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 to UVic as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.
Select Social Sciences: Major Undeclared when you submit your application. You can declare this program as your major after one or more years of full-time study.
Alternatively, you can choose another major and add this program as a minor to broaden your studies.
Program details
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Program details
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Admission requirements
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Expanded qualifications
English Language proficiency
Transfer credit
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Faculties & departments
Program planning
- Geography (BA) (PDF 60KB)
- Geography (BA) - Community Engagement option (PDF 61KB)
- Geography (BA) - Environmental Studies double major (PDF 63KB)
- Geography (BA) - Environmental Studies minor (PDF 63KB)
- Geography (BSc) (PDF 62KB)
- Geography (BSc) - Community Engagement option (PDF 63KB)
- Geography (BSc) - Environmental Studies double major (PDF 64KB)
- Geography (BSc) - Environmental Studies minor (PDF 63KB)