Department of Geography, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.
Department of Land Resource Science, Ontario Agricultural College.
This program combines elements of Geomorphology, Geology and Meteorology and focuses on the study of processes and properties of the abiotic component of the environment.
Students planning to enter this program should consult counsellors in one of the departments. For program approval, students should contact the B.Sc. counsellor in the Department of Geography.
Honours Program Major
Semester 1
- BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
- CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
- GEOG*1300 [0.50] Introduction to the Biophysical Environment
- 0.50 Mathematics course from MATH*1080 OR MATH*1200
- PHYS*1110 [0.50] Introductory Physics with Applications I
Semester 2
- BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
- CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
- GEOL*1000 [0.50] Principles of Geology
- PHYS*1130 [0.50] Introductory Physics with Applications II
- 0.50 Arts or Social Science elective
Semesters 3 and 4
- GEOG*2000 [0.50] Geomorphology
- GEOG*2110 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment
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- GEOG*2460 [0.50] Analysis in Geography
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- STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
- GEOL*2020 [0.50] Stratigraphy
- GEOL*2150 [0.75] Glacial Geology
- MET*2030 [0.50] Meteorology and Climatology
- SOIL*2010 [0.50] Soil Science
- 0.50 Mathematics/Computer Science from CIS*1200, CIS*1500, MATH*1010, MATH*1210, MATH*2080.
- 0.50 Arts or Social Science elective
- 0.50 elective
Semesters 5 and 6
- GEOG*3000 [0.50] Fluvial Processes
- GEOG*3610 [0.50] Environmental Hydrology
- GEOL*2110 [0.50] Earth Material Science
- GEOL*3190 [0.50] Environmental Water Chemistry
- 1.50 from List A
- 1.50 electives
Semesters 7 and 8
- GEOG*4150 [0.50] Sedimentary Processes
- 1.50 from List A
- 3.00 electives
List A
- GEOG*3620 [0.50] Desert Environments
- GEOG*4250 [0.50] Coastal Processes
- GEOG*4690 [1.00] Geography Field Research
- GEOL*3060 [0.50] Groundwater
- GEOL*3090 [0.50] Applied Structural Geology
- GEOL*4130 [0.50] Clay and Humic Chemistry
- GEOL*4090 [0.50] Sedimentology
- MET*3050 [0.50] Microclimatology
Other Requirements:
- At least 4.00 credits from List A must be at the 4000 level.
- At least 2.50 electives must be acceptable science courses.
- At least 6.00 of the science credits must be 3000 or 4000 level, of which at least 2.00 must be at the 4000 level.