Program Overview

University Programs and Admission

The University of Sherbrooke offers a wide range of programs and courses for students.

Program Details

• The university provides various programs, including:
  • Communication and marketing
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  • Engineering
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  • Computer sciences
  • Pure sciences

Courses and Programs

• The university offers courses and programs at different levels, including:
  • 1st cycle
  • 2nd cycle
  • 3rd cycle and postdoctoral stage
  • International mobility

Admission Process

• The admission process involves the following steps:
  1. Validate your eligibility
  2. Choose a program
  3. Plan your application
  4. Submit your application
  5. Track your application
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  • Free course
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  • International applications
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Costs and Financial Aid

• The university provides information on:
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    • Student jobs

Why Choose the University of Sherbrooke

• The university offers:
  • Supervision for success
  • Internships
  • Pedagogical methods
  • Campus life
  • Inclusive climate
  • The Vert & Or
  • Sustainable development
  • The city we adopt
  • Research and excellence

Meet the University

• The university provides opportunities to:
  • Settle in Sherbrooke
  • Counseling service
  • Open houses
  • Salon of higher studies
  • Information sessions
  • Day Cap on the University of Sherbrooke
  • University of Sherbrooke on tour
  • Who can help me?

Specific Course: GEO252 - Spaces, Cultures, and Societies

Presentation

• Cycle: 1st cycle
• Credits: 3 credits
• Faculty or center: Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences
• Trimesters: Winter 2026
• Particularities: Course open to all

Training Objectives

• Understand how spaces and landscapes are manifestations of social and cultural structures
• Explore and understand the concept of humanization of the planet in parallel with the evolution of societies

Content

• The human population
• Languages, cultures, religions
• Evolution of societies and establishment of rural and urban environments and landscapes
• Inequalities and disparities in space

Programs Offering This Course

• Bachelor's degree in secondary school teaching
• Bachelor's degree in applied geomatics to the environment
• Certificate in geography
• Certificate in social work
• Microprogram in 1st cycle geography

Schedule

• Group 1: January 6 to April 21, 2026
• Day: Tuesday
• Hours: 19:00 - 21:50
• Number of sessions: 15
• Type: Lecture course
• Location: Main campus of Sherbrooke
• Responsible unit: Department of applied geomatics
• Teaching staff: Vincent Grimard
• Comment: Course open to all - Start of the course: January 6, 2026