Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography (Honours)

Simon Fraser University

The department offers a bachelor of science (BSc) honours program in physical geography with three course streams targeting the academic requirements needed for employment or professional accreditation in the environmental and natural resource sectors.(1) The biogeophysical science stream offers a broad range of environmental science courses in physical geography, emphasizing biogeography, soils, hydrology, geomorphology and climatology. It targets the academic requirements needed to apply for registration as a Professional Agrologist in British Columbia, a skills-based professional accreditation required in the environmental and natural resource sectors.(2) The geoscience stream offers coursework in environmental geoscience, emphasizing geomorphology, earth science, hydrology, soils and climatology. It targets the academic requirements needed to apply for registration as a professional geoscientist (environmental geoscience) in Canada, a skills-based professional accreditation required in the environmental and natural resource sectors.(3) The geosystems and GIScience stream targets the requirements necessary to apply the theory and techniques of GIScience in the environmental and natural resources sectors.