Program Overview

B.A. Specialized Geography

The B.A. Specialized Geography program is a 120-credit program that explores various aspects of geography, including environmental management, urban planning, and social dynamics.

Overview

This program allows students to acquire technical skills and experience unforgettable field experiences, particularly in the Canadian North, the Great Lakes basin, or the Appalachians. The program is offered in both French and English, and a cooperative education regime is available. Additionally, a French immersion program is offered in the Anglophone stream.

Program Requirements

The program requirements include:

• Formation fondamentale:
  • FRA 1710: Analyse, écriture et argumentation I (3 credits)
  • 3 credits from: PHI 1501: Raisonnement et pensée critique or PHI 1701: Philosophie : idées et arguments (3 credits)
  • 3 credits from: AHL 1500: Initiation aux études interdisciplinaires en Arts 1 or AHL 1900: Initiation aux études interdisciplinaires en Arts 1 (3 credits)
• Cours obligatoires:
  • GEG 1701: L'environnement physique (3 credits)
  • GEG 1702: Espaces et lieux de l'activité humaine (3 credits)
  • MAT 1771: Statistique descriptive (3 credits)
  • GEG 2508: Espaces sous tension (3 credits)
  • GEG 2510: Villes durables (3 credits)
  • GEG 2701: Géomorphologie (3 credits)
  • GEG 2704: Climatologie (3 credits)
  • GEG 2720: SIG et la Terre numérique (3 credits)
  • GEG 2918: Introduction ŕ la recherche sur le terrain (3 credits)
  • GEG 4504: Approches méthodologiques et théoriques en géographie et études environnementales (3 credits)
• Cours optionnels:
  • 15 credits from: GEG 3114: Biogeography, GEG 3322: Geography of Urban Transportation, GEG 3501: Géomorphologie avancée, etc. (15 credits)
  • 3 credits from: ENV 4910: Recherche sur le terrain en études de lenvironnement, GEG 4000: Recherche sur le terrain dans les tropiques, etc. (3 credits)
  • 6 credits of optional geography courses (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level (6 credits)
  • 6 credits of optional geography courses (GEG) at the 4000 level (6 credits)
• Cours au choix:
  • 48 credits of elective courses (48 credits)

Notes

1. Courses with variable themes can be taken twice.
2. Except for courses ENV 4910, GEG 4000, GEG 4001, GEG 4019, GEG 4100, GEG 4920, and GEG 4921.