Advisor: Professor J. Witt (Biology)
Continuance in the Honours Environmental Science (Ecology Specialization) plan requires a cumulative average of 60% in Science courses and 60% in non-Science courses. This plan has a biological focus with emphasis on the fundamental science needed to understand ecological problems. In order to graduate from the plan the following requirements must be met:
- Successful completion of 21.75 units of which 20.0 are lecture units and 1.75 are lab units.
- Completion of the English Language Proficiency Requirement.
- For students studying in the co-op format, find detailed information on co-op program requirements in the Co-operative Education and Career Action section of the undergraduate calendar and in the Science guidelines.
- No more than 5.0 failed units are allowed.
Year 1A (Fall)
BIOL 150 Organismal and Evolutionary Ecology
CHEM 120/120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
EARTH 121/121L Introductory Earth Sciences/Laboratory
PHYS 111/111L Physics 1/Laboratory
One Elective (0.5 unit)
Year 1B (Winter)
BIOL 120 Introduction to Plant Structure and Function
CHEM 123/123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
EARTH 122/122L Introductory Environmental Sciences/Laboratory
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
One Elective (0.5 unit)
Note
Students wishing to gain membership in the College of Applied Biology of British Columbia (e.g. Registered Professional Biologist, R.P. Bio.), which is a requirement for certain Ecological and Environmental Science positions, MUST select ENGL 109 as an elective.
Year 2A (Fall)
BIOL 110 Introductory Zoology
BIOL 130 Introductory Cell Biology
CHEM 266 Basic Organic Chemistry 1
EARTH 123/123L Introduction to Hydrology/Field Methods in Hydrogeology
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
Year 2B (Spring)
BIOL 239 Genetics
BIOL 240/240L Fundamentals of Microbiology/Laboratory
BIOL 354 Environmental Toxicology 1
CHEM 233 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
One Elective (0.5 unit)
Year 3A (Winter)
Key: ** A BIOL 490A field course is required to complete this program. Field courses are intensive two week courses held at off-campus locations during the spring term, and enrolment in these courses works very differently than regular course enrolment. Students should plan on the completion of this course at the end of their second or third year, and must consult their academic advisor about the selection of this course no later than the fall term of their second year.
BIOL 351 Aquatic Ecology
BIOL 359 Evolution
BIOL 361 Biostatistics and Experimental Design
BIOL 490A Biology Field Course I**
One Elective (0.5 unit)
Year 3B (Fall)
Key: * BIOL and EARTH Electives must be selected from the Biology and Earth Sciences electives list at the bottom of this page.
BIOL 350 Ecosystem Ecology
EARTH 342 Geomorphology and GIS Applications
One 300- or 400-level BIOL Elective* (0.5 unit)
One BIOL or EARTH Elective* (0.5 unit)
One Elective (0.5 unit)
Year Four (Fall/Winter)
Key: * BIOL and EARTH Electives must be selected from the Biology and Earth Sciences electives list at the bottom of this page.
BIOL 211 Introductory Vertebrate Biology (Winter)
or BIOL 165 Diversity of Life (Winter)
BIOL 456 Population Biology (Fall)
or BIOL 458 Quantitative Ecology (Fall)
BIOL 457 Analysis of Communities (Winter)
ERS 215 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment I
Two 300- or 400-level BIOL Electives* (1.0 unit)
One 300- or 400-level EARTH Elective* (0.5 unit)
Three Electives (1.5 units)
Note
Students should be aware that many positions in Ecology and Environmental Science require knowledge of environmental planning. Students are very strongly encouraged to select ENVS 201 (Environmental Planning and Law) as an elective.
Biology Electives
BIOL 165, 211, 241, 309, 321, 323, 325, 335L, 346, 370, 371, 383, 412, 426, 439, 447, 448, 450, 452, 455, 461, 462, 466, 470, 479, 480, 488, 490B, 490C, 499
Earth Sciences Electives
EARTH 221, 232, 235, 236, 238, 281, 333, 358, 359, 421, 440, 458, 459