University of Northern British Columbia · Canada

Geography, BSc

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Jan, May, Sep

Introduction

Geography, BSc is a Bachelor program taught at University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. Intake: Jan, May, Sep. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 Years) options.

Geography, BSc at the University of Northern British Columbia studies the interactions between Earth’s atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Students cover physical geography topics including climate, snow and ice, water, soils, ecosystems, and how oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains, glaciers, forests, and weather and climate are interconnected.

The program is a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with 120 credits and part-time available. It includes foundational courses in the first two years in biology, physics, chemistry, math, and coding.

In the third and fourth years, students take courses on weather and climate, snow and ice, mountains, hydrology, geomorphology, soils and weathering, and geomatics, plus electives in anthropology, environmental science, and natural resources management.

Students complete field schools in southern California and British Columbia, and can take co-op, faculty supervised research, study abroad, or undergraduate research experience.

Modules

Weather and climate
Snow and ice
Mountains
Hydrology
Geomorphology
Soils and weathering
Geomatics
Field schools in southern California and British Columbia
Geospatial analysis
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Remote sensing
Statistics

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Geography, BSc at University of Northern British Columbia for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by University of Northern British Columbia.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Northern British Columbia as pre-requiste for admission in Geography, BSc.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Overall average of 65% minimum in the following: English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12; Pre-Calculus 12 (minimum 60%); Approved Academic Grade 12 Course; Additional Grade 12 Course (Elective or Academic); Other requirements: Life Sciences 11 or Anatomy & Physiology 12**; Physics 11. **Anatomy & Physiology 12 can be counted as one of the Approved Academic Grade 12 courses.