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Geographic Information Science BSc

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Simon Fraser University Burnaby

Program Overview

The School of Computing Science and the Department of Geography offer a major leading to a bachelor of science degree. Geographers focus on the earth s surface as the space inhabited and endlessly transformed by humankind. They also bridge the physical and social sciences to study the relationship between human societies and their biophysical environment. Focus on society and environment, or on resources, economies and environment. The Geography curriculum stresses the integrative nature of the discipline as well as the development of skills in geographical information analysis.

Program Key Stats

$28210 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Competence in Quantitative and Analytical skills, a minimum of 50% in Senior Mathematics for admission (based on a 35% pass scale), All India Senior School Certificate / Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) / India School Certificate (12 year), transcript which includes interim standard XII level marks, TOEFL iBT of 88 with 20 in each of the four components , IELTS of 6.5 with no part less than 6.0, CAEL of 70, PTE Academic with an overall score of 65, and a minimum score of 60 in the Communicative Skills, including: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing, each lower division required course in mathematics and statistics, or its equivalent, with a minimum C+ grade, ACMA 101 and ACMA 210 with a minimum grade of C+ and have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.0

Career Options

  • GIS Officer/Spatial Information Systems Officer
  • Geography/Human Society and its Environment Teacher
  • Demographer
  • Climate Change Analysts
  • Conservationist/Ecologist
  • Research Scientist

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