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EBIO-P-BSH
Subject: Administered by the School of Environmental Studies in partnership with the Department of Biology.
Plan: Consists of 102.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| The Dynamic Earth | ||
| History of Life | ||
| E. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
| or | ||
| Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
| or | ||
| Differential and Integral Calculus I and Differential and Integral Calculus II | ||
| – CORE ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY – | ||
| F. Complete 15.00 units from the following: | 15.00 | |
| Diversity of Life | ||
| Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | ||
| Evolutionary Genetics | ||
| Scientific Methods in Biology | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Statistics and Probability II | ||
| G. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| General Biochemistry | ||
| Comparative Biochemistry | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| H. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Ecology | ||
| I. Complete 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 230 | Principles of Sustainability | 3.00 |
| ENSC 330 | Applications of Sustainability | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
GEOL at any level | ||
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | ||
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
ENSC_Interdisciplinary_Humanities | ||
| D. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
CHEM at the 200-level or above | ||
| E. Complete 30.00 units from the following thesis and non-thesis options: | 30.00 | |
| i. Environmental Biology Research Thesis Option: | ||
a. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | ||
| Research in Biology | ||
| Research Project Sustainability | ||
b. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | ||
BIOL at the 300-level or above | ||
BIOL_Subs_B | ||
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | ||
c. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | ||
BIOL at the 300-level or above | ||
| ii. Environmental Biology Non-thesis Option: | ||
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | ||
| Honours Projects in Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Independent Environmental Study | ||
b. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | ||
BIOL at the 300-level or above | ||
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | ||
c. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | ||
BIOL at the 300-level or above | ||
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses | 18.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Substitutions
A. ENSC 502 may be substituted for requirement 2.F.ii.a. and a further 6.00 units in electives and/or Plan requirements as approved by the Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
B. BCHM 310 (or the combination of BCHM 315 and BCHM 316) may be substituted for 3.00 units from (BIOL 334 or BIOL 339 or BIOL 341) with the remaining units applied toward Option Course requirements in the degree program.
4. Notes
A. A maximum of 6.00 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, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Environmental Biology Course Lists
The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Substitutions List B | ||
| APSC 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 7.00 |
| CHEE 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 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 |
| 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 310 | Landscape Ecology | 3.00 |
| GPHY 314 | Climate Change | 3.00 |
| GPHY 318 | Advanced Biogeography | 3.00 |
| PHAR 340 | Principles of General Pharmacology I | 3.00 |
| PHIL 301 | Bioethics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 236 | Introduction 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 |
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Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.00 units and a two-term course as 6.00 units.
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Resources: Challenges and Opportunities | 3.00 |
| ENSC 425 | Ecotoxicology | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science/Studies Interdisciplinary Humanities Options | ||
| CLST 214 | Ancient Science | 3.00 |
| DEVS 220 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies | 3.00 |
| DEVS 221 | Indigenous Studies II - Resistance and Resurgence | 3.00 |
| ENGL 113 | Reading for the Planet | 3.00 |
| ENGL 218 | Introduction to Indigenous Literatures in Canada | 3.00 |
| ENGL 276 | Literature and the Environment | 3.00 |
| PHIL 203 | Science and Society | 3.00 |
| PHIL 293 | Humans and the Natural World | 3.00 |
| PHIL 493 | Ethics and the Environment | 3.00 |
| RELS 235 | Religion and Environment | 3.00 |