Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024

Western Main Campus

Honours Specialization HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT - BSc
Faculty of Social Science - Geography and Environment



Admission Requirements


Completion of first year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% and no mark less than 60% in the 3.0 principal courses.

Principal Courses:

1.0 course* from Geography 1100, Geography 1200A/B, Geography 1300A/B, Geography 1400F/G, Geography 1500F/G, or Environmental Science 1021F/G, (with Geography 1300A/B recommended). 2.0 courses numbered 1000-1999 from the Faculty of Science (which may include Environmental Science 1021F/G if not used above) but may not include Astronomy 1011A/B, Astronomy 1021, Biology 1225, Biology 1229A/B, Biology 1290B, Chemistry 1027A/B, Computer Science 1011A/B, Computer Science 1032A/B, Computer Science 1033A/B, Earth Sciences 1086F/G, Earth Sciences 1089F/G, Mathematics 0110A/B, Physics 1021, the former Earth Sciences 1088F/G.

Additional Requirements:

1.0 additional course numbered 1000-1999 from the Faculty of Science (which may include Environmental Science 1021F/G if not used above) but may not include Astronomy 1011A/B, Astronomy 1021, Biology 1225, Biology 1229A/B, Biology 1290B, Chemistry 1027A/B, Computer Science 1011A/B, Computer Science 1032A/B, Computer Science 1033A/B, Earth Sciences 1086F/G, Earth Sciences 1089F/G, Mathematics 0110A/B, Physics 1021, the former Earth Sciences 1088F/G.
1.0 course numbered 1000-1999

*If upper-year students have not completed 1.0 courses listed above, they may select one or two courses from: Geography 2131A/B, Geography 2132A/B, Geography 2133A/B, Geography 2152F/G, and/or Geography 2153A/B in making up the 1.0 admission requirement, as long as they were completed with a grade of at least 60%. Senior qualifying entry course(s) cannot be counted for subsequent program credit.

Module/Program Information


Module
10.0 courses:

1.0 course: Geography 2210A/B* (normally taken in Year 2), Geography 3210A/B.
1.5 courses from: Geography 2220A/B, Geography 2230A/B, Geography 3222A/B.
1.0 course from: Geography 2410A/B, Geography 2411F/G, Geography 2412F/G, Geography 2420A/B, Geography 2430A/B, Geography 2460F/G.
1.0 course from: Geography 2310A/B, Geography 2320A/B, Geography 2330A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography courses numbered 3200 to 3299.
0.5 course: Geography 4000A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography courses numbered 2000 to 2099.
4.0 courses in Geography at the 2200 level or above, at least 3.0 of which must be at 3000 level or above, with Geography 3000Y or Geography 3001F/G strongly recommended, and where 2.0 courses must be taken from the following list of Science-equivalent courses. (Students wishing to pursue Graduate Studies are encouraged to take Geography 4901E). * If an antirequisite statistics course has been taken instead, then the module will be 9.5 courses.

Notes:
1. To qualify for the BSc degree 11.0 Science and/or Science-equivalent courses are required.
2. When taken within this module, the following Geography courses count towards meeting the requirement of 11.0 Science courses in a 4-Year BSc:  Geography 2210A/B, Geography 2220A/B, Geography 2230A/B, Geography 2310A/B, Geography 2320A/B, Geography 2330A/B, Geography 3210A/B, Geography 3211A/B, Geography 3222A/B, Geography 3223A/B, Geography 3224A/B, Geography 3226A/B, Geography 3231A/B, Geography 3311A/B, Geography 3334A/B, Geography 3341A/B, Geography 3343A/B, Geography 3350A/B, Geography 3352A/B, Geography 3353A/B, Geography 4901E.