Plan Your Geography Program
The Geography Undergraduate Advising Team can help with any questions related to Geography programs, program requirements, or courses – please contact us at geogadvising@uvic.ca.
For any questions about university-level requirements or your degree as a whole (including graduation checks), please contact UVic Academic Advising Center at advising@uvic.ca.
You can consult the Academic Calendar for specifics of the new programs, or see the planning worksheets below.
Program Planning Worksheets (Effective Sept 1, 2020):
- Geography Major (BA)
- Geography Major & Environmental Studies Minor (BA)
- Geography & Environmental Studies Double Major (BA)
- Geography Major (BSc)
- Geography Major & Environmental Studies Minor (BSc)
- Geography & Environmental Studies Double Major (BSc)
- Geography & Computer Science (Geomatics) Combined Major (BSc)
- Physical Geography & Earth Sciences Combined Major (BSc)
Geography Program Updates
As of September 1, 2020, the Department of Geography changed some course options and requirements in its BSc and BA programs and discontinued the Concentration options. These changes were made to offer more flexibility in course options to students while maintaining program rigour.
What has changed?
Changes to the BSc programs: in general, more course options have been added to the BSc program requirements in Years 1 to 4. A regional geography requirement has been added at the upper level (Years 3 and 4).
Changes to the BA programs: At the lower level (Years 1 and 2), more course options have been added to the BA program requirements. At the upper level, thematic area requirements have been added to ensure that students graduate with knowledge of the different areas of more social sciences and humanities-oriented Geography.
Who is affected?
Any students who start their studies at UVic on or after September 1, 2020 will follow the new Geography program requirements.
Who is NOT affected?
Any students who started their studies at UVic before September 1, 2020 will have the option of either following the new Geography programs or continuing their previously declared Geography program option.
Why have the programs changed?
After consultation with students and professors, the Department of Geography decided to change the programs and discontinue the Concentrations for the following reasons:
- To provide more course options and flexibility to students as they move through their programs,
- To help students move towards graduation more efficiently by opening up restrictive program requirements, and
- To give the department more flexibility in the courses it offers.
If you have any questions about these changes, please contact our Geography Undergraduate Advising Team at geogadvising@uvic.ca.