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Honours BSc in Environmental Science
Honours BSc in Environmental Science
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Co-operative education is available with this program.

Compulsory first-year courses:
Fall:
BIO1130 Introduction to Organismal Biology 3
CHM1311 Principles of Chemistry 3
ENG1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3
or
ENG1112 Technical Report Writing 3
GEO1115 Introduction to Earth Materials 3
MAT1330 Calculus for the Life Sciences I 3
PHY1321 Principles of Physics I 3
Winter:
BIO1140 Introduction to Cell Biology 3
CHM1321 Organic Chemistry I 3
EVS1101 Introduction to Environmental Science 3
GEG1302 Society and Environment 3
GEO1111 Introduction to Earth Systems 3
MAT1332 Calculus for the Life Sciences II 3
PHY1322 Principles of Physics II1 3
Other compulsory courses:
BIO2129 Ecology 3
BIO3117 Ecosystem Ecology 3
BIO4158 Applied Biostatistics 3
or
GEO3352 Geological Data Analysis 3
CHM2353 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry 3
EVS3101 Environmental Issues 3
EVS3120 Environmental Microbiology 3
EVS4001 Course Title Not Found! 0
EVS4009 Projet de recherche / Research Project 9
or
Nine credits from the Science and Engineering electives.
EVS4010 Travail sur le terrain en sciences environnementales / Field Course in Environmental Science2 3
GEG2320 Introduction to Geomatics 3
GEO2307 Environmental Geology 3
GEO3342 Introduction to Hydrogeology 3
MAT2378 Probability and Statistics for the Natural Sciences 3
24 credits (minimum) from A, B or C.
A) Conservation and Biodiversity:
Compulsory courses:
BIO3115 Conservation Biology 3
One of the following two:
BIO2135 Animal Form and Function 3
or
BIO2137 Introduction to Plant Science: Biodiversity to Biotechnology 3
One of the following two:
GEO2113 Paleontology 3
or
GEO2334 Quaternary Geology and Climate Change 3
At least two courses from:
BIO3101 Field Biology I 0
BIO3105 Field Biology II 0
BIO4156 Freshwater Ecology 3
GEG3321 Geographical Approaches to Environmental Issues 3
Between six and nine credits at the 2000- and 4000-level from the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering or in the GEG.
B) Global Change:
Compulsory courses:
GEG2304 Climatology 3
GEG3102 Hydrology 3
GEO2334 Quaternary Geology and Climate Change 3
Nine credits from:
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
GEG4516 Palynologie 3
GEO4332 Permafrost Geomorphology 3
Six credits (minimum) at the 2000- and 4000-level from the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering or GEG.
C) Environmental Geochemistry and Ecotoxicology:
Compulsory courses:
BIO2110 Environmental Physiology 3
BIO4146 Ecotoxicology 3
CHM2120 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHM2354 Analytical Chemistry 3
CHM2313 Environmental Chemistry 3
GEO3382 Geochemistry 3
GEO4342 Groundwater Geochemistry 3
Three credits at the 2000- and 4000-level from the Faculty of Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering or GEG.
12 credits from the Humanities and Social Science electives:
ADM1100 Introduction to Business Management 3
ECO1104 Introduction to Microeconomics 3
ECO2110 Microeconomic Analysis of the Public Sector 3
ECO2118 Introduction to the Economics of the Environment 3
ECO2121 Economics of Globalization 3
ENV3101 Legal Context of Environmental Issues 3
FEM2106 Women in Science and Engineering 3
GEG2108 Contested places 3
GEG2305 The Geography of Global Economic Systems 3
GEG2306 Urban Geography 0
GEG3302 Natural Resource Management 3
GEG3313 Planning Methodology 3
GEG4110 Industrial Location and Environment 3
GEG4118 Environmental Impact Assessment 3
GEG4119 Resource Management: Coastal and Shoreline Environments 3
HIS2129 Technology, Society and Environment since 1800 3
LSR2121 Recreation and Environmental Quality 3
LSR3105 Recreation Resources Conservation 3
PHI2396 Bioethics 3
PHI2398 Environmental Ethics 3
PHI3394 Philosophy of Science 3
POL1103 Governance and Society 0
POL2101 Introduction to Canadian Politics 3
POL4532 Environnement, écologie et politique au Canada 3
SOC2105 Introduction to Social Ecology 3
SOC3105 Environmental Sociology 3
Science, Engineering and GEG electives:
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
CHG4303 Hazardous Waste Control 0
CHG4355 Science and Technology of Pulp and Paper 0
CHG4371 Properties and Treatment of Particulate Wastes - Sludges 0
CHG4372 Polymers in the Environment 0
CHG4377 Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis 3
or
GEG4118 Environmental Impact Assessment 3
CHG4381 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering 3
CHG4385 Adsorption Separations for Environmental Applications 3
CHM4155 Polymer and Applied Chemistry 3
CHM4315 Advanced Analytical Chemistry 3
CHM4380 Principles of Instrumentation and Measurement 3
CVG2132 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering 3
GEG3104 Methods of Geographical Research 3
GEG3107 Geography of Polar Regions 3
GEG3110 Restructuring of Urban and Regional Systems 3
GEG3114 Biogeography 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
GEG4120 GIS and Numerical Spatial Analysis 3
GEG4303 Urbanization and Environment in the Third World 3
GEO4341 Advanced Physical Hydrogeology 3
GEO4342 Groundwater Geochemistry 3
GEO4382 Advanced Geochemistry 3
GEO4354 Quantitative Analysis in Geology 3
MAT3377 Sampling and Surveys 3
MIC5500 Pathogens and the Environment 3
Note(s)
1PHY1322 can be taken in first or second year of study.
2Students must register to EVS4010 during the preceding Winter session, in January since EVS4010 is offered in August of the same year.
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