Are you passionate about addressing the climate crisis, inequality, colonialism, and social and environmental injustice? At Carleton’s Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, you’ll join a community of dedicated scholars focused on tackling these urgent global issues. With a wide range of courses designed to spark change and foster understanding, Carleton is the perfect place for students eager to make a real difference in the world. Join us and be part of a community that’s working towards a more just and sustainable future. Our department is a collegial, research-intensive group strongly committed to ensuring equity and expanding diversity, both in terms of the backgrounds of our faculty and in our curricular offerings for Carleton’s wide-ranging student body.
We offer three programs of study leading to an undergraduate degree in Geography, Geomatics and Environmental and Climate Change Studies. Students can obtain a B.A. or a B.Sc., Honours, or Combined Honours Degree.
Our MA, MSc and PhD graduate programs are now accepting applications. Explore research topics and opportunities by checking our professors’ research areas and specific project ideas.
Explore careers of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science students who have graduated from our programs.
We also offer a specialization in Globalization and the Environment in the Bachelor of Global and International Studies program.
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