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2008-2009 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR

Environmental Science - Science and Engineering

Specialized Honours Program

i) All BSc Honours degree candidates must complete the program core: SC/GEOG 1400 6.00; SC/GEOG 2400 6.00; SC/GEOG 2500 3.00 or SC/GEOG 2600 3.00; six credits from SC/GEOG 2610 3.00; SC/GEOG 3200 3.00, SC/GEOG 3500 3.00, SC/GEOG 4180 4.00, SC/GEOG 4200 3.00, SC/GEOG 4500 3.00; six credits from SC/GEOG 4205 3.00, SC/GEOG 4210 3.00, SC/GEOG 4310 3.00, SC/GEOG 4400 3.00, SC/GEOG 4600 3.00; 12 additional credits from science geography courses (including three credits in statistics for students in the physical sciences stream).

ii) All BSc Honours degree candidates must comply with general regulation 4 (see the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this calendar) by completing the following (in addition to SC/GEOG 1400 6.00 from the program core):

  • 12 general education credits (see General Education Requirements in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this calendar).

Life Sciences Stream

Physical Sciences Stream

iii) All BSc Honours degree candidates, in accordance with their declared program, must comply with general regulation 6 (see the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this calendar) and, in so doing, must satisfy the course, credit and standing requirements specified below.

To graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and program required courses and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.00 (C+) over all courses completed.

Additional Course Requirements

All obligatory courses in one of the following streams:

Life Sciences Stream

Physical Sciences Stream

Concurrent Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing

See Certificate Programs in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section of this calendar.

Environmental Science Courses

The following list includes required and elective courses in the BSc Specialized Honours program in Environmental Science.

Geography

SC/GEOG 2400 6.00
SC/GEOG 2500 3.00
SC/GEOG 2600 3.00
SC/GEOG 2610 3.00
SC/GEOG 3200 3.00
SC/GEOG 3500 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/BIOL 3500 3.00)
SC/GEOG 4180 4.00
SC/GEOG 4200 3.00
SC/GEOG 4205 3.00
SC/GEOG 4210 3.00
SC/GEOG 4310 3.00
SC/GEOG 4400 3.00
SC/GEOG 4500 3.00
SC/GEOG 4600 3.00

Biology

SC/BIOL 2010 4.00
SC/BIOL 2030 4.00
SC/BIOL 2050 4.00
SC/BIOL 2060 3.00
SC/BIOL 3001 3.00 (ecology sections)
SC/BIOL 3001 2.00 (ecology sections)
SC/BIOL 3002 3.00 (ecology sections)
SC/BIOL 3002 2.00 (ecology sections)
SC/BIOL 3170 3.00
SC/BIOL 4000 8.00
SC/BIOL 4070 3.00
SC/BIOL 4080 3.00
SC/BIOL 4090 4.00
SC/BIOL 4095 3.00
SC/BIOL 4100 3.00
SC/BIOL 4130 3.00
SC/BIOL 4230 4.00
SC/BIOL 4240 4.00
SC/BIOL 4245 3.00 (cross-listed to: ES/ENVS 4110 3.00)
SC/BIOL 4250 3.00
SC/BIOL 4255 3.00 (cross-listed to: ES/ENVS 4111 3.00)
SC/BIOL 4260 3.00
SC/BIOL 4265 3.00
SC/BIOL 4340 3.00
SC/BIOL 4400 3.00
SC/BIOL 4420 3.00

Earth and Atmospheric Science

SC/EATS 2010 3.00
SC/EATS 2470 3.00
SC/EATS 3030 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/PHYS 3080 3.00)
SC/EATS 3040 3.00
SC/EATS 3130 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/CHEM 3060 3.00)
SC/EATS 4050 3.00
SC/EATS 4051 3.00
SC/EATS 4120 3.00
SC/EATS 4130 3.00
SC/EATS 4140 3.00
SC/EATS 4160 3.00
SC/EATS 4220 3.00
SC/EATS 4230 3.00
SC/EATS 4240 3.00

Amended October 27, 2008: SC/CHEM 2030 4.00 changed to SC/CHEM 2030 3.00.