ELSC-P-BSH
Subject: Administered by the School of Environmental Studies in partnership with the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences.
Plan: Consists of 105.0 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 120.0 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2020-2021 Calendar for the previous requirements.
Code | Title | Units |
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1. Core | ||
Core Science: | ||
A. Complete the following: | ||
BIOL 102 & BIOL 103 | Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology and Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | 6.00 |
B. Complete the following: | ||
CHEM 112 | General Chemistry | 6.00 |
C. Complete the following: | ||
GPHY 101 & GPHY 102 | Human Geography and Physical Geography and Natural Resources | 6.00 |
D. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
The Dynamic Earth | ||
History of Life | ||
E. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
MATH at the 100 level | ||
STAT at the 200 or 300 level | ||
F. STAT at the 200 or 300 level | 3.00 | |
Environmental Life Science Core: | ||
G. Select 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
Fundamental Physics | ||
General Physics | ||
Introductory Physics | ||
Basic Physics | ||
H. Complete the following: | ||
PHGY 215 | Principles of Mammalian Physiology l | 3.00 |
PHGY 216 | Principles of Mammalian Physiology ll | 3.00 |
I. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
Basic Microbiology | ||
Introduction to Microbiology | ||
J. Complete the following: | ||
CHEM 281 | General Organic Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory) | 3.00 |
CHEM 282 | General Organic Chemistry II | 3.00 |
K. Complete the following: | ||
BCHM 218 | Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
L. Complete the following: | ||
BCHM 315 | Proteins and Enzymes | 3.00 |
BCHM 316 | Metabolism | 3.00 |
M. Complete the following: | ||
PHAR 416 | Xenobiotic Disposition and Toxicity | 3.00 |
Core Social Sciences and Humanities: | ||
N. Complete the following | ||
ENSC 103 | Environment and Sustainability | 3.00 |
O. Complete the following: | ||
ENSC 390 | Sustainability | 3.00 |
P. Select 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
Honours Projects in Environmental Sustainability (Select 6.00 units from the following:) | ||
Independent Environmental Study | ||
2. Option | ||
A. GEOL | 3.00 | |
B. Select 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
Diversity Of Life | ||
Scientific Methods in Biology | ||
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | ||
C. ENSC_Interdisciplinary_SocSci/Huma | 3.00 | |
D. ENSC_Interdisciplinary_Humanities | 3.00 | |
E. 21 units from ELSC_Options | 21.00 | |
Electives | ||
Elective Courses | 15.00 | |
Total Units | 120.00 |
3. Substitutions
A. ENSC 502 Research Project Sustainability may be substituted for requirement 1.Q. and a further 6.0 units in electives and/or Plan requirements as approved by the Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
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 Life Science 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.
ELSC_Options
Code | Title | Units |
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Options in the Environmental Life Science Plan | ||
ANAT 215 | Principles of Human Morphology I | 3.00 |
ANAT 216 | Principles of Human Morphology II | 3.00 |
BCHM 482 | Proteomics and Metabolomics | 3.00 |
BIOL 205 | Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
BCHM 370 | Genetics and Genomics | 3.00 |
CANC 380 | Evolutionary Biology of Cancer | 3.00 |
CHEE 342 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3.50 |
CHEE 484 | Bioremediation | 3.50 |
CIVL 283 | Env. Applic. In Civil Eng. | 3.50 |
EPID 301 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3.00 |
ENSC 501 | Independent Environmental Study | 6.00 |
GPHY 339 | Medical Geography | 3.00 |
HLTH 237 | An Introduction to Drugs, Drug Use and Drug Dependence | 3.00 |
MICR 320 | Microbes in Health and Disease | 3.00 |
MICR 360 | Immunology | 3.00 |
MICR 433 | Microbial Diversity | 3.00 |
MICR 435 | Advanced Procaryotic Structure and Function | 3.00 |
MICR 436 | Microbial Genetics | 3.00 |
MICR 450 | Principles of Molecular Virology | 3.00 |
MICR 451 | Selected Topics in Viral Pathogen | 3.00 |
MICR 452 | Viral Infection and Immunity | 3.00 |
PHAR 230 | Pharmacology for the Health Sciences | 3.00 |
PHAR 340 | Principles of General Pharmacology I | 3.00 |
PHAR 450 | Principles of General Pharmacology II | 3.00 |
REPD 416 | Biology of Reproduction | 3.00 |
ANAT 499 | Research Project in Anatomy and Cell Biology | 12.00 |
CANC 499 | Research Project in Cancer Biology and Genetics | 12.00 |
EPID 499 | Research Project in Epidemiology | 12.00 |
MICR 499 | Research Project in Microbiology and Immunology | 12.00 |
NSCI 499 | Research Project in Neuroscience | 12.00 |
PATH 499 | Research Project in Pathology | 12.00 |
PHAR 499 | Research Project in Pharmacology and Toxicology | 12.00 |
PHGY 499 | Research Project in Physiology | 12.00 |
REPD 499 | Research Project in Reproduction and Development | 12.00 |
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 and 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 310 | Development Ethics | 3.00 |
PHIL 493 | Ethics and the Environment | 3.00 |
RELS 235 | Religion and Environment | 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 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 |