Program Overview

Environmental Science Program

The Environmental Science Program aims to produce graduates who can critically and objectively address potential or actual environmental issues. Students gain expertise in one of six areas of concentration.

Program Details

The program emphasizes a multidisciplinary, hands-on approach to understanding environmental issues. It is administered by the Faculty of Science in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts. The program is designed to be a small program with an intake of approximately 40 students a year.

Field Course Details

The program includes field courses, such as ENSC 401 and ENSC 501, which provide hands-on experience in environmental science.

Program Structure

• The program is a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science.
• The program has six areas of concentration.
• The program is administered by the Faculty of Science in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts.
  • The Faculty of Science provides the scientific foundation for the program.
  • The Faculty of Arts provides a multidisciplinary approach to understanding environmental issues.
• The program has a small intake of approximately 40 students a year.

University Context

The University of Calgary is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina. The university acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda.