Environmental Geography program requirements
What the Environmental Geography Specialist, Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Environmental Geography Specialist
- Arts program
- 10.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASSPE1252
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
First Year Geography Courses: Any 2 courses (1.0 credit) from GGR107H1 (recommended), JEG100H1, GGR101H1, GGR112H1, GGR124H1, GGR172H1, GGR196H1, GGR197H1, GGR198H1, GGR199H1. 200/300-level GGR courses may also be used to meet this requirement. Contact the Undergraduate Administrator to update your program.
Physical and Environmental Geography Courses: Any 2 courses (1.0 credit) from GGR201H1/ JEG201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1/ JEG205H1, GGR206H1/ JEG206H1, GGR305H1/ JEG305H1, GGR308H1/ JEG308H1, GGR314H1, GGR347H1, GGR348H1, ENV200H1, ENV234H1
Methods & Core Courses: All (2.5 credits) of GGR223H1, GGR270H1, GGR271H1, GGR272H1, JGE331H1
Regional Geography Courses: Any course (0.5 credit) from GGR240H1, GGR246H1, GGR254H1, GGR341H1, GGR342H1, GGR343H1, GGR344H1
Fourth Year Courses: Either GGR491Y1 or one of GGR416H1, GGR492H1, GGR497H1 and one additional 0.5 credit 400 level course from Group A or Group B (1.0 credit). Up to one 0.5 credit can be used from GGR493Y1, based on suitability of placement for this program, and approved by department.
Application: Any 8 courses (4.0 credits) from Group A; up to 1.5 credits can be from Group B; up to 1.0 credit can be from Group C. Up to 1.0 credit can be used from GGR493Y1, based on suitability of placement for this program, and approved by department.
Note 1Note: At least 4.0 credits must be 300/400-level courses. Of these, at least 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level (includes Fourth Year Course requirement).
Total credits: 10.0
Group A (Environmental Geography Courses): GGR201H1/ JEG201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1/ JEG205H1, GGR206H1/ JEG206H1, GGR223H1, GGR272H1, GGR273H1, GGR274H1, GGR301H1/ JEG301H1, GGR305H1/ JEG305H1, GGR308H1/ JEG308H1, GGR310H1, GGR314H1, GGR323H1, GGR329H1, GGR332H1, GGR334H1, GGR315H1/ GGR337H1, GGR338H1, GGR340H1, GGR341H1, GGR347H1, GGR348H1, GGR349H1, GGR372H1, GGR373H1, GGR386H1, GGR387H1, GGR388H1, GGR401H1, GGR405H1, GGR406H1/ JEG406H1, GGR413H1, GGR414H1/ GGR415H1, GGR416H1, GGR418H1, GGR419H1, GGR434H1, GGR438H1, GGR481H1, GGR491Y1, GGR492H1, GGR497H1, GGR498H1, JGE321H1, JGE331H1, JIG322H1, JIG440H1, JUG320H1
Group B (School of the Environment Courses): ENV200H1, ENV234H1, ENV307H1, ENV323H1, ENV333H1, ENV335H1, ENV350H1, ENV395Y0, ENV396Y0, ENV422H1
Group C: Any other GGR, JGE, JIG, JUG courses at the 200/300/400-level not listed in Group A.
Courses these requirements name
- GGR107H1Environment, Food and People
- JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
- GGR101H1Histories of Environmental Change
- GGR112H1Geopolitics, Globalization, and Inequality
- GGR124H1Cities and Urban Life
- GGR172H1Digital Earth
- GGR196H1The Yard: Micro-Geographies of Household Outdoor Spaces
- GGR197H1Re(story)ing the Earth: Indigenous Wisdoms, Ecological Stewardship, and Global Climate Action
- GGR198H1Mobility and Borders
- GGR199H1Global Racial Capitalism in the 21st Century
- GGR201H1Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG201H1Geomorphology
- GGR203H1Introduction to Climatology
- GGR205H1Introduction to Soil Science last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG205H1Introduction to Soil Science
- GGR206H1Introduction to Hydrology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG206H1Introduction to Hydrology
- GGR305H1Biogeography last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG305H1Biogeography
- GGR308H1Canadian Arctic Environments last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG308H1Canadian Arctic Environments
- GGR314H1Global Warming
- GGR347H1Energy Efficiency and Beyond
- GGR348H1Carbon-Free Energy Systems
- ENV200H1Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment
- ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR223H1Environment, Society and Resources
- GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
- GGR271H1Social Research Methods
- GGR272H1Geographic Information and Mapping I
- JGE331H1Resource and Environmental Theory
- GGR240H1Geographies of Colonialism in North America
- GGR246H1Geography of Canada
- GGR254H1Geography USA
- GGR341H1The Changing Geography of Latin America
- GGR342H1The Changing Geography of Southeast Asia
- GGR343H1The Changing Geography of China
- GGR344H1Institutions and Governance: Germany in Comparative Perspective
