Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

The Bachelor of Arts in Geography (General) is available by Distance and Online Education. This degree will provide students with a basic level of understanding of the discipline and can be used to meet the admission requirements for the After-Degree Bachelor of Education degree program.

Geography examines environments created on the Earth’s surface by nature and by humans. As such, it searches to explain how and why they differ from place to place. There are four broad categories of courses in the discipline:

• physical geography includes the study of the environment through aspects of atmospheric science, geomorphology, biogeography, and hydrology;
• human geography examines how people have been influenced by the environment and how, in turn, they have left their mark on the environment;
• regional geography attempts to achieve a synthesis of these; and
• techniques in geography focus on analytic methods.

Admission requirements

Direct entry option:

This entry option is open to high school students or high
school graduates who have not completed any university or college courses and is based on the General Entrance Requirements, plus a minimum 85% average over the following, with no less than 60% in each course: English 40S, one of
Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S or Applied Mathematics 40S,
and one of: Social Studies 40S (Western Civilization,
World Geography, World/Global Issues, Current Topics in
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies), Biology 40S,
Chemistry 40S, Physics 40S or one ‘Designated Course 40S’ - including Economics, Law, and Psychology.

Advanced entry option:

This entry is open to students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours of university level study and is based on completion of 24 credit hours in University 1 or another institution; a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.00 based on a degree standard table (refer to the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources section of the Academic Calendar); and completion of GEOG 1280 and GEOG 1290 with minimum grades of “C”. Students should review the Admission Bulletin and complete the application at http://umanitoba.ca/student/admissions/programs/claytonhriddel-faculty-of-environment-earth-and-resources.html

If you are currently registered in the Bachelor of Arts in Geography or if you are considering pursuing this, you should familiarize yourself with the regulations as set out by the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources in the Academic Calendar. If you desire additional information about courses, are not sure how a course might fit into the degree program, or you have questions regarding the regulations for the degree, contact the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources student advisor.

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For more information, contact:

Student Advisor
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, & Resources
Phone: (204) 474-7252
North America toll free: 1-800-432-1960 ext. 7252
E-mail: faculty_environment@umanitoba.ca
umanitoba.ca/environment
(See “Undergraduate Programs” for admission information.)