Course sequence - Major in Geography

The course offering varies from year to year, and courses may not be offered at the suggested term. You may adjust your course sequence as needed while respecting the course prerequisite(s).

The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.

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Suggested Course Sequence

Year	Fall (15 course units)	Winter (15 course units)
1^st year Mandatory per term	GEG1301 (3 units) \| THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT MAT1371 (3 units) \| DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS	GEG1302 (3 units) \| PLACES AND SPACES OF HUMAN ACT
1^st year Other requirements based on term availability.	n/a
2^nd year Mandatory per term	GEG2918 (3 units) \| INTRO TO FIELD RESEARCH	GEG2320 (3 units) \| GIS AND THE DIGITAL EARTH
2^nd year Other requirements based on term availability.	6 course units from list: GEG2108, GEG2110, GEG2301, GEG2304.
3^rd year Mandatory per term	n/a	n/a
3^rd year Other requirements based on term availability.	3 course units from list: GEG3105, GEG3106. 6 optional course units in geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level¹
4^th year Mandatory per term	3 course units from list: ENV4910, GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920, GEG4921.	GEG4104 (3 units) \| METH AND THEO IN GEG & ENV
4^th year Other requirements based on term availability.	6 optional course units in geography (GEG) at the 4000 level¹

Notes

Excluding ENV4910, GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4019, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920 and GEG4921.

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Suggested Course Sequence 2024

Year	Fall	Winter
1^st year (30 course units)	GEG1301 MAT1371	GEG1302
2^nd year (30 course units)	GEG2918 3 course units from: GEG2108, GEG2110, GEG2301 or GEG2304	GEG2320 3 course units from: GEG2108, GEG2110, GEG2301 or GEG2304
3^rd year (30 course units)	3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list	3 course units from: GEG3105 or GEG3106 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level
4^th year (30 course units)	3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 4000 level² 3 course units from: ENV4910, GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920 or GEG4921	GEG4104 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 4000 level²

Notes

This table includes only discipline-specific courses.

Excluding ENV4910, GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4019, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920 and GEG4921.

Suggested Course Sequence 2023

Year	Fall	Winter
1^st year (30 course units)	GEG1301 MAT1371	GEG1302
2^nd year (30 course units)	GEG2918 3 course units from: GEG2108, GEG2110, GEG2301 or GEG2304	GEG2320 3 course units from: GEG2108, GEG2110, GEG2301 or GEG2304
3^rd year (30 course units)	3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list	3 course units from: GEG3105 or GEG3106 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level
4^th year (30 course units)	3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 4000 level² 3 course units from: ENV4910, GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920 or GEG4921	GEG4104 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 4000 level²

Notes

Excluding ENV4910, GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4019, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920 and GEG4921.

Suggested course sequence 2022

The major is a component that is part of a bachelor's degree or an honours degree.

Year	Fall	Winter
1st year	GEG1301 MAT1371	GEG1302
2nd year	GEG2918	GEG2320
3rd year	3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list	3 course units from: GEG3105 or GEG3106 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level
4th year	3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 4000 level² 3 course units from: ENV4910, GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920 or GEG4921	GEG4104 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 4000 level²

Notes

The addition of a Minor or a Major is required for this program. (See References - Program Structures)
Excluding GEG4000, GEG4001, GEG4019, GEG4100, GEG4128, GEG4920, and GEG4921.

Suggested course sequence 2021

Year	Fall	Winter
1st year (30 course units)	ENG1100 3 course units from: PHI1101 or PHI1301 GEG1301 3 optional course units from: BIO 1130, CHM 1311, GEO 1111, GEO 1115, PHY 1321 3 course units in Mathematics at the 1000 level from one of the two options	3 course units from: AHL1100, AHL1900, ENG1120 3 course units from: AHL1100, AHL1900, PHI1102, PHI1103, PHI1104, PHI1302 ITI1120 3 optional course units from: BIO 1130, CHM 1311, GEO 1111, GEO 1115, PHY 1321 3 course units in Mathematics at the 1000 level from one of the two options
2nd year (30 course units)	GEG2304 GEG2918 3 optional course units from: BIO 1130, CHM 1311, GEO 1111, GEO 1115, PHY 1321 6 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses	GEG2301 GEG2320 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses
3rd year (30 course units)	GEG3312 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses	GEG3105 6 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 6 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses
4th year (30 course units)	3 optional course units in Geography at the 4000 level from: GEG 4000, GEG 4001, GEG 4100, GEG 4921 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses	GEG4301 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses

Notes

The addition of a Minor or a Major is required for this program. (See References - Program Structures)
This program satisfies the academic requirements of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
MAT 1320 and MAT 1322 or MAT 1330 and MAT 1332.
AHL1100 and AHL1900 have variable topics. They can be taken twice.
The number of elective course units will vary according to the Major or Minor added.
Some courses in this list are only offered during the Summer session. (See References, Course Catalogue and Course Timetable)
Some GEG 4000 and GEG 4001 are worth 6 unit courses. The extra 3 units will count toward optional course units. The number of optional courses units will vary according to the optional course at the 4000 level chosen from the list.

Suggested course sequence 2020

Year	Fall	Winter
1st year (30 course units)	ENG1100 3 course units from: PHI1101 or PHI1301 GEG1301 3 optional course units from: BIO 1130, CHM 1311, GEO 1111, GEO 1115, PHY 1321 3 course units in Mathematics at the 1000 level from one of the two options	3 course units from: AHL1100, AHL1900, ENG1120 3 course units from: AHL1100, AHL1900, PHI1102, PHI1103, PHI1104, PHI1302 ITI1120 3 optional course units from: BIO 1130, CHM 1311, GEO 1111, GEO 1115, PHY 1321 3 course units in Mathematics at the 1000 level from one of the two options
2nd year (30 course units)	GEG2304 GEG2918 3 optional course units from: BIO 1130, CHM 1311, GEO 1111, GEO 1115, PHY 1321 6 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses	GEG2301 GEG2320 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses
3rd year (30 course units)	GEG3312 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses	GEG3105 6 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 6 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses
4th year (30 course units)	3 optional course units in Geography at the 4000 level from: GEG 4000, GEG 4001, GEG 4100, GEG 4921 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses	GEG4301 3 optional course units in Geography (GEG) at the 3000 or 4000 level list 9 course units (a combination of required courses from the 2nd discipline and/or elective courses

Notes

The addition of a Minor or a Major is required for this program. (See References - Program Structures)
This program satisfies the academic requirements of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
MAT 1320 and MAT 1322 or MAT 1330 and MAT 1332.
AHL1100 and AHL1900 have variable topics. They can be taken twice.
The number of elective course units will vary according to the Major or Minor added.
Some courses in this list are only offered during the Summer session. (See References, Course Catalogue and Course Timetable)
Some GEG 4000 and GEG 4001 are worth 6 unit courses. The extra 3 units will count toward optional course units. The number of optional courses units will vary according to the optional course at the 4000 level chosen from the list.

References

Program structures

Program requirements

Course descriptions

Course timetable