EBIO-P-BSH
Subject: Administered by the School of Environmental Studies in partnership with the Department of Biology.
Plan: Consists of 102.0 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 120.0 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree.
Code | Title | Units |
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1. Core | ||
Core Science: | ||
A. Complete the following: | ||
BIOL 102 | Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology | 3.00 |
BIOL 103 | Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3.00 |
B. Complete the following: | ||
CHEM 112 | General Chemistry | 6.00 |
C. Complete the following: | ||
GPHY 101 | Human Geography | 3.00 |
GPHY 102 | Physical Geography and Natural Resources | 3.00 |
D. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
The Dynamic Earth | ||
History of Life | ||
E. Select 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
Linear Algebra | ||
Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
Differential and Integral Calculus I | ||
Differential and Integral Calculus II | ||
Environmental Biology Core: | ||
F. Select 15.00 units from the following: | 15.00 | |
Diversity Of Life | ||
Scientific Methods in Biology | ||
Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | ||
Evolutionary Genetics | ||
Introduction to Statistics | ||
Statistics and Probability II | ||
G. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
General Biochemistry | ||
Comparative Biochemistry | ||
Animal Physiology | ||
Plant Physiology | ||
H. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
Ecology | ||
I. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
Molecular Biology | ||
Cell Biology | ||
Core Social Sciences and Humanities: | ||
J. Complete the following: | 3.00 | |
Environment and Sustainability | ||
K. Complete the following: | ||
ENSC 390 | Sustainability | 3.00 |
2. Option | ||
A. GEOL | 3.00 | |
B. ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | 3.00 | |
C. ENSC_Interdisciplinary_SocSci/Huma | 3.00 | |
D. ENSC_Interdisciplinary_Humanities | 3.00 | |
E. CHEM at the 200 level or above | 3.00 | |
F. Select 30.0 units from the following thesis and non-thesis options: | 30.00 | |
i. Environmental Biology Research Thesis Option: | ||
a. Select 12.00 units from the following: | ||
Research in Biology | ||
Research Project Sustainability | ||
b. Select 6.00 units from the following: | ||
BIOL at the 300 level or above | ||
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | ||
BIOL_Subs_B | ||
c. Select 12.00 units from BIOL at the 300-level or above | ||
ii. Environmental Biology Non-thesis Option: | ||
a. Select 6.00 units from the following: | ||
Honours Projects in Environmental Sustainability | ||
Independent Environmental Study | ||
b. Select 12.00 units from the following: | ||
BIOL at the 300 level or above | ||
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | ||
c. Select 12.00 units from BIOL at the 300 level or above | ||
Electives | ||
Elective Courses | 18.00 | |
Total Units | 120.00 |
3. Substitutions
A. ENSC 502 Research Project Sustainability may be substituted for requirement 2.F.ii.a. and a further 6.0 units in electives and/or Plan requirements as approved by the Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
B. BCHM 310 General Biochemistry (or the combination of BCHM 315 Proteins and Enzymes and BCHM 316 Metabolism) may be substituted for 3.0 units from (BIOL 334 Comparative Biochemistry or BIOL 339 Animal Physiology or BIOL 341 Plant Physiology) with the remaining 6.0 units applied toward Option Course requirements in the degree program.
