Global Geography
Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change
Global Geography explores how human societies and physical environments are deeply connected and constantly changing. Learn how to analyze global processes including urbanization, uneven development and inequality, migration and identity formation, and environmental change. Combine approaches from the social sciences, humanities, and physical sciences to identify solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Ultimately, you will be equipped with skills that will prepare you for a career in Canada and abroad in areas such as government, journalism and media, development agencies, private-sector corporations and the non-profit sector.
Students will explore these critical global issues:
- Human migration and identities
- Economic development and inequalities
- Geopolitical power
- Global urbanization
- Flows of knowledge, culture, and data
- Changing global environments
As a Global Geography student, you will gain knowledge and skills through hands-on classroom activities, field- and lab-based exercises, and community engagement. You will acquire technical skills and experience in geographical information systems, data analysis, research methods, and field techniques, while also enhancing your communication, reasoning, and leadership skills to address societal and environmental challenges.
Interested in focusing your career on the Environment + Business?
The Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change has partnered with the Schulich School of Business to pursue the Master of Management Program (PMMP). This is a 4+1 pathway program that allows you to focus on your environmental studies in your undergraduate and secure your position in graduate studies now. A separate application is required.
