将自己定位为专业人士，以了解环境变化等趋势
Position yourself as a professional equipped to make sense of trends such as environmental change and human health outcomes, and apply policies to improve the overall human condition. The program in Geography offers a solid foundation in geographic techniques, physical geography and human geography, including development issues in Northern Canada, Latin America, and Africa. Students may obtain a Certificate in Geographic Techniques including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, air photo interpretation, cartography and spatial analysis. Honours thesis students have the opportunity to gain field-based and laboratory-based experience in permafrost assessment and monitoring. The department organizes field trips to study the unique geological features of the Sudbury Basin – one of the oldest and largest impact craters in the world. Study abroad courses are also offered regularly in a variety of locations from Mexico to Macedonia.