VIU的“地理”计划可以作为主要或次要选项，使您能够专注于可持续资源管理或城市和社会可持续性，以及一般选择。地理学家从事许多不同领域的职业，包括教育，计划，商业，政府机构和非营利组织。地理学是对地球空间和地方的研究。地理学家关注地球空间中自然和人类现象的分布和模式，包括人类对自然环境影响的性质和程度。保护可持续发展的环境和管理地球宝贵的资源-土地，水和空气-对于地理学家至关重要。地点和景观的地理概念为理解文化在城市和乡村景观的演变和发展中的作用提供了框架。从空间（地理）和时间（历史）的角度来看，政治，社会
Geography is the study of earth spaces and places. Geographers are concerned with the distribution and patterning of physical and human phenomena in earth space, including the nature and magnitude of human impact on natural environments. Protecting sustainable environments and managing the earth's valued resources land, water and air are of vital interest to geographers. The geographic concepts of place and landscape provide a framework for understanding the role of culture in the evolution and development of urban and rural landscapes. Political, social and economic processes, when examined from a spatial (geographic) and temporal (historical) perspective, enable students to appreciate and understand the dynamic processes associated with the development of local and regional landscapes.<br><br>The B.A. Major in Geography features two areas of specialization Sustainable Resource Management or Urban and Social Sustainability and a General stream designed to broaden an understanding of physical and human geography. Theoretical and applied course work in each stream are designed to strengthen communication skills in oral, written and visual presentations, and to provide a range of transferable skills, notably in the areas of spatial analysis, remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS). Students will be challenged to think critically, analyze problems, and seek resolutions to conflicts, particularly in the fields of natural resource management and urban and social management.<br><br>The B.A. Minor in Geography provides the flexibility to tailor a program that best suits educational and/or career goals. Geography is a teachable subject in the British Columbia secondary system.<br><br>VIU's dedicated, industry-standard GIS lab features the most up-to-date software packages, and the program provides ample opportunity to apply these computer-based tools and techniques. Small class sizes and active student-faculty interaction strengthen each student's learning experience.