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York-Seneca Joint Program in Environmental Studies and Urban Sustainability

York University students, after successful completion of three years in the BES Honours program with a minimum GPA of 5.0 may apply to the Joint Program in Urban Sustainability (JPUS) at Seneca College. After successfully completing the JPUS, students will receive their Bachelor in Environmental Studies Honours Degree and their Civil Engineering Technology Diploma.

Degree Requirements for Students First Enrolling in the BES Program at York

Year 1 - Five full courses (30 credits):

• ENVS 1000 6.0 Approaches to Environmental Studies;
• ENVS 1200 6.0 BES Workshop;
• ENVS 1500 6.0 Introduction to Science for Environmental Studies (students may take BIOL 1010 6.0 or GEOG 1400 6.0 instead if they have OACs or equivalents in both chemistry and biology);
• Humanities (6 credits);
• Electives (6 credits, recommend SOSC 1730 6.0 Urbanization: A World Perspective).

Year 2 - Five full courses (30 credits):

• ENVS 2500 6.0 Applied Environmental Sciences;
• ENVS 2000 3.0 Paradigms in Environmental Studies;
• ENVS 2010 6.0 Methods in Environmental Studies I;
• ENVS 2200 3.0 Foundations in Human Settlements and Population (recommended);
• ENVS 2400 3.0 Foundations in Environmental Policy and Action (recommended);
• AS/SOSC 2710 6.0 City Lives and City Forms: An Introduction to Urban Studies; or
• AS/SOSC 2730 6.0 The Culture of Cities: Visual Journeys Through Time and Space;
• Electives (3 credits).

Year 3 - Five full courses (30 credits):

• ENVS 3000 3.0 Environmental Ethics;
• 9 credits at the 3000 level;
• 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Years 4 and 5 - at Seneca College:

• Course selections will be determined with the Seneca program coordinator during an individual advising appointment.

Degree Requirements for Students Enrolling at York After Completing their Technologist Program at Seneca College

Year 1 - (30 credits):

• ENVS 1000 6.0 Approaches to Environmental Studies;
• ENVS 2000 3.0 Paradigms in Environmental Studies;
• Humanities Requirement (6 credits general education);
• two of the following three foundation courses:

ENVS 2100 3.0 Foundations in Nature Technology and Society;

ENVS 2200 3.0 Foundations in Human Settlements and Population;

ENVS 2400 3.0 Foundations in Environmental Policy and Action (recommended);

• Electives (9 credits).

Year 2 - (30 Credits):

• ENVS 3000 3.0 Environmental Ethics;
• 9 credits in FES at the 3000 level;
• 18 credits in FES at the 4000 level (including the Joint program colloquium).

Degree Credit Exclusions for Seneca Technologist Students at York

Students entering the Joint program in Environmental Studies from Seneca College will be exempted from the following courses: ENVS 1500 6.0, ENVS 2500 6.0, ENVS 1200 6.0.