Many Honours plans may be combined within and between Faculties. However, before embarking on a Joint Honours plan, it is highly recommended that students consult with the Undergraduate Officer of both programs. Students must meet the requirements of both plans as stated in the Calendar and should be aware that combining some Honours plans may require more than the normal number of academic terms to complete.
Joint Honours Academic Plans have been arranged between Geography and Environmental Management and other disciplines in the University. Detailed plans have been worked out with Anthropology, Biology, Classical Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, Environment and Resource Studies, Fine Arts, French, German, History, Management Studies, Mathematics, Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Russian, Science, Social Development Studies, and Sociology.
The Department of Geography and Environmental Management is prepared to arrange other Joint Academic Plans not listed for Honours students.
Students in the Joint Honours Plan must complete seven units in Geography (GEOG) and Environmental Studies (maximum of two units ENVS), including the following required courses:
Year One
GEOG 100 On Becoming a Geographer
GEOG 101 Geography and Human Habitat
GEOG 102 Geography and Our Planetary Environment
GEOG 165 Computer Cartography: Principles and Design
Year Two
Students must take at least one course from each of the three following themes. The student may take more than one course in any theme.
1. Earth Systems Science: one of GEOG 201, 209
2. Geomatics: one of GEOG 271, 281
3. Development and Environment: one of GEOG 202, 203 and one of 206, 208
Year Three
GEOG 393 or GEOG 394
Year Four
GEOG 490A and GEOG 490B and one other 400 level GEOG course/or 2.0 units in Geography at level four.
Three additional 0.5 units for a total of 7 units in Geography (GEOG) and Environmental Studies (maximum of two units (ENVS). Courses in the home department equivalent to ENVS 178 and GEOG 393 or 394 and 490A, 490B are accepted. If scheduling difficulties arise in meeting required courses, contact the Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies) in Geography for possible substitute courses.
Notes on Joint Honours Geography and Environmental Management Academic Plans
1. Admission to Joint Honours Academic Plans
Admission to a Joint Honours Plan will occur no earlier than Year Two.
2. Minimum Required Courses
Only two units designated Environmental Studies (ENVS) may be counted in the Joint Honours Academic Plan. If both majors are taken in the Faculty of Environment, and the student's first declared major is Geography and Environmental Management, a minimum of four units must be taken outside of the Faculty of Environment. The total number of units required is 20.
3. Average Requirements
Geography and Environmental Management students taking Joint Honours with another department must achieve Honours standing as required by the Geography and Environmental Management Department (65% overall, 70% in Geography courses). The average required in the second major is the minimum Honours standing set by that department. Students in other departments taking Joint Honours with Geography and Environmental Management must achieve a cumulative average of 70% in Geography and Environmental Studies courses. Environmental Studies (ENVS) courses are included with Geography courses in the calculation of the Geography and Environmental Management Major average.