Geography (GG/ES)
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies offers six different degrees in Physical and Human Geography, as well as a degree in Environmental Studies. Regardless of the individual degree pursued, all of our degree programs prepare students to establish themselves in a variety of stimulating careers ranging from environmental consulting to teaching, from planning to intelligence work, and from public administration to development work overseas. Because of their considerable breadth of theoretical and applied knowledge, geographers are frequently part of multidisciplinary teams working in the natural sciences, business and industry, and public service: geographers are 'generalists' in the best sense of the word.

To deepen their professional preparation, our students also focus on one of several fields of expertise: Physical Geography, Human Geography, GIS and Geomatics, Health Geography, Tourism, and Environmental and Resource Management. Students are able to advance their studies through participation in labs and field work with our internationally respected faculty. For example, the department plays a leadership role in the Cold Regions Research Centre, an internationally recognized centre for arctic and mountain research, including northern and paleohydrology.In the field of Human Geography, students can further focus on areas such as Urban and Economic Spaces, Human Migration, Landscapes and Identity, Food Systems, Travel Behaviour, and Regional Geographies of Canada.

The department offers a variety of field courses, as well as the opportunity for co-op studies. Additionally, there are two popular options available for developing a thematically focused set of skills, Sustainability and Geomatics.

Honours BA, Combined BA, BSc, Options, and Minor:

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Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

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Program Information

 
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GG Course Notes

For the purposes of applications to Bachelor of Education programs, any course from the following list is considered a Canadian content course: NO201, GG250, GG354, GG453, GESC494.

 
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GESC and CLIM Courses

Scroll down below the following GG courses for the complete listing of GESC and CLIM courses:

 
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Course Offerings
Course #TitleCredits
GESC466 Capstone Nature Conservation 0.5
GESC498 Development of Environmental Thought 0.5
GG101 Introduction to Physical Geography 0.5
GG102 Introduction to Human Geography 0.5
GG250 Canada 0.5
GG260 Geographies of Consumption and the Global Economy 0.5
GG261 Powering Earth 0.5
GG265 Experiencing the City 0.5
GG270 Cultural Geographies 0.5
GG271 Temporal Perspectives on the City 0.5
GG272 Sex, Death and the City: Population Geography 0.5
GG273 Geographies of Health and Disease 0.5
GG281 Atmosphere and Hydrosphere 0.5
GG282 Geomorphology and Soils 0.5
GG294 Geography of Tourism 0.5
GG333 Field Surveying 0.5
GG335 Snow and the Environment 0.5
GG336 Coastal Processes and Landforms 0.5
GG351 Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization 0.5
GG354 The Canadian North 0.5
GG355 Remote Sensing for Geography and Environmental Studies 0.5
GG361 Spatial Analysis 0.5
GG363 Geographies of Labour and Migration in the Global Economy 0.5
GG365 Canadian Urban Spaces 0.5
GG366 Urban Spatial Analysis 0.5
GG367 Geographies of Human Development 0.5
GG368 Computer Applications in Geography 0.5
GG369 Geographical Information Systems 0.5
GG370 Geographies of Violence 0.5
GG381 Hydrology 0.5
GG382 Fluvial Geomorphology 0.5
GG384 Glacial Processes and Landforms 0.5
GG385 Natural Environments 0.5
GG387 Catchment and Global Biogeochemistry 0.5
GG389 Climate Change 0.5
GG393 Geography of Recreation 0.5
GG394 Geography of Tourism Marketing 0.5
GG396 Natural Hazards 0.5
GG452 Development of Geographic Thought 0.5
GG461 Seminar in Urban Geography 0.5
GG463 Seminar in Global Economic Geography 0.5
GG468 Advanced Spatial Analysis 0.5
GG469 Advanced Geographical Information Systems 0.5
GG474 Seminar in Cultural Geography 0.5
GG480 Physical Geography Field Project 0.5
GG481 Seminar on Cold Regions 0.5
GG486 Seminar on Coastal Environments 0.5
GG489 Paleoclimatology 0.5
GG495 Seminar in Tourism Research 0.5
GESC151 Our Digital Earth 0.5
GESC231 Risks and Disasters: A Geographical Introduction 0.5
GESC251 Cartography 0.5
GESC254 Geographic Information and Analysis 0.5
GESC258 Geographical Research Methods 0.5
GESC290 Natural Resources Management 0.5
GESC291 Development and the Environment 0.5
GESC300 Directed Studies in Geography and Environmental Studies 0.5
GESC359 Water, Equity, and Sustainability 0.5
GESC360 Research Methods and Thesis Preparation 0.5
GESC362 Global Food Systems 0.5
GESC391 Wildlife and Resource Management 0.5
GESC395 Political Ecology: Nature, Society and Space 0.5
GESC398 Parks and Protected Areas 0.5
GESC399 Third Year Field Studies 0.5
GESC449 Degrowth: Alternative Development 0.5
GESC450 Thesis 1.0
GESC451 Field Studies 0.5
GESC465 Capstone Urban Sustainability Project 1.0
GESC492 Food Systems 0.5
GESC493 Problems in Land Resources Management 0.5
GESC494 Northern Resources and Environments 0.5
GESC499 Directed Studies in Geography and Environmental Studies 0.5
CLIM202 Fundamentals of Planning for Climate Change 0.5
CLIM210 Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change 0.5
CLIM302 Climate Change Project Management 0.5
CLIM404 Greenhouse Gas Accounting 0.5
 
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