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FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO:
Concordia University, Department of Geography, Planning and
Environment,
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G
1M8. Telephone (514) 848-2424 extension 2050.
Email: Geogplanenviro@concordia.ca
Internet: http://gpe.concordia.ca/
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The Department is
located in the Hall building on the main campus in downtown
Montréal. It has laboratories for cartography, GIS, and physical
geography, and urban planning. Montréal is one of the oldest cities
in North America and a vibrant bi-cultural and cosmopolitan city with
a prominent international profile. All this provides a stimulating
intellectual environment, considerably strengthened by the resources
of four large universities which cooperate in many joint projects. The
city is an excellent milieu for policy-oriented studies, since it is the
home of several international environmental organizations, including
the headquarters of the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature (IUCN), the Commission on Environmental Cooperation and
most recently the Secretariat of Future Earth.
Undergraduate: The Department’s curriculum is built around the
themes of human environment relationships, the built environment,
and environmental science. It offers a full range of B.A. and B.Sc.
degrees in these area from a 42 credit Major to a 60 credit Honors or
Specialization. BA students take courses in both human and physical
geography as well as a range of techniques (GIS, cartography,
statistical, research and field methods). The Department also offers
BA programs in Urban Studies and Urban Planning as well as a multidisciplinary
BSc in Environmental Science.
Graduate: The Department offers a Doctorate and a Masters of
Science in Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies. These
programs are designed to provide students with the theoretical
foundation and methodological tools necessary to contribute to the
understanding of human interventions in the environment. Through its
emphasis on specialization and interdisciplinary perspectives, students
are given the opportunity to carry out in-depth research work in any of
the Department’s areas of specialization covering three broad
categories of environment: the natural or bio-physical environment;
the human, cultural or behavioural environment; and the urban, built
or designed environment. In addition to contributing to the
advancement of knowledge, students are well placed to enter a wide
range of careers in environmental, urban planning and public policy
fields.
The Department also offers an internship based Masters of
Environment (Environmental Assessment) and a course based
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Assessment Our Environmental
Assessment programs blend theory, current research, assessment
techniques and skills so that students enter internships knowledgeable
and well trained. Our interns have been very well received in
government, business, industry and NGOs alike.
Areas of established strength are environmental issues and problems,
sustainable transportation, urban and metropolitan problems, climate
change, river restoration, landscape ecology, community-based
conservation, industrial restructuring.
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS,
AND FINANCIAL AID: Undergraduate degrees at Concordia for out
of province students are four-year programs requiring a minimum of
120 credits. The University encourages both full-time and part-time
students to apply. Applicants for the M.Sc. Geography, Urban and
Environmental Studies program should have an undergraduate
degree (B.A. or B. Sc.) in Geography, Planning, Environmental
Science, or an equivalent degree in a related field of study from a
recognized university. Applicants for the Masters of Environment
(Environmental Assessment) and the Graduate Diploma in
Environmental Assessment should have an undergraduate degree in an
appropriate field plus knowledge of ecology and geographic
information systems with graduation GPAs of 3.3 and 2.7,
respectively. Deficiencies may be remedied by appropriate
undergraduate courses at Concordia. Applicants for the Ph.D.
Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies program should have
Master of Arts or a Master of Science in Geography, Urban Planning,
Environmental Science, or a related field of study from a recognized
university. Applicants are selected on the basis of a sound
undergraduate academic record, strong letters of recommendation, and
a convincing statement of purpose which clearly describes their
academic interest in the program and intended area of research. In
addition, admission is contingent on the availability of an appropriate
faculty member in the Department to serve as supervisor. Teaching
assistantships are available within the department, and there are
opportunities for students to become Research Assistants in one of our
many research facilities. Bursaries and scholarships are also available.
Applicants are also encouraged to apply for external scholarships from
SSHRC, NSERC, FRQNT, and FRQSC.
FACULTY:
Aiken, S. Robert, Emeritus Professor—Tropical deforestation, Cultural
geography, Developing country environmental issues
Anderson, Jacqueline M., Emeritus Associate Professor—
Cartographic visualization and design, Map user abilities, Map
skills education
Biron, Pascale, Professor and Graduate Program Director (M.Sc.)—
Hydro-geomorphology and river dynamics, River management
in agricultural watersheds, Geographical Information Systems,
Morpho-dynamic numerical modelling, Stream restoration for
fish habitat
Caquard, Sébastien, Associate Professor—Mapping narratives,
Cinematic cartography, Geomedia and the geoweb
Collard, Rosemary, Assistant Professor—Critical geographies,
Political ecology and economic geography, Wildlife trade and
management
De la Llata, Sylvano, Assistant Professor—Public space, Participatory
community planning, Urban design, Social movements and the
right to the city, Urban sociology, Open-source urban systems,
Planning history, Urban acupuncture, Urban spatial theory,
Subaltern urbanisms
Freeman, James, Assistant Professor (LTA), Undergraduate Program
Director (Geography)—urban social, cultural and economic
geography of Latin America. Rio de Janeiro Mega-events
Gauthier, Pierre, Associate Professor—Urban morphogenesis, History
of development and planning practices in Quebec, Impact of
normative planning theories on urban form, Transportation
infrastructure and the quality of urban form
Gould, Kevin, Associate Professor—Political ecology, critical
geography, conservation and development, Cold War Latin
America, Guatemala
Jaeger, Jochen, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
(MEnv)—Landscape ecology, including road ecology,
Quantification and assessment of landscape structure and
landscape change, Urban sprawl, Ecological modelling, Impact
assessment
Kross, Angela – Assistant Professor—Remote sensing, Geographic
Information Systems, Ecosystem structure and function,
vegetation dynamics, land use change and climate change
Matthews, Damon, Associate Professor—Climate change, Global
climate modeling
Mulrennan, Monica E., Associate Professor and Chair—Indigenous
resource management, Community-based conservation, Local
adaptation to environmental change, Protected areas
Nash, Alan E., Professor—Cultural geography, Restaurant in
Montreal, Gravestones in Iceland and the Caribbean
Patterson, Judith, Associate Professor—Geology of modern
environments, Impact of fossil fuel combustion on the
atmosphere, Environmental impact assessment in the
transportation sector
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