University of Guelph 1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar

X--Degree Programs

Geography

Department of Geography, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.

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.

The 1000 level courses provide a foundation for the Geography programs and are prerequisites or are strongly recommended for many of the 2000 level courses. The 2000 level systematic courses are prerequisite to the corresponding advanced courses at the 3000 and 4000 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 Earth Surface Science program (jointly with Land Resources Science) and a B.SC.(ENV.) honours Environmental Geography Major program which are described in the schedule of studies for each of the programs (Section X).

The following courses offered by the Department of Land Resource Science may be counted as Geography credits: GEOL*2150, MET*2030, SOIL*2010, SOIL*3600.

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

A minimum of 5.00 credits in Geography is required, including:

  1. GEOG*1200, GEOG*1220, GEOG*1300
  2. 2 of GEOG*2000, GEOG*2110, GEOG*2210, GEOG*2230
  3. GEOG*2460 or GEOG*2480
  4. 2.00 credits at the 3000 level or above (not more than 0.50 of which is from List B)

Honours Program Major

A minimum of 9.00 credits in Geography is required, including:

  1. GEOG*1200, GEOG*1220, GEOG*1300, GEOG*2000, GEOG*2110, GEOG*2210, GEOG*2230, GEOG*2460, GEOG*2480
  2. GEOG*2510 or GEOG*2570
  3. 4.00 credits at the 3000 level or above (not more than 0.50 of which may be from List B) to include GEOG*4880; GEOG*3460 or GEOG*3480 and three 4000 level courses from List A

Honours Program Minor

A minimum of 5.00 credits in Geography is required, including:

  1. 2 of GEOG*1200, GEOG*1220, GEOG*1300
  2. 2 of GEOG*2000, GEOG*2110, GEOG*2210, GEOG*2230
  3. 2.50 credits at the 300 level or above (not more than 0.50 of which may be from List B) to include at least one 4000 level course from List A

List A - Systematic Geography Courses

GEOG*2000 [0.50] Geomorphology
GEOG*2050 [0.50] Third World Urbanization
GEOG*2110 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment
GEOG*2210 [0.50] Environment and Resources
GEOG*2230 [0.50] Economic Geography
GEOG*3000 [0.50] Fluvial Processes
GEOG*3110 [0.50] Biotic and Natural Resources
GEOG*3200 [0.50] Location and Spatial Organization of Industry
GEOG*3210 [0.50] Management of the Biophysical Environment
GEOG*3320 [0.50] Agricultural Systems and Location
GEOG*3380 [0.50] The Making of the Ontario Landscape
GEOG*3390 [0.50] Rural Geography
GEOG*3400 [0.50] Urban Geography
GEOG*3490 [0.50] Recreational Behaviour and Resources
GEOG*3610 [0.50] Environmental Hydrology
GEOG*3620 [0.50] Desert Environments
GEOG*4110 [0.50] Environmental Systems Analysis
GEOG*4150 [0.50] Sedimentary Processes
GEOG*4200 [0.50] Economic Geography and Regional Development
GEOG*4210 [0.50] Environmental Resource Analysis
GEOG*4250 [0.50] Coastal Processes
GEOG*4320 [0.50] Rural Land Use
GEOG*4390 [0.50] Issues in Rural Geography
GEOG*4400 [0.50] Issues in Urban Geography
GEOG*4690 [1.00] Geography Field Research
GEOG*4990 [0.50] Independent Study in Geography

List B - Regional Geography Courses

GEOG*2510 [0.50] Canada: A Regional Synthesis
GEOG*2570 [0.50] A Geography of the Third World
GEOG*3510 [0.50] China
GEOG*3530 [0.50] U.S.A.
GEOG*3600 [0.50] Geography of a Selected Region

List C - Techniques and Methods Courses

GEOG*2420 [0.50] Aerial-photo Interpretation
GEOG*2460 [0.50] Analysis in Geography
GEOG*2480 [0.50] Cartographic Methods
GEOG*3460 [0.50] Advanced Analysis in Geography
GEOG*3480 [0.50] Geographic Information Systems
GEOG*4480 [0.50] Applied Geographic Information Systems
GEOG*4880 [0.50] Senior Seminar in Geography
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