Program Overview

B.A. Specialized in Environmental Studies

The Environmental Studies program focuses on critical issues facing our society, such as climate change, urban pollution, and human health risks. Students will learn to apply research tools and management principles in various fields, including environmental impact assessment and resource management.

Program Overview

• The program requires 120 credits.
• A cooperative education option is available with this program.
• A French Immersion Stream is offered in the English-language version of this program.

Program Requirements

• The program has undergone changes; previous requirements can be found in the archives.

Foundation Courses

• FRA 1710: Analysis, Writing, and Argumentation I (3 credits)
• 3 credits from:
  • PHI 1501: Reasoning and Critical Thinking
  • PHI 1701: Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments
• 3 credits from:
  • AHL 1500: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies in Arts 1
  • AHL 1900: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies in Arts 1
• FRA 1720: Analysis, Writing, and Argumentation II (3 credits)
• 3 credits from:
  • AHL 1500: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies in Arts 1
  • AHL 1900: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies in Arts 1
  • PHI 1502: Moral Reasoning
  • PHI 1503: Great Philosophical Questions
  • PHI 1504: Great Philosophers
  • PHI 1702: Philosophy: Themes and Texts

Mandatory Courses

• BIO 1530: Introduction to Organismal Biology (3 credits)
• ECO 1504: Introduction to Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ENV 1501: Global Environmental Challenges (3 credits)
• GEG 1701: Physical Environment (3 credits)
• POL 1502: Politics and Globalization (3 credits)
• BIO 2529: Ecology (3 credits)
• ECO 2518: Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics (3 credits)
• ENV 2701: History of Environmental Thought (3 credits)
• ENV 2918: Introduction to Field Research 1 (3 credits)
• GEG 2720: Geographic Information Systems and Digital Earth (3 credits)
• ENV 3501: Legal Context of Environmental Issues (3 credits)
• ENV 3721: Human and Political Dimensions of Environmental Change (3 credits)
• ENV 4504: Methodological and Theoretical Approaches in Geography and Environmental Studies (3 credits)
• ENV 4513: Selected Topics in Environmental Issues (3 credits)
• ENV 4520: Research Seminar in Environmental Studies (3 credits)

Optional Courses

• 3 credits from:
  • ENV 4001: Field Research in the North
  • ENV 4002: Field Research in the Tropics
  • ENV 4910: Field Research in Environmental Studies
  • GEG 4100: Glaciology Field Research
  • GEG 4920: Field Research in Urban Geography
  • GEG 4921: Field Research in Physical Geography
• 6 credits from optional courses at the 3000 or 4000 level
• 6 credits from optional courses at the 2000, 3000, or 4000 level

Elective Courses

• 48 credits of elective courses

Optional Course List

• BIO 3515: Species Conservation Biology (3 credits)
• BIO 3517: Ecosystem Ecology (3 credits)
• EAS 2501: Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples (3 credits)
• ENV 2704: Climatology (3 credits)
• ENV 4000: B.A. Thesis (6 credits)
• ENV 4518: Environmental Impact Assessment (3 credits)
• ENV 4529: Climate Change (3 credits)
• GEG 3505: Earth Observation (3 credits)
• GEG 3702: Natural Resource and Environmental Management (3 credits)
• GEG 3707: Urban Heritage (3 credits)
• GEG 4702: Urban Development (3 credits)
• GEG 4723: Population Geography (3 credits)
• HIS 2529: Technology, Society, and Environment since 1850 (3 credits)
• LSR 2521: Leisure and Environmental Quality (3 credits)
• POL 3575: Ecopolitics (3 credits)

Notes

• ENV 2918 is taught in a bilingual manner, catering to both Anglophone and Francophone students.
• A minimum average of 7.0 is required to enroll in ENV 4000.