BA/BS in Physical Geography is a bachelor's degree in Geography programme taught at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 804 per credit (CAD 188 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Geography
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 188 / credit
International tuition: CAD 804 / credit
Last checked September 2026 · Source: umanitoba.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography examines the Earth's natural and physical systems, spanning the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. Students specialize in Atmospheric Science, Geomatics, or General Physical Geography. The degree is offered at Honours and Major levels, each requiring four years and one hundred twenty credit hours, with an eighteen-credit-hour Minor also available; it is delivered at the Fort Garry campus within the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. The program admits both direct-entry students coming from high school and advanced-entry students who have already completed a substantial number of post-secondary credits. It suits students interested in understanding physical environmental systems and how they change over time, whether their specific interest lies in atmospheric processes, geospatial and mapping technology through the Geomatics specialization, or a broader study of physical geography without a narrower technical focus.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. Direct Entry (high school or fewer than 24 post-secondary credit hours) or Advanced Entry (24+ credit hours). This is a faculty-level requirement, not restated on the program page: direct entry (Environmental Science/Physical Geography category) needs English 40S, Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S, Physics 40S, and one of Biology, Chemistry or Computer Science 40S, with a minimum 70% average and no less than 60% in each course. Advanced Entry requires a Cumulative GPA of 2.00, a minimum grade of C in GEOG 1290, plus 6 credit hours from science/math courses at a minimum grade of C+.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
