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	Trent (Durham) Child & Youth Studies & Sociology OUAC ROK Remove	Ottawa Géographie physique et géomatique (4 ans – majeure) OUAC OOG Remove	Ottawa Physical Geography and Geomatics (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OOF Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% minimum”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U	MCV4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +3 more on the program page	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +3 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—
What you study	Psychology Social Policy Social Work Sociology	Geology Human Geography Interdisciplinary Studies Physical Geography	Geology Human Geography Interdisciplinary Studies Physical Geography
What it is	This program combines the study of how young people develop and behave with the study of how society works and institutions function. You'll examine topics like family dynamics, education systems, social inequality, and policy that affects children and youth, drawing on psychology and social work perspectives. It suits students who want to understand people and social structures in depth before moving into careers like social work, education, counselling, or community development.	You study how Earth's physical systems work — landforms, climate, water, soil — and learn geomatics, the technology and methods used to map and analyse geographic data. This differs from human geography programs by focusing on natural processes rather than societies and cultures. It suits you if you want to understand environmental change and work with mapping software and spatial analysis tools, whether in research, conservation, or resource management.	Physical Geography and Geomatics is the study of Earth's natural systems — climate, landforms, water cycles, and ecosystems — combined with the tools and technology used to map and analyze landscapes and geographic data. You'll learn fieldwork skills alongside GIS software and remote sensing, which sets this apart from pure geology or human geography alone. It suits students who want to understand how the physical world works and are comfortable with both outdoor research and technical problem-solving.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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