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Contact Us February 10, 2025 - 12:31pm

Laura Suski, Chair

Contact Us February 10, 2025 - 12:20pm

Tim Stokes

Professor & Chair of Earth Science Department
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2004
Mail drop: 360
Email: Tim.Stokes@viu.ca

Faculty February 10, 2025 - 12:20pm

Alan Gilchrist

Professor
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2624
Mail drop: 356-3
Email: Alan.Gilchrist@viu.ca

Further Info:

Geography Departmental Policy for the Ethical Review of Student Projects August 3, 2016 - 4:52pm

Geography instructors would like to assist their students in developing their research skills through class projects that involve interacting with human subjects. This would involve conducting interviews, circulating questionnaires or surveys, and facilitating focus groups. These research techniques would be part of a structured research process involving posing a research question or problem, collecting data, formulating conclusions, and presenting findings to their fellow student and instructors. To this end:

Careers in Geography, Geomatics, and Planning January 28, 2022 - 9:32am

Careers in Geography

Careers in Geomatics

Faculty March 10, 2025 - 2:46pm

Professional Associations and Graduate Studies June 5, 2024 - 10:11am

Geography Associations

Geographical Societies

What's New 2017-18 November 6, 2019 - 12:00pm

2018 Winners of our Geography Department Awards

Congratulations to all of our 2018 Geography Department award winners!

Bachelor of Science May 13, 2022 - 1:09pm
Careers in Geography, Geomatics, and Planning February 12, 2024 - 10:33am

Careers in Geography

Careers in Geomatics

Scholarships and Awards October 10, 2024 - 12:45pm

Conference Funding

The VIU Student Travel and Conference Fund, the CUR - Social Sciences Student Travel Awards and the Students' Union's Jessica Wilde Conference Participation Fund are available to students who are seeking financial support to participate in conferences, workshops, and colloquia related to their studies at VIU. For full details go to The Student Funding Page.

Directed Studies June 8, 2023 - 2:30pm

The Geography Department has a directed studies policy that applies when a student requests a course from the Department as an individual directed study, or a faculty member proposes to offer a special course

News April 23, 2024 - 12:10pm

Transportation Workshop Event

Brief presentations followed by interactive discussions to find ways of increasing active transportation to VIU. 

Thursday, March 21, 2024; in Building 355, Room211. Free event. Doors open at 9 am. Come to one, some or all sessions!

Geography Field Studies Courses and Field Schools May 8, 2024 - 9:27am
Geography Programs August 26, 2024 - 11:47am

Vancouver Island University offers a:

Bachelor of Arts - Major in Geography with an optional Honours Program

Bachelor of Arts - Minor in Geography

Bachelor of Science - Major in Geoscience

Geography Graduates October 16, 2018 - 9:19am
Contact Us January 25, 2022 - 8:57am

For additional information on the Geography program at Vancouver Island University, contact:

Chair, Geography, and GIS Programs

Michele Patterson

Vancouver Island University
900 Fifth Street
Nanaimo, BC
V9R 5S5 Canada


Phone: 250.740.6296, Local 6296
Email: Michele.Patterson@viu.ca or GEOChair@viu.ca

Faculty and Staff Links August 3, 2016 - 4:54pm
Dean's Seminar in the Social Sciences June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

This interdisciplinary (SSID) course is an elective which can be taken by advanced students in any major or minor in Social Sciences. It is a participatory seminar in which up to 15 students and the Dean discuss a text or idea with widespread impact across the disciplines.

SSID 300 (1) Dean's Seminar in the Social Sciences

Departments June 10, 2024 - 8:57am

Anthropology is the study of humankind in all places and all times.
Chair: Marie Hopwood

Community Planning offers a Master's degree for those seeking to enter the planning profession.
Chair: Pam Shaw