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Human Geography explores the connections between human societies and the spaces they occupy. Geography students gain insights into how cultures, economies, and social systems interact with and depend on their physical surroundings.
Program length:
Honours: 4 years (120 credits)
Advanced: 4 years (120 credits)
General: 3 years (90 credits)
Minor: 18 credits
A Geography BA degree allows students to specialize in
one of three academic concentrations:
Resources, Environment and Society (RS)
This concentration examines how natural and human-driven environmental changes influence societal relationships at all levels.
Global Politics, Justice, and Sustainability (GPS)
This track investigates worldwide geography by analyzing how economic, cultural, ecological and political systems collectively shape our planet.
Culture, Identity and Space (CIS)
This specialization focuses on how identity, culture, and physical spaces interact, particularly studying the collaborative and conflicting forces that create local environments.
The following are minimum requirements for entry into the Bachelor of Arts in Geography program. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Direct entry applicants are those who have not attended a post-secondary institution or have completed fewer than 24 credit hours at a recognized university or college.
Advanced entry applicants are those who have completed one year (24 credit hours) or more of studies in another faculty at the University of Manitoba or another recognized post-secondary institution.
English language proficiency
IAEP (Intensive Academic English Program): Minimum score required: Pass Level 5/AEPUCE (Academic English Program for University and College Entrance)
IELTS (Academic - computer or paper) or IELTS Indicator: Minimum score required: 6.5 overall; Minimum score of 6.0 in each of the four modules (listening, reading, speaking, writing); and IELTS One Skill Retake results are accepted by the Undergraduate Admissions Office, University of Manitoba
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Assessment) - Online or Test Centre: Minimum score required: 60
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Paper Edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition (Test of English as a Foreign Language): Minimum score required: Minimum overall score of 86, and Minimum component scores: 20 in Reading, 20 in Writing, 20 in Listening, and 20 in Speaking
Cambridge Assessment English: C1 Advanced: Minimum score required: 180
Cambridge Assessment English: C2 Proficiency: Minimum score required: 180
Pearson Test of English: Minimum score required: 58
Duolingo English Test: Minimum overall score of 120, and Minimum component scores: 105 (Literacy, Comprehension, Production, Conversation)