4-Year B.A. OR B.Sc. Major In Geography, AC Transfer – Environmental Technologies Diploma; Land & Water Management
Students transferring from the Assiniboine College (AC) Environmental Technologies – Land & Water Management Diploma, to the Geography Major, Environmental Studies 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 AC Environmental Technologies – Land & Water Management diploma. See notes on the Degree Streams page for additional requirements. Assiniboine 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 University Regulation in Section 3.12.2. In all cases, all other degree requirements must be met. Course requirements for transfer students are as follows:
Students considering a 4-Year B.Sc. Geography Major (Land & Water Management) must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours consisting of:
| 38:170 | How Earth Works: Applied Physical Geography | 3 |
| 38:180 | People & Places: An Introduction to Human Geography | 3 |
| 38:192 | Environment and Society | 3 |
| 38:265 | Applied Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 |
| 38:279 | Introduction to Geographic Research Methods | 3 |
| 38:286 | GIS I – Principles of Spatial Data & Cartographic Design | 3 |
| 38:376 | GIS II – Spatial Data Management & Analysis | 3 |
| Plus: | ONE of the following courses | |
| 38:267 | Sustainable Prairie Ecosystems | 3 |
| 38:290 | Global Environmental Change | 3 |
| 38:294 | Outdoor Recreation and Tourism | 3 |
| 38:373 | Biogeography and Wildlife Management | 3 |
| 38:384 | Wilderness and Protected Areas Management | 3 |
| 70:266* | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| Plus: | ONE of the following courses | |
| 38:457 | Wetlands | 3 |
| 38:464 | Rural Resource Development | 3 |
| 38:476 | Environmental Impact Assessment and Reporting | 3 |
| 38:492 | Sustainable Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| 38:494 | Limnology: The Science of Inland Waters | 3 |
| Plus: | B.A. or B.Sc. Route (9 credit hours) | |
| B.A. Route | ALL of the following: | |
| 38:280 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| 38:282 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| 38:381 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| B.Sc. Route | ALL of the following: | |
| 38:250 | Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| 38:278 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| 38:375 | Hydrology | 3 |
| Plus: | TRANSFER CREDIT (“block credit”) |
60 |
| Plus: | Minor requirement | min 18 |
| Plus: | Liberal Education requirement, outlined in 5.4 (Humanities) | 6 |
* Students who select 70:266 to satisfy the degree requirements in this concentration need only select an additional three (3) credit hours of Humanities courses to satisfy the Liberal Arts requirements. However, in this case an additional 3 credit hours of electives would be required to satisfy overall degree requirements.