Honours Specialization


Honours Specialization in Environment and Physical Geography (BSc)

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Science (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 Environment and Physical 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: 24 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  
GEOG 2106 Landscapes and Surface Processes  
GEOG 2107 Weather and Climate  
GEOG 2126 Physical Hydrology  
GEOG 3086 Principles of Biogeography  
Three credits from the following: 3 cr.
GEOG 2136 Cultural Geography  
GEOG 2146 Cities in a Changing World  
GEOG 2226 Environment and Society  
GEOG 3000 level   15 cr.
GEOG 4000 level   18 cr.

Other Science Requirements

Three credits from: 3 cr.
GEOL 1006 The Earth’s Interior  
GEOL 1007 Surficial Geology  
Three credits from: 3 cr.
MATH 1036 Calculus I  
MATH 1046 Introductory Linear Algebra  
MATH 1056 Discrete Mathematics  
Twelve credits from the following (not already used to satisfy above): 12 cr.
BIOL 1007 Introduction to Organismal and Evolutionary Biology  
CHEM 1006 General Chemistry I  
CHEM 1007 General Chemistry II  
COSC 1557 Introduction to Computer Science  
COSC 1567 Programming in C++  
COSC 1666 Engineering Graphics  
COSC 1757 Digital Systems  
GEOL 1006 The Earth’s Interior  
GEOL 1007 Surficial Geology  
MATH 1036 Calculus I  
MATH 1046 Introductory Linear Algebra  
MATH 1056 Discrete Mathematics  
PHYS 1006 General Physics I: Mechanics  
PHYS 1007 General Physics II: Mechanical Wave, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics  

Breadth Requirements and Electives:

ACAD 1601   3 cr.
Humanities   3 cr.
Electives   36 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.


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