Honours GEM Sequencing Fall 2025 and later

Honours GEM

Regular Stream Undergraduate Program Sequencing


Year 1

Fall Term (1A)

  • GEOG 100: Changing Human Environments & Intro to GEM 
  • GDS 181: Designing Effective Maps
  • ENVS 178: Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics
  • ENVS 195: Introduction to Environmental Studies
  • Elective

Winter Term (1B)

  • GEOG 102: Changing Physical Environments 
  • ENVS 131: Communications for Environmental Professionals
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Year 2

Fall Term (2A)

  • ENVS 278: Applied Statistics for Environmental Research
  • Two or three of the following:
    • GEOG 202: Economy & Development: Spaces of Global Transformation
    • GEOG 205: Landscape Dynamics
    • GDS 271: Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing
    • GDS 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 
  • Electives, as applicable

Winter Term (2B)

  • Two or three of the following:
    • GEOG 209: Hydroclimatology (WS)
    • GEOG 225: Global Environment and Health
    • GDS 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 
  • GEOG 207: Climate Change Fundamentals 
  • ENVS 200: Field Ecology
  • Electives, as applicable

Year 3

Fall Term (3A)

  • GEOG 200+ Elective
  • GEOG 390: Research Methods and Design
  • GEOG 300+ Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Winter Term (3B)

  • GEOG 300+ Elective
  • GEOG 300+ Elective
  • GEOG 300+ Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Year 4

Fall Term (4A)

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

Winter Term (4B)

  • GEOG 400 Elective
  • GEOG 400 Elective
  • 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.