Undergraduate and Professional Studies Program Requirements Geography, Environmental Honours Specialization
Honours Specialization
Honours Specialization in Environmental Geography (BA)
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.
Program Requirements:
Students will need to achieve a minimum 70% average in the 60 credits presented for the Honours Specialization in Environmental Geography.
Students may only count a maximum of 9 credits from Regional Geography towards the program. The list of Regional Geography courses include the following: GEOG 3026, GEOG 3076, GEOG 3406, GEOG 3606, GEOG 3706, GEOG 3707
| Students must complete 120 credits including 60 credits in the Honours Specialization as follows: | ||
| All of the following: | 18 cr. | |
| GEOG 1016 | Introduction to Human Geography | |
| GEOG 1017 | Introduction to Physical Geography | |
| GEOG 2017 | Introduction to Geomatics | |
| GEOG 2026 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods | |
| ENSC 1005 | Introduction to Environmental Science | |
| Twelve credits from the following: | 12 cr. | |
| GEOG 2106 | Geomorphology | |
| GEOG 2107 | Climatology | |
| GEOG 2126 | Physical Hydrology | |
| GEOG 2136 | Cultural Geography | |
| GEOG 2137 | Social Geography | |
| GEOG 2226 | Environment and Society | |
| GEOG 3000 level | 15 cr. | |
| GEOG 4000 level | 9 cr. | |
| Six credits from the following: | 6 cr. | |
| BIOL 1007 | Introduction to Organismal and Evolutionary Biology | |
| BIOL 2337 | The Biology of Seed Plants | |
| BIOL 2446 | Principles of Ecology | |
| BIOL 2837 | Vertebrate Zoology | |
| ENSC 2006 | Topics in Environmental Science I | |
| ENSC 2007 | Topics in Environmental Science II | |
| NATI 2005 | Native Kinship with the Environment | |
Breadth Requirements:
| ACAD 1601 | 3 cr. | |
| Humanities | 3 cr. |
Note:
Students must be entering fourth year with a minimum 70% overall average in the subject to enrol in GEOG 4986 or GEOG 4995.
With permission of the discipline, students may complete either GEOG 4986 or GEOG 4995, but not both, towards their fourth year.
Students may take 4th year courses in 3rd year with permission of the instructor.