Geography (Urban Studies) Major Concentration (B.A.)
36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (9 credits)
Complementary Courses (27 credits)
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 Course (3 credits)
3 credits selected from:
- 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
Remaining Courses (21 credits)
21 credits selected from the course lists below. Of these 21 credits, at least 15 credits must be at the 300-level or above. At least 6 credits must also be taken outside of Geography.
Geography
- GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 221 Environment and Health (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 303 Health Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 310 Development and Livelihoods (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 311 Economic Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 314 Geospatial Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 315 Urban Transportation Geography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 316 Political Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 325 New Master-Planned Cities (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 331 Urban Social Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 333 Introduction to Programming for Spatial Sciences (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 408 Geography of Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 409 Geographies of Developing Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 414 Advanced Geospatial Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 417 Urban Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 418 Geographies of Race (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 420 Memory, Place, and Power (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 503 Advanced Topics in Health Geography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 504 Advanced Economic Geography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 507 Advanced Social Geography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 511 Advanced Political Geography (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 525 Asian Cities in the 21st Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Architecture
Although Architecture courses have prerequisites, they are waived for Urban Studies students, but 500-level courses may not be taken before the U3.
Art History and Communication Studies
Civil Engineering
- CIVE 540 Urban Transportation Planning (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
History
Islamic Studies
Management
- FINE 445 Real Estate Finance (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Political Science
Quebec Studies
- QCST 200 Introduction to the Study of Quebec (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Sociology
- SOCI 222 Urban Sociology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- SOCI 230 Sociology of Ethnic Relations (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- SOCI 333 Social Stratification (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- SOCI 366 Neighborhoods and Inequality (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- SOCI 388 Crime (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Urban Planning
- URBP 201 Planning the 21st Century City (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- URBP 501 Principles and Practice 1 (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
- URBP 504 Planning for Active Transportation (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- URBP 506 Environmental Policy and Planning (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- URBP 530 Urban Infrastructure and Services in International Context (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- URBP 536 Current Issues in Transportation 1 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
- URBP 537 Current Issues in Transportation 2 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
- URBP 551 Urban Design and Planning (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- URBP 556 Urban Economy: A Spatial Perspective (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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