Pathway + Bachelor

Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) in Geography

Canada

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What will I learn?

Human Geography concentrates on the relationships our societies have with the places and landscapes they inhabit. Geography students understand how human societies, cultures and economies work and how those systems are interdependent with the physical environment.Honours: 4 years (120 credit hours)Advanced: 4 years (120 credit hours)General: 3 years (90 credit hours)Minor: 18 credit hoursA Bachelor of Arts in Geography provides students with the opportunity to focus inone of three academic streams:Resources, Environment and Society (RS)Students in this stream focus on the geographies of natural and human induced environmental processes in the recognition that current environmental change shapes relationships across all scales of society.Global Politics, Justice, and Sustainability (GPS)Students in this stream study geography on a global scale through an integrated assessment of the links between the economic, socio-cultural, ecological and political systems that combine to shape the world we live in.Culture, Identity and Space (CIS)Students in this stream study geography with an emphasis on the dynamics between identity, culture and landscapes, with a particular focus on cooperation and conflicts that produce local landscapes.

Which department am I in?

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
CAD$22,300.00 (13,52,417) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected October 2025

Start date

Expected January 2026

Venue

University of Manitoba

Fort Garry Campus,

WINNIPEG,

Manitoba (MB),

R3T 2N2, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Once admitted to the BSc (Earth Science) general program, students must speak to an advisor to transfer to the major or honours program in geology.

Direct entry applicants are those who have not attended a post-secondary institution or have completed fewer than 24 credit hours at a recognized university or college.

Advanced entry applicants are those who have completed one year (24 credit hours) or more of studies in another faculty at the University of Manitoba or another recognized post-secondary institution.

English language proficiency

IAEP (Intensive Academic English Program): Minimum score required: Pass Level 5/AEPUCE (Academic English Program for University and College Entrance)

IELTS (Academic - computer or paper) or IELTS Indicator: Minimum score required: 6.5 overall; Minimum score of 6.0 in each of the four modules (listening, reading, speaking, writing); and IELTS One Skill Retake results are accepted by the Undergraduate Admissions Office, University of Manitoba

CAEL (Canadian Academic English Assessment) - Online or Test Centre: Minimum score required: 60

TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Paper Edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition (Test of English as a Foreign Language): Minimum score required: Minimum overall score of 86, and Minimum component scores: 20 in Reading, 20 in Writing, 20 in Listening, and 20 in Speaking

Cambridge Assessment English: C1 Advanced: Minimum score required: 180

Cambridge Assessment English: C2 Proficiency: Minimum score required: 180

Pearson Test of English: Minimum score required: 58

Duolingo English Test: Minimum overall score of 120, and Minimum component scores: 105 (Literacy, Comprehension, Production, Conversation)

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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