- GGR491Y1Research Project
- GGR416H1Environmental Impact Assessment
- GGR492H1Senior Practicum
- GGR497H1Independent Research
- GGR493Y1Geography Professional Experience
- GGR273H1Geographic Information and Mapping II
- GGR274H1Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Social Sciences
- GGR301H1Fluvial Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG301H1Fluvial Geomorphology
- GGR310H1Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR323H1Commons, Commoning and Nature
- GGR329H1The Global Food System
- GGR332H1Social Geographies of Climate Change
- GGR334H1Water Resource Management
- GGR315H1Environmental Remote Sensing
- GGR337H1Environmental Remote Sensing last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR338H1Social Transformation and Environment in the Majority World
- GGR340H1Health Geography
- GGR349H1Managing Urban Natures
- GGR372H1GIS for Public Health
- GGR373H1Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- GGR386H1Special Topics in Geographic Information Systems
- GGR387H1Special Topics in Environmental Geography
- GGR388H1Special Topics in Physical & Environmental Geography
- GGR401H1Special Topics in Geography II
- GGR405H1Sustainable Systems for Natural Resources Management last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene
- GGR413H1Watershed Hydroecology last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- GGR414H1Advanced Remote Sensing last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR415H1Advanced Remote Sensing
- GGR418H1Geographies of Extraction
- GGR419H1Environmental Justice
- GGR434H1Building Community Resilience
- GGR438H1Environment and Development
- GGR481H1Field Course in Environmental Geography last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- GGR498H1Independent Research
- JGE321H1Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management
- JIG322H1Indigenous Worlds, Worldviews and the Environment
- JIG440H1Indigenous Geographies
- JUG320H1The Canadian Wilderness last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- ENV307H1Urban Sustainability
- ENV323H1Ontario Environmental Policy
- ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
- ENV335H1Environmental Design
- ENV350H1Energy Policy and Environment
- ENV395Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV396Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV422H1Environmental Law
Environmental Geography Major
- Arts program
- 7.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASMAJ1252
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
First Year Geography Courses: Any 2 courses (1.0 credit) from GGR107H1 (recommended), JEG100H1, GGR101H1, GGR112H1, GGR124H1, GGR172H1, GGR196H1, GGR197H1, GGR198H1, GGR199H1. 200/300-level GGR courses may also be used to meet this requirement. Contact the Undergraduate Administrator to update your program.
Physical and Environmental Geography Courses: Any 2 courses (1.0 credit) from GGR201H1/ JEG201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1/ JEG205H1, GGR206H1/ JEG206H1, GGR305H1/ JEG305H1, GGR308H1/ JEG308H1, GGR314H1, GGR347H1, GGR348H1, EEB240H1, ENV200H1
Methods & Core Courses: All (1.5 credits) of GGR223H1, GGR270H1, GGR271H1
Regional Geography Courses: Any course (0.5 credit) from GGR240H1, GGR246H1, GGR254H1, GGR341H1, GGR342H1, GGR343H1, GGR344H1
Fourth Year Course: Any course (0.5 credit) at the 400-level from Group A.
Applications: Any 5 courses (2.5 credits) from Group A; up to 1.0 credit can be from Group B; up to 0.5 credit can be from Group C.
Note 1Note: At least 2.0 credits must be 300/400-level courses. Of these, at least one 0.5 credit must be at the 400-level (includes Fourth Year Course requirement).
Total credits: 7.0
Group A (Environmental Geography Courses)
GGR201H1/ JEG201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1/ JEG205H1, GGR206H1/ JEG206H1, GGR223H1, GGR272H1, GGR273H1, GGR274H1, GGR301H1/ JEG301H1, GGR305H1/ JEG305H1, GGR308H1/ JEG308H1, GGR310H1, GGR314H1, GGR323H1, GGR329H1, GGR332H1, GGR334H1, GGR315H1/ GGR337H1, GGR338H1, GGR340H1, GGR341H1, GGR347H1, GGR348H1, GGR349H1, GGR372H1, GGR373H1, GGR386H1, GGR387H1, GGR388H1, GGR401H1, GGR405H1, GGR406H1/ JEG406H1, GGR413H1, GGR414H1/ GGR415H1, GGR416H1, GGR418H1, GGR419H1, GGR434H1, GGR438H1, GGR481H1, GGR491Y1, GGR492H1, GGR497H1, GGR498H1, JGE321H1, JGE331H1, JIG322H1, JIG440H1, JUG320H1
Group B (EEB and ENV Courses)
EEB240H1, ENV200H1, ENV307H1, ENV323H1, ENV333H1, ENV335H1, ENV350H1, ENV395Y0, ENV396Y0, ENV422H1
Group C
Any other GGR, JGE, JIG, JUG courses at the 200/300/400-level not listed in Group A.
