Sheridan's Geography major may be taken on either a full-time or part-time basis and is open to both domestic and international students.
Indicative Course Plan (Full-time student)
Year 1 Semester 1
GG101 Introduction to Human Geography
HU140 Creative Thinking
RS191 Academic and Professional Communication
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
Year 1 Semester 2
GG100 Fundamentals of Physical Geography
CS100 Introduction to Christianity
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
Year 2 Semester 1
+1 Geography Elective
+1 Geography Elective
CS200 Survey of the Bible
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
Year 2 Semester 2
+1 Geography Elective
HU250 Critical Thinking and Ethics
RS292 Research Methods
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
Year 3 Semester 1
CS300 Christianity as a Worldview
RS394 Research Project
+1 Geography Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
Year 3 Semester 2
+1 Geography Elective
+1 Geography Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
+1 2nd Major / Minor / General Elective
List of available units in the Geography major
Geography core units (2 units)
- GG100 Fundamentals of Physical Geography
- GG101 Introduction to Human Geography
Geography electives (choose 6 units)
- GG210 Earth Systems and Dynamics
- GG220 Introduction to Sustainable Development
- GG321 Power, Society and Environment
- GG322 Mining, Communities and Sustainable Development
- GG330 Environmental and Global Climate Change
- GG340 Fundamental of Geographic Information Systems
- GG341 Introduction to Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
Common Core Arts Core units (2 units)
- HU140 Creative Thinking
- HU250 Critical Thinking and Ethics
Common Core Research units (3 units)
- RS191 Academic and Professional Communication
- RS292 Research Methods
- RS394 Research Project
Common Core Christian Studies units (3 units)
- CS100 Introduction to Christianity
- CS200 Survey of the Bible
- CS300 Christianity as a Worldview
General electives (choose 8 units)
- 8 units chosen from any academic discipline