Program Sequencing

Students entering in Fall 2025, Fall 2026 or later

These recommended course sequences will help you plan your undergraduate journey from your first class right through to program completion.

Be sure to check the Undergraduate Calendar to make sure you are meeting all the requirements for your degree. 

Honours Geography and Environmental Management (Regular)

Honours Geography and Environmental Management (Co-op)

Honours Geospatial Data Science (Regular)

Honours Geospatial Data Science (Co-op)

Honours Climate and Environmental Change (Regular)

Honours Climate and Environmental Change (Co-op)

Honours Geography and Aviation (Regular)

Note: Course offerings are preliminary and subject to change. Check the Undergraduate Schedule of Classes for up to date course offerings and enrollment numbers. 

Students entering in Fall 2024 or earlier

If you started your degree in Fall 2024 or earlier, please reach out to your academic advisor. 

Geography and Environmental Management Course Offerings, 2026-2027*

First Year Courses
Course Fall Winter  Spring
AVIA 100: Introduction to Aviation X    
GEOG 101: Changing Human Environments X X  
GEOG 102: Changing Physical Environments   X X
GDS 181: Designing Effective Maps X   X
GDS 187: Geospatial Data Science X    

Second Year Courses
Course Fall Winter Spring
AVIA 210: Human Factors in Aviation X    
AVIA 270: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Knowledge Requirements   X  
GEOG 202: Economy and Development: Spaces of Global Transformation X    
GEOG 205: Landscape Dynamics X    
GEOG 207: Climate Change Fundamentals X X X
GEOG 209: Hydroclimatology   X X
GEOG 219: How Pandemics Change the World X X X
GEOG 225: Global Environment and Health X X X
GEOG 233: Geography of Tourism X    
GDS 271: Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing X    
GDS 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) X    
GDS 287: Geospatial Data Collection and Management X    
GEOG 293: Approaches to Research in Human Geography X    

Third Year Courses
Courses Fall Winter Spring
AVIA 317: Aviation Safety   X  
AVIA 370: Aviation Meteorology   X  
GEOG 303: Physical Hydrology X    
GEOG 305: Fluvial Geomorphology X    
GEOG 306: Human Dimensions of Natural Hazards   X X
GEOG 307: Societal Adaptation to Climate Change   X  
GEOG 310: Geodesy and Surveying  X    
GEOG 314: Climate Services   X  
GDS 318: Spatial Statistical Analysis   X  
GEOG 319: Economic Analyses for Regional Planning     X
GEOG 323: Tourism Impacts - International Perspectives   X  
GEOG 325: Geographies of Health X    
GEOG 356: Natural Resources Management X    
GEOG 359: Low Carbon Transition  X    
GEOG 361: Food Systems and Sustainability     X
GEOG 368: Ecology and Conservation for Planning X X  
GDS 371: Advanced Remote Sensing   X  
GDS 381: Advanced Geographic Information Systems X   X
GDS 387: Artificial Intelligence in Geospatial Data Science   X  
GEOG 391: Field Research X X  

Fourth Year Courses
Course Fall Winter Spring
AVIA 416: Aviation Sustainability   X  
AVIA 470: Airline Planning and Management X    
GEOG 403: Eutrophication: From Process to Water-Quality Management X    
GEOG 404: Soil Ecosystem Dynamics X    
GEOG 407: Environmental Hydrology of Terrestrial Ecosystems   X  
GEOG 411: The Digital Economy     X
GEOG 417: Climate Change Communication   X  
GEOG 420: Ice Sheets and Glaciers   X  
GEOG 423: Sustainable Tourism   X  
GEOG 427: Climate Change Solutions: Techniques and Applications X    
GEOG 441: Disability and Accessibility in the City X    
GEOG 453: Urban Stormwater Management X    
GEOG 456: Transforming Canadian Resource Management   X  
GEOG 460: Sustainable Food: Localizing Food Systems X    
GEOG 462: Global Food and Agricultural Politics X    
GDS 471: Remote Sensing Project   X  
GDS 481: Geographic Information Systems Project X X  
GEOG 490: Honours Thesis X X  

* Please note that course offerings are preliminary and subject to change