Students majoring in Honours Geomatics may choose to graduate with one of the following specializations. Specializations are not available to students pursuing Joint Honours Geomatics. Upper-year courses may not be taken without the appropriate prerequisites. It is recommended that students declare the addition of a specialization as early as possible by submitting a Plan Modification Form.
Aviation Specialization
- AVIA 100 Introduction to Aviation
- GEOG 207 Climate Change Fundamentals
- GEOG 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- At least 3.0 units, including at least one capstone course:
- AVIA 270/GEOG 270 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Knowledge Requirements
- AVIA 310 Human Factors in Aviation
- AVIA 374 Special Topics in Aviation
- AVIA 474 Special Topics in Aviation
- AVIA 475 Independent Studies of Selected Topics
- GEOG 202 Geography of the Global Economy
- GEOG 233 Geography of Tourism
- GEOG 309 Physical Climatology
- Capstone course (see Note for all Specializations):
- At least 1.0 unit from the following:
- GEOG 306 Human Dimensions of Natural Hazards
- GEOG 307 Societal Adaptation to Climate Change
- GEOG 323 Tourism Impacts - International Perspectives
- GEOG 325 Geographies of Health
- GEOG 351 Geography of Transportation
- GEOG 423 Sustainable Tourism
- One of:
Note
Up to 1.0 unit may be granted towards the 3.0 units requirement (not including the capstone course requirement) based on prior successful completion of Professional Pilot Program courses, or if a student has held a Transport Canada Private Pilot Licence. Proof of Transport Canada Private Pilot Licence must be provided and approved by the associate chair, undergraduate studies, Geography and Aviation prior to declaring this Specialization.
Climate Change and Environment Specialization
- GEOG 203 Environment and Development in a Global Perspective
- GEOG 207 Climate Change Fundamentals
- GEOG 209 Hydroclimatology
- At least 3.0 units, including at least one capstone course:
- GEOG 304 Carbon in the Biosphere
- GEOG 306 Human Dimensions of Natural Hazards
- GEOG 307 Societal Adaptation to Climate Change
- GEOG 309 Physical Climatology
- GEOG 356 Resources Management
- GEOG 357 River Management
- GEOG 368 Conservation/Resource Management of the Built Environment
- GEOG 420 Ice Sheets and Glaciers
- Capstone courses (see Note for all Specializations):
- GEOG 408 Earth's Future Climates (1.0 unit)
- GEOG 409 Energy Balance Climatology (1.0 unit)
- GEOG 452 Resource Management Project (1.0 unit)
- GEOG 456 Transforming Canadian Resource Management (1.0 unit)
- GEOG 459 Energy and Sustainability (1.0 unit)
- At least 1.0 unit from:
Earth Systems Science Specialization
- ENVS 200 Field Ecology
- GEOG 205 Principles of Geomorphology
- GEOG 209 Hydroclimatology
- At least 3.0 units, including at least one capstone course:
- GEOG 300 Geomorphology and the Southern Ontario Environment
- GEOG 303 Physical Hydrology
- GEOG 304 Carbon in the Biosphere
- GEOG 305 Fluvial Geomorphology
- GEOG 309 Physical Climatology
- GEOG 320 The Cryosphere
- GEOG 404 Soil Ecosystem Dynamics
- GEOG 407 Environmental Hydrology of Terrestrial Ecosystems
- GEOG 418 Cold Region Climates
- GEOG 420 Ice Sheets and Glaciers
- Capstone courses (see Note for all Specializations):
- At least 1.0 from:
- GEOG 306 Human Dimensions of Natural Hazards
- GEOG 316 Multivariate Statistics
- GEOG 318 Spatial Analysis
- GEOG 368 Conservation/Resource Management of the Built Environment
- GEOG 453 Urban Stormwater Management
- GEOG 456 Transforming Canadian Resource Management (1.0 unit)
Economy and Society Specialization
- GEOG 202 Geography of the Global Economy
- GEOG 203 Environment and Development in a Global Perspective
- GEOG 293 Approaches to Research in Human Geography
- At least 3.0 units, including at least one capstone course:
- GEOG 219 How Pandemics Change the World
- GEOG 222 Geographical Study of Canada
- GEOG 225 Global Environment and Health
- GEOG 233 Geography of Tourism
- GEOG 302 Geographies of Work and Employment
- GEOG 311 Economic Geography and Society
- GEOG 323 Tourism Impacts - International Perspectives
- GEOG 325 Geographies of Health
- GEOG 336 Space, Power, and Politics: Citizenship in a Changing World
- GEOG 349 Urban Form and Internal Spatial Structure
- GEOG 361 Food Systems and Sustainability
- GEOG 411 The Digital Economy
- GEOG 423 Sustainable Tourism
- GEOG 426 Geographies of Development
- GEOG 436 Feminist Economic Geography: Gender, Identities and Social Change
- Capstone course (see Note for all Specializations):
- GEOG 415 Economic Geography Project (1.0 unit)
- At least 1.0 unit from:
Note for all Specializations
GEOG 490A and GEOG 490B Thesis (1.5 units) topics - if related to the specialization - may be approved to count towards a specialization capstone course by an associate chair, undergraduate studies, Department of Geography and Environmental Management.