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Website:
www.ufv.ca/geography/
Geography is the study of the
cultural, physical, and biophysical features of the
earth’s surface.
Questions such as: “How are
mountain landscapes created?”, “Why does climate
vary?”, “How have the major religions spread
throughout the world?”, and “Why does the pattern
of agricultural activity differ from one region to
another?” appear quite diverse, yet geography seeks to
discover an underlying order and meaning in this diversity.
To this end geographers analyze
elements of the physical environment and human society in order
to develop an understanding of the character of places, the
spatial and temporal nature of human/environment interactions
and earth surface and atmospheric processes.
UCFV offers a major, an extended
minor, and a minor in Geography as part of its Bachelor of Arts
program.
This section specifies the major,
extended minor,
and minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section.
Lower-level requirements: 22 credits
• Geography 101
• Geography 102
• Geography 140
• Geography 201 or 202
• Geography 241 or 242
• Geography 251 or 253.
Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
• Geography 352
• One course in physical
geography (GEOG 301, 302, 401, or 402)
• One course in human
geography (GEOG 311, 341, 343, 344, 345, 346, 360, 411, 443,
444, or 445)
• Geography 433
• Geography 452 or GEOG 470
• No more than eight credits
of the required 32 credits may be in Directed Readings/Directed
Studies courses.
Lower-level requirements: 21–23
credits
• Geography 101
• Geography 102
• Geography 140
• Geography 251 or 253
• any two other 200-level
geography courses.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
• 16
credits in upper-level geography courses
• No
more than four credits may be in Directed
Readings/Directed Studies courses.
Lower-level requirements: 13–15
credits
• One of Geography 101 or 102
• Geography 140
• any two 200-level geography
courses.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
• 16 credits in upper-level
geography courses.
• No more than four credits
may be in Directed Readings/Directed Studies courses.
Faculty
Sandy Vanderburgh, BSc, MSc (Calgary),
PhD (SFU), Department Head
Claire Beaney, BSc (Hons) (St.
Andrews), MSc (Alberta)
John Bélec, BA (Hons) (Brock),
MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Ken Brealey, BA, MA (SFU), PhD (UBC)
Cherie Enns, BA (Trinity Western), MA
(UBC), MCIP
David Gibson, BA (UC–Santa
Barbara), MA (UC–Davis)
Olav Lian, BSc, MSc, PhD (SFU)
Steven Marsh, BA (Hons), (UWO), MSc
(Regina)
Ian T. Okabe, BSc (Hons) (UBC), Cert.
in Meteorology (Alberta), PhD (UBC)
Michelle Rhodes, BA (Montana), MA, PhD
(SFU)
Don Tunstall, BA, MA, MEd (UBC), PhD
(Alberta)
Staff
Nicole Levinsky, Department Assistant
Kathy Peet, BSc (UNBC), Lab Technician
Website:
www.ufv.ca/history
History seeks to find out what human
beings have done in the past. By sifting and interpreting
surviving evidence, historians create accounts of earlier
civilizations, institutions, economies, and individuals, along
with their ideas. In addition to satisfying our natural
curiosity about our origins, historians have convincingly
demonstrated that their investigations of the past —
whether they concern the causes of war, the affairs of a
fur-trading company or the grim realities of peasant life
— have direct bearing on the present. For example,
history has a vital role to play in the debate on the reform of
Canadian Confederation.
Historical studies offer additional
benefits to you as a student. Many of the topics addressed in
other disciplines have historical dimensions which, when
comprehended, make for a fuller understanding of those
disciplines. In terms of UCFV’s offerings, one might
mention the obvious compatibility in studying B.C. history
along with B.C. geography or English history in conjunction
with English literature and geography.
Historical understanding is achieved
through the clash of different opinions which are usually the
products of historians writing in different generations
according to different methods and values. It is no wonder,
therefore, that student investigations of past events may yield
different yet plausible accounts.
UCFV’s History program is
designed in large part to explore these differences through
lectures and seminars in European, British, North American,
Asian, and Latin American history with a view to reaching a
more complete understanding of past realities and their
relationship to your society.
