Science Academic Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

This program provides a basic quantitative background in science and mathematics, while offering students greater opportunity to select courses in a wide range of environment-related subject areas, such as chemistry, ecology, microbiology, geography, and hydrogeology. Students will acquire the knowledge base required to assess the environmental impact of surface and subsurface contamination from industry, urbanization, agriculture, and mining. Graduates will be prepared for employment in any area dealing with environmental issues and legislation, particularly in government and the environmental consulting industry.

Continuing in Honours Co-operative Environmental Sciences, Geoscience Specialization, requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative average of 60% in all EARTH courses.

Successful completion of this program requires:

1. 21.25 units that include:
   
   • 8.0 EARTH units: EARTH 121, EARTH 121L, EARTH 122, EARTH 122L, EARTH 123, EARTH 221, EARTH 223, EARTH 231, EARTH 232, EARTH 235, EARTH 238, EARTH 333, EARTH 342, EARTH 358, EARTH 390, EARTH 440, and EARTH 444
   • 1.0 EARTH unit: EARTH 436A and EARTH 436B; or EARTH 499 and one EARTH elective at 300-level or higher
   • 2.0 EARTH elective units with the following conditions:
     
     • 0.5 unit must be 200-level or higher
     • 1.5 units must be 300-level or higher
   • 1.75 BIOL units: BIOL 150, BIOL 165, BIOL 240, and BIOL 240L
   • 1.5 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, and CHEM 123L
   • 0.5 PHYS unit: PHYS 111
   • 0.5 MATH unit: MATH 127
   • 0.5 STAT unit: STAT 202
   • 0.5 ERS unit: ERS 215
   • 2.5 program elective units chosen from any 200-level or higher BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MATH, AMATH course or chosen from BIOL 130, CS 115, or CS 116
   • 0.5 SCCOM unit: SCCOM 100
   • 2.0 elective units; must be 0.5 unit lecture courses
2. Co-operative education requirements that include:
   
   • A minimum of four work terms
   • Four WatPD (professional development) courses that must include PD 1, PD 11, and two PD elective courses
   • Four work-term reports:
   • One completed as part of PD 11
   • Three completed in required WKRPT courses: WKRPT 200S, WKRPT 300S, and WKRPT 400S

Notes

1. SCI and EARTH courses may not be counted as program electives.
2. A maximum of 1.5 SCI units may be counted as electives.
3. Additional co-op program information is located in the Co-operative Education and Career Action (CECA) section of this Calendar and in the Science Faculty work-term report guidelines.

Recommended Course Sequence

Year One

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Fall

Winter

Year Two

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Fall

BIOL 240/BIOL 240L Fundamentals of Microbiology/Laboratory
EARTH 123 Introductory Hydrology
EARTH 223 Field Methods in Hydrology
EARTH 231 Mineralogy
EARTH 235 Stratigraphic Approaches to Understanding Earth's History

Spring

Year Three

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Winter

Fall

Year Four

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Fall

Winter