Bachelor of Arts

Faculty Program in Environment (54 credits)

BA students have the choice of three different program options within the Faculty Program in Environment:

Ecological Determinants of Health in Society
Economics and the Earth's Environment
Environment and Development

Common among all programs are the core ENVR courses. In addition to the 21 credits of core ENVR courses listed below, students will focus on a specific concentration, or area of interest, related to the environment.

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.
ENVR 401. Environmental Research.

To complete the BA Faculty Program in Environment, students must:

(a) pass all courses counted towards the Faculty Program Environment with a grade of C or higher

(b) confirm that their course selection satisfies the required components of their Environment program

(c) fufill all Faculty BA degree requirements as specified in the Faculty of Arts section of the Course Catalogue

(d) complete as either a pre- or co-requisite for the core courses:

Numeracy Course:
One of the following calculus courses -
MATH 139. Calculus 1 with Precalculus.
MATH 140. Calculus 1.
or equivalent (e.g., CEGEP objective 00UN)

AND Science course:
One of the following science courses (varies according to concentration; the following are examples ONLY):
BIOL 111. Principles: Organismal Biology.
AEBI 120. General Biology. (M)
CHEM 110. General Chemistry 1.
PHYS 101. Introductory Physics - Mechanics.
or equivalent (e.g., CEGEP objectives Biology 00UK, Chemistry 00UL, Physics 00UR).

Students should complete the pre-/co-requisite courses by the end of their U1 year.  These 100-level courses, if taken exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling this program pre- or co-requisite requirement, may be taken using the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option. Contact the Bieler School of Environment Program Adviser for more information.

See also Information for students for details concerning:

  • Majors and Concentrations
  • Suggested First Year courses
  • Taking courses on the "Other" campus (Science students, in particular, need to be aware of the Restricted Courses list)
  • ENVR course sections - beware!
  • Numeracy requirement for B.A. Faculty Program Environment students
  • Statistics course(s) overlap
  • Your Faculty's Student Affairs Office

 

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