Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Geography program combines in-class instruction with hands-on internship opportunities. The BA Major 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). Students 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.