Physical Geography and Earth and Ocean Sciences
Why study Physical Geography and Earth and Ocean Sciences at UVic?
Are you interested in the forces that shape the Earth’s surface? Curious about natural resources and human impacts on the environment? Interested in remote sensing and digital mapping? This program lets you study the way Earth’s natural systems work.
Areas of focus
- Environmental modelling
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental protection
- Natural hazards
- Resource management
- Soil conservation
- Waste management
Sample courses
- The Dynamic Earth
- Earth System Evolution
- GIS Analysis
- Advanced Climatology
Careers
- Environmental geoscientist
- Exploration geologist (oil, gas, mineral, water)
- Geographical information systems analyst
- Geomorphologist
- Hydrologist
Admission requirements
Apply to UVic as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.
- To enter through the Faculty of Science, apply to the Earth Sciences program.
- To enter through the Faculty of Social Sciences, apply to the Geography program.
You can declare Climate Science as your major after one year of full-time study.
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Program resources
- Program planning for Science and Social Sciences students
- Department of Geography
- School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Sciences