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GEOGRAPHY
COURSES
GEOGRAPHY:
A
SYSTEMS
APPROACH
Course Number: Geography 020E
Geography presented as the study of spatial relationships, with humans and their natural
environment examined as separate and interacting systems. Concepts and materials exemplify
geography as a spatial and social science leading to a greater understanding of the earth
as human habitat.
INTRODUCTION
TO
SPATIAL
ANALYSIS
Course Number: Geography 020E
Course Number: Geography 201a/b
An introduction to the nature of geographical data and the application of quantitative and
statistical techniques and computing systems to spatial analysis; models of spatial data,
probability, distributions, hypothesis testing and correlations.
WEATHER
AND
CLIMATE
Course Number: Geography 020E
Course Number: Geography 208a/b
Fundamentals of the physical processes underlying weather and climate; radiant energy,
energy balances, clouds, atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics; principles of the
"Greenhouse Effect", mid-latitude cyclones and aspects of weather forecasting, severe
weather phenomenon and atmospheric optics.
INTRODUCTORY
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Course Number: Geography 020E
Course Number: Geography 213a/b
Spatial distributions of plants and animals; evolutionary and environmental controls
on distributions; impacts of human settlement.
HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY
Course Number: Geography 220a/b
An introduction to the spatial processes which influence the pattern of such land
uses as food production, energy production and transmission, manufacturing,
communication and transportation, and retailing.
INTRODUCTION
TO
RESOURCE
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Course Number: Geography 235f/g
A geographical introduction to natural resources and their management; juxtaposition
of global and Canadian resources and environmental conditions and the human management
response.
GEOGRAPHIC
RESEARCH:
METHODS
AND
ISSUES
Course Number: Geography 237a/b
A survey of a range of geographic research methods, both the models and the techniques
employed, and issues arising from their use. Topics covered include research questions
and design, sources of error, ethics and values in research, methods of data collection,
data analysis and presentation of findings.
INTRODUCTORY
CARTOGRAPHY
Course Number: Geography 242a/b
Introduction to cartographic theory, map design and drafting, including practical
experience with many methods of graphic representation of spatial data.
INTRODUCTION
TO
GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
(GIS)
Course Number: Geography 280a/b
Fundamental concepts, geographic information representation and spatial data entry.
Basic spatial analysis, cartography and remote sensing. Practical skills developed
through use of a GIS system.
QUANTITATIVE
ANALYSIS
IN
GEOGRAPHY
Course Number: Geography 301a/b
Simple parametric and nonparametric statistical methods through multiple regression
are introduced. Exploratory data analysis techniques are examined as a supplement to
more traditional statistical methods. Geography specific techniques are also
presented.
REMOTE
SENSING
Course Number: Geography 307a/b
Introduction to the principles, techniques, and geographic applications of remote
sensing systems. Computer processing of remote sensing digital data. Interface of
remote sensing data with geographic information systems.
ADVANCED
TOPICS
IN
REMOTE
SENSING
Course Number: Geography 309a/b
Themes to be considered may include: advanced computer analysis of digital satellite
and airborne data (optical, infrared and radar), advanced image classification methods,
texture analysis, change detection, automatic linear feature extraction, structural
pattern recognition and remote sensing applications. Remote sensing software will be
used in lab.
ADVANCED
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Course Number: Geography 313a/b
Distributions of plants and animals over space and time; plant and animal population
dynamics; form and function of plant communities; theory of island biogeography;
research techniques; aspects of vegetation and wildlife management; some implications
of environmental change.
ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGE
Course Number: Geography 321a/b
The evidence, causes, and chronology of environmental change, with emphasis on the
Holocene in North America.
DENDROCHRONOLOGY
Course Number: Geography 326a/b
Introduction to techniques of tree-ring dating and applications to research in
geomorphology, archaeology, palaeoecology, and palaeoclimatology.
HUMAN
IMPACTS
ON
WEATHER
AND
CLIMATE
Course Number: Geography 331a/b
An examination of modified weather and climates due to human activities on scales
ranging from local modification of microclimates in urban areas to global climate
change due to changes in atmospheric composition. The processes underlying the changes
are examined as well as the methods of detecting the changes.
ADVANCED
CARTOGRAPHY
Course Number: Geography 342a/b
Advanced cartographic project design and implementation. Image processing, geographic
information systems, remote sensing, computer graphics programming, 2 and 3
dimensional representations; interface design; data manipulation.
FIELD
METHODS
AND
PRACTICES
Course Number: Geography 343y
Departmental field camps and field trips as arranged. Students should be prepared to
meet the necessary travel and living expenses. Restricted to and mandatory for
students in third-year honors Geography.