Of obvious concern to students are the
practical career applications of historical studies. History
has long been an appropriate academic preliminary to careers in
law, the social services, and public administration. History is
also a prerequisite to careers in public school teaching, in
the restoration and maintenance of Canada’s historical
monuments, and in the museum and archival field. Finally, there
is the career of historian, as a university or college teacher
or as a researcher for various public and private agencies.
UCFV offers a major, an extended
minor, and a minor in history as part of its Bachelor of Arts
program.
This section specifies the major,
extended minor,
and minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section.
Declaration of history as a
major, minor, or extended minor
Students must complete a minimum
number of lower-level history courses prior to their formal
declaration, as follows: Students wishing to declare a major or
extended minor in history must complete 15 of the 18 required
credits in lower-level history; students wishing to declare a
minor in history must complete nine credits of lower-level
history.
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
• six credits of 100-level
history
• 12 credits of 100- or
200-level history.
Note: Students must take upper-level
courses in three breadth areas: North America, Europe, and
Asia/Latin America. It is recommended that students take
lower-level courses in each of the breadth areas.
Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
• 12 credits at the 300-level
• 12 credits at the 400-level
• eight credits at the 300-
or 400-level
• eight upper-level credits
in each of the following three areas:
• North America
• Europe
• Asia/Latin America.
Note: Four of the eight credits from HIST 301 may be counted toward one of these areas, and all four
credits from HIST 300 may be counted toward one of these areas
but HIST 300 and HIST 301 may not be counted toward the same
breadth area.
Note: Students may count three credits
from THEA 201 or THEA 202 towards their history major or
extended minor requirements.
Note: Students may count EDUC 323
toward the history major, extended minor or minor requirements.
Lower-level requirements: 18 credits
Eighteen credits in lower-level
history as follows:
• six credits of 100-level history
• 12 credits of 100- or 200-level
history.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Sixteen credits in 300- and 400-level
History as follows:
• four credits at the 300-level
• four credits at the 400-level
• eight credits at the 300- or
400-level
• no more than four credits may be
in Directed Studies courses.
Note: Students may count three credits
from THEA 201 or THEA 202 towards their history major or
extended minor requirements.
Note: Students may count EDUC 323
toward the history major, extended minor or minor requirements.
Lower-level requirements: 9 credits
Nine credits in lower-level history.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Sixteen credits in upper-level history:
• no more than four credits may be
in Directed Studies courses.
Note: Students may count EDUC 323
toward the history major, extended minor or minor requirements.
Certificate in Extended Studies
in Arts
The Extended Studies certificate is
designed for students who have baccalaureate degrees, who wish
to complete the equivalent of a major, extended minor, or
minor, in History.
Entrance requirements are completion
of a BA and nine (minor) or 18 (major or extended minor)
credits in lower-level history, with a cumulative grade point
average of 2.33. For further details please see the major,
extended minor, or minor requirements in this section or
contact the department.
Faculty
Sylvie Murray, BA, MA (University of
Quebec, Montreal), PhD (Yale),Department Head
Robin Anderson, BA, MA (SFU)
Eric Davis, BA, MA (Concordia), DPhil
(Sussex)
Jack Gaston, BA (UVic), MA, PhD (Sask)
Bonnie Huskins, BA (Mt. Allison), MA
(Warwick), PhD (Dalhousie)
Daniel Kwan, BA (Concordia), MA, PhD
(London)
Chris Leach, BA, MA (SFU)
Barbara Messamore, BA (Winnipeg), MA
(SFU), PhD (Edinburgh)
David Milobar, BA (Alberta) PhD
(University of London-Royal Holloway College)
Chad Reimer, BA (UBC), MA, PhD (York)
Robert L. Smith, BA (Notre Dame,
Nelson), MA (UVic)
Geoffrey E. Spurling, BA (SFU), MA,
PhD (Cornell)
Staff
Julie Laursen, BA (UCFV), Department
Assistant
Studies
Associate of Arts Degree:
International and Development Studies
The Associate of Arts International
and Development Studies option is designed to offer students a
broad, multidisciplinary introduction to specific regions of
the world. The regions to be studied are emerging as areas with
which Canada is forging new political and economic links. At
present, the Associate of Arts degree in international and
development studies focuses on Latin America. (Please see below
for details on Latin American Studies course offerings.)
