Geography & Environmental Management

Geography and Environmental Management Student

As a Geography and Environmental Management student, you'll draw upon science, social studies, and computer technology to understand our changing world.

Geography and Environmental Management students

With over 65 specific Geography and Environmental Management courses to choose from, you can take courses that cover variety of topics such as:

climate change
forecasting global population growth
planning long-term use of water

Or you can focus your studies in one of 3 areas of specialization:

Biophysical Systems (physical geography)
Geomatics (technical geography)
Society, Environment and Economy (human geography)

Being a Geography and Environmental Management student means that you'll have opportunities to get your hands dirty on one of many field trips like the Bruce Peninsula National Park trip.

It's up to you where you go with Geography and Environmental Management. Take Nick, pictured above, for example. Now that he's graduated Nick's gravitated towards the human side of Geography, which deals with society, environment and economy. His first year was spent working as Vice President Education for Waterloo's Federation of Students.

Learn more about Geography and Environmental Management.

Co-op sequence

	Fall Term (September-December)	Winter Term (January-April)	Spring Term (May-August)
Year 1	Study	Study	Off
Year 2	Study	Work	Study
Year 3	Work	Study	Work
Year 4	Study	Work	Study
Year 5	Work	Study	Off

Possible career paths

Study different types of land to determine the best ways in which they can be developed or put to use.
Review construction permits to ensure companies are obeying zoning and environmental laws.

Cool grads

Environmental Scientists, AGRA Earth and Environmental Limited
Wildlife Rescue Team Manager, World Wildlife Fund Canada
Urban Planner, City of Palo Alto, California
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Coordinator, Lafarge Construction Materials