Course list

The tables below summarize all official course offerings within the joint program and are organized by specialization. Class meetings, such as lectures and seminars, may take place on either À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ or Laurier campuses. University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ students use course codes beginning with GEOG, while Laurier students' course codes are prefixed with GG, irrespective of the physical location of the lectures and seminars.

As an alternative option, the Selected Topics in Geography (GG/GEOG 675) course provides students with the opportunity to study special or independent topics within the realm of geographic theory but outside the normal curriculum. Meeting times for this course will be set by the instructor of the course.

Specific program requirements, including course credit requirements and limitations on special topics and external courses, are detailed on the graduate programs page relevant to the student's program. Core seminars to the program and to individual specializations are accompanied by an asterisk (*).

Geography, all fields

Course title Course code
À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Laurier
Graduate student and faculty seminar in geography* GEOG 691
Multivariate statistics GEOG 616
Qualitative methods in geography GEOG 625
Selected topics in geography GEOG 675
Geographic thought and methodology GEOG 690
International study GEOG 692

Environment and resource management

Course title Course code
À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Laurier
Perspectives in resource and environmental management* GEOG 660
Political ecology: Nature, society and sustainability GEOG 664
Environmenal planning theory and practice GEOG 665
Ecosystem approach to park planning GEOG 666
Environmental assessment GEOG 668
Energy sustainability GEOG 669
Contemporary perspectives on tourism GEOG 671
Human ecology of stressed environments GEOG 672
International perspectives on resource and environmental management GEOG 673
Climate change: Human dimensions GEOG 676

Environmental science

Course title Course code
À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Laurier
Seminar in physical geography* GEOG 640
Climate change: Physical dimensions GEOG 641
Micrometeorology GEOG 642
Dynamic geomorphology GEOG 643
Applied geomorphology GEOG 644
Fluvial and glaciofluvial sediment transport GEOG 645
Hydrology GEOG 646
Recent advances in wetland studies GEOG 647
Paleoliminology GEOG 648
Hydrology of cold regions GEOG 649
Hydroecology for freshwater ecosystem management GEOG 651
Applied studies in hydrology and the environment 1 GEOG 661A
Applied studies in hydrology and the environment 2 GEOG 661B

Geomatics

Course title Course code
À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Laurier
Seminar in spatial data handling* GEOG 600
Environmental change and remote sensing GEOG 601
Remote sensing of cold regions GEOG 602
Remote sensing and earth system science GEOG 603
Spatial statistics GEOG 604
Spatial information technology, globalization and international development GEOG 605
Applications of geographic information systems GEOG 607
Urban remote sensing GEOG 608
GIS and spatial decision support for planning and resource management GEOG 609

Human geography

Course title Course code
À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Laurier
Industrial location theory and concepts GEOG 611
Regional development principles and practice GEOG 613
Community economic development GEOG 615
Regional planning, economic and investment analysis GEOG 619
Seminar in human geography* GEOG 620
Metropolitan form and structure in Canada GEOG 621
Human activity and travel behaviour GEOG 624
International development: Theories and practice GEOG 635
Cultural geography GEOG 637
Consequences of tourism GEOG 638
Food systems and sustainability GEOG 639
Theory of local economic development GEOG 685