Geography Honours Program

Department of Geography | Faculty of Environment
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring

丁香园AV Requirements

Program entry requires the approval of the department and an admission GPA of 3.00.

Minimum Grade Requirements

To graduate with honours, students must have a grade point average of not less than 3.00.

Program Requirements

A total of 132 units is required, of which 60 must be at the upper division.

Transfer students may enter the program before fulfilling all lower division requirements. See the advisor as soon as possible about program entry.

Students should consult with the advisor when formally declaring a geography major, or risk prolonging their program.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 18 units including all of

GEOG 100 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography (3)
GEOG 111 Earth Systems (3)
GEOG 221 Economic Geography (3)
GEOG 241 Social Geography (3)

and one of

GEOG 213 Introduction to Geomorphology (3)
GEOG 214 Weather and Climate (3)
GEOG 215 Biogeography (3)

and one of

GEOG 251 Quantitative Geography (3)
GEOG 253 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3)
GEOG 255 Geographical Information Science I (3)

In addition, GEOG 261-3 is strongly recommended to students who intend to take upper division courses in urban geography.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 50 units of 300 and 400 division courses in geography within one of the following two concentrations.

Society and Environment Concentration

Students choosing this concentration complete one of

GEOG 300 Possible Worlds: The Rise of Geographical Thinking (4)
GEOG 301 Geographic Ideas and Methodology (4)

and two of

GEOG 325 Geographies of Consumption (4)
GEOG 362 Geography of Urban Built Environments (4)
GEOG 363 Urban Planning and Policy (4)
GEOG 377 Environmental History (4)
GEOG 381 Political Geography (4)
GEOG 382 Population Geography (4)
GEOG 386 Health Geography (4)
GEOG 387 Geography and Gender (4)

and one of

GEOG 311 Hydrology (4)
GEOG 312 Geography of Natural Hazards (4)
GEOG 313 River Geomorphology (4)
GEOG 314 The Climate System (4)
GEOG 315 World Ecosystems (4)
GEOG 316 Global Biogeochemical and Water Cycles (4)
GEOG 317 Soil Science (4)
GEOG 318 Soils in Our Environment (4)

and any three other courses from the full list of 300 level geography courses

and one of

GEOG 420 Cultural Geography (4)
GEOG 432 Problems in Environmental History (4)
GEOG 440 Law and Geography (4)
GEOG 441 Cities, Space, and Politics (4)
GEOG 449 Environmental Processes and Urban Development (4)
GEOG 486 Health Care Geographies (4)

and

GEOG 491 honours Essay (4)

and any one other course from the full list of 400 level geography courses

and any further courses to achieve 50 upper division units in geography.

Resources, Economy, and Environment Concentration

Students choosing this concentration complete one of

GEOG 300 Possible Worlds: The Rise of Geographical Thinking (4)
GEOG 301 Geographic Ideas and Methodology (4)

and two of

GEOG 322 World Resources (4)
GEOG 323 Industrial Location (4)
GEOG 324 Geography of Transportation (4)
GEOG 327 Geography of Tourism (4)
GEOG 383 Regional Development and Planning I (4)
GEOG 385 Agriculture and the Environment (4)
GEOG 389W Nature and Society (4)

and one of

GEOG 311 Hydrology (4)
GEOG 312 Geography of Natural Hazards (4)
GEOG 313 River Geomorphology (4)
GEOG 314 The Climate System (4)
GEOG 315 World Ecosystems (4)
GEOG 316 Global Biogeochemical and Water Cycles (4)
GEOG 317 Soil Science (4)
GEOG 318 Soils in Our Environment (4)

and any three other courses from the full list of 300 level geography courses

and one of

GEOG 422 Theories and Practices of Development (4)
GEOG 426 Industrial Change and Local Development (4)
GEOG 427 Selected Topics in the Geography of Tourism (4)
GEOG 428 World Forests (4)
GEOG 445 Resource Planning (4)
GEOG 468 Society and Environment in China (4)

and

GEOG 491 honours Essay (4)

and any one other course from the full list of 400 level geography courses

and any further courses to achieve 50 upper division units in geography.

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 Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
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
B - Breadth	6	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) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

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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