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2014-2015

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Department of Geography & Environmental Management

Bachelor of Environmental Studies

Geography and Environmental Management Three-Year General
 

Year One

GEOG 100 On Becoming a Geographer
GEOG 101 Geography and Human Habitat
GEOG 102 Geography and Our Planetary Environment 
GEOG 181 Principles of GIScience 
Electives  

Year Two

Students must take at least one course from the three following specializations:
  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 additional courses so that by the end of the second year a student should have completed 10 units. One of these 0.5 units should be ENGL 109, 129R, 140R, taken in Year One or ENGL 210E, 210F taken in Year Two. A student who receives greater than 80% in English 4U (grade 12 university level) is exempt from the English requirement.  


Year Three

Additional courses to meet minimum required units (see note 1)

Notes on Three-Year Academic Plan

  1. Minimum Required Units
    Total: 15.0 units. Geography: 6.0 units. Outside of Faculty of Environment: 3.0 units. All Environmental Studies (ENVS) courses are included in the cumulative major average (see note 3) but only 2.0 units may be counted in meeting the minimum required courses in Geography and Environmental Management.
  2. Course Load
    No more than 2.5 units may be taken in a term without the approval of the Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies). Normally, approval for a sixth 0.5 unit will be considered only if the cumulative Geography and Environmental Management average is 78% or higher.
  3. Average Requirements
    Students must maintain an overall cumulative average of 60% and a Major cumulative average of 65%. All required courses must be passed.
  4. Restriction on number of First-Year Courses
    For a three-year General degree, a student must have at least 8.5 units at or above the 200-level.
  5. Other Comments
    See notes 4 and 5 on four-year academic plan.


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