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• Burnside Hall, Room 705
• 805 Sherbrooke Street West
• Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6

• Telephone: 514-398-4951 or 514-398-4111
• Fax: 514-398-7437
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The Department of Geography offers programs in both Arts and Science. All B.A. programs in Geography (including Urban Systems) can be found under Faculty of Arts > Geography (GEOG).

Geography is a broad, holistic discipline; both a natural and a social science because it examines people and their environment and serves as a bridge between physical and cultural processes. Human Geography (a social science, thus B.A. programs) is concerned especially with the political, economic, social, and cultural processes and resource practices that create spatial patterns and define particular places. Physical Geography (B.Sc. programs) integrates disciplines such as climatology, geomorphology, geology, biology, hydrology, ecology, soil science, and even marine science. Whether considering greenhouse gas emissions, the spread of disease, or threats to biodiversity, in all cases geographers are interested in where things happen, why, and with what consequences.

Our graduates go on to careers in environmental consulting, social agencies, or non-governmental organizations. Skills in Geographic Information Science (GIS) are very marketable. Students are well prepared for graduate work in social sciences, urban planning, and environmental studies at leading schools.

There are no departmental prerequisites for entrance to the B.Sc. Geography programs. Students who have completed college or pre-university geography courses fully equivalent to those in the first year of university may, with an adviser's approval, substitute other courses as part of their program.

A Science Major Concentration in Geography - Physical Geography option is available to students pursuing the B.A. & Sc. degree. This Major concentration is described in the Bachelor of Arts and Science section of this publication; see Bachelor of Arts and Science > Geography (GEOG) for details.