Honours BA in Human Geography (Environmental Geography) - Scarborough in Scarborough Canada | University of Toronto

Explore the forefront of research on human spatial behavior and societal disparities. Gain practical experience through hands-on fieldwork while developing core competencies for empirical research and analyzing the forces that influence communities, economies, and urban/rural landscapes. Our program examines spatial distributions of human activities and regional characteristics, delving into the intricate connections between society and nature, plus the socioeconomic challenges of land use and habitation.
In the major program, you'll select courses from two focus areas while building expertise in GIS or qualitative methodologies. You'll acquire tools to interpret modern social science theories regarding communities and economic systems, examining how geographic settings both influence and reflect social organization and behavior. The specialist program offers comprehensive training across all three concentrations plus both GIS and qualitative methods, providing a rigorous examination of human geography with advanced methodological preparation for graduate studies or professional careers. Consider pairing this with our GIS or City Studies minors for complementary learning.
Our minor program offers a foundational introduction to human geography, allowing you to tailor your studies by selecting from diverse geography courses that align with your interests. This flexible option lets you concentrate on one thematic area without mandatory methodology coursework.
This concentration area fundamentally investigates how political systems, economic structures, historical contexts, and cultural frameworks both influence and are transformed by human-environment interactions. Environmental geography scholarship extends beyond policy analysis to examine the politics of environmental knowledge, economic models of resource management, property regimes, and grassroots conflicts that collectively shape humanity's relationship with nature.