                                  
        Total:                12 Units                                             
        
        Course List
          Code                                                                  Title                                                                             Units  
          Compulsory courses at the 1000 level                                                                                                                  
          GEG 1301                                                              The Physical Environment                                                          3 Units
          GEG 1302                                                              Places and Spaces of Human Activity                                               3 Units
          STA 1391                                                              Descriptive Statistics                                                            3 Units
          Compulsory courses at the 2000 level                                                                                                                  
          GEG 2108                                                              Contested Places                                                                  3 Units
          GEG 2110                                                              Sustainable Cities                                                                3 Units
          GEG 2301                                                              Earth Surface Processes and Landforms                                             3 Units
          GEG 2304                                                              Climatology                                                                       3 Units
          GEG 2320                                                              GIS and the Digital Earth                                                         3 Units
          GEG 2918                                                              Introduction to Field Research                                                    3 Units
          Compulsory course at the 4000 level                                                                                                                   
          GEG 4104                                                              Methodological and Theoretical Approaches in Geography and Environmental Studies  3 Units
          Optional courses                                                                                                                                      
          15 course units from:                                                 15 Units                                                                        
            GEG 3101                                                            Advanced Geomorphology                                                                   
            GEG 3102                                                            Hydrology                                                                                
            GEG 3105                                                            Earth Observation                                                                        
            GEG 3106                                                            Cities and Social Change                                                                 
            GEG 3114                                                            Biogeography                                                                             
            GEG 3305                                                            Geographies of Globalization                                                             
            GEG 3306                                                            Quaternary Paleogeography                                                                
            GEG 3309                                                            Social Landscapes of Métis Communities                                                   
            GEG 3312                                                            Digital Earth Analysis Modeling                                                          
            GEG 3322                                                            Geography of Urban Transportation                                                        
            GEG 4306                                                            Livable Cities, Healthy Communities                                                      
          3 course units from:                                                  3 Units                                                                         
            ENV 4910                                                            Environmental Studies Field Research                                                     
            GEG 4000                                                            Tropical Field Research                                                                  
            GEG 4001                                                            Northern Field Research                                                                  
            GEG 4100                                                            Glaciology Field Research                                                                
            GEG 4920                                                            Urban Geography Field Research                                                           
            GEG 4921                                                            Physical Geography Field Research                                                        
          6 optional course units in geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level  6 Units                                                                         
          6 optional course units in geography (GEG) at the 4000 level 2        6 Units                                                                         
          Total:                                                                60 Units                                                                        
          
          Course List
            Code                      Title     Units
            Elective courses                  
            48 elective course units  48 Units
            Total:                    48 Units
            

            The electives may be replaced by a combination of a Minor, Microprogram(s), and/or elective units.

            Note(s)

            1

            This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.

            2

            Excluding ENV 4910, GEG 4000, GEG 4001, GEG 4019, GEG 4100, GEG 4920 and GEG 4921.

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