WESTERN
EUROPE
Course Number: Geography 366a/b
Investigation in detail of geographical factors in the economic and social patterns
of Western Europe; selected themes and case studies.
SPATIAL
DECISION
SUPPORT
SYSTEMS
Course Number: Geography 370a/b
Principles of integrating GIS and Decision Analysis methodologies; selected
computer-based Spatial Decision Support Systems are applied in practical sessions.
A range of applications from both public and private sector organizations are
covered.
THE
NATURE
AND
PHILOSOPHY
OF
GEOGRAPHY
Course Number: Geography 448a/b
Discussion of geographical paradigms within an historical and social context. A
central concern is the relationship between the academic and professional practice
of geography.
ELECTIVE
COURSES
ARCHEOLOGY
AND
WORLD
PREHISTORY
Course Number: Anthropology 100
The field of archaeology, with emphasis on the major discoveries of the discipline. Topics
include the evolution of humans, their spread throughout the world, the origins of
agriculture, urbanization, and the development of early civilizations. Major archaeological
sites like Olduvai Gorge, Stonehenge, Giza, Ur and Teotihuacan will be discussed.
GENERAL
ASTRONOMY
Course Number: Astronomy 021
A general survey of astronomy including: the solar system and its constituents; stars,
their basic properties and evolution; systems of stars including clusters, the milky way,
and other galaxies; the universe, its past, present and future structure; astronomical
instruments; topics of current interest including pulsars, quasars, black
holes.
THE
SEARCH
FOR
LIFE
IN THE
UNIVERSE
Course Number: Astronomy 121a/b
An introduction to current scientific thinking on the possibility of extraterrestrial
life and intelligence. Ideas, observations, and experiments from the frontiers of many
areas of science converge in this unique interdisciplinary field. Emphasis will be on
topics of current interest, including searches for life in our Solar System, detection
of extrasolar planets, and the origins of life on Earth.
INTRODUCTORY
BIOLOGY
Course Number: Biology 023
Content similar to that of Biology 022. The course is restricted to students who have not
taken OAC Biology.
SPORT
AND
RECREATION
IN THE
ANCIENT
WORLD
Course Number: Classical Studies 136
A study of the nature of sport and recreation, and of the attitudes towards them in the
societies of the ancient world, principally Greece and Rome.
ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOLOGY
Course Number: Earth Sciences 081a/b
Earth's evolution from the beginnings of the solar system (elemental and planetary
synthesis). Development of the Earth (Segregation into core, mantle, crust, ocean and
atmosphere). Discussion of how these systems interact to keep the planet habitable.
Perturbations of Earth's natural processes by humans and their environmental impact on
our planet's future.
CRUST
OF THE
EARTH
Course Number: Earth Sciences 082a/b
This course considers what our planet is made of and how it works. Topics include:
Formation of rocks and minerals. Plutonism, weathering, sedimentation, and metamorphism.
Geologic time and rock deformation. Volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, and mountain
building, with geophysical evidence. Surface processes and consequences.
CATASTROPHIC
EVENTS
IN
EARTH
HISTORY
Course Number: Earth Sciences 240a/b
The surface of the earth can undergo catastrophic changes, which reflect effects of both
internal and external forces. These changes result from earthquakes, volcanism, meteorite
impacts, erosion, and related phenomena. The consequences for life on the planet, the
forces involved and mechanisms causing change are investigated.
A
WELLNESS
/ LIFESTYLE
ANALYSIS
Course Number: Kinesiology 021
Examines and explores a variety of wellness topical areas such as cardiorespiratory health;
stress; nutrition; the health care system in Canada (with global context); complementary
wellness models/systems; the sociology of health care; sport as a wellness activity. At
the core of this approach is a pronounced focus on the physical body combined with an
analysis of wellness from a personal, lifestyle perspective.
INTRODUCTION
TO
PSYCHOLOGY
Course Number: Psychology 020
An introductory survey of the methods and findings of modern scientific psychology. The
following topics will be covered: history and methodology, biological psychology,
sensation and perception, learning and motivation, verbal and cognitive processes,
developmental psychology, social psychology, individual differences (intelligence and
personality), and clinical psychology.
HUMAN
SEXUALITY
Course Number: Psychology 153
A survey of the psychological study of human sexual behavior. Topics include history,
methodology, theory, anatomy, physiology, attraction, sexual function, sexual orientation,
contraception, conception and birth, sexual health and sexual coercion, and
pornography.
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