GGR111H5 Human Geography
Students gain an understanding of geographic principles through lectures and course material and develop fieldwork skills through practical sessions and field exercises. This course fulfills 1 field day.
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GGR112H5 Physical Geography
Key methods and techniques used by physical geographers to study the Earth System are covered in lectures, readings, practical sessions and field work. Fieldwork is integral to all sub-disciplines of geography, and a major component of this course. There is no substitute for direct, hands-on exploration of the natural world. This course fulfills 1 field day.
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GGR252H5 Retail Geography
The spatial structure of consumer demand and retail facilities. Techniques for site selection and trade area evaluation, location strategies, retail planning. This course fulfills 1 field day.
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GGR278H5 Geographical Information Systems
Introduction to models of representation and management of geographical data. Practical exercises using GIS and statistical software packages with examples from both physical and human geography.
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GGR307H5 Environmental Soil Science
This course introduces fundamentals of soil formation, physical, chemical and biological characteristics, and classification schemes. It explores the role of, and how humans interact with, soils in Canadian forests, wetlands, agricultural systems, and industrial and urban settings. Aspects of carbon, nutrient, and pollutant biogeochemistry in soils are explored in detail. This course fulfills 2 field days.
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GGR309H5 Wetland Ecosystems
This course focuses on the classification, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of wetland systems, introducing management issues associated with preservation, restoration and creation. This course fulfills 4 field days.
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GGR315H5 Physical Hydrology
Open channel hydraulics, soil water, and groundwater processes are investigated. The importance of understanding water movement in the environment by exploring the relationship of hydrology to other environmental sciences is stressed. This course fulfills 2 field days.
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GGR317H5 The Cryosphere
This course examines snow properties, snow cover distribution, glacier hydrology, melt runoff, and ice in its many forms. This course will examine some recent observed changes occurring in the cryosphere regions of Canada. This course includes an off-campus field trip. This course fulfills 2 field days.
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GGR318H5 Political Geography
The course provides discussion on nation building, the emergence of the state system, theories on the state, and the role of the state as provider of services and regulator of activities, and electoral geography and governance. This course fulfills 1 field day.
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GGR385H5 Indigenizing Space and Place
While we will be focusing on indigenizing geographies within the context of Canada as a settler nation, we will also engage with how indigenous geographies shape and are shaped by nationalisms in other parts of the world. As part of this course, students may have the option of participating in an international learning experience. This course fulfills 1-5 field day.
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GGR389H5 Field Studies in Human Geography
This course will provide students with a first-hand exposure to the social, urban, historical and cultural geography of a North American city. During a 5-7 day stay in a city, students will apply basic field methods. This course fulfills 6 field days.
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GGR407H5 Ecohydrology
Topics include ecosystem control on the water balance, the role of peat-lands in ameliorating climate change, hydro-logic controls on species diversity, and the role of the watershed in mitigating human pollutants. Students are expected to conduct independent and collaborative study.
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GGR417Y5 Honours Thesis
This course is designed to give students experience in the design and execution of an independent senior thesis under the supervision of a faculty member.
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GGR437H5 Advanced Remote Sensing
Topics include image pre-processing and calibration, spectral data transformation, image enhancement, pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, hyperspectral image analysis, and change detection. Students will apply these advanced remote sensing techniques in practical lab exercises and a term project.
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GGR463H5 Geographic Information Analysis and Processing
Topics from geographic information science will be presented. Extensive hands-on experience with spatially explicit simulation models, fuzzy techniques, statistical analysis, and programming tools.
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GGR497H5 Human Geography Independent Research Project
This independent project course is designed to give students experience in the definition and execution of a one-term research study on a human geography topic, under the guidance of faculty member.
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GGR498H5 Physical Geography Independent Research Project
This independent project course is designed to give students experience in the definition and execution of a one-term research study on a physical geography topic, under the guidance of a faculty member.
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