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2008-2009

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Academic Plans - Non-Departmental

Environmental Sciences/Ecology

Honours Environmental Sciences/Ecology

Year One (Fall)
BIOL 140/140L Fundamentals of Microbiology/Microbiology Laboratory
BIOL 250 Organismal and Evolutionary Ecology
CHEM 120/120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
EARTH 121/121L The Planet We Live On/Laboratory
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences

Year One (Winter)
BIOL 120 Introduction to Plant Science
CHEM 123/123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
ERS 241 Introduction to Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
One Elective (0.5 unit)


Year Two (Fall)
BIOL 110 Introductory Zoology
CHEM 266 Basic Organic Chemistry 1
CHEM 220/220L Introductory Analytical Chemistry/Laboratory
EARTH 123 Introduction to Hydrology
ENVS 201 Introduction to Environmental and Planning Law

Year Two (Winter)
BIOL 211 Introductory Vertebrate Zoology
CHEM 237 Introductory Biochemistry
CHEM 221 Multi-Component Analysis*
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
One Elective† (0.5 unit)


Years Three and Four
BIOL 350 Ecosystem Ecology 
BIOL 354 Environmental Toxicology 1 (Fall)
BIOL 457 Analysis of Communities (Winter) or BIOL 456 Population Biology (Fall)
CHEM 404 Physicochemical Aspects of Nautral Waters (Fall) or CHEM 357 Physical Biochemistry (Winter)
CIVE 375 Water Quality Engineering (Winter)
EARTH 342 Applied Geomorphology (Fall)
EARTH 358 Earth System Science (Winter) 
Thirteen Electives† (6.5 units)

*Students can choose CHEM 209 in Year Three or Four instead of CHEM 221

Electives must be chosen in consultation with the Academic Plan advisor.

†These electives must include: 0.5 units of 200-level or above Science units, and 1.5 units of 300- or 400-level Science units, other than "SCI"-labelled units.


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