Geography and Environmental Management focuses on human and natural systems, and how these interact. Geographers use geomatics technologies such as Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing to analyze the spatial relationships between human activity and the natural environment. Geography and Environmental Management students gain a solid foundation in climate and resources, economy and society, earth system science and geomatics, before specializing in one of these disciplines. Geomatics students gain familiarity with these same foundations, but the Geomatics program emphasizes the use and development of geospatial technology and databases.
At the University of Waterloo, we stress practical applications which will help students better understand the world, and contribute to solving environmental and societal problems. Students in our programs develop strong field, lab, and technological skills.