Major

Major in Environmental Geography (BA)

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts 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 36 credits presented for the Major in Environmental Geography.

Students must complete 36 credits in the Major 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 2146	Cities in a Changing World
GEOG 2226	Environment and Society
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
INDG 2005	Native Kinship with the Environment

Breadth Requirements and Electives:

ACAD 1601		3 cr.
Humanities		3 cr.

Note:

Students may complete an Honours BA double major if they obtain an overall average of 70% in each Major, and complete an additional three credits (minimum) at the 4000 level in each Major. Please refer to the Honours double major degree requirement section for further information.

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