CGW4U World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (Grade 12)
A U-level analysis of the world’s hardest shared problems — population and migration, development, resources, geopolitics — argued with data and case studies rather than slogans. A strong essay-based Top-6 credit for social-science and IR-bound applicants.
Inside the course
Population change and global migration
Globalization, development and inequality
Resource management and food/water security
Geopolitics: power, borders and conflict
Sustainable futures: policy and cooperation
Where it leads
A respected U-level humanities credit for social science, international relations and environment programs.
PREREQUISITE
Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities.
Assessment & credit
Standard Ontario assessment: 70% coursework, 30% final evaluation. Completion ships as an official transcript, OUAC-listed and recognized by public and private schools.
How we run it
Small groups, online or in person (Markham campus); semester, summer and winter intakes, scheduled around the student’s Top 6 plan.
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