Environment and Business

Year One

AFM 123 Accounting Information for Managers
AFM 131 Introduction to Business in North America
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ENBUS 102 Introduction to Environment and Business
ENVS 131 Communications for Environmental Professions
ENVS 178 Introduction to Environmental Research Methods
ENVS 195 Introduction to Environmental Studies
GEOG 101 Geography and Human Habitat
PHIL 224 Environmental Ethics

Year Two

ENBUS 202 Environmental Management Systems
ENBUS 203 Green Entrepreneurship‡
ENBUS 204 Principles of Industrial Ecology
ENVS 200 Field Ecology
ENVS 201 Introduction to Environmental and Planning Law
GEOG 203 Environment and Development in a Global Perspective
GEOG 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

One course* from the following themes:

plus 2 electives for a total of five units

Year Three

AFM 231 Business Law
ECON 344 Marketing: Principles of Marketing and Consumer Economics
ENVS 220 Ecological Economics 
or ECON 357 Environmental Economics
ENVS 278 Advanced Environmental Research Methods
ENBUS 302 Strategies for Environment and Business
ENBUS 306 Research Design
ERS 215 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment I

One course* from the following themes:

plus 2 electives for a total of five units

Year Four

ECON 371 Business Finance 1
ENBUS 402A/B Environment and Business Project

Two courses from the following themes:

Theme 1: Environmental Reporting and Auditing

ENBUS 407 Corporate Sustainability Reporting
ENBUS 408 Best Practices in Regulations

Theme 3: Corporate Sustainability

ENBUS 408 Best Practices in Regulations
ENBUS 411 International Corporate Responsibility

plus 4 electives for a total of five units

*Students in the regular Honours plan must complete at least one of ENBUS 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, or 312.

‡ECON 220 is a listed antireq for ENBUS 203. Academic Advisor approval required to enroll in ECON 220.

Note:

The sequence of courses is subject to change based on course offerings, consultation with program advisor is recommended.

Notes:

1. Minimum Required Courses
   Total: 20 units. Environment and Business: 16 units. Environment and Business students may not take ERS 370 for credit towards the Environment and Business degree.
2. Course Load
   No more than five courses may be taken in a term without the approval of the Director. Normally, approval for a sixth course will be considered only if the cumulative Environment and Business average is 78% or higher. A student may take up to one course during a co-op work term. An Environment and Business student is not allowed to fast-track.
3. Theme Courses Students must ensure they have acquired the pre-requisite courses for ENBUS 300 and 400 level theme courses. Students in the regular Honours plan must take at least one of ENBUS 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, or 312.
4. Average Requirements
   Students must maintain an overall cumulative average of 65% and a cumulative average in the core courses of 70%. All required courses must be passed.
5. Honours Co-operative Plan
   Environment and Business Honours Co-op is a five work term plan in which four satisfactory work-term reports have to be written. The first work term occurs in the winter term of the second year. Co-op students in Faculty of Environment are required to complete a minimum of five Professional Development (PD) courses, including a Professional Development introductory course (PD1) that must be taken prior to the first work term. At least two other of the PD  courses must cover non-technical skills. Other than, the initial course, the courses are normally taken during Co-op work terms. PD2 requires a work-term report to be written, which will be considered one of the four required work-term reports. Students are encouraged to take a PD course each work term until the requirement is met. Students who fail to meet these requirements will not be permitted to continue in Co-op.
   
   The Environment and Business Honours Co-op plan has the same academic requirements as the Environment and Business Honours plan with the exception that Honours students must take at least one of ENBUS 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, or 312 in their choice of theme electives. Students will be permitted to transfer from the Honours Co-op plan to the Honours plan if academic requirements have been met up to the time of transfer.
6. Transfer Students
   Transfer applicants with post-secondary background may be considered for admission to either of the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Environment and Business) plans. Interested students will be considered for admission based on space available and university academic performance. Transfer into the Honours Co-op plan may also be based on an interview and work experience related to Environment and Business.
   
   In order to meet the appropriate degree requirements, specifically the proper sequence of courses and co-op terms (if applicable), transfer applicants will normally be required to begin Environment and Business studies at the first year (1A) level. Applicants should be aware that transfer credit may not be granted for courses completed in other University of Waterloo programs or at other universities/colleges. Transfer students will only be admitted in the fall term.
   
   Transfer students enrolled will be required to complete a minimum of 50% of their degree requirements in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo.
7. Restriction on Number of First-Year Courses
   A student must have at least 13.5 units above the 100 level.