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Environmental Science
Institute of Environmental Science
Faculty of Science

This section presents the requirements for:

• Environmental Science - B.Sc. Honours

with Concentration in:

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Geology

Co-operative Education Option is available in the Environmental Science program.

In addition to the requirements listed below, students must satisfy:

i) the University regulations (see the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar).

ii) the common regulations applying to all B.Sc. programs including those relating to Science Continuation and Breadth requirements (see Academic Regulations for the Bachelor of Science Degree).

Students should consult with the Institute when planning their program and selecting courses.

Environmental Science - B.Sc. Honours (20.0 credits)

Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits)

1. 4.0 credits in ENSC 1500, ENSC 3509, ENSC 3906, BIOL 2600, CHEM 2800, GEOL 2308, ENSC 4906 [1.0];

2. 3.5 credits in Approved Science for Environmental Science (see below);

3. 1.0 credit in Approved Science for Environmental Science at the 4000-level excluding ENSC.4001;

4. 1.5 credits chosen in consultation with the Program Adviser;

Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits)

5. 1.5 credit in: MATH 1007, STAT 2507, PHIL 1804;

6. 3.5 credits in BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, CHEM 1000 [1.0], CHEM 2302, GEOL 2805, GEOG 3108;

7. 1.0 credit in one of (GEOL 1006 and GEOG 2100) or GEOL 1005 [1.0] or GEOG 1005 [1.0];

8. 0.5 credit from: BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200;

9. 0.5 credit in Science Geography at the 3000- or 4000-level;

10. 2.0 credits in Approved Arts or Social Science;

11. 1.0 credit in Free Electives.

Environmental Science with Concentration in Biology (20.0 credits)

For this Concentration, replace Requirements 2 & 3 above with:

i) 1.5 credits in BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2200;

ii) 0.5 credit from: BIOL 3004, BIOL 3101, BIOL 2303;

iii) 2.0 credits in either:

a) Ecology focus

1.0 credit from: BIOL 3601, BIOL 3602, BIOL 3605, BIOL 3606;

0.5 credit in BIOL 3604;

0.5 credit in Biology at the 4000-level;

or

b) Microbiology/genetics focus

1.0 credit in BIOL 3104, BIOL 4103;

0.5 credit from: BIOL 2303 or BIOL 3101 or BIOL 3303;

0.5 credit in Biology at the 4000-level;

(iv) 0.5 credits in Approved Science at the 4000-level.

Environmental Science with Concentration in Geology (20.0 credits)

For this Concentration, replace Requirements 2, 3 & 4 with:

i) 3.0 credits in GEOL 2203, GEOL 2205, GEOL 2208, GEOL 3201, GEOL 3805, GEOL 3806;

ii) 2.0 credits from: GEOL 2301, GEOL 2306, GEOL 3203, GEOL 3204, GEOL 3205, GEOL 4203, GEOL 4205, GEOL 4301, GEOL 4302, GEOL 4804 [1.0], GEOL 4805;

iii) 0.5 credit in MATH 1107;

iv) 0.5 credit in Environmental Science Specialization.

Environmental Science with Concentration in Chemistry - B.Sc. Honours (20.0 credits)

Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits)

1. 2.0 credits in: ENSC 1500, ENSC 3509, ENSC 4906 [1.0];

2. 1.0 credit in BIOL 2600, GEOL 2308;

3. 5.0 credits in: CHEM 2101, CHEM 2102, CHEM 2203, CHEM 2204, CHEM 2302, CHEM 2303, CHEM 3305, CHEM 3503, CHEM 3800, CHEM 4800;

4. 0.5 credit in Chemistry at the 4000-level;

5. 1.5 credits in one of:

a) Organic focus: CHEM 3201, CHEM 3202, CHEM 3205;

b) Inorganic focus: CHEM 3504, CHEM 3505, and 0.5 credit in Chemistry at the 2000-level or above;

c) Physical focus: CHEM 3101, CHEM 3105, MATH 2007;

Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits)

6. 1.5 credit in: MATH 1007, STAT 2507; PHIL 1804;

7. 1.0 credit one of (GEOL 1006 and GEOG 2100) or GEOL 1005 [1.0] or GEOG 1005 [1.0];

8. 1.0 credits in GEOL 2805, GEOG 3108;

9. 0.5 credit in Science Geography at the 3000- or 4000-level;

10. 1.5 credits in BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2104;

11. 1.0 credit in CHEM 1000 [1.0];

12. 1.0 credits in (PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004) or (PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008);

13. 1.5 credits in Approved Arts or Social Science;

14. 1.0 credit in Free Electives.

Course Categories for Environmental Science

The program description makes use of the following course categories:

Science Geography Courses (see Academic Regulations for the Bachelor of Science Degree)

(see Academic Regulations for the Bachelor of Science Degree)

Free Electives (see Academic Regulations for the Bachelor of Science Degree)

Approved Science for Environmental Science

Biology
BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2200, BIOL 2303, BIOL 3004, BIOL 3101, BIOL 3104, BIOL 3201, BIOL 3205, BIOL 3305, BIOL 3501, BIOL 3601, BIOL 3602, BIOL 3604, BIOL 3605, BIOL 3606, BIOL 3801, BIOL 3802, BIOL 3901, BIOL 4102, BIOL 4103, BIOL 4104, BIOL 4106, BIOL 4109, BIOL 4204, BIOL 4300, BIOL 4404, BIOL 4603, BIOL 4609, BIOL 4801, BIOL 4901

Chemistry
CHEM 2203, CHEM 2204, CHEM 2207, CHEM 2208, CHEM 3101, CHEM 3102, CHEM 3105, CHEM 3201, CHEM 3202, CHEM 3205, CHEM 3305, CHEM 3503, CHEM 3504, CHEM 3505, CHEM 3700, CHEM 3800, CHEM 4301, CHEM 4302, CHEM 4700, CHEM 4800

Computer Science
COMP 1002, COMP 1004, COMP 1005, COMP 1007

Environmental Science
ENSC 4001, ENSC 4700

Geography
GEOG 2007, GEOG 2100, GEOG 2101, GEOG 3002, GEOG 3003, GEOG 3005, GEOG 3006, GEOG 3007, GEOG 3101, GEOG 3102, GEOG 3103, GEOG 3105, GEOG 3109, GEOG 4000, GEOG 4003, GEOG 4005, GEOG 4006, GEOG 4101, GEOG 4104, GEOG 4107, GEOG 4108

Geology
GEOL 2203, GEOL 2205, GEOL 2208, GEOL 2301, GEOL 2306, GEOL 2401, GEOL 2402, GEOL 2403, GEOL 3201, GEOL 3203, GEOL 3204, GEOL 3205, GEOL 3805, GEOL 3806, GEOL 4203, GEOL 4205, GEOL 4301, GEOL 4302, GEOL 4804, GEOL 4805

Mathematics
MATH 1107, MATH 2007, STAT 2509

Physics
PHYS 1001, PHYS 1002, PHYS 1007, PHYS 1008, PHYS 2901, PHYS 2902

Prohibited and Restricted Courses

Technology, Society, Environment Studies (TSES) courses are not accepted as Science Continuation courses in these programs. Refer to the B.Sc. rules on Science Continuation.