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More Information → Geography and Environmental Studies More Information → Current Students Current Undergraduate Students Current Graduate Students Course Outlines Undergraduate Programs First Year Seminars Environmental Studies Admission Requirements Program Environmental Studies Courses Geography Admission Requirements Geography Programs Geography Courses Geomatics Admission Requirements Program Geomatics Courses Graduate Programs Our Graduate Students Admission Requirements Master of Arts Master of Science Northern Studies Doctoral Program Graduate Funding Research Opportunities Graduate Courses Experiential Learning Field Courses UG Field Course Grad Field Camp Localizing Food Systems Physical Geography Field Course Mexico City Practicum/Co-op Practicum/Co-op Placements Staff, Faculty & Alumni Contract Instructors Alumni Departmental Information Founders Seminar Series Resources Documents & Forms CUGESA Student Association Employment Opportunities Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Graduate Admissions The Carleton Department of Geography and Environmental Studies a community of scholars concerned about the climate crisis, inequality, colonialism, and social and environmental injustice. 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 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. Videos Watch video: Anna Crawford on why she chose to study in one of our graduate programs Video play icon Anna Crawford on why she chose to study in one of our graduate programs Watch video: Carleton Environmental Studies Minor, Samphe Ballamingie, won the Extra Court Award at the Mobile Film Festival in Paris for her short film: ACT NOW on CLIMATE CHANGE Video play icon Carleton Environmental Studies Minor, Samphe Ballamingie, won the Extra Court Award at the Mobile Film Festival in Paris for her short film: ACT NOW on CLIMATE CHANGE Watch video: Madelaine Bourdages discusses her research and fieldwork experience as a graduate student. Video play icon Madelaine Bourdages discusses her research and fieldwork experience as a graduate student. Watch video: David Lapins discusses his research and fieldwork experience as a graduate student. Video play icon David Lapins discusses his research and fieldwork experience as a graduate student. Quicklinks Environmental Studies Explore environmental change, governance, and policy in Canada and globally. Geography Study both human and physical geography concepts. Geomatics Analyze spatial patterns and processes using state-of-the-art tools. Graduate Programs Master of Arts, Master of Science, Northern Studies, and Doctor of Philosophy Events May 15 Using Cybercartography to Understand Environmental, Cultural, and Economic Complexity in the Region of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil 2:30 PM — 4:00 PM More Events → News Thursday, May 9, 2024 Madelaine Bourdages, PhD candidate, recently published her PhD research in the Journal of Great Lakes Research Recent studies have identified the presence of microplastics and other anthropogenic microparticles in Arctic marine environments, but very little is... More Recent studies have identified the presence of microplastics and other anthropogenic microparticles in Arctic marine environments, but very little is known about anthropogenic microparticles in Arctic and sub-Arctic freshwater systems. Given the importance of freshwater systems to the health of northern communities, and their large input of water to the... More Friday, May 3, 2024 Professor Emilie Cameron and colleagues UBC (Jessica Dempsey) and SFU (Rosemary-Claire Collard) co-authored an article in the National Observer titled, The true cost of critical minerals” The 2024 federal budget bolsters Canada’s ambitions to be a global supplier of critical minerals. Corporate tax... More The 2024 federal budget bolsters Canada’s ambitions to be a global supplier of critical minerals. Corporate tax incentives and shorter environmental review periods have been added to an earlier commitment of $4 billion in support of mining copper, lithium and other minerals essential to green technologies like e-vehicles, solar panels and wind... More Wednesday, May 1, 2024 In Memoriam: Judy Eddy Remembering Judy Eddy It is with great sadness the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies shares the news of the recent passing of Judy Eddy. Judy Eddy was the Undergraduate Administrator in our department from 2005 until 2018 when she retired,... More Remembering Judy Eddy It is with great sadness the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies shares the news of the recent passing of Judy Eddy. Judy Eddy was the Undergraduate Administrator in our department from 2005 until 2018 when she retired, after almost 30 years at Carleton. Hundreds of former students and visitors to... More Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Professor Fraser Taylor’s recent work 1. Note this Routledge link re the re-publication of the book Development from Within Survival in Rural Africa Edited By D. R. F. Taylor, Fiona Mackenzie 2. Note two recent photo atlases created in collaboration with Professor... More 1. Note this Routledge link re the re-publication of the book Development from Within Survival in Rural Africa Edited By D. R. F. Taylor, Fiona Mackenzie 2. Note two recent photo atlases created in collaboration with Professor Alexander Wolodotschenko: a.) A photoatlas celebrating Professor Taylor’s appointment as Officer of the Order of Canada,... 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