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Major in Climate Change and Society at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Major in Climate Change and Society is offered through Geography and Environment at Western University. The programme comprises 6.5 courses.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Science  |  Department: Geography and Environment  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Module 6.5 courses: 2.0 courses: Geography and Environment 2133A/B, Geography and Environment 3350A/B, Geography and Environment 3446F/G, Geography and Environment 4450F/G. 1.0 course from: Biology 2485A/B, Biology 3425F/G, Chemistry 2210A/B, Geography and Environment 2310A/B, Geography and Environment 2320A/B, Geography and Environment 2330A/B, Geography and Environment 3352A/B, Geography and Environment 3354A/B, Geography and Environment 4350A/B, the former Geography and Environment 3353A/B.

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Entry requirements

Completion of first-year requirements, including 1.0 course from Geography and Environment 1200A/B, Geography and Environment 1300A/B, Geography and Environment 1400F/G, Geography and Environment 1500F/G, Environmental Science 1021F/G, with a mark of at least 60% in each of these courses. If upper-year students have not completed 1.0 courses listed above, they may select one or two courses from: Geography and Environment 2131A/B, Geography and Environment 2132A/B, Geography and Environment 2152F/G, Geography and Environment 2153A/B, and/or Geography and Environment 2160A/B, in making up the 1.0 admission requirement, as long as they were completed with a grade of at least 60%.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,171 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Social Science, Science (excl. Computer Science), Bio/Med Science fee group (Ontario resident; out-of-province tuition is $7,719); tuition only, excludes student organization, ancillary, transit, health, dental and other fees. D Source

International applicants: CAD 47,493 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Social Science, Science (excl. Computer Science), Bio/Med Science fee group; tuition only, excludes ancillary fees, transit pass and UHIP health plan. Draft schedule, subject to change. Source

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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