Specialization

Specialization in Environmental Geography (BA)

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (four-year) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.

Program Requirements:

Students will need to achieve a minimum 60% average in the 54 credits presented for the 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 54 credits in the Honours Specialization as follows:
All of the following:		18 cr.
GEOG 1016	People, Place and Environment
GEOG 1017	Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG 2017	GIS and the Earth from Space
GEOG 2026	Introduction to Quantitative Methods
ENSC 1005	Introduction to Environmental Science
Twelve credits from the following:		12 cr.
GEOG 2106	Landscapes and Surface Processes
GEOG 2107	Weather and Climate
GEOG 2126	Physical Hydrology
GEOG 2136	Cultural Geography
GEOG 2137	Social Geography
GEOG 2226	Environment and Society
GEOG 3000 level		18 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 and Electives:

ACAD 1601		3 cr.
Humanities		3 cr.
Electives		60 cr.

Note:

Students may take 4th year courses in 3rd year with permission of the instructor.

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