Courses these requirements name
- GGR107H1Environment, Food and People
- JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
- GGR101H1Histories of Environmental Change
- GGR112H1Geopolitics, Globalization, and Inequality
- GGR124H1Cities and Urban Life
- GGR172H1Digital Earth
- GGR196H1The Yard: Micro-Geographies of Household Outdoor Spaces
- GGR197H1Re(story)ing the Earth: Indigenous Wisdoms, Ecological Stewardship, and Global Climate Action
- GGR198H1Mobility and Borders
- GGR199H1Global Racial Capitalism in the 21st Century
- GGR201H1Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG201H1Geomorphology
- GGR203H1Introduction to Climatology
- GGR205H1Introduction to Soil Science last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG205H1Introduction to Soil Science
- GGR206H1Introduction to Hydrology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG206H1Introduction to Hydrology
- GGR305H1Biogeography last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG305H1Biogeography
- GGR308H1Canadian Arctic Environments last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG308H1Canadian Arctic Environments
- GGR314H1Global Warming
- GGR347H1Energy Efficiency and Beyond
- GGR348H1Carbon-Free Energy Systems
- EEB240H1Environmental Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
- ENV200H1Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment
- GGR223H1Environment, Society and Resources
- GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
- GGR271H1Social Research Methods
- GGR240H1Geographies of Colonialism in North America
- GGR246H1Geography of Canada
- GGR254H1Geography USA
- GGR341H1The Changing Geography of Latin America
- GGR342H1The Changing Geography of Southeast Asia
- GGR343H1The Changing Geography of China
- GGR344H1Institutions and Governance: Germany in Comparative Perspective
- GGR272H1Geographic Information and Mapping I
- GGR273H1Geographic Information and Mapping II
- GGR274H1Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Social Sciences
- GGR301H1Fluvial Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG301H1Fluvial Geomorphology
- GGR310H1Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR323H1Commons, Commoning and Nature
- GGR329H1The Global Food System
- GGR332H1Social Geographies of Climate Change
- GGR334H1Water Resource Management
- GGR315H1Environmental Remote Sensing
- GGR337H1Environmental Remote Sensing last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR338H1Social Transformation and Environment in the Majority World
- GGR340H1Health Geography
- GGR349H1Managing Urban Natures
- GGR372H1GIS for Public Health
- GGR373H1Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- GGR386H1Special Topics in Geographic Information Systems
- GGR387H1Special Topics in Environmental Geography
- GGR388H1Special Topics in Physical & Environmental Geography
- GGR401H1Special Topics in Geography II
- GGR405H1Sustainable Systems for Natural Resources Management last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene
- GGR413H1Watershed Hydroecology last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- GGR414H1Advanced Remote Sensing last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR415H1Advanced Remote Sensing
- GGR416H1Environmental Impact Assessment
- GGR418H1Geographies of Extraction
- GGR419H1Environmental Justice
- GGR434H1Building Community Resilience
- GGR438H1Environment and Development
- GGR481H1Field Course in Environmental Geography last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- GGR491Y1Research Project
- GGR492H1Senior Practicum
- GGR497H1Independent Research
- GGR498H1Independent Research
- JGE321H1Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management
- JGE331H1Resource and Environmental Theory
- JIG322H1Indigenous Worlds, Worldviews and the Environment
- JIG440H1Indigenous Geographies
- JUG320H1The Canadian Wilderness last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- ENV307H1Urban Sustainability
- ENV323H1Ontario Environmental Policy
- ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
- ENV335H1Environmental Design
- ENV350H1Energy Policy and Environment
- ENV395Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV396Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV422H1Environmental Law
Environmental Geography Minor
- Arts program
- 4.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMIN1252
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(4.0 credits)
First Year Geography Courses: Any course (0.5 credit) from GGR107H1 (recommended), JEG100H1, GGR101H1, GGR112H1, GGR124H1, GGR172H1, GGR196H1, GGR197H1, GGR198H1, GGR199H1. 200/300-level GGR courses may also be used to meet this requirement. Contact the Undergraduate Administrator to update your program.
Core Course: All (0.5 credit) of GGR223H1
Physical and Environmental Geography Course: Any course (0.5 credit) from GGR201H1/ JEG201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1/ JEG205H1, GGR206H1/ JEG206H1, GGR305H1/ JEG305H1, GGR308H1/ JEG308H1, GGR314H1, GGR347H1, GGR348H1, ENV200H1, ENV234H1
Applications: Any 5 courses (2.5 credits) from Group A; up to 1.0 credit can be from Group B. Up to a 0.5 credit can be used from GGR493Y1, based on suitability of placement for this program, and approved by department.
Note 1Note: At least 1.0 credit must be 300/400-level courses.
