BSc with Honours in Environmental Science
BSc with Honours in Environmental Science
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120

Co-operative education is available with this program.


Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2006-2007 calendars for the previous requirements.

BIO1130 Introduction to Organismal Biology 3
BIO1140 Introduction to Cell Biology 3
CHM1311 Principles of Chemistry 3
CHM1321 Organic Chemistry I 3
EVS1101 Introduction to Environmental Science 3
GEG1302 Society and Environment 3
GEO1111 Introduction to Earth Systems 3
GEO1115 Introduction to Earth Materials 3
MAT1330 Calculus for the Life Sciences I 3
MAT1332 Calculus for the Life Sciences II 3
PHY1321 Principles of Physics I 3
BIO2129 Ecology 3
CHM2353 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry 3
GEG2320 Introduction to Geomatics 3
MAT2378 Probability and Statistics for the Natural Sciences 3
BIO3117 Ecosystem Ecology 3
EVS3101 Environmental Issues 3
EVS3120 Environmental Microbiology 3
GEO3342 Introduction to Hydrogeology 3
BIO4158 Applied Biostatistics 3
or
GEO3352 Geological Data Analysis 3
EVS4010 Travail sur le terrain en sciences environnementales / Field Course in Environmental Science 3
EVS4904 Séminaire / Seminar 3
EVS4009 Projet de recherche / Research Project 9
or
Nine credits from the list of optional courses from the Faculty of Science, Engineering or in GEG
21 elective credits, of which 12 must be from the faculties of Arts, Education, Law, Social Science or the School of Management.
Complete the requirement of one of the three options:
Option Conservation and Biodiversity Compulsory courses:
BIO2135 Animal Form and Function 3
BIO2137 Introduction to Plant Science: Biodiversity to Biotechnology 3
BIO3115 Conservation Biology 3
GEO2113 Paleontology 3
or
GEO2334 Quaternary Geology and Climate Change 3
Three credits from:
BIO3103 Field Biology 3
BIO4910 Travail sur le terrain en écologie / Field Course in Ecology. 3
GEG3321 Geographical Approaches to Environmental Issues 3
Nine optional credits at the 2000 level or above from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering or in GEG
Option Global Change - Compulsory courses:
GEG2304 Climatology 3
GEG3102 Hydrology 3
GEO2334 Quaternary Geology and Climate Change 3
Nine credits from:
BIO4150 Spatial Ecology 3
GEG3105 Remote Sensing 3
GEG4102 Drainage Basin Processes and Environmental Change 3
GEG4103 Northern Hydrology 3
GEG4120 GIS and Numerical Spatial Analysis 3
GEG4304 Microclimatology 3
GEO4332 Permafrost Geomorphology 3
Six optional credits at the 2000 level or above from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering or in GEG
Option Environmental Geochemistry and Ecotoxicology - Compulsory courses:
BIO2110 Environmental Physiology 3
BIO4146 Ecotoxicology 3
BIO4156 Freshwater Ecology 3
CHM2120 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHM2313 Environmental Chemistry 3
GEO2163 Introduction to Mineralogy 3
Six optional credits at the 2000 level or above from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering or in GEG
List of Optional Courses
List of Optional Courses
Optional courses from the faculties of Science and Engineering or from the Department of Geography:
BCH2333 Introduction to Biochemistry 3
BIO3124 General Microbiology 3
BIO3126 General Microbiology Laboratory 3
BIO3924 Biologie des algues et des champignons / Biology of Algae and Fungi 3
BIO4101 Pesticides and the Environment 3
BIO4162 Tropical Ecology 3
CHG4381 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering 3
CHM2354 Analytical Chemistry 3
CHM3120 Intermediate Organic Chemistry 3
CHM3126 Laboratory of Organic Chemistry 3
CHM4155 Polymer and Applied Chemistry 3
CHM4315 Advanced Analytical Chemistry 3
CVG2132 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering 3
CVG4132 Hazardous Waste Management 3
GEG3104 Methods of Geographical Research 3
GEG3107 Geography of Polar Regions 3
GEG3110 Restructuring of Urban and Regional Systems 3
GEG3114 Biogeography 3
GEG3303 Medical Geography: Health and Place 3
GEG3306 Quaternary Paleogeography 3
GEG3311 Political Geography 3
GEG4100 Glaciology 3
GEG4102 Drainage Basin Processes and Environmental Change 3
GEG4103 Northern Hydrology 3
GEG4105 GIS in Environmental Research 3
GEG4118 Environmental Impact Assessment 3
GEG4120 GIS and Numerical Spatial Analysis 3
GEG4303 Urbanization and Environment in the Third World 3
GEO3382 Geochemistry 3
GEO4341 Advanced Physical Hydrogeology 3
GEO4342 Groundwater Geochemistry 3
GEO4354 Quantitative Analysis in Geology 3
GEO4382 Advanced Geochemistry 3
MAT3377 Sampling and Surveys 3
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