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Degree Program Guide

B.A. Program Themes - Human Geography

  • Planning and Development: urban, economic, recreation, tourism
  • Communities: population, place, identity

B.Sc. Program Themes - Earth Science

  • Water and Climate: hydrology, climatology
  • Sediments and Landforms: geology, geomorphology

B.A. and B.Sc. Core Themes

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Methods: qualitative, statistics, modeling, remote sensing
  • Local geographical knowledge (Peterborough & The Kawarthas)
  • Integrated B.A. and B.Sc. perspectives: water resources, polar regions
  • Applied geography: community-based research, field research

Degree Requirements

Degree program (see below) requirement worksheets are available from the program advisors:

Single-Major B.A. Geography *
Joint-Major B.A. Geography *
Single-Major B.Sc. Geography *
Joint-Major B.Sc. Geography *

* If your major was declared before 2012-13, confirm with Trent School of the Environment, Academic Administrative Assistant, Mary O'Grady, that you are using the correct worksheet.

Degree Emphases

Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Circumpolar Studies Certificate

Contact Program Advisors

General inquiries - contact Mary O'Grady, TSE Academic Administrative Assistant

Geography - contact Prof. Cheryl McKenna Neuman

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - contact Prof. Raul Ponce

Circumpolar Studies - contact Prof. Heather Nicol

 

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