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Geography (GEOG)

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Geography (GEOG)

The Department of Geography information, programs, and courses are described in:

Note: Students may take a Geography program either in Arts or in Science, but not both.

The following are considered Arts programs in the B.A. & Sc.:

  • Minor Concentration Geographic Information Systems
  • Minor Concentration Geography
  • Minor Concentration Geography (Urban Studies)
  • Major Concentration Geography
  • Major Concentration Geography (Urban Studies)
  • Joint Honours Component Geography

The following are considered Science programs in the B.A. & Sc.:

  • Minor Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
  • Minor Geography
  • Major Concentration Geography (Physical Geography)

The following is an Interdisciplinary program:

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2020-2021 (last updated Aug. 24, 2020) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Geography (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration Geography is designed to provide students in the Faculty of Arts with an overview of basic elements of human geography at the introductory and advanced level. This Minor concentration may be expanded into the Major Concentration Geography, but not into the Major Concentration Geography (Urban Studies).

For more information, see Minor Concentration Geography (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Geography (Urban Studies) (18 credits)

*** NEW PROGRAM *** ...

For more information, see Minor Concentration Geography (Urban Studies) (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration GIS & Remote Sensing (18 credits)

The B.A.; Minor Concentration in GIS & Remote Sensing focuses on the fundamentals of geospatial tools and technologies.

For more information, see Minor Concentration GIS & Remote Sensing (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Health Geography (18 credits)

There is increasing consensus around the idea that health is not just an expression of individual characteristics but an interaction between the characteristics of the individual and the environments, both physical and social, to which one is exposed over a lifetime of daily living and working. Health outcomes vary dramatically by physical and social...

For more information, see Minor Concentration Health Geography (18 credits).

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Minor Geography (18 credits)

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.

For more information, see Minor Geography (18 credits).

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Minor Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (18 credits)

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing Minor program provides B.Sc. students with the fundamentals of geospatial tools and technologies.

Required Courses (6 credits)

COMP 202 (3) Foundations of Programming
GEOG 201 (3) Introductory Geo-Information Science

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

3 credits selected from:

GEOG 306 (3) Raster Geo-Information Science
GEOG 307 (3) Socioeconomic Applications of GIS

6 credits selected from:

GEOG 308 (3) Principles of Remote Sensing
GEOG 384* (3) Principles of Geospatial Web
GEOG 506 (3) Advanced Geographic Information Science
GEOG 535 (3) Remote Sensing and Interpretation

3 credits selected from:

ANTH 511 (3) Computational Approaches to Prehistory
ATOC 309 (3) Weather Radars and Satellites
COMP 208 (3) Computer Programming for Physical Sciences and Engineering
COMP 250 (3) Introduction to Computer Science
ESYS 300 (3) Investigating the Earth System
GEOG 306* (3) Raster Geo-Information Science
GEOG 307* (3) Socioeconomic Applications of GIS
GEOG 308* (3) Principles of Remote Sensing
GEOG 384* (3) Principles of Geospatial Web
GEOG 506* (3) Advanced Geographic Information Science
GEOG 535* (3) Remote Sensing and Interpretation

* may be taken in either list of complementary courses, but credits from one group may not be doubled-counted in the other.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2020-2021 (last updated Aug. 24, 2020) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) - Major Concentration Geography - Physical Geography (36 credits)

The Major Concentration Geography - Physical Geography, which is restricted to students in the B.A. & Sc., is a planned sequence of courses designed to permit a degree of specialization in this discipline.

For more information, see Major Concentration Geography - Physical Geography (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Geography (37 credits)

This program is designed to cover the main elements of human geography.

For more information, see Major Concentration Geography (37 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Geography (Urban Studies) (36 credits)

** NEW PROGRAM ** ...

For more information, see Major Concentration Geography (Urban Studies) (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component Geography (36 credits)

Students wishing to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs".  ...

For more information, see Joint Honours Component Geography (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts & Science—2020-2021 (last updated Aug. 24, 2020) (disclaimer)
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