Geography draws on the earth sciences to understand variations in the physical environment, and on the social sciences and humanities in order to understand the way human beings create and organize regions, economies and landscapes. Geomatics and Geographical Information Systems are further aspects of the discipline, focused on the acquisition, management and display of spatial information. By combining their interest in physical and human processes, geographers have a unique role in studying environmental deterioration and in developing policy alternatives for dealing with it. The Geography curriculum stresses the integrative nature of the discipline. Students take courses in both physical and human geography and proceed through a sequence of courses of increasing depth, reinforcing and building on knowledge developed at previous stages.
Staff expect high levels of verbal, written, numerical, and graphical skills.
Field studies are an important component. They complement lectures, provide material for workshops, develop skills in geographical methods, encourage student involvement in basic enquiry, and build student- staff cooperation. Field work takes place on the college grounds, in the metropolitan area nearby, and further afield in rural Ontario. Field courses have been held in Vancouver, Montreal, the tundra of Iceland, the medieval cities of Europe, and the Florida Everglades. Click here for site access statistics.