The diploma plans listed below are offered by the Faculty of Environment. Environment students can also elect to take recognized diploma or certificate plans outside the Faculty of Environment with appropriate Department and Faculty approval.
All Faculty of Environment diplomas are available to all undergraduate students, including non-degree and post-degree students, at the University of Waterloo.
Diploma in Ecological Restoration and Rehabilitation
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†ERS 335 must be completed before ENVS 469
Requirements
To be awarded the Diploma, students must complete the course requirements listed below with an overall average of 70%. Students achieving an overall average of 80% in the six required and elective courses will be awarded a Diploma with Distinction.
Required Courses
Two courses: ERS 335†, ENVS 469
Elective Courses
Four of: BIOL 351, BIOL 354, BIOL 457, BIOL 470, ENVS 300, ENVS 444, ERS 234, ERS 283, ERS 337, ERS 340, ERS 341, ERS 342, ERS 346, ERS 382, ERS 383/BIOL 383, ERS 446, ERS 484/GEOG 404, GEOG 368/PLAN 341, GEOG 381/PLAN 381, GEOG 387/PLAN 387, GEOG 405, PLAN 340
Diploma in Environmental Assessment
The requirements for the successful completion of this diploma are five courses (three core and two elective) with a minimum overall cumulative average of 65%.
Required Courses
Three courses: ERS 215, ERS 315, ERS 415
Elective Courses
One course from two of the following lists:
List A:
Courses that study the biophysical environment:
BIOL 351, BIOL 354, BIOL 447, BIOL 490, BIOL 498, EARTH 342, EARTH 358, EARTH 458, ERS 383/BIOL 383, GEOG 405, HLTH 340
List B:
Skills courses on modeling, surveying, and other information gathering and analysis:
BIOL 470, EARTH 456, ENBUS 308, ENVE 573, ENVS 278, ENVS 444, ERS 375, ERS 382, GEOG 281/PLAN 281, GEOG 319/PLAN 320, SDS 311R/LS 373/SWREN 311R
List C:
Courses on related approaches to planning, analysis, and problem solving:
BIOL 455, CIVE 230, ECON 357, ENVE 391, ENVS 201, ENVS 220, ERS 335, ERS 372, GEOG 356, PACS 202, PACS 313, PACS 323, PLAN 471
List D:
Courses that involve material useful for case application of environmental assessment and related approaches to planning analysis, and problem solving:
ENVE 577, ENVS 350, ENVS 401, ERS 317, ERS 404/PSCI 432, ERS 361/GEOG 361, ERS 462/GEOG 462/PSCI 488, ERS 484/GEOG 404, GEOG 368/PLAN 341, GEOG 391, GEOG 407, GEOG 459, PLAN 340, PLAN 432/GEOG 432/HLTH 420, PLAN 440
Note
Many of the courses listed have prerequisites. Students are advised to check course descriptions for details.
Diploma of Excellence in Geographic Information Systems
To be awarded the Diploma, students must complete the courses below and satisfy the minimum grade requirement. Students must attain a minimum overall average of 80% for the five courses required for the Diploma.
Required Courses
GEOG 281/PLAN 281, GEOG 381/PLAN 381, GEOG 387/PLAN 387, GEOG 481/PLAN 481, GEOG 487/PLAN 487
Diploma in Sustainability
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†Courses cross-listed between faculties, one of which is the student's home faculty, will be counted as a home faculty course.
The Diploma requires a minimum cumulative average of 65% in four courses (one required and three elective).
Required Course:
ENVS 205
Elective Courses:
Students must take one course from each of the following three areas. Students must take two of these courses from outside of the faculty from which they graduate. Many of the courses listed have prerequisites and/or may be cross-listed†. Students are advised to check course descriptions for details.
Environmental Science
One of: BIOL 485, BIOL 489, CHE 571, CIVE 230, EARTH 270, ENVE 279, ENVS 200, GEOG 207, GEOG 459, NE 109, SCI 200, SCI 201, SYDE 332
Social Wellbeing
One of: ENGL 248, ENVS 105, ERS 215, ERS 225, ERS 253, ERS 270, ERS 294/RS 285†, ERS 316, ERS 361/GEOG 361, ERS 372, GEOG 225, GEOG 368/PLAN 341, GEOG 432/HLTH 420/PLAN 432†, PACS 310, PHIL 224, PLAN 451, SDS 260R, THPERF 374
Economic Prosperity
One of: ECON 255, ENBUS 102, ENBUS 211, ENVS 220, ERS 320, ERS 328, ERS 370, ERS 404/PSCI 432†, GEOG 203, GEOG 315/AVIA 315†, GEOG 323/REC 383†