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Program Requirements

The Minor Geography is expandable into the B.Sc. Major Geography.

The Minor Geography is designed to provide students in the Faculty of Science with an overview of basic elements of geography at the introductory and advanced level.

This Minor permits no overlap with any other programs.

Required Courses (12 credits)

• GEOG 203 Environmental Systems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An introduction to system-level interactions among climate, hydrology, soils and vegetation at the scale of drainage basins, including the study of the global geographical variability in these land-surface systems. The knowledge acquired is used to study the impact on the environment of various human activities such as deforestation and urbanisation.

  Terms: Fall 2014

  Instructors: Moore, Timothy R; Chmura, Gail L (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

  • Restriction: Because of quantitative science content of course, not recommended for B.A. and B.Ed. students in their U0 year.

• GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : The course introduces the geography of the world economic system. It describes the spatial distribution of economic activities and examines the factors which influence their changing location. Case studies from both "developed" and "developing" countries will test the different geographical theories presented in lectures.

  Terms: Fall 2014

  Instructors: Coomes, Oliver T; Breau, Sebastien (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

• GEOG 217 Cities in the Modern World (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An introduction to urban geography. Uses a spatial/geographic perspective to understand cities and their social and cultural processes. Addresses two major areas. The development and social dynamics in North American and European cities. The urban transformations in Asian, African, and Latin American societies that were recently predominantly rural and agrarian.

  Terms: Winter 2015

  Instructors: Forest, Benjamin; Oswin, Natalie (Winter)

  • Note: Winter

  • Note: 3 hours

• GEOG 302 Environmental Management 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An ecological analysis of the physical and biotic components of natural resource systems. Emphasis on scientific, technological and institutional aspects of environmental management. Study of the use of biological resources and of the impact of individual processes.

  Terms: Fall 2014, Summer 2015

  Instructors: Dressel, Holly (Fall) Meredith, Thomas C (Summer)

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: Any 200-level course in Geography or MSE or BIOL 208 or permission of instructor.

  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

6 credits of Geography courses at the 300 and 400 level.