Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geography

Brandon University

If you are interested in the relationships between the environment and society and want to learn about landscapes and people, consider studying geography. Geography is about place and space. It studies the interdependence among regions, natural systems, physical features, society, and cultural activities. Using a ''spatial'' perspective, it aims to form a coherent understanding of Earth. People with geography skills apply what they know successfully in a wide variety of fields. Our recent grads have embarked on careers in urban and regional land use planning, conservation and resource management, mapping, geographic information systems and remote sensing, parks and recreation, teaching and research. Students have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience through a practicum course, with applied academic training in geography to a project on or off campus. Others work closely with faculty to pursue their interests in a specific field of geography in a Directed Studies or Undergraduate Thesis course. Students must declare their intention to pursue this degree to the Department Chair as early as possible after completion of 30 credit hours of university courses and at least 12 credit hours of geography courses. Honours students are required to meet with the Department Chair prior to acceptance into the Honours Program to review entry requirements and to plan their specific program of study. Honours students are required to maintain an overall grade point average of 3.00 in all Geography courses throughout the program. Each Honours student will be evaluated in May as to maintenance of eligibility and overall performance. A student failing to maintain eligibility will be removed from the Honours program until such time as the student meets the 3.00 GPA required for the program. The Department of Geography offers concentrations in Environmental Studies and Geomatics. The concentrations satisfy the core degree requirements in Geography but prescribe a specific suite of courses and options in lieu of the general Geography electives.