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ECHM-P-BSH
Subject: Administered by the School of Environmental Studies in partnership with the Department of Chemistry.
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 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | ||
| Ecology and the Environment | ||
| B. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| General Chemistry I: From Atoms to Matter and General Chemistry II: Thermodynamics and Kinetics | ||
| or | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| 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 CHEMISTRY – | ||
| F. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Fundamental Physics | ||
| or | ||
| General Physics | ||
| or | ||
| Introduction to Physics I and Introduction to Physics II | ||
| G. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 211 | Main Group Chemistry | 3.00 |
| CHEM 212 | Principles of Chemical Reactivity | 3.00 |
| CHEM 213 | Introduction to Chemical Analysis | 3.00 |
| CHEM 221 | Material, Solutions, and Interfaces | 3.00 |
| CHEM 222 | Methods of Structure Determination | 3.00 |
| CHEM 223 | Organic Reactions | 3.00 |
| H. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 311 | Mechanistic Organic Chemistry | 3.00 |
| CHEM 312 | Transition Metal Chemistry | 3.00 |
| CHEM 323 | Biological Chemistry | 3.00 |
| CHEM 326 | Environmental and Green Chemistry | 3.00 |
| I. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 321 | Instrumental Chemical Analysis | 3.00 |
| J. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 397 | Experimental Chemistry | 6.00 |
| K. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 497 | Research Project | 6.00 |
| – CORE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES – | ||
| L. Complete the following: | ||
| ENSC 103 | Environment and Sustainability | 3.00 |
| M. Complete the following: | ||
| ENSC 230 | Principles of Sustainability | 3.00 |
| ENSC 330 | Applications of Sustainability | 3.00 |
| N. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Honours Projects in Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Independent Environmental Study | ||
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
ENSC_Specialization_Options_A | ||
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
GEOL at any level | ||
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Diversity of Life | ||
| Scientific Methods in Biology | ||
ENSC_Specialization_Options_B | ||
| D. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
ENSC_Interdisciplinary_Humanities | ||
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses | 18.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Substitutions
A. Students who have completed CHEM 113 and CHEM 114 may take CHEM 117 to gain general chemistry laboratory experience. While this sequence totals 7.50 units, it is considered equivalent to CHEM 112 and may be used to fulfill Core 1.B. of the Environmental Chemistry Specialization Plan when applicable; the additional 1.50 units will be directed to the student’s elective requirement.
B. ENSC 502 may be substituted for requirement Core 1.N. and a further 6.00 units in electives and/or Plan requirements as approved by the Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
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 Chemistry 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.
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 |
ENSC_Specialization_Options_A
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Options in the Environmental Science Specialization Plans, List A | ||
| BIOL 102 | Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 103 | Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3.00 |
| BIOL 335 | Limnology and Aquatic Ecology | 3.00 |
| ENSC 301 | Environmental Assessment | 3.00 |
| ENSC 320 | Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3.00 |
| GPHY 318 | Advanced Biogeography | 3.00 |
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 |