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Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Bachelor of Disaster and Emergency Management (BDEM)

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Specialized Honours BDEM: 120 Credits

Note: students are required to have completed one 4U mathematics MHF4U (Advanced Functions) or equivalent prior to entry to the program. Students transferring into the program must have a minimum grade point average of 5.00.

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete the required 120 credits with a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 and a major grade point average of 5.50.

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

  • 6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
  • a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
  • a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: 57 credits in total including:

Nine additional credits from the following:

Nine additional credits from the following:

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be completed at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: 18 credits.

Honours BDEM: 120 Credits

Note: students are required to have completed MHF4U (Advanced Functions) or equivalent prior to entry to the program. Students transferring into the program must have a minimum grade point average of 5.00.

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete the required 120 credits with a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 and a major grade point average of 5.50.

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

  • 6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
  • a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
  • a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: 48 credits including:

Three additional credits from the following:

Nine additional credits from the following:

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: 18 credits.

Honours Double Major BDEM

The Honours BDEM program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties. Students wishing to combine a major in disaster and emergency management with a minor in another discipline or field of study must follow the requirements below. (This Honours option does not include a stream.)

Notes:

  1. In a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.
  2. Students are required to have completed MHF4U (Advanced Functions) or equivalent prior to entry to the program.

Major: 48 credits including:

Three additional credits from the following:

Nine additional credits from the following:

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Major/Minor BDEM

The Honours BDEM program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties. Students wishing to combine a major in disaster and emergency management with a minor in another discipline or field of study must follow the requirements below. (This Honours option does not include a stream.)

Notes:

  1. In a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.
  2. Students are required to have completed MHF4U (Advanced Functions) or equivalent prior to entry to the program.

Major: 48 credits including:

Three additional credits from the following:

Nine additional credits from the following:

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Minor

The BDEM Honours Minor in disaster and emergency management may be pursued jointly with any Honours Major degree program offered by the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering that offers a major/minor option. Students must complete 33 credits in the minor and at least six credits must be at the 4000 level.

Note: students are required to have completed MHF4U (Advanced Functions) or equivalent prior to entry to the program.

Minor credits: 33 credits including:

Six additional credits from the following:

BDEM: 90 credits

Note: students are required to have completed MHF4U (Advanced Functions) or equivalent prior to entry to the program. Students transferring into the program must have a minimum grade point average of 5.00.

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete the required 90 credits with a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 and a major grade point average of 5.00.

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

  • 6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
  • a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
  • a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: 33 credits including:

Three additional credits from the following:

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: 18 credits.

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