Webmail | Groupwise | Faculty/Staff Directory

Geography

Contact Us

Department of Geography
Brandon University
Fourth Floor, John R. Brodie Science Centre
270 - 18th Street
Brandon, Manitoba
R7A 6A9

Phone: (204) 727-9768
Fax: (204) 728-7346
email: geography@brandonu.ca

4-Year B.A. OR B.Sc. Major In Geography, ACC Transfer – Environmental Technologies Diploma: GIS

Students transferring from the Assiniboine Community College (ACC) Environmental Technologies GIS Diploma, to the Department of Geography, Geomatics Concentration are given a “block transfer” of 60 credit hours. No additional Brandon University credit will be recognized for courses taken as part of the ACC Environmental Technologies GIS diploma. See notes following the course list for additional requirements. Assiniboine Community College students granted 60 credit hours transfer credit to this program may meet the Brandon University residence requirement by completing an additional 60 credit hours of BU coursework. Transfers from other college or university programs should follow the regulations in 3.1.5. In all cases, all other degree requirements must be met. Course requirements for transfer students are as follows:

All of the following courses:

38:170 Introduction to Physical Geography 3
38:180 Human Geography 3
38:192 Environmental and Resource Issues 3
Plus: one of the following: 3
38:179 World Regional Geography 3
38:260 Geography of Manitoba 3
38:283 Canada: A Regional Geography 3
Plus: all of the following courses: 3
38:279 Geographic Research Methods 3
38:365 Applied Quantitative Methods in Geography 3
38:477 Advanced Geomatics
Plus: either the four year B.A. OR B.Sc. degree requirements as outlined above.
Plus: an additional 6 credit hours of Humanities meeting the Liberal Education requirements as outlined in 7.3.1.
Plus: A minor of 15 or 18 credit hours. Note: If the selected Minor requires only 15 credit hours, then an additional 3 credit hours of electives is required,