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Fisheries and Aquaculture Transfer Option

Fisheries and Aquaculture Transfer Option

Fisheries and Aquaculture Diploma and BA Major in Geography (Sustainable Resource Management Stream)

Students completing a Geography degree will be challenged to think critically from a variety of perspectives, analyze problems, and seek resolutions to natural resource conflicts. 

Students with the dual credential of a Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology Diploma (FIAQ) and a Bachelor of Arts Major in Geography open up opportunities for a broader range of employment opportunities and will also allow them to move more quickly beyond technical, field-based jobs into more career-oriented ones.

The BA Major in Geography offers three different streams of study: General, Sustainable Resource Management, and Environment, Society, and Sustainability.  All three streams have the same requirements for lower-level courses, then branch out in the upper-level.  Coursework already completed in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology Diploma best aligns with the Sustainable Resource Management Stream; however, it is possible for an FIAQ Diploma transfer student to choose any of the three streams towards a BA Major in Geography.

 

Minimum Degree Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Graduation  

Each candidate for a first Bachelor’s degree is required to meet the following conditions.

  1. To have satisfied VIU’s first year Degree English Requirement.
  2. To present credit in a minimum of 120 credits of university-level courses numbered 100 and above, of which at least 42 credits must be numbered at the 300/400 level, and at least 60 credits must normally be VIU courses to meet the residency requirement.
  3. To meet the specific degree and program requirements as approved by the Senate and published in the online calendar.

(From VIU General Regulations webpage).

 

BA Major in Geography Requirements

Graduates of the VIU Fisheries and Aquaculture Diploma transferring into the BA Geography Major program must first satisfy the requirements of the FIAQ Diploma program, and then continue on in years 3 and 4 to satisfy the requirements for a BA Degree in Geography.

Students coming into year 3 of the Geography program will receive equivalency credit for ENGL 115.  (Note: one other ENGL or LBST course would still be needed to meet the DER).  Students would also receive equivalency credit for MATH 181 in place of GEOG 221. All other FIAQ courses count as general electives towards the Geography BA. 

Note #1:  This information is provided for guidance only.  Degree completion is based on courses completed successfully and is subject to all applicable requirements and procedures in effect.  Students should consult with a BA Degree Advisor to confirm program requirements.

Note #2: An application to the BA Program is needed to move from the FIAQ Diploma to the BA Major in Geography.  An application fee is required for this:   https://www.viu.ca/admissions/fees

 

For further details on transferring from the FIAQ Diploma program to the Geography BA, please contact the Chair of the Geography Department at: geochair@viu.ca

Course Requirements

General Stream Year 3 &4

Credits

GEOG 324 - Research Methods

3

GEOG 328 - Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOG 333 - Environment and Society

3

GEOG 467 - Field Studies in Geography

3

Six upper-level GEOG courses

18

Year 3 and 4 Credits

30

  

Sustainable Resource Management Stream Year 3 & 4

Credits

GEOG 324 - Research Methods

3

GEOG 326 - Remote Sending

3

GEOG 328 - Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOG 333 - Environment and Society

3

GEOG 356 - Policy, Resources and Sustainability

3

GEOG 372* or 373* - Climatology or Biogeography

3

GEOG 374* or 376* - Hydrology or Geomorphology

3

GEOG 452* - Applications in Natural Resource Management

3

GEOG 467 - Field Studies in Geography I

3

Year 3 and 4 Credits

30

 * denotes courses offered on a rotational basis.

 

Environment, Society and Sustainability Stream Year 3 & 4

Credits

GEOG 324 - Research Methods in Geography

3

GEOG 328 - Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOG 330 - Space, Place, and Culture

3

GEOG 333 - Environment and Society

3

GEOG 342 - Urban and Regional Planning

3

GEOG 356 - Policy, Resources and Sustainability

3

GEOG 363* - Health Justice

3

GEOG 364* - Climate Justice

3

GEOG 446* - Applications in Urban and Regional Management

3

GEOG 467 - Field Studies in Geography I

3

Year 3 and 4 Credits

30

 * denotes courses offered on a rotational basis.

 

Total Upper-Level GEOG Credits

30

Total Upper-Level Credits 

42

Grand Total Credits 

123