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Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Geography and Urban Studies

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Department of Geography

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

  • 6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
  • a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
  • a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: students will take at least 72 credits in geography and urban studies including:

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Urban Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in urban studies.

AP/ANTH 3020 6.00
AP/ANTH 4450 3.00
AP/ECON 3230 3.00
AP/ECON 4279 3.00
AP/EN 4003 6.00
AP/EN 4073 6.00
AP/EN 4165 6.00
AP/GEOG 2220 6.00
AP/GEOG 3040 6.00
AP/GEOG 3060 3.00
AP/GEOG 3070 6.00
AP/GEOG 3080 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HIST 3890 3.00)
AP/GEOG 3340 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/GEOG 3340 3.00)
AP/GEOG 3220 6.00
AP/GEOG 3650 6.00
AP/GEOG 3800 3.00
AP/GEOG 3900 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/GEOG 3900 3.00)
AP/GEOG 4040 6.00
AP/GEOG 4090 3.00
AP/GEOG 4095 3.00
AP/GEOG 4130 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/URST 4130 3.00)
AP/GEOG 4170 3.00
AP/GEOG 4220 3.00
AP/GEOG 4240 3.00
AP/GEOG 4260 3.00
AP/GEOG 4280 3.00
AP/GEOG 4380 3.00
AP/GEOG 4605 3.00
AP/GEOG 4900 3.00
AP/GER 3600 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 3600 3.00)
AP/GER 3601 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 3601 3.00)
AP/GER 4600 3.00
AP/HIST 1005 6.00
AP/HIST 1015 6.00
AP/HIST 3775 3.00
AP/HIST 3776 3.00
AP/HIST 4530 6.00
AP/HIST 4550 6.00
AP/HIST 4770 6.00
AP/HUMA 3605 3.00
AP/HUMA 3605 6.00
AP/POLS 3110 3.00
AP/POLS 3410 3.00
AP/POLS 4110 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4720 3.00)
AP/POLS 4151 3.00
AP/SOCI 3420 6.00
AP/SOCI 3430 6.00
AP/SOCI 3450 6.00
AP/SOCI 3830 6.00
AP/SOCI 4055 6.00
AP/SOCI 4120 6.00
AP/SOCI 4430 3.00
AP/SOSC 1750 9.00
AP/SOSC 1731 9.00
AP/SOSC 1732 6.00 / AP/SOSC 1732 9.00 (if AP/SOSC 1732 9.00 is taken, only 6.00 credits count toward the major)
AP/SOSC 2710 6.00
AP/SOSC 3700 6.00
AP/SOSC 3710 6.00
AP/SOSC 3730 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GEOG 3730 6.00)
AP/SOSC 3735 3.00
AP/SOSC 3741 3.00
AP/SOSC 3742 3.00
AP/SOSC 3744 3.00
AP/SOSC 3745 3.00
AP/SOSC 3746 3.00
AP/SOSC 3755 3.00
AP/SOSC 3760 3.00
AP/SOSC 3760 6.00
AP/SOSC 3770 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GEOG 3770 3.00)
AP/SOSC 4700 6.00
AP/SOSC 4710 6.00
AP/SOSC 4711 6.00
AP/SOSC 4730 3.00
AP/SOSC 4735 6.00
AP/GL/GWST 3505 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 3791 3.00, GL/SOSC 3617 3.00)
ES/ENVS 2200 6.00
ES/ENVS 3160 3.00
ES/ENVS 3225 3.00
ES/ENVS 3226 3.00
ES/ENVS 3740 3.00
ES/ENVS 4161 3.00
ES/ENVS 4210 3.00
ES/ENVS 4220 3.00
ES/ENVS 4223 3.00
ES/ENVS 4225 3.00
ES/ENVS 4750 3.00
ES/ENVS 4800Q 3.00
FA/FILM 4714 3.00
FA/VISA 2110 6.00
FA/VISA 3710 6.00 (cross-listed to FA/FACS 3920J 6.00)
FA/VISA 3950 3.00
FA/VISA 4410 3.00
FA/VISA 4720G 3.00
HH/PSYC 3450 3.00
HH/PSYC 4090 6.00

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