4. Note
A. A maximum of 6.0 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan Requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, LAW, NURS and courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
Environmental Biology Course Lists
The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.5 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
BIOL_Subs_B
Code | Title | Units |
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Biology Substitutions List B | ||
APSC 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) | 7.00 |
CHEE 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) | 7.00 |
CHEM at the 200 level and above | ||
ENSC 301 | Environmental Assessment | 3.00 |
ENSC 307 | Marine Environmental Issues | 3.00 |
ENSC 320 | Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3.00 |
ENSC 390 | Sustainability | 3.00 |
ENSC 425 | Ecotoxicology | 3.00 |
ENSC 471 | Environmental Analysis Methods | 3.00 |
EPID 301 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3.00 |
GEOL 337 | Paleontology | 3.00 |
GEOL 466 | Isotopes and the Environment | 3.00 |
GPHY 304 | Northern and Arctic Environments | 3.00 |
GPHY 306 | Natural Environmental Change | 3.00 |
GPHY 310 | Landscape Ecology | 3.00 |
GPHY 314 | Climate Change | 3.00 |
GPHY 318 | Advanced Biogeography | 3.00 |
GPHY 339 | Medical Geography | 3.00 |
PHAR 340 | Principles of General Pharmacology I | 3.00 |
PHIL 301 | Bioethics | 3.00 |
PSYC 236 | Introdution to Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
PSYC 271 | Brain and Behaviour I | 3.00 |
PSYC 370 | Brain and Behaviour II | 3.00 |
PSYC 470 | Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience | 3.00 |
STAT 353 | Probability II | 3.00 |
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B
Code | Title | Units |
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Options in the Environmental Science Specialization Plans, List B | ||
BIOL 335 | Limnology and Aquatic Ecology | 3.00 |
ENSC 307 | Marine Environmental Issues | 3.00 |
ENSC 201 | Environmental Toxicology and Chemical Risks | 3.00 |
ENSC 301 | Environmental Assessment | 3.00 |
ENSC 320 | Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3.00 |
ENSC 407 | Global Water Issues | 3.00 |
ENSC 425 | Ecotoxicology | 3.00 |
ENSC 471 | Environmental Analysis Methods | 3.00 |
ENSC 480 | Special Topics in Environmental Science | 3.00 |
GEOL 106 | Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards | 3.00 |
GEOL 107 | History of Life | 3.00 |
GEOL 200 | Oceanography | 3.00 |
GPHY 207 | Principles Of Biogeography | 3.00 |
GPHY 209 | Weather and Climate | 3.00 |
GPHY 304 | Northern and Arctic Environments | 3.00 |
GPHY 306 | Natural Environmental Change | 3.00 |
GPHY 312 | Watershed Hydrology | 3.00 |
GPHY 314 | Climate Change | 3.00 |
GPHY 317 | Soil, Environment and Society | 3.00 |
GPHY 318 | Advanced Biogeography | 3.00 |
GPHY 319 | Contemporary Energy Resources | 3.00 |
ENSC_Interdisciplinary_Humanities
Code | Title | Units |
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Environmental Science/Studies Interdisciplinary Humanities Options | ||
CLST 214 | Ancient Science | 3.00 |
DEVS 220 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies | 3.00 |
DEVS 221 | Topics in Indigenous Human Ecology | 3.00 |
PHIL 203 | Science and Society | 3.00 |
PHIL 293 | Humans and the Natural World | 3.00 |
PHIL 310 | Development Ethics | 3.00 |
PHIL 493 | Ethics and the Environment | 3.00 |
RELS 235 | Religion and Environment | 3.00 |
ENSC_Interdisciplinary_SocSci/Huma
Code | Title | Units |
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Environmental Science/Studies Interdisciplinary Social Science and Humanities Options | ||
CHEE 342 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3.50 |
CLST 214 | Ancient Science | 3.00 |
DEVS 220 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies | 3.00 |
DEVS 221 | Topics in Indigenous Human Ecology | 3.00 |
DEVS 250 | Environmental Transformations | 3.00 |
ECON 290 | Environmental Economics and Assessment | 3.00 |
ENSC 200 | Environmental History | 3.00 |
ENSC 290 | Introduction to Ecological Economics | 3.00 |
ENSC 301 | Environmental Assessment | 3.00 |
ENSC 305 | Social Environments | 3.00 |
ENSC 307 | Marine Environmental Issues | 3.00 |
ENSC 310 | Environmental Policy | 3.00 |
ENSC 311 | Applied Environmental Policy | 3.00 |
ENSC 315 | Global Food Security, Agriculture, and Environment | 3.00 |
ENSC 320 | Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3.00 |
ENSC 321 | Environmental Justice in Global Context | 3.00 |
ENSC 391 | Practical Applications in Sustainability | 3.00 |
ENSC 407 | Global Water Issues | 3.00 |
ENSC 420 | Gender and Environments | 3.00 |
ENSC 482 | Special Topics in Environmental Studies | 3.00 |
ENSC 483 | Special Topics in Environmental Studies II | 3.00 |
GPHY 336 | Geography, the Environment and Human Health | 3.00 |
GPHY 339 | Medical Geography | 3.00 |
PHIL 203 | Science and Society | 3.00 |
PHIL 293 | Humans and the Natural World | 3.00 |
PHIL 310 | Development Ethics | 3.00 |
PHIL 493 | Ethics and the Environment | 3.00 |
RELS 235 | Religion and Environment | 3.00 |
Note:
A maximum of 6.0 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan Requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, LAW, NURS and courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.