The program will be of interest to
students wishing to broaden their understanding of other
countries and regions, students who have specific interest in
Latin America, those who intend to visit the regions selected,
students who are planning to undertake church or aid work in
Latin America, students who wish to expand their businesses
into those regions, those interested in third world and
development studies, and students who wish to undertake a
general program of university-transfer studies where courses
are integrated and augment each other in the examination of a
specific theme. For program requirements, please refer to
Associate of Arts (IDS option) section.
Latin America is a region of great
diversity, drama, and interest. Its physical beauty and
extravagance is matched by the compelling nature of its vibrant
social, cultural, and political life. The region’s
economic significance to us is now coming into clearer focus,
and has led to Canada’s membership in the Organization of
American States, a trade agreement between Chile and Canada,
and the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico. A
major testing ground for competing development paths, Latin
America offers valuable insights into the world’s future
— and sobering reflections about its past.
The multi-disciplinary courses
described starting in the
LAS course description section will introduce students to many
facets of the Latin American reality. From literature to sport,
music to politics, we will begin to understand this complex and
important region, and with the help of our imaginations (and
the occasional study tour), breathe in some of its excitement.
UCFV offers a minor and an extended
minor in Latin American Studies as part of its Bachelor of Arts
program. You can also specialize in Latin American studies by
completing the International and Development Studies option
within UCFV’s Associate of Arts degree program. For
details see
this section.
Students are given the opportunity to
continue their studies in Latin America through study tours and
field schools. In addition, UCFV has a formal agreement with
the Autonomous University of Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico, to
allow students to study at a Mexican university. Informal links
exist with other universities and institutes in Mexico,
Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Chile. In recent years, UCFV students
have completed a co-op education work placement in Nicaragua
and in Brazil, and it is hoped that further placements can be
arranged.
This section specifies the extended
minor and minor discipline requirements only. Information on
additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins
in this
section.
LAS extended minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 21 credits
• Latin American Studies 100
or 102
• Latin American Studies 110
or History 261
• Latin American Studies 200
• Latin American Studies 201
• Six credits from: Spanish
101, 102, 201, 202
• Three credits chosen from:
LAS 100, 102, 110; ANTH 220; GEOG 233; HIST 261, 262; SOC 250;
SPAN 201, 202.
Note: Students may not use one course
to meet two criteria.
Upper-level requirements
16 credits selected from the following:
• LAS 312
• LAS 402
• LAS 498
• GEOG 343
• GEOG 433A
• HIST 459
• SCMS 310 A–G*
• SCMS 363
• SCMS 388
• SCMS 440A
• SCMS 463
• SCMS 470A
* No more than eight credits can
be taken in SCMS 310 A–G.
LAS minor requirements
Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
• Latin American Studies 100
or 102
• Latin American Studies 200
• Six credits from
100–200-level Latin American Studies or Latin American
content courses: Latin American Studies 100, 102, 110, 201,
Anthropology 220, Sociology 250, History 261, 262, Geography
233A
Upper-level requirements
16 credits selected from the following:
• LAS 312
• LAS 402
• LAS 498
• GEOG 343
• GEOG 433A
• HIST 459
• SCMS 310 A–G*
• SCMS 363
• SCMS 388
• SCMS 440A
• SCMS 463
• SCMS 470A
* No more than eight credits can
be taken in SCMS 310 A–G.
Faculty
Elizabeth Dennis, BA, MA, PhD
(Toronto), Department Head
Teresa Arroliga-Piper, BEd
(UNAN–Managua)
David Gibson, BA (UC–Santa
Barbara), MA (UC–Davis)
Ian Joyce, BSc (Glasgow), MA, PhD
(SFU)
Stephen Piper, BA (Sask), MA
(Queen’s)
Chad Reimer, PhD (York)
Colin Ridgewell, BSc (Hons)
(Southampton), MA (SFU)
Staff
Lesley Poh, Department Assistant
Note: The LAS program is administered
through the Social, Cultural, and Media Studies (SCMS)
department.
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