Geography is enjoying new attention as individuals and countries race to find new methods for sustainable water management, efficient town planning, renewable sources of energy, managing mineral exploration to minimise its environmental impact and forecasting the long-term effects of pollution and climate change on the Earth’s systems and human populations.

Sheridan's Geography major may be taken on either a full-time or part-time basis and is open to both domestic and international students.

Indicative Course Plan (Full-time student)

Year 1 Semester 1
GG101 Introduction to Human Geography
HU140 Creative Thinking
RS191 Academic and Professional Communication
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective

Year 1 Semester 2
GG100 Fundamentals of Physical Geography
CS100 Introduction to Christianity
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective

Year 2 Semester 1
+1 Geography Elective
+1 Geography Elective
CS200 Survey of the Bible
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective

Year 2 Semester 2
+1 Geography Elective
HU250 Critical Thinking and Ethics
RS292 Research Methods
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective

Year 3 Semester 1
CS300 Christianity as a Worldview
RS394 Research Project
+1 Geography Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective

Year 3 Semester 2
+1 Geography Elective
+1 Geography Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective

 

List of available units in the Geography major

Geography core units (2 units)

  • GG100 Fundamentals of Physical Geography
  • GG101 Introduction to Human Geography

Geography electives (choose 6 units)

  • GG210 Earth Systems and Dynamics
  • GG220 Introduction to Sustainable Development
  • GG321 Power, Society and Environment
  • GG322 Mining, Communities and Sustainable Development
  • GG330 Environmental and Global Climate Change
  • GG340 Fundamental of Geographic Information Systems
  • GG341 Introduction to Remote Sensing and Image Analysis

 Common Core Arts Core units (2 units)

  • HU140 Creative Thinking
  • HU250 Critical Thinking and Ethics

Common Core Research units (3 units)

  • RS191 Academic and Professional Communication
  • RS292 Research Methods
  • RS394 Research Project

Common Core Christian Studies units (3 units)

  • CS100 Introduction to Christianity
  • CS200 Survey of the Bible
  • CS300 Christianity as a Worldview

General electives (choose 8 units)

  • 8 units chosen from any academic discipline