Department of Geography, College of Social Science.

The Department of Geography provides students with a broad range of courses in human and physical geography which focus on the nature and evolution of the numerous and complex physical and human environment systems of the world. Students are required to select courses from both the human and physical fields. Within the program of studies it is possible for students through course selection to follow a particular line of interest in, for example, Rural Geography, Resource Management, Urban and Economic Geography, Biophysical Resources or Geomorphology.

In general, the 100 level courses are prerequisites to all other and the 200 level systematic courses are prerequisite to the corresponding advanced courses at the 300 and 400 level. All students should obtain a copy of the department program planning guide and consult with faculty before planning their course of studies.

Students contemplating graduate or professional programs of study following completion of the honours program should consult a departmental advisor for advice on additional courses that they should take.

The department also offers a B.Sc. honours Physical Geography program and a B.Sc.(Env.) honours Geography program which are described in the schedule of studies for each of the programs (Section IX).

The following courses offered by the Department of Land Resource Science may be counted as Geography credits: 46-215, 64-203, 87-201, 87-360.

Requirements for Geography Programs

Detailed requirements for general and honours programs are set out below. In each program, required courses are specified and others may be chosen from Lists A, B and C. List A consists of human and physical systematic courses; List B consists of regional geography courses which provide an integrative view of specific areas; and List C consists of the techniques and methods courses.

General Program Area of Concentration

1. 45-120, 45-122, 45-130;
2. Two of 45-200, 45-211, 45-221, 45-223;
3. 45-246 or 45-248
4. Four courses at the 300 level or above (not more than 1 of which is from List B).

1. 45-120, 45-122, 45-130, 45-200, 45-211, 45-221, 45-223, 45-246, 45-248;
2. 45-251 or 45-257
3. Eight courses at the 300 level or above (not more than 1 of which may be from List B) to include: 45-488; 45-346 or 45-348and three 400 level List A courses.

1. Two of 45-120, 45-122, 45-130
2. Two of 45-200, 45-211, 45-221, 45-223
3. Five courses at the 300 level or above (not more than 1 of which may be List B) to include at least one 400 level List A course.

Systematic Geography Courses

45-200 Geomorphology

45-205 Third World Urbanization

45-211 Climate and the Biophysical Environment

45-221 Environment and Resources

45-223 Economic Geography

45-311 Biotic and Natural Resources

45-320 Location and Spatial Organization of Industry

45-321 Management of the Biophysical Environment

45-325 Sedimentary Processes

45-332 Agricultural Systems and Location

45-338 The Making of the Ontario Landscape

45-339 Rural Geography

45-340 Urban Geography

45-349 Recreational Behaviour and Resources

45-361 Geographical Hydrology

45-362 Geomorphology of Deserts

45-400 Fluvial Processes

45-411 Environmental Systems Analysis

45-420 Economic Geography and Regional Development

45-421 Environmental Resource Analysis

45-425 Coastal Processes

45-432 Rural Land Use

45-439 Issues in Rural Geography

45-400 Fluvial Processes

Regional Geography Courses

45-251 Canada: A Regional Synthesis

45-257 A Geography of the Third World

45-351 China

45-353 U.S.A.

45-360 Geography of a Selected Region

Techniques and Methods Courses

45-242 Aerial-photo Interpretation

45-246 Analysis in Geography

45-248 Cartographic Methods

45-346 Advanced Analysis in Geography

45-348 Principles of Computer Cartography and GIS

45-448 Applied Geographic Information Systems

45-469 Geography Field Research

45-488 Senior Seminar in Geography

1996-97 Undergraduate Calendar X--Degree Programs Bachelor of Arts--B.A.

Last revised: August 28, 1996. Contact: ccrenna@registrar.uoguelph.ca.