Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024

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Honours Specialization HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE - BA
Faculty of Social Science - Geography and Environment



Admission Requirements


Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% and no mark below 60% in 3.0 principal courses, including 1.0 course* from Geography 1100, Geography 1200A/B, Geography 1300A/B, Geography 1400F/G, Geography 1500F/G, Environmental Science 1021F/G, plus 2.0 additional courses numbered 1000-1999.

* If upper-year students have not completed 1.0 courses listed above, they may select one or two courses from: Geography 2131A/B, Geography 2132A/B, Geography 2133A/B, Geography 2152F/G, and/or Geography 2153A/B in making up the 1.0 admission requirement, as long as they were completed with a grade of at least 60%. Senior qualifying entry course(s) cannot be counted for subsequent program credit.

Module/Program Information


Module
10.0 courses:

0.5 course: Geography 2210A/B* (normally taken in Year 2).
1.0 course: Geography 2220A/B, Geography 2230A/B.
1.0 course from: Geography 2310A/B, Geography 2320A/B, Geography 2330A/B, Geography 2410A/B, Geography 2411F/G, Geography 2412F/G, Geography 2420A/B, Geography 2430A/B, Geography 2460F/G, Geography 3250A/B.
2.0 courses normally taken in Year 3: Geography 3210A/B, Geography 3211A/B, Geography 3222A/B, Geography 3231A/B.
1.5 courses from: Computer Science 2034A/B, Computer Science 2120A/B, Geography 3224A/B, Geography 3225A/B, Geography 3226A/B, Geography 4220A/B, the former Geography 3223A/B, the former Geography 3421A/B.
0.5 course: Geography 4000A/B.
3.5 additional courses in Geography at the 3000 level or above, with Geography 3000Y or Geography 3001F/G strongly recommended. (Students wishing to pursue graduate studies are encouraged to take Geography 4900E or Geography 4901E.)

*In cases where an antirequisite statistics course has been taken instead, the module will be 9.5 courses.

This module may NOT be combined with other modules offered by the Department of Geography and Environment.