Geography - Arts

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 54 credits in geography chosen with the permission of the department, including AS/GEOG 1400 6.00, AS/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AS/GEOG 1410 6.00, AS/GEOG 2420 3.00, AS/GEOG 4520 3.00 and at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 48 credits in geography, including:

• AS/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AS/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AS/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AS/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• three credits chosen from: AS/GEOG 2350 3.00, AS/GEOG 3180 3.00, AS/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AS/GEOG 3740 3.00;
• AS/GEOG 4540 3.00 or AS/GEOG 4520 3.00;
• At least 12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies or Faculty of Health. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

Geography may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in geography and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet geography requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in geography and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Students will take at least 36 credits in geography, including AS/GEOG 1400 6.00, AS/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AS/GEOG 1410 6.00, AS/GEOG 2420 3.00, AS/GEOG 4520 3.00 and at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

The Honours Minor in geography comprises at least 30 credits in geography, including AS/GEOG 1400 6.00, AS/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AS/GEOG 1410 6.00 and six credits at the 4000 level.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

BA Program

Students will take at least 30 credits in geography, chosen with the permission of the department, including two of AS/GEOG 1000 6.00, AS/GEOG 1400 6.00 or AS/GEOG 1410 6.00. 12 of the remaining 18 credits must be above the 2000 level.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting geography program requirements:

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts
• Courses offered in Geography