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International Year of the Salmon

Last month, researchers from five Pacific Rim countries set out to learn more about the lives of salmon in the open Pacific Ocean. Vishnu Perumthuruthil Suseelan (PhD student) measured light reflected from the ocean to calibrate satellite imagery, allowing him to derive spatial-temporal information of phytoplankton biomass & groups. Photo: Fernando Lessa

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Study what you're passionate about

Our students are active in the community and on campus, making a difference in the world around them. We have a wide variety of flexible degree options - find a program that suits your individual talents!

Undergraduate studies

Expand your knowledge

Our graduate program engages with the community through place-based, experiential research. MSc student Becky Segal works with Arctic communities to identify sea ice conditions that impact on-ice travel safety, then translates satellite remote sensing datasets to maps and image products that help northerners plan livelihood activities.

Graduate studies

Hands-on education

Our campus is a living classroom—with field schools and lots of opportunities for hands-on learning, you'll never get stuck at your desk. Geography field study courses foster experiential learning and other ways of knowing, both locally and around the globe.

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Geography co-op student of the year

Congratulations to Noah Snell, this year's Geography Co-op Student of the Year! Noah worked as a Human Resources Assistant with the Canadian Red Cross. As part of his co-op, he travelled to Grand Forks to assist with the emergency response to catastrophic floods. Click the button to learn more about exciting co-op placement opportunities.

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Research that matters

Dr. Maycira Costa and her research team have created the first historical digital map of BC’s coastal kelp forests to investigate the loss of kelp. The new reference map will help address questions related to the habitats of salmon, herring and many other species that rely on kelp for protection and food. Photo: Vancouver Island bull kelp by Nick Norman

Research

Understanding people and their environment

Geography is an integrative, environmental discipline that at its core asks how we impact, and are impacted by, the natural world. As an interdisciplinary field, we view problems from multiple perspectives, including physical science, social science and humanities approaches.

We're proud to be a community where disciplines intersect, generating unique insights in one of the most extraordinary environments world-wide.

Our students gain the specific set of tools needed to integrate information from the human and natural perspectives to solve new and complex challenges as they emerge, in the environment and in the world around us.

Want to understand how human-environment interactions impact the world? Looking for hands-on learning opportunities that bring theory to life? Find your edge in UVic's Department of Geography! 

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