Major Program in Geography

The Geography Major Program at UCC emphasizes work in human geography and specifically in areas of cultural/historical, environmental and urban geography. Course work in these areas will appeal to students interested in graduate work in human geography or careers in urban and rural planning, law, resource development and regulation, archives and museums, education, parks and government.

Program Requirements

Students must normally declare their Geography major before entering the third year of the B.A. Program. All candidates must meet with the Major Program Advisor in Geography to plan their course selection and to ensure that all B.A. degree requirements will be met.


First and Second Years
21 credits as follows:
Human Geography		GEOG 119 and 120		6 credits
Physical Geography		GEOG 112 and 122		6 credits
Techniques		GEOG 270		3 credits
Electives (any two of):		GEOG 210, 211, 212, 222, 223 and 275		6 credits
Third and Fourth Years
30 credits of Geography courses numbered 300 or 400 (of which at least 3 credits shall be at the 400 level), as follows:
At least 3 credits from each thematic area:		Cultural/Historical Urban/Economic Environmental	GEOG 320, 327, 328 GEOG 321, 350, 357, 361 GEOG 310, 319, 363
Three credits from 400 level seminar courses
Geography Elective: 18 additional Geography credits numbers 300 or 400
Recommended Arts and Science Electives
The following courses are recommended as elective course to supplement the Geography Major requirements (note that the recommended Anthropology and Economics elective will meet the non-Major UCC B.A. requirements):
Cultural/Historical
ANTH 303	Ethnography of special Areas: Central and Eastern Europe				3/6 credits
ANTH 403	Ethnography of Special Areas-Field Course in East/Central Europe				6 credits
ANTH 420	Archaeology of British Columbia				3/6 credits
HIST 305	British Columbia				3 credits
HIST 405	Topics in British Columbia				3 credits

Economic and Urban
ECON 374	Land Use				3 credits

Environmental
BIOL 416	Principles of Conservation Biology				3 credits
ECON 371	Economics of the Environment				3 credits
NRSC 315	Current Topics in Natural Resource Management				3 credits
PHIL 435	Environmental Ethics				3 credits