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	Waterloo Geography and Environmental Management (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WG Remove	Algoma Geography (BA 4 year) OUAC JBJ Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	77–80%“High 70s”	65%“65%+”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4U SES4U	ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No
Degree	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	41	—
What you study	Environmental Studies Human Geography Physical Geography	Geology Human Geography Physical Geography
What it is	You study how people interact with the natural environment, combining physical geography (climate, landforms, ecosystems) with human geography (cities, cultures, economics) and environmental problem-solving. The co-op option requires you to complete four paid work terms alongside your degree, giving you real-world experience in environmental consulting, urban planning, or conservation. This suits people who want to understand environmental challenges from both scientific and social angles and who value applying classroom learning in professional settings.	A BA in Geography covers the physical Earth — landforms, climate, ecosystems — alongside human systems like culture, economics, and cities. You'll study both natural processes and how people shape and live in different places. It suits students curious about why the world works the way it does and interested in solving real-world problems across environment and society.
The door tomajors you reach through it	geography	earth science geography
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo

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