Physical Geography (BSc), Faculty of Environment, SFU
Simon Fraser University offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in Physical Geography.
- Students can also complete an Honours degree or a Minor in Physical Geography
- The program can be completed through one of three streams:
- Biogeophysical Science: Offering a range of earth system science courses with a focus on earth system dynamics, this stream targets the courses needed for registration as a Professional Agrologist.
- Geoscience: The Geoscience stream investigates earth surface processes andtargets the academic requirements for registration as a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) (Environmental Geoscience) within Canada.
- Geosystems & GIScience: This stream focuses on the linkages between earth systems science and spatial information science. It also covers the requirements for the Certificate in Geographic Information Science.
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
SFU Program Requirements
SFU Department Website
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests
All students, regardless of the stream they choose, will complete the following core 31-34 credits:
|
SFU Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
All of: GEOG 100 GEOG 1111 CHEM 121 EASC 101 GEOG 266W |
3 3 4 3 3 |
All of: GEOG 1110 ABST 12061 CHEM 1120 or 1121 GEOL 1107 Unavailable |
3 3 4 3 0 |
|
One of: MATH 1502 MATH 1512 MATH 154 |
4 3 3 |
One of: Unavailable MATH 1171 or 1173 MATH 1175 |
0 3 3 |
|
One of: MATH 1522 MATH 155 |
3 3 |
One of: MATH 1271 or 12732 MATH 1275 |
3 3 |
|
One of: PHYS 1013 PHYS 120 (3) and Phys 132 (1) PHYS 125 PHYS 140 |
3 3 3 4 |
One of: PHYS 11013 PHYS 11254 or 1225 Unavailable PHYS 1125 |
4 4 0 4 |
|
One of: GEOG 2515 STAT 2016, 7 STAT 270 |
3 3 3 |
One of: Unavailable STAT 11236 or STAT 11817 STAT 2281 |
3 3 3 |
|
One of: ARCH 286 INDG 101 INDG 286 |
3 3 3 |
One of: Unavailable ABST 1102 or 1104 Unavailable |
0 3 0 |
Footnotes:
1 LANG GEOG 1180 (3) & LANG GEOG 1190 (3) = SFU GEOG 111 (3) & SFU GEOG 1XX (3), B-Sci
2 Students in SFU Geoscience stream must take SFU MATH 150 or 151; and 152.
3 LANG PHYS 1101 = SFU PHYS 101 (3), Q/B-Sci & SFU PHYS 132 (1) - Q
4 LANG PHYS 1125 = SFU PHYS 120 (3) Q/B-Sci & SFU PHYS 132 (1) - Q
5 Students pursuing the GIScience certificate are required to take GEOG 251.
6 LANG STAT 1123 = SFU STAT 201 (3) or SFU STAT 203 (3) or SFU STAT 205 (3), Q
7 LANG STAT 1181 (3) = SFU BUS 1XX (3) Q or SFU STAT 201 (3) or SFU STAT 203 (3) or SFU STAT 205 (3)
student's choice.
This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the student’s responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated August 2023