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Program Requirements

The Minor Geography is expandable into the B.Sc. Major Geography.

The Minor Geography is designed to provide students in the Faculty of Science with an overview of basic elements of geography at the introductory and advanced level.

This Minor permits no overlap with any other programs.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• GEOG 203 Environmental Systems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An introduction to system-level interactions among climate, hydrology, soils and vegetation at the scale of drainage basins, including the study of the global geographical variability in these land-surface systems. The knowledge acquired is used to study the impact on the environment of various human activities such as deforestation and urbanisation.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Chmura, Gail L; Moore, Timothy R; von Sperber, Christian (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

  • Restriction: Because of quantitative science content of course, not recommended for B.A. and B.Ed. students in their U0 year.

• GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : The course introduces the geography of the world economic system. It describes the spatial distribution of economic activities and examines the factors which influence their changing location. Case studies from both "developed" and "developing" countries will test the different geographical theories presented in lectures.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Coomes, Oliver T; Breau, Sébastien (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

3 credits of Geography courses at the 200 level below.

• GEOG 201 Introductory Geo-Information Science (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An introduction to Geographic Information Systems. The systematic management of spatial data. The use and construction of maps. The use of microcomputers and software for mapping and statistical work. Air photo and topographic map analyses.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Elrick, Tim (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours and lab

• GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An examination of global change, from the Quaternary Period to the present day involving changes in the physical geography of specific areas. Issues such as climatic change and land degradation will be discussed, with speculations on future environments.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Chmura, Gail L (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours

• GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : Introduction to key themes in human geography. Maps and the making, interpretation and contestation of landscapes, 'place', and territory. Investigation of globalization and the spatial organization of human geo-politics, and urban and rural environments.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Robinson, Brian; le Polain de Waroux, Yann (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours

• GEOG 217 Cities in the Modern World (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An introduction to urban geography. Uses a spatial/geographic perspective to understand cities and their social and cultural processes. Addresses two major areas. The development and social dynamics in North American and European cities. The urban transformations in Asian, African, and Latin American societies that were recently predominantly rural and agrarian.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Forest, Benjamin; Moser, Sarah (Winter)

  • Note: Winter

  • Note: 3 hours

• GEOG 221 Environment and Health (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : This course introduced physical and social environments as factors in human health, with emphasis on the physical properties of the atmospheric environment as they interact with diverse human populations in urban settings.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2021-2022 academic year.

  • 3 hours

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking NRSC 221.

  • In Fall 2019, GEOG 221 will be taught at Macdonald campus. This course is also offered as NRSC 221. Students enrolled in downtown campus programs register in GEOG 221; students enrolled in Macdonald campus programs register in NRSC 221.

• GEOG 272 Earth's Changing Surface (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : Introduction to the study of landforms as products of geomorphic and geologic systems acting at and near the Earth's surface. The process geomorphology approach will be used to demonstrate how landforms of different geomorphic settings represent a dynamic balance between forces acting in the environment and the physical properties of materials present.

  Terms: Winter 2022

  Instructors: Bendixen, Mette (Winter)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

9 credits at a 300 and 400 level from any Geography course.