Group A (Environmental Geography Courses): GGR201H1/ JEG201H1, GGR203H1, GGR205H1/ JEG205H1, GGR206H1/ JEG206H1, GGR223H1, GGR270H1, GGR271H1, GGR272H1, GGR273H1, GGR274H1, GGR301H1/ JEG301H1, GGR305H1/ JEG305H1, GGR308H1/ JEG308H1, GGR310H1, GGR314H1, GGR323H1, GGR329H1, GGR332H1, GGR334H1, GGR315H1/ GGR337H1, GGR338H1, GGR340H1, GGR341H1, GGR347H1, GGR348H1, GGR349H1, GGE372H1, GGR373H1, GGR386H1, GGR387H1, GGR388H1, GGR401H1, GGR405H1, GGR406H1/ JEG406H1, GGR413H1, GGR414H1/ GGR415H1, GGR416H1, GGR418H1, GGR419H1, GGR434H1, GGR438H1, GGR481H1, GGR491Y1, GGR492H1, GGR497H1, GGR498H1, JGE321H1, JGE331H1, JIG322H1, JIG440H1, JUG320H1
Group B (School of the Environment Courses): ENV200H1, ENV234H1, ENV307H1, ENV323H1, ENV333H1, ENV335H1, ENV350H1, ENV395Y0, ENV396Y0, ENV422H1
Courses these requirements name
- GGR107H1Environment, Food and People
- JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
- GGR101H1Histories of Environmental Change
- GGR112H1Geopolitics, Globalization, and Inequality
- GGR124H1Cities and Urban Life
- GGR172H1Digital Earth
- GGR196H1The Yard: Micro-Geographies of Household Outdoor Spaces
- GGR197H1Re(story)ing the Earth: Indigenous Wisdoms, Ecological Stewardship, and Global Climate Action
- GGR198H1Mobility and Borders
- GGR199H1Global Racial Capitalism in the 21st Century
- GGR223H1Environment, Society and Resources
- GGR201H1Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG201H1Geomorphology
- GGR203H1Introduction to Climatology
- GGR205H1Introduction to Soil Science last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG205H1Introduction to Soil Science
- GGR206H1Introduction to Hydrology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG206H1Introduction to Hydrology
- GGR305H1Biogeography last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG305H1Biogeography
- GGR308H1Canadian Arctic Environments last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG308H1Canadian Arctic Environments
- GGR314H1Global Warming
- GGR347H1Energy Efficiency and Beyond
- GGR348H1Carbon-Free Energy Systems
- ENV200H1Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment
- ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR493Y1Geography Professional Experience
- GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
- GGR271H1Social Research Methods
- GGR272H1Geographic Information and Mapping I
- GGR273H1Geographic Information and Mapping II
- GGR274H1Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Social Sciences
- GGR301H1Fluvial Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG301H1Fluvial Geomorphology
- GGR310H1Bioenergy from Sustainable Forest Management last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR323H1Commons, Commoning and Nature
- GGR329H1The Global Food System
- GGR332H1Social Geographies of Climate Change
- GGR334H1Water Resource Management
- GGR315H1Environmental Remote Sensing
- GGR337H1Environmental Remote Sensing last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR338H1Social Transformation and Environment in the Majority World
- GGR340H1Health Geography
- GGR341H1The Changing Geography of Latin America
- GGR349H1Managing Urban Natures
- GGE372H1
- GGR373H1Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- GGR386H1Special Topics in Geographic Information Systems
- GGR387H1Special Topics in Environmental Geography
- GGR388H1Special Topics in Physical & Environmental Geography
- GGR401H1Special Topics in Geography II
- GGR405H1Sustainable Systems for Natural Resources Management last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- JEG406H1Geomorphology and the Anthropocene
- GGR413H1Watershed Hydroecology last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- GGR414H1Advanced Remote Sensing last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- GGR415H1Advanced Remote Sensing
- GGR416H1Environmental Impact Assessment
- GGR418H1Geographies of Extraction
- GGR419H1Environmental Justice
- GGR434H1Building Community Resilience
- GGR438H1Environment and Development
- GGR481H1Field Course in Environmental Geography last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- GGR491Y1Research Project
- GGR492H1Senior Practicum
- GGR497H1Independent Research
- GGR498H1Independent Research
- JGE321H1Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management
- JGE331H1Resource and Environmental Theory
- JIG322H1Indigenous Worlds, Worldviews and the Environment
- JIG440H1Indigenous Geographies
- JUG320H1The Canadian Wilderness last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- ENV307H1Urban Sustainability
- ENV323H1Ontario Environmental Policy
- ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
- ENV335H1Environmental Design
- ENV350H1Energy Policy and Environment
- ENV395Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV396Y0Special Topics Field Course
- ENV422H1Environmental Law
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