This program is open only to students in the B.Sc. or B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment.
For the statistics requirement in this domain, you should consider taking BIOL 373 or AEMA 310 (M) instead of MATH 203. They are more suitable for life sciences. Generally, statistics is recommended over Calculus 3 for life sciences, although if you want to take upper level oceanography courses in ATOC, you will also need Calculus 3.
See also Information for Studentss for details concerning:
- Suggested First Year Courses
- Taking courses on both campuses
- ENVR course sections - beware!
Program Requirements
NOTE: Students are required to take a maximum of 30 credits at the 200 level and a minimum of 12 credits at the 400 level or higher in this program. This includes Core and Required courses.
NOTE: Revisions have been made to this Concentration, shown below, effective Fall 2020.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
ENVR 200. The Global Environment.
ENVR 201. Society, Environment and Sustainability.
ENVR 202. The Evolving Earth.
ENVR 203. Knowledge, Ethics and Environment.
ENVR 301. Environmental Research Design.
ENVR 400. Environmental Thought.
Core: Complementary Course — Senior Research Project
(3 credits*)
AEBI 427. Barbados Interdisciplinary Project.(M)(in Barbados)
ENVR 401. Environmental Research.
ENVR 451. Research in Panama. (in Panama)
FSCI 444. Barbados Research Project. (in Barbados)
GEOG 451. Research in Society and Development in Africa. (in Africa)
* only 3 credits will be applied to the program; extra credits will count as electives
Concentration: Required course (3 credits)
ATOC 214. Introduction: Physics of the Atmosphere.
Concentration: Complementary courses (33 credits)
3 credits Meteorology:
ATOC 215. Oceans, Weather and Climate.
ENVB 301. Meteorology. (M) (not offered)
6 credits Hydrology and Ecology:
BREE 217. Hydrology and Water Resources. (M)
or GEOG 322. Environmental Hydrology.
and
BIOL 308. Ecological Dynamics.
or ENVB 305. Population and Community Ecology. (M)
3 credits Statistics:
AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (M)
BIOL 373. Biometry. (no longer offered)
GEOG 202. Statistics and Spatial Analysis.
MATH 203. Principles of Statistics 1.
3 credits Field Course:
BIOL 331. Ecology/Behaviour Field Course. (at Mont St. Hilaire)
BIOL 334D1. Applied Tropical Ecology. and BIOL 334D2. Applied Tropical Ecology. (in Barbados)
BIOL 335. Marine Mammals. (in New Brunswick)
BIOL 343. Biodiversity in the Caribean. (in Barbados)
GEOG 495. Field Studies - Physical Geography. (at Mont St. Hilaire)
WILD 401. Fisheries and Wildlife Management. (M) (field trip in New York)
3 credits Social Sciences Policy:
AGEC 333. Resource Economics. (M)
ANSC 555. The Use and Welfare of Animals. (M)
ANTH 339. Ecological Anthropology.
ANTH 418. Environment and Development. (not offered 2024-2025)
ECON 225. Economics of the Environment.
ECON 326. Ecological Economics.
ENVB 437. Assessing Environmental Impact. (M)
ENVR 421. Montreal: Environmental History and Sustainability. (offered alternate years, in May term)
ENVR 422. Montreal Urban Sustainability Analysis. (offered alternate years, in May term)
GEOG 302. Environmental Management 1.
GEOG 340. Sustainability in the Caribbean. (in Barbados)
GEOG 404. Environmental Management 2. (in Africa)
GEOG 498. Humans in Tropical Environments. (offered alternate years; in Panama)
GEOG 530. Global Land and Water Resources. (not offered 2024-2025)
HIST 510. Environmental History of Latin America (Field). (offered alternate years; in Panama)
POLI 345. International Organizations.
POLI 350. Global Environmental Politics.
WCOM 314. Communicating Science.
WILD 421. Wildlife Conservation. (M)
18 credits from Lists A (Water Environments and Habitats) and B (Surface and Atmospheric Processes)
9 to 12 credits - List A (Water Environments and Habitats):
BIOL 310. Biodiversity and Ecosystems.
BIOL 342. Global Change Biology of Aquatic Ecosystems.
BIOL 432. Limnology.
BIOL 441. Biological Oceanography.
BIOL 465. Conservation Biology.
BIOL 553. Neotropical Environments. (in Panama)
BREE 533. Water Quality Management. (M)
ENVB 210. The Biophysical Environment. (M)
or GEOG 305. Soils and Environment. (not offered 2024-2025)
ENVB 410. Ecosystem Ecology. (M)
ENVB 500. Advanced Topics in Ecotoxicology. (M) (offered fall 2024 and alternate years)
ENVR 540. Ecology of Species Invasions.
or BIOL 540. Ecology of Species Invasions.
GEOG 470. Wetlands.
MICR 331. Microbial Ecology. (M)
NRSC 333. Pollution and Bioremediation. (M)
PARA 410. Environment and Infection. (M)
SOIL 535. Soil Ecology. (M) (not offered 2024-2025)
WILD 302. Fish Ecology. (M)
WILD 401. Fisheries and Wildlife Management. (M)
6 to 10 credits - List B (Surface and Atmospheric Processes:
ATOC 219. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry.
or CHEM 219. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry.
ATOC 341. Caribbean Climate and Weather. (in Barbados)
BIOL 515. Advances in Aquatic Ecology. (not offered 2024-2025)
CHEM 267. Introductory Chemical Analysis.
ENVB 529. GIS for Natural Resource Management. (M)
or GEOG 201. Introductory Geo-Information Science.
ENVB 530. Advanced GIS for Natural Resource Management. (M)
EPSC 220. Principles of Geochemistry.
GEOG 308. Remote Sensing for Earth Observation.
GEOG 372. Running Water Environments. (not offered)
GEOG 537. Advanced Fluvial Geomorphology. (not offered)
GEOG 550. Historical Ecology Techniques. (not offered)