Honours GEM Sequencing

Honours GEM

Regular Stream Undergraduate Program Sequencing


Year 1

Fall Term (1A)

  • GEOG 100: On Becoming a Geographer (F)
  • GEOG 101: Human Geographies (FW)
  • ENVS 178: Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics (FW)
  • One of the following or Elective:
    • ENGL 109: Introduction to Academic Writing (FWS)
    • EMLS 129R:  Written Academic English (FWS)
  • Elective

Winter Term (1B)

  • GEOG 102: Global Environmental Systems: Processes and Change (FW)
  • GEOG 181: Designing Effective Maps (FW)
  • ENVS 278: Applied Statistics for Environmental Research (FW)
  • If not taken in Fall term, one of the following or Elective:
    • ENGL 109: Introduction to Academic Writing (FWS)
    • EMLS 129R:  Written Academic English (FWS)
  • Elective

Year 2

Fall Term (2A)

  • Three or four of the following:
    • GEOG 203: Environment and Development in a Global Perspective (F)
    • GEOG 205: Principles of Geomorphology (F)
    • GEOG 207: Climate Change Fundamentals (FWS)
    • GEOG 271: Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing (F)
    • GEOG 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (FWS) *
  • One of:
    • GEOG 293: Approaches to Research in Human Geography (F)
    • GEOG 294: Approaches to Research in Physical Geography (F)
  • Elective (if applicable)

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

Winter Term (2B)

  • Two or three of the following:
    • GEOG 202: Geography of the Global Economy (WS)
    • GEOG 207: Climate Change Fundamentals (FWS)
    • GEOG 209: Hydroclimatology (WS)
    • GEOG 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (FWS) *
  • Elective
  • Elective

*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 (3A)

  • GEOG 200+ Elective1
  • GEOG 200+ Elective
  • GEOG 391: Field Research (FW) or Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Winter Term (3B)

  • GEOG 300+ Elective
  • GEOG 300+ Elective
  • GEOG 391: Field Research (FW) or Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Year 4

Fall Term (4A)

  • GEOG 400 Elective
  • GEOG 400 Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Winter Term (4B)

  • GEOG 400 Elective
  • GEOG 400 Elective
  • GEOG 400 Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

1 GEOG Electives can be taken whenever you choose, assuming you have the appropriate pre-requisites for those courses. The sequencing above is just one of many options. When selecting GEOG electives, consider taking courses that are relevant to one of the GEM Specializations.

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.