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GEOG-23043 credit hours

Introduction to Cartography

Geography · 3 hrs Lecture | 2 hrs Lab

Offered: Fall Only, Every Year

One shot a year. Offered fall term only, so a clash costs a full year.

GEOG-2304 prerequisites

7 courses appear in this chain, up to 1 level deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced.

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any one of

GEOG-1105Challenges of a Changing World: An Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG-1205Science for a Dynamic World: An Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG-1305Mapping in a Global World: An Introduction to Geomatics
GEOG-1102not in the 2026-27 calendar
GEOG-1103not in the 2026-27 calendar
GEOG-1201not in the 2026-27 calendar
GEOG-1202not in the 2026-27 calendar

permission of the instructor

Add your completed courses to see which of these you've already done and what you could take next. They stay on this device.

Taking GEOG-2304 is a prerequisite for 2 courses directly, and opens 8 once their own follow-ons are counted.

  • GEOG-2306Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
  • GEOG-2316Introduction to Remote Sensing

Where GEOG-2304 counts

Required by 6 programs:

  • GEOG 4-YEAR BA IN GEOGRAPHY
  • GEOG HONOURS BA IN GEOGRAPHY
  • GEOG 4-YEAR BSc IN GEOGRAPHY
  • GEOG HONOURS BSc IN GEOGRAPHY
  • GEOG MINOR IN GEOGRAPHY (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY)
  • GEOG MINOR IN GEOGRAPHY (PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY)

Counts toward 9 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
  • ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
  • ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
  • ENV 4-YEAR BSc (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
  • ENV HONOURS BSC (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
  • GEOG 3-YEAR BSc IN GEOGRAPHY

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This course provides an introduction to the theory, practice, and methods of map making. Students make use of existing cartographic and statistical data bases, as well as input information through digitizing and scanning, to construct thematic maps using various software packages.

Requisite courses

GEOG-1105, or GEOG-1205, or GEOG-1305 or the former GEOG-1102 or GEOG-1103 or GEOG-1201 or GEOG-1202 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)]; GEOG-2304L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).

LectureLab

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.