NOTE All courses offered in the Department of Geography are of one term in length (3.0 credit units). The Department of Geography usually offers between 12 and 15 one-term courses in any one academic year, according to student demand. Detailed lists are printed for graduate students by the Department in June of each year for the following academic year.
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GPHY-801*  |
Conceptual and Methodological Basis of Geography |
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A discussion of the major concepts, methodology, and research traditions of geography and the relationship of the discipline to the theory and methods of the natural sciences and of the social sciences. Full year course, 3.0 credit units. J. Davidson
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| GPHY-815* |
Physical Limnology and Physical Oceanography |
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Discussion of the processes controlling water, ice and sediment behaviour in lakes and the sea, and the interaction of these processes with the landforms of the basin. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-817* |
Physical Processes in Hydrology |
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A critical review of the physical processes pertaining to the generation of surface waters, with emphasis on hydroclimatic, geochemical and geomorphic linkages. Three term-hours; fall. S. Lamoureux
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| GPHY-818* |
Seminar Course in Landscape Ecology |
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Landscape ecology emphasizes the interaction between spatial pattern and ecological processes. This seminar course will examine the theory and practice of landscape ecology, and explore how composition and spatial patterning of landscapes affects ecological processes. Topics include: theoretical aspects of scaling, methods of quantifying landscape structure, and the effects of landscape structure and temporal dynamics on ecosystem functions such as succession, movement of biota, and fluxes of nutrients, energy, and trace gases all in the context of Earth System Science. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-819* |
Modelling the Earth System |
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Research in Earth System Science involves measuring and understanding processes resulting from complex interactions between biological, chemical, physical, and ecological processes. This course will provide students with the skills and tools necessary to develop, analyze, and test complex simulation models. These models are useful for synthesizing information, testing hypotheses, and guiding the development of research questions. Three term-hours; winter. N. Scott
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| GPHY-823* |
Chemical Cycling in Cold Regions |
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The aim of this course is to highlight the influence of snow and ice on weathering reactions, nutrient cycling, contaminant transport, and global biogeochemistry. The course will investigate the physical, chemical and biological processes that govern the chemistry of surface waters (precipitation, ice, soil solutions, and streams) in glacial and seasonally snow-covered environments. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-825* |
Paleoclimatology |
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An examination of the current developments in paleoclimatology. This seminar will focus on the role of external forcing mechanisms on climate, methods to calibrate proxy records to climate parameters, and the current state of knowledge in the field will be critically assessed. Climate variability at various time scales will be discussed, with an emphasis on records that provide information comparable with recent instrumental data. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-830* |
Physical Climatology |
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A discussion of the processes that control energy, mass, and trace gas exchanges at the air-surface interface in the context of Earth System Science. Particular attention is given to soil and vegetation as modulators of energy and water exchange between the surface and the lower atmosphere. The controls of fluxes of trace gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are reviewed and their role in global change discussed. Surface-atmosphere interaction modelling is introduced as an element of climate change analysis. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-841* |
Measurement in Climatology |
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A review of procedures used in support of the measurement of energy, mass and trace gas fluxes between the surface and the atmosphere in the context of Earth System Science. Particular attention is paid to techniques for measuring air temperature, humidity, and wind profiles, evaporation, heat transfer in the soil and lower atmosphere, trace gas exchange (carbon dioxide and methane), and the relevant ecophysiological parameters, e.g., stomatal resistance and leaf area index. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-842* |
Remote Sensing and Image Processing for Geographical Analysis |
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Methods and techniques for collecting, processing and analysing remote sensing data are examined. Special emphasis will be placed on airborne and satellite sensors operating in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum, as well as airborne and spaceborne radar systems. Topics include image enhancement techniques, non-traditional image classification, hyperspectral data analysis and data integration for incorporation of remote sensing data products into Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-849* |
Seminar in Geographic Information Science |
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The goal of this course is to provide an in-depth discussion on topics related to geographic information science and explore innovative GIS applications. Topics may include some, or all of the following: (i) GIS database models and structures, design, and implementation, (ii) data visualization, generalization, and representation, (iii) data mining, (iv) cognition, (v) spatial analysis, (vi) internet mapping, (vii) uncertainty and error analysis, and (viii) societal issues. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-854* |
Approaches to Data in Geographic Enquiry |
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A survey and assessment of the methods of acquisition, editing, management, organization, retrieval and display of different types of data used in research in geography. Emphasis on data organization and management in both mainframe and microcomputing environments. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-855* |
Spatial Analysis |
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A review of descriptive and inferential statistics and quantitative methods appropriate for the description and analysis of spatial distribution and processes. Topics include point pattern analysis, measures of spatial association, classification, analysis of spatial and temporal data series and simulation methods in spatial analysis. Applications will focus on population and diffusion processes. Three term-hours; fall. D. Chen
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| GPHY-857* |
Geography Research Seminar |
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This is a seminar course required of all graduate students in the M.A. and M.Sc. programs in geography, in addition to their standard course load.The objective of this course is to introduce Master’s students to a range of research approaches in the discipline of geography. The course also provides an opportunity for professional development and for the development of a Master’s thesis proposal. Full year, 3.0 credit units, Pass/Fail. A. Godlewska and P. Treitz
