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- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Negin Shooraj
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚGeography Alumni Sean Orr wins Vancouver council seat in byelection
- Rosemary Collard awarded 2024 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚExcellence in Teaching Award
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚStudents Designed and Developed a GeoApp as a Living Wage Calculator
- Undergraduate students team secures third-place in Canada-wide GeoApp competition
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚGeography Wins Big at 2025 CAG Annual Conference
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Alex Sodeman
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Tintin Yang
- In Memory of Leonard "Len" Evenden, Professor Emeritus
- Gabrielle Wong awarded 2025 Gordon M. Shrum Medal
- Dr. Bright Addae awarded 2025 Graduate Dean's Convocation Medal
- Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven for Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
- Wildfires to waterways: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚGeography grad takes action to protect the environment
- Making a difference on and off-campus: student leader and changemaker, Gabrielle Wong, awarded 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Úconvocation medal
- 2025 Alumni Newsletter
- Kira Sokolovskaia wins the 2025 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Mapping a path to City Hall: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Úalumnus shares journey to becoming Mayor of New Westminster
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Hannah Harrison
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Jade Baird
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Ashley Tegart
- Rethinking the World Map: Dr. Shiv Balram featured on CBC
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Véronique Emond-Sioufi
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚGeographers at the 2025 International Cartographic Conference in Vancouver
- When academic curiosity meets environmental purpose: new global environmental systems grad builds interdisciplinary foundation at SFU
- Alysha Van Duynhoven wins the 2025 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚECCE in GIS Student Associate Achievement Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to David Swanlund
- Congratulations to Our 2025 Warren Gill Award Recipients!
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Baharak Yousefi
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Tara Jankovic
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Christine Leclerc
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Kira Lamont
- Terri Evans: Researching homelessness in suburban communities
- Mapping change for people and the planet
- GIS Month: What is Geographic Information Science (GIS)?
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚGIS undergraduate develops real-time earthquake monitoring and hospital alert system
- Physical Geography student returns to SFU, dives into marine ecology, soils and GIS to map a new path forward
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ústudy searches Strava to reveal secrets to happier runs
- 2026 Archives
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ústudy searches Strava to reveal secrets to happier runs
- GIScience Students Become SFU’s First Team at National Geomatics Competition
- 2026 ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship for SFU
- Physical Geography student returns to SFU, dives into marine ecology, soils and GIS to map a new path forward
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚGIS undergraduate develops real-time earthquake monitoring and hospital alert system
- GIS Month: What is Geographic Information Science (GIS)?
- Mapping change for people and the planet
- GIS Team Crowned Champions of 2026 National Geomatics Competition
- Second-year MSc Student, Erin Fairley, has made it to the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú3MT Finals!
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Brandon Drucker
- In Memory of Ivor Winton
- 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚStudents Create GeoApp to Reveal Transit Deserts and Oases Across Metro Vancouver
- Andrew Perkins receives 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award
- Krista Macaulay Receives Prestigious Trudeau Fellowship
- Human Geography Student Guneet Kaur Receives 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚCentre for Dialogue Award for Undergraduate Research
- Dr. Baharak Yousefi awarded 2026 Graduate Dean's Convocation Medal
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Scott Peters
- Gus Schiele wins the 2026 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- GES grad maximizes interdisciplinary learning opportunities to tackle global challenges in conservation and sustainability
- Student Stories: Camille Dela Cruz
- Terrestrial ecosystem researcher joins 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚGeography to study future of forests under climate change
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‘Experiential learning’ provides you with the opportunity to learn through experience or action. In Geography, many of our courses are structured to provide opportunities to apply what you are learning in the classroom in real world situations or contexts. This form of learning often involves hands-on experiences outside of traditional academic settings and may include field trips, laboratory work, project-based learning and community engagement or service learning.
By involving our students in experiential learning, our goal is to promote interdisciplinarity, civic engagement, career development, cultural awareness, leadership, and related skills.
Visit the links below to learn more about the experiential learning opportunities available in Geography. You can also build on the experiential learning opportunities available within our courses by participating in a Co-operative Education and/or Study Abroad placement.