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Undergraduate admissions

Geography

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Study the interactions between people and the environment. Examine the spatial nature of these relationships. Seek solutions to climate change, global migration and sustainability. Get involved in community activities and mapping projects, and travel with our field schools.

Areas of focus

  • Physical geography
  • Environment and sustainability
  • Geomatics
  • Human geography

Careers

  • Cartographer
  • Education program coordinator
  • Emergency planner
  • Environmental assessment coordinator
  • First Nations governance
  • Forestry technician
  • Geotechnical engineer
  • GIS specialist
  • Land use planner
  • Marine conservationist
  • Meteorologist
  • Mining researcher
  • Parks policy analyst
  • Real estate appraiser
  • Remote sensing analyst
  • Surveyor
  • Sustainability or environmental consultant
  • Urban or regional planner

Admission

Apply directly to this program as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.

Alternatively, you can apply to another major and then add this program as a minor after one year of full-time study.

Program details

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Application deadline

Admission requirements

Expanded qualifications

English language proficiency

Transfer credit

Tuition & fees

Tuition rates effective May 1, 2025 (please note some ancillary fees are subject to change for Fall 2025).

This is an estimate only and should be used to give students, parents, and/or sponsors an approximation of the tuition and ancillary fees. This estimate does not include housing, food, cost of books and supplies or other expenses that students can expect in a term.

Scholarships

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