Geographic Analysis (BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Toronto (Canada)

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Toronto (Canada)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Put your training and expertise to use in market research; real estate development; economic forecasting; retail network planning; industrial site selection; conservation; recreation; tourism; transportation; housing; or crime analysis. You may work as a supply chain analyst, GIS application developer, GIS and route planning analyst, business analyst, location research analyst, environmental field technician or urban/city planner. You may also choose to work as a consultant in government, in the private sector or on a freelance basis. You may choose to pursue graduate studies in geography, spatial analysis, business, planning, policy, urban or immigration studies or environmental science and management, or attend teachers’ college or law school. You may also complete certification as a GIS professional (GISP).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Toronto (Canada)
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Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This career-focused program teaches state-of-the-art geographic information systems (GIS), mapping and remote sensing technology to examine real-world issues in retail management, real estate development, social service planning, public health and safety or climate change. Hands-on labs, a 350-hour internship in the public or private sector, research and consulting projects with external clients, fieldwork including local and international field trips and opportunities for international exchange will prepare you to provide innovative solutions in a variety of fields.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.

Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:

A minimum grade of 70% or higher will be required in Grade 12 U English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)

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Subjects

  • Planning
  • GIS
  • Ecosystems
  • Academic
  • Cartographic
  • Techniques
  • Inferential
  • Demography
  • Analysis
  • Environmental

Course programme

1st & 2nd Semester
  • Energy, Earth and Ecosystems
  • GEO 141Geography and GIS
  • Location, Location, Location
  • Critical Thinking I
  • Academic Writing and Research
3rd & 4th Semester
  • Introductory Analytical Techniques
  • Cartographic Principles and Practice
  • Inferential Statistics in Geography
  • Geographic Information Science
PROFESSIONAL: Three courses from the following:
  • Location Analysis
  • Principles of Demography
  • Geography of the Physical Environment
  • Internal Structure of the City
  • Resource and Environmental Planning
  • Geography of Retailing
5th & 6th Semester

REQUIRED GROUP 1: Two courses from the following:
  • Geodemographics
  • GIS Programming
  • Introduction to Remote Sensing
  • Multivariate Analytical Techniques
  • GIS and Decision Support
  • Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS
  • Field Methods for Geospatial Data
  • Spatial Databases
7th & 8th Semester
  • Practicum
REQUIRED GROUP 1: Two of the following:
  • Individual Research Paper
  • The Professional Geographer
  • Geographic Entrepreneurship and Consulting

Additional information

Tuition and Fees 2020/2021
Domestic Fees Range: $7,044 - $7,112
International Fees Range: $28,635 - $29,021

Geographic Analysis (BA (Hons)

Price on request