Honours Climate and Environmental Change Co-op Sequencing

Honours Climate and Environmental Change

Co-op Stream Undergraduate Program Sequencing

Year 1

Fall Term (1A)  

  • GEOG 102: Global Environmental Systems: Processes and Change (FW)
  • GEOG 181: Designing Effective Maps (FWS)
  • EARTH 121: Introductory Earth Science (F)
  • ENVS 178: Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics (FW)
  • One of:
    • MATH 104: Introductory Calculus for Arts and Social Science (FW)
    • MATH 127: Calculus 1 for the Sciences (FWS)

Winter Term (1B)

  • GEOG 101: Human Geographies: People, Space and Change (FW)
  • GEOG 207: Climate Change Fundamentals (FWS)
  • ENVS 278: Applied Statistics for Environmental Research (FW)
  • One of:
    • PHYS 111: Physics 1 (FW)
    • CHEM 120: General Chemistry 1 (FWS)
  • Elective

Spring Term  

  • Off

Year 2

Fall Term (2A)

  • GEOG 203: Environment and Development in a Global Perspective (F)
  • GEOG 205: Principles of Geomorphology (F)
  • GEOG 271: Earth from Space using Remote Sensing (F)  
  • GEOG 294: Approaches to Research in Physical Geography (F)
  • One of:
    • BIOL 150: Organismal and Evolutionary Biology (F)
    • BIOL 251: Foundations in Ecology (F)

Winter Term (Coop)

  • Coop Work Term 1

Spring Term (2B)

  • GEOG 209: Hydroclimatology (WS)
  • GEOG 310: Geodesy and Surveying (F, sometimes S) *
  • ENVS 200: Field Ecology (FWS)
  • One of:
    • ENGL 109: Introduction to Academic Writing (FWS)
    • EMLS 129R:  Written Academic English (FWS)
  • GEOG 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (FWS) ** or Elective

* Note: GEOG 310 will be offered in the Spring 2024 term. After Spring 2024, GEOG 310 will only be offered in Fall. 

** GEOG 281 will be offered in Spring 2025 as an online offering only. GEOG 281 will not be offered in Spring 2024. 

Year 3

Fall Term (Coop)

  • Coop Work Term 2

Winter Term (3A)

  • GEOG 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS (FWS) * or Elective
  • GEOG 307: Societal Adaptation to Climate Change (W)
  • GEOG 309: Physical Climatology (W)
  • GEOG 320: The Cryosphere (W)
  • Elective (Level 300 or 400)

*GEOG 281 will be offered in Spring 2025 as an online offering only. GEOG 281 will not be offered in Spring 2024. 

Spring Term (Coop)

  • Coop Work Term 3

Year 4

Fall Term (3B)

  • GEOG 303: Physical Hydrology (F)
  • GEOG 305: Fluvial Geomorphology (F)
  • One of:
    • GEOG 403: Eutrophication: From Process to Water-Quality Management (F)
    • GEOG 404: Soil Ecosystem Dynamics (F)
  • GEOG 310: Geodesy and Surveying (F, sometimes S) *
  • Elective (Level 300 or 400)
    • Recommended elective: GEOG 359: Low Carbon Transition (F)

* Note: GEOG 310 will be offered in the Spring 2024 term. After Spring 2024, GEOG 310 will only be offered in Fall. 

Winter Term (4A)

  • GEOG 391: Field Research (FW)
  • GEOG 417: Climate Change Communication (W)
  • One of:
    • GEOG 405: Wetlands (1.0 unit) (W)
    • GEOG 459: Energy and Sustainability (1.0 unit) (S) (note: this is scheduled to offer Spring only, so most students would need to take GEOG 405) 
  • Elective (Level 300 or 400)
    • Recommended elective: GEOG 314: Climate Services (W) or GEOG 414: Climate Justice (W)   
    • Note: Could also complete one of the required electives from 4B term noted below and move electives to 4B term.  

Spring Term (Coop)

  • Coop Work Term 4 

Year 5

Fall Term (Coop)

  • Coop Work Term 5

Winter Term (4B)

  • Any of the following to make 2.5 units:
    • GEOG 407: Environmental Hydrology of Terrestrial Ecosystems (W)
    • GEOG 408: Earth’s Future Climates (1.0 unit) (W)  
    • GEOG 409: Energy Balance Climatology (1.0 unit) (W)  
    • GEOG 420: Ice Sheets and Glaciers (W)
    • GEOG 452: Climate Change and Environment Project (1.0 unit) (W)  
    • GEOG 490B: Honours thesis (1.0 unit)
      • Students must take GEOG 490A if intending to take GEOG 490B
 

This page contains supplemental information to that found in the Undergraduate Calendar; specifically, the suggested course sequencing for completing your degree in eight academic terms. Deviating from this sequencing is allowed, but students need to recognize that this may extend the number of terms of study. Students who opt to go on exchange, forcing them to deviate from the suggested course sequence, should take this into consideration when choosing to study abroad and discuss any possible ramifications with their academic advisor. The Undergraduate Calendar is the official resource for all degree requirements, including undergraduate regulations. Students must refer to the Undergraduate Calendar to ensure approved degree requirements are being met. If there is a discrepancy between this page and the Undergraduate Calendar, the Undergraduate Calendar being the official source for degree requirements and undergraduate regulations, will take precedence.