Join us this summer for a hands-on adventure in the beautiful Okanagan Valley for GEOS 309 Field Camp! This immersive experience, hosted at the state-of-the-art Teck Geological Field Station, provides the opportunity to build field and technical geographical science skills in a range of landscapes, from headwaters and stream beds to grassland savannah.
Students explore practical skills such as surveying and mapping, field sampling, instrumentation, electronic data acquisition, and the design and implementation of field projects. Field Camp provides experiential learning to students enrolled in Environmental degrees and is accredited for Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC) certification.
The UBC Teck Geological Field Station is located in beautiful Oliver, BC, on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Syilx peoples. This 3-credit field course runs for 11 days from May 22 to June 1, 2026.
“GEOS 309 was honestly one of the most fulfilling experiences I had in my undergraduate journey, and it really felt like a practical culmination of everything I've learnt in geographical sciences. This experience exposed me to the many opportunities available for a geoscientist in their career. Listening to the field school leaders share their passions reminded me of why I decided to move halfway across the world to be at UBC in the first place.”
GEOS 309 Field Camp details:
- 3-credit immersive 11-day field course from May 22 to June 1, 2026
- There will be a preliminary in-person meeting on May 11th and some pre-field prep work online and written follow-up
- Students are recommended, but not required, to have completed one of BIOL_V 230 or GEOS_V 207, one of GEOS_V 200 or GEOS_V 204, and GEOS_V 206 prior to registration.
- Students from Geographical Sciences may register directly. Students from related programs such as Environment & Sustainability, Environmental Science, Forestry and Land and Food Systems are also welcome to apply for enrolment. If this applies to you, please email undergraduate.program@geog.ubc.ca to be added to the waitlist
- Master’s students in these degree programs may register if there are spaces available
- Co-taught by instructors Dr. Kate Hale and Dr. Michele Koppes
- Course fee: $1295 (includes accommodation, meals and transportation)
- This fee is in addition to any registration fees due to the university. It also includes the cost of cultural sensitivity and land-based training with the Nk’mip Desert Cultural Centre of the Osoyoos Indian Band.
Drop by Geography office 235 and check out the 2022 Field School wall display.
