Offered by Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, Canada, Geography: Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) is a bachelor's degree in Geography programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 5,100 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Geography
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 5,100 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography features two areas of specialization – Sustainable Resource Management or Urban and Social Sustainability – and a General stream designed to broaden an understanding of physical and human geography. Theoretical and applied course work in each stream are designed to strengthen communication skills in oral, written and visual presentations, and to provide a range of transferable skills, notably in the areas of spatial analysis, remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS). You will be challenged to think critically, analyze problems, and seek resolutions to conflicts, particularly in the fields of natural resource management and urban and social management.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The programme page publishes no discipline-specific prerequisites and defers to VIU's general admission requirements for Academic programs and to the Institutional B.A. degree requirements and Degree English Requirement, both referenced but not detailed on the page. Domestic applicants qualify by graduating from a BC secondary school (or accepted equivalent) with a minimum 'C' in English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, by holding a previous degree from a recognised university, by transferring in with at least 24 transferable university-level credits, or under the academic mature-student category (age 21, same English 12 'C'). No standardized language-test score, portfolio, or interview is stated on either page.
Application Details
Start Date:Domestic (Canadian) applicants: 5 January 2027 (Spring intake) (Nanaimo, Cowichan - Partially Available). International applicants: 5 January 2027 (Spring intake) (Nanaimo). VIU lists four intakes a year for this programme, in January, May, June, September.
Application Deadline:Domestic (Canadian) applicants: apply 1 October 2025 – 6 December 2026 for the 5 January 2027 (Spring) intake (Nanaimo, Cowichan - Partially Available). International applicants: apply 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026 for the 5 January 2027 (Spring) intake (Nanaimo). Dates are VIU's published application window for this program (as listed September 2026) and can change; apply through EducationPlannerBC.
