Geography Major Concentration (B.A.)
37 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Degree Requirements — B.A. & Sc. students
This program is offered as part of a Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) degree. To graduate, students must satisfy both their program requirements and their degree requirements. The program requirements (i.e., the specific courses that make up this program) are listed under the Course Tab (above). The degree requirements—including the mandatory Foundation program, appropriate degree structure, and any additional components—are outlined on the Degree Requirements page . Students are responsible for ensuring that this program fits within the overall structure of their degree and that all degree requirements are met. Consult the Degree Planning Guide on the SOUSA website for additional guidance.
Required Courses (7 credits)
Complementary Courses (30 credits)
Physical Geography (3 credits)
3 credits from:
Statistics (3 credits)
3 credits from: Note: Credit given for statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Arts.
- BIOL 373 Biometry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 202 Statistics and Spatial Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- PSYC 204 Introduction to Psychological Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- SOCI 350 Statistics in Social Research (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Field Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from: Note: Field course offerings are determined each year in February.
- GEOG 398 Field Studies in Human Geography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 425 Southeast Asia Urban Field Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 475 Contested Cities and Urban Activism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 494 Urban Field Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 495 Field Studies - Physical Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
- GEOG 496 Geographical Excursion (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Analysis and Methodology (3 credits)
3 credits from:
- GEOG 308 Remote Sensing for Earth Observation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 314 Geospatial Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 333 Introduction to Programming for Spatial Sciences (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 351 Quantitative Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 414 Advanced Geospatial Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 506 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 512 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Field Research (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Geography (18 credits)
The remaining 18 credits are to be selected from Geography (GEOG) courses excluding GEOG 200 Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems. and GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future. . Of these 18 credits, at least 3 credits must be at the 400 level or above.
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