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GEOG 207Climate Change Fundamentals

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Geography and Environmental Management
Cross-listed
SCI 205

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Climate change is one of the most profound environmental and social issues affecting communities, nations and individuals. This course is an introduction to this global challenge, including its scientific underpinnings, history, potential impacts on natural systems and human societies around the world, and two societal responses: adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation. Opportunities to develop sustainable resilient communities, as well as Canadian climate change policy responses, will be highlighted.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0815681306 / 330Online or by arrangement

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 08154070 / 350Online or by arrangement
LEC 7012129132 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

71% liked it75% easy50% useful

From 94 ratings and 37 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This course is a complete waste of time, its that poorly set up. The person running it has no concept of how to run a course and expects you to magically know what she wants you to give her. Weekly quizzes have 'short answer' questions that her expectations are unrealistic for the time given to complete them and the discussion reflections barely have instructions and then if you don't go above and beyond and add things that weren't on the instructions or implied then you lose marks. This is supposed to be a second year course yet it's more frustrating and horribly laid out than my fourth year courses.

    Nov 2024 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I liked this class at first but now I am ready to complain to the department. The professor doesn't give any instruction for assignments, but the grades very harshly. I am not usually someone to complain especially not about grades but this is ridiculous

    Mar 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This course is basically everything climate change. You definitely develop a better appreciation for all of the complications that climate change creates. The weekly quizzes are pretty difficult for some reason, and there are multiple discussion posts that you have to make each week

    Nov 2022 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Really easy content, but marked way too hard on quizzes and assignments.

    Jul 2022 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Good course about convincing me on the reality and effect of climate chnage. Although the course content makes it seem the course instructor hates humans and belives humans are the problem lollll. If humans are such a problem be the first to exit out the planet

    Aug 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

78 posts and comments in 65 threads mention GEOG 207, December 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Unable to swap courses 5 points, 0 comments

“I'm getting this error when trying to swap my electives. Error: Unable to complete your request. You do not have access to perform this transaction at this time. …”

u/IntrovertNeptune: “What is the course you're trying to swap into?”

u/AdTraditional927: “Geog 207- the issue seems fixed since I could swap yesterday!”

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Fully Online Courses 2 points, 2 comments

“Does anyone know how to check if a course is fully online (i.e. exams as well) or know any that are typically full online? Thanks.”

u/Randomwaterloodude: “GEOG 207 is fully online and offered in any term and has no exam. The class itself is pretty easy but the pacing can get a bit wonky and some weeks you’ll have a heavier workload then you should”

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Online List A CSEs offered Winter 2025 2 points, 1 comment

“Hi:) Does anyone know if there are any Engineering List A CSEs (https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-calendar/undergraduate-studies/catalog/programs/B1ligZqRn) offered Winter 2025, that are fully virtual? …”

u/Exit_exe_: “i wrote a comment about geog 207 and there's a lot of weekly assignments (quizzes + discussion posts) but its an online course and not that bad compared to core courses”

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Spring 2024

Bird Courses, Fall 2024 13 points, 21 comments

“Anything really that would help boost my CAV, preferably a 200 serieis course would be sick, but anything you know that is offered this term. I will be taking, thanks. Thank you<3”

u/markleestan: “Clas 201 if someone wants to give me their seat ;(”

u/markleestan: “But from what I’ve heard: geog 225 (taking), bet 210 (taking), music 246, geog 219, geog 207, msci 211, mgmt 244 hope these help :0 (and if you take geog 225- lmk!!)”

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Winter 2024

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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