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| GPHY-866* |
Gender and Globalization |
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Examination of the ways that political, economic, cultural globalizing processes disrupt and transform existing social constructions of gender difference and patterns of gender inequality.Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-868* |
Geographical Research and Philosophies of Place and Space |
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This course explores the meaning of two of Geography’s most fundamental concepts: place and space. Recent scholarship in both philosophy (Jeff Malpas) and the history of science (Edward Casey) has explored the meaning of both place and space. But there is an older literature in Geography around these questions (Tuan, Relph, Entrikin, Sack, Massey, Porteous and Smith, etc.), in addition to a significant literature outside Geography (Eliade, Lefebvre, de Certeau, Foucault, Heidegger, and Bachelard). This course will look at these theoretical approaches to place and space, consider their implications for research, and will also trace how geographers and other social scientists and artists have incorporated a critical approach to place and space into their work. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-869* |
Geographies of Health, Gender, Embodiment and Emotion |
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This course critically examines constructions of health, gender, embodiment and emotion. Students will investigate the impact of, and intersections between these key concepts at various geographical and experiential scales (e.g. individual/family/community/society). Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-870* |
Historical and Cultural Issues in Fieldwork |
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This course explores the histories and cultural meanings of fieldwork. Geographical fieldwork is considered historically along with conceptions of the “field” in allied disciplines such as ecology and anthropology. Constructions of the “field” are addressed in terms of empire, nationalism, pedagogy, the lab-field border, and in relations to its role as a gendered and affective space of knowledge and activity. Three term-hours; fall. L. Cameron
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| GPHY-874* |
Seminar in Cultural Geography |
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A lecture and seminar course in which developments in the field of cultural geography are examined, assessed and placed in a disciplinary and interdisciplinary context. Three term-hours; fall. W.G. Lovell
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| GPHY-875* |
Seminar in Historical Geography |
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A lecture and seminar course in which developments in the field of historical geography are examined, assessed and placed in a disciplinary and interdisciplinary context. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-880* |
The Geography of Energy |
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Historical, current and projected distribution of energy production and use in Canada.Topics include the development of our total primary energy supply, the rise of renewable energy sources, and future options for the development of Canada’s energy resources, as linked to our societal needs. Three term-hours; winter. W. Mabee
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| GPHY-881* |
Industrial Restructuring and Locational Change |
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An examination of the processes of restructuring in the contemporary world economy with a particular focus on the impact of restructuring on the organization and locational structure of industrial production. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-882* |
The Political Geography of City Regions |
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An examination of the importance of city regions as fundamental spatial units in the global economy and as important political actors. The processes of worldwide economic integration and accelerated urban growth have led to new urban challenges and new ways of thinking about city-region governance. Key concepts include: the re-scaling of political economy, the role of the state, economic competitiveness, innovation and governance reforms, intercity networks, global cities, new regional policies and politics, rising inequality, social diversity, power, local democracy and citizenship. While international in scope, the primary focus will be on city-regions in North America. Three term-hours; winter. B. Donald
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| GPHY-885* |
The Geography of Third World Underdevelopment |
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An investigation into uneven development. Seminars will focus upon issues such as developmental alteration, the Third World city, rural peasants, migration, globalization and Third World incorporation, political ecology, and local and global influences. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-886* |
The Political Economy of Urbanization |
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The focus of the course will be on themes and debates regarding Marxist analysis of land, housing and residential structure in capitalist societies. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-887* |
The Geography of Health and Health Care |
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In a seminar format, selected themes in the geography of health and health care are examined. Epidemiological and social theories, analytic methods, and planning and policy implications of health and health care are emphasized. Three term-hours; winter. M.W. Rosenberg
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| GPHY-889* |
The Geography of Citizenship |
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An examination of recent changes in the Canadian population and the social/spatial negotiation of citizenship. As Canadian society becomes more diverse, new concepts of citizenship and new developments in human rights provision counter historic forms of oppression ('race', class, gender), to result in changes that are mediated by public policy initiatives, citizenship movements, and the reorganization of capital. Key concepts: citizenship, multiculturalism, migration, racialization, gender, transnationalism, globalization, democracy. Three term-hours. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| GPHY-890* |
Advanced Studies in Earth System Science I |
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Selected specialized topics in earth system science. Normally, this course will take the form of a reading course in the area of the instructor's expertise. Three term-hours.
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| GPHY-891* |
Advanced Studies in Earth System Science II |
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Selected specialized topics in earth system science. Normally, this course will take the form of a reading course in the area of the instructor's expertise. Three term-hours.
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| GPHY-893* |
Advanced Studies in Human Geography I |
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Selected topics in various fields of human geography. This may be held as a seminar or a reading course in the area of the instructor's expertise. Three term-hours.
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| GPHY-894* |
Advanced Studies in Human Geography II |
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Selected topics in various fields of human geography. This may be held as a seminar or a reading course in the area of the instructor's expertise. Three term-hours.
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