Academic Calendar - 2026
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT - BA
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 below 60% in 3.0 principal courses, including 1.0 course* from Geography and Environment 1100, Geography and Environment 1200A/B, Geography and Environment 1300A/B, Geography and Environment 1400F/G, Geography and Environment 1500F/G, Environmental Science 1021F/G, plus 2.0 additional courses numbered 1000-1999.
*If upper-year students have not completed 1.0 courses listed above, they may select one or two courses from: Geography and Environment 2131A/B, Geography and Environment 2132A/B, Geography and Environment 2133A/B, Geography and Environment 2152F/G, and/or Geography and Environment 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
9.0 courses:
0.5 course: Geography and Environment 2210A/B* (normally taken in Year 2).
1.0 course: Geography and Environment 2220A/B, Geography and Environment 3250A/B.
1.0 course from: Geography and Environment 2411F/G, Geography and Environment 2412F/G, Geography and Environment 2420A/B, Geography and Environment 2430A/B, Geography and Environment 2460F/G.
1.0 course from: Geography and Environment 2310A/B, Geography and Environment 2320A/B, Geography and Environment 2330A/B.
1.0 course: Geography and Environment 4000A/B, Geography and Environment 4210A/B, the former Geography 3210A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography and Environment courses numbered 2000 to 2099.
4.0 courses in Geography and Environment at the 2200 level or above, at least 2.0 of which must be at 3000 level or above, with Geography and Environment 4001Y or Geography and Environment 4002F/G strongly recommended. (Students wishing to pursue Graduate Studies are encouraged to take Geography and Environment 4900E or Geography and Environment 4901E.) * In cases where an antirequisite statistics course has been taken instead, then an additional 0.5 course numbered 2200 or above in Geography and Environment must be taken to make up the 9.0 courses required for the module.