Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Science

Comments about Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Science - At the institution - Ottawa - Ontario

• Objectives
  The program is structured so that you gain a thorough grounding in the sciences required to address environmental issues. In addition to courses in Environmental Science, the first and second years include courses in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Geography, as well as two courses in Mathematics and Statistics, and a course on environmental ethics. This combination provides a strong and solid foundation in the fundamentals of Environmental Science. In third and fourth year, there is considerable flexibility in your course selection to allow you to develop an area of special interest. You will learn to design research proposals, to work in teams on multidisciplinary problems, and to communicate your results effectively. Throughout the four years of the program, your studies will also include a sequence of courses in arts and social sciences that is relevant to the study of the environment. This sequence may include areas such as economics, social geography, communication, law, environmental policy, and international relations.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Science
• Course description
  Environmental Science
  B.Sc. Honours (20.0 credits)
  
     1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits):
  
  

  •    1. 3.5 credits in ENSC 1500, ENSC 2000, ENSC 2001, ENSC 3509, ENSC 3906, ENSC 4906 [1.0];
  •    2. 1.0 credit in BIOL 2600 and CHEM 2800;
  •    3. 0.5 from GEOG 3103, GEOG 3104, GEOG 3105, GEOG 3108;
  •    4. 0.5 credit from ERTH 2402, ERTH 2403, ERTH 3205;
  •    5. 1.0 credit in Approved Science for Environmental Science at the 4000-level excluding ENSC 4001;
  •    6. 2.5 credits in Approved Science for Environmental Science;
  •    7. 1.5 credits in Approved Environmental Science Specialization;

  
     2. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.5 credits):
  
     8. 1.0 credits in MATH 1007, STAT 2507;
     9. 3.0 credits in BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, CHEM 1000 [1.0], GEOG 2013, ERTH 1006;
    10. 0.5 credit in PHIL 2380;
    11. 0.5 credit in CHEM 2302;
    12. 0.5 credit from BIOL 2104 or BIOL 2200;
    13. 0.5 from GEOG 3103, GEOG 3104, GEOG 3105, GEOG 3108;
    14. 0.5 from ERTH 2402, ERTH 2403, ERTH 3205;
    15. 1.5 credits in Approved Arts and Social Sciences;
    16. 0.5 credit in Approved Arts and Social Sciences or Approved Science;
    17. 1.0 credit in free electives.
  

  • ENSC 1500 - Environmental Science Seminar
  • ENSC 2000 - Environmental Science Field Camp
  • ENSC 2001 - Earth Resources and Natural Hazards: Environmental Impacts
  • ENSC 2909 - Co-operative Work Term Report 1
  • ENSC 3509 - Group Project
  • ENSC 3906 - Research Planning
  • ENSC 3909 - Co-operative Work Term Report 2
  • ENSC 4001 - Environmental Science Practicum
  • ENSC 4700 - Topics in Environmental Science
  • ENSC 4906 - Honours Research Project
  • ENSC 4909 - Co-operative Work Term Report 3

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