Geography Minor

Geography Minor

Minors

Minor in Geography (4.0 credits)

Open to all undergraduate students not in Geography programs.

Requirements
1.  1.0 credit in: 1.0
GEOG 1010 [0.5]
Global Environmental Systems
GEOG 1020 [0.5]
People, Places and Environments
2.  0.5 credit from: 0.5
GEOG 2013 [0.5]
Weather and Water
GEOG 2014 [0.5]
The Earth’s Surface
GEOG 2020 [0.5]
Physical Environments of Canada
3.  0.5 credit in: 0.5
GEOG 2005 [0.5]
Geographic Inquiry
4.  0.5 credit from: 0.5
GEOG 2200 [0.5]
Global Connections
GEOG 2300 [0.5]
Space, Place and Identity
5.  1.0 credit in GEOG and/or GEOM at the 3000- level or above 1.0
6.  0.5 credit in GEOG or GEOM 0.5
7.  The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied.
Total Credits 4.0

To view a list of Geography (GEOG) or Geomatics (GEOM) course descriptions

Minor in Geography: Physical Geography (4.0 credits)

Open to all undergraduate students not in Geography programs.

Requirements
1.  0.5 credit in: 0.5
GEOG 2013 [0.5]
Weather and Water
2.  0.5 credit in: 0.5
GEOG 2014 [0.5]
The Earth’s Surface
3.  3.0 credits from: 3.0
GEOM 3002 [0.5]
Air Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing
GEOG 3102 [0.5]
Geomorphology
GEOG 3103 [0.5]
Watershed Hydrology
GEOG 3104 [0.5]
Principles of Biogeography
GEOG 3105 [0.5]
Climate and Atmospheric Change
GEOG 3108 [0.5]
Soil Properties
GEOG 4013 [0.5]
Cold Region Hydrology
GEOG 4017 [0.5]
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
GEOG 4101 [0.5]
Quaternary Geography
GEOG 4104 [0.5]
Microclimatology
GEOG 4108 [0.5]
Permafrost
4.  The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied.
Total Credits 4.0

To view a list of Geography (GEOG) or Geomatics (GEOM) course descriptions

Minor in Geomatics (4.0 credits)

Only students pursuing undergraduate programs requiring at least 20.0 credits to graduate may be admitted to the minor in Geomatics.

Requirements
1.  1.0 credit in: 1.0
GEOM 1004 [0.5]
Maps, Satellites and the Geospatial Revolution
GEOM 2007 [0.5]
Geographic Information Systems
2.  0.5 credit from: 0.5
GEOG 2006 [0.5]
Statistical Methods in Geography
STAT 2507 [0.5]
Introduction to Statistical Modeling I
3.  1.5 credits from: 1.5
GEOM 3002 [0.5]
Air Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing
GEOG 3003 [0.5]
Quantitative Geography
GEOM 3005 [0.5]
Geospatial Analysis
GEOM 3007 [0.5]
Cartographic Theory and Design
4.  1.0 credit from: 1.0
GEOM 4003 [0.5]
Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEOM 4005 [0.5]
Directed Studies in Geomatics
GEOM 4007 [0.5]
Seminar in Cartography
GEOM 4008 [0.5]
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems
GEOM 4009 [0.5]
Applications in Geographic Information Systems
5.  The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied.
Total Credits 4.0

To view a list of Geography (GEOG) or Geomatics (GEOM) course descriptions

Note: Familiarity with computers is assumed. Students with little computer experience may wish to take one of the following courses as part of their program of study:

BUSI 1402 [0.5]
Introduction to Business Information and Communication Technologies
COMP 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Computers for the Arts and Social Sciences
COMP 1004 [0.5]
Introduction to Computers for the Sciences