Geography and Economics - Environmental Specialty BA Joint Major Program
Department of Economics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Geography | Faculty of Environment
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Economics
Students complete the same requirements as for the economics major program and also complete ECON 260. The latter course can be counted as one of the 200 division requirements.
Geography
Students complete a total of 24 units, including all of
- GEOG 100 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography (3)
- GEOG 111 Earth Systems (3)
- GEOG 215 Biogeography (3)
- GEOG 221 Economic Geography (3)
- GEOG 241 Social Geography (3)
and one of
- GEOG 251 Quantitative Geography (3)
- GEOG 253 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3)
- GEOG 255 Geographical Information Science I (3)
and the following two trans-disciplinary core courses
- EVSC 200 Introduction to Environmental Science (Inactive) (3)
- REM 100 Global Change (3)
Upper Division Requirements
Economics
Students complete 25 units, including all of
- BUEC 333 Statistical Analysis of Economic Data (4)
- ECON 302 Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior (4)
- ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)
- ECON 305 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (5)
- ECON 362 Economics of Natural Resources (4)
and at least one 400 division ECON or BUEC course (excluding ECON 431, 435, BUEC 433 and 485).
Group Requirements
Students include at least one course from the economics group requirements as follows, with a grade of C- or higher.
- ECON 102 The World Economy (3)
- ECON 104 Economics and Government (3)
- ECON 110 Foundations of Economic Ideas (3)
- ECON 208 History of Economic Thought (3)
- ECON 250 Economic Development in the Pre-Industrial Period (3)
- ECON 353 Economic History of Canada (4)
- ECON 354 Comparative Economic Institutions (3)
- ECON 355W Economic Development (4)
- ECON 372 The Economics of Globalization (3)
- ECON 404 Methodology of the Social Sciences (3)
- ECON 409W Seminar in Economic Thought (3)
- ECON 450W Seminar in Quantitative Economic History (3)
- ECON 451 Seminar in European Economic History (3)
- ECON 452W Seminar in Economic Prehistory (3)
- ECON 453 Seminar in the Economics of Education (3)
- ECON 455W Seminar in Economic Development (3)
- ECON 490 Seminar in Public Choice (3)
Geography
Students complete 24 units in geography including
- GEOG 322 World Resources (4)
- GEOG 382 Population Geography (4)
and one of
- GEOG 323 Industrial Location (4)
- GEOG 383 Regional Development and Planning I (4)
- GEOG 385 Agriculture and the Environment (4)
- GEOG 386 Health Geography (4)
- GEOG 422 Theories and Practices of Development (4)
- GEOG 426 Industrial Change and Local Development (4)
- GEOG 444 Regional Development and Planning II (Inactive) (4)
- GEOG 449 Environmental Processes and Urban Development (4)
and the following five core courses
- GEOG 389W Nature and Society (4)
- GEOG 428 World Forests (4)
- GEOG 445 Resource Planning (4)
- REM 311 Applied Ecology and Sustainable Environments (3)
- REM 356 Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Environmental Management (3)
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes
- at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
- satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
- an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
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Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) |
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Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
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