Environment Academic Plans

†Breadth Course Requirements

In addition to the transferable skills developed in the core, a key objective of the Bachelors in Knowledge Integration (BKI) is to also develop a breadth of specific skills - for example, students should be able to express an argument clearly and persuasively and should understand statistics well enough to be credible in a conversation. Skills selected through the following Breadth Course requirements transcend disciplinary boundaries and equip Knowledge Integration (KI) students to become effective interdisciplinary scholars and collaborators. Students should choose Breadth Courses from the lists below that are appropriate to their prior experience, their present interests, and their future course requisites.

Knowledge Integration students have significant flexibility in their course selection; however, they must be careful when choosing Breadth Courses to ensure that they meet specific overall breadth requirements in the following areas. It is recommended that students take at least one of their Mathematics and Natural/Physical Sciences courses in their first year. Courses listed below are those that students may take to meet their Breadth Course requirements.

In exceptional cases students may petition to have a course count towards a Breadth Course requirement that is not listed below. In particular, students transferring from other academic plans may find that some of their courses may meet Breadth Course requirements. Students considering these options should consult with the Knowledge Integration academic advisor.

Languages

• One 100-level or 200-level ENGL course
• Two courses in the same second language (e.g., FR 151 and FR 152 Basic French, GER 101 and GER 102 Elementary German, SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 Introduction to Spanish, etc.)

Mathematics

• Two of: BIOL 364, ECON 211, ENVS 178, MATH 103, MATH 104, MATH 106, MATH 114, MATH 127, MATH 128, MSCI 331, PHIL 240

Probability and Statistics

• One of: ARTS 280, BIOL 361, ECON 221, ENVS 278, LS 280/SOC 280, PSCI 314, PSYCH 292, PSYCH 391, SDS 250R, STAT 202, STAT 220, STAT 221, STAT 230, STAT 316

Computer Science

• One of: CS 105, CS 115, CS 135, CS 145, CS 200, PHYS 236

Ethics

• One of: INDEV 300, PACS 311, PACS 314, PACS 315, PACS 316, PACS 332, PHIL 215, PHIL 221, PHIL 224, PHIL 226, PHIL 227, PHIL 228, PHIL 319J, PHIL 320, PHIL 326J, PHIL 328, PHIL 329, PHIL 420, RS 283

Conflict Management

• One of: PACS 202, PACS 313, PACS 323, PACS 327, SPCOM 432

Natural/Physical Sciences

Students must successfully complete courses that include a hands-on investigative component such as field study or lab. Corresponding labs must be taken and passed but do not count toward the 1.0 unit of natural/physical sciences. For example, KIN 100 Human Anatomy: Limbs and Trunk (0.5 unit) and its corresponding KIN 100L Human Anatomy Lab (0.25 unit) count as one course (0.5 unit) for the purposes of satisfying the natural/physical sciences Breadth Course requirement.

The natural/physical sciences requirement cannot be satisfied with any SCI or SCBUS units or CHEM 140. 

• Two of: ANTH 204, ANTH 355, ANTH 455, BIOL 110, BIOL 120, BIOL 130 with BIOL 130L, BIOL 201, BIOL 211, BIOL 240 with BIOL 240L, BIOL 241, BIOL 266, BIOL 302, BIOL 309 with BIOL 335L, BIOL 310, BIOL 325, BIOL 354, BIOL 365, BIOL 370 with BIOL 477L, BIOL 371 with  BIOL 477L, BIOL 373 with BIOL 373L, BIOL 376, BIOL 426, BIOL 458, BIOL 469, BIOL 470, CHEM 120 with CHEM 120L, CHEM 123 with CHEM 123L, EARTH 121 with EARTH 121L, EARTH 122 with EARTH 122L, EARTH 123 with EARTH 223, EARTH 231, EARTH 235, EARTH 238, EARTH 260, EARTH 342, ENVS 200, ENVS 300, ENVS 444, GEOG 181, GEOG 205, GEOG 209, GEOG 271, GEOG 281/PLAN 281, GEOG 300, GEOG 303, GEOG 304, GEOG 310, GEOG 320, GEOG 371, GEOG 407, GEOG 408, GEOG 420, GEOG 428, KIN 100 with KIN 100L, KIN 121 with KIN 121L, KIN 221 with KIN 221L, KIN 301, PLAN 418, PHYS 111 with PHYS 111L, PHYS 112 with PHYS 112L, PHYS 121 with PHYS 121L, PHYS 122 with PHYS 122L, PHYS 175 with PHYS 175L, PHYS 232L, PHYS 256 with PHYS 256L

Requirements

Year One

• INTEG 10 Knowledge Integration Seminar (0.0 unit)
• INTEG 120 The Art and Science of Learning
• INTEG 121 Collaboration, Design Thinking, and Problem Solving
• PHIL 145 Critical Thinking
• SPCOM 223 Public Speaking
• Four Breadth Course requirements^† totaling 2.0 units: Students are required to complete 11 Breadth Courses to meet Bachelor of Knowledge Integration (BKI) degree requirements. It is recommended that students fulfil some of the following Breadth Course requirements, during their first year: computer science, math, language, and natural/physical sciences.
• Electives totaling 1.0 unit

Total of 5.0 units

Year Two

• INTEG 10 Knowledge Integration Seminar (0.0 unit)
• INTEG 220 Nature of Scientific Knowledge
• INTEG 221 The Social Nature of Knowledge
• INTEG 230 The Museum Course: Preparation and Field Trip (0.25 unit)
• Electives or Breadth Course requirements^† totaling 4.0 units

Total of 5.25 units

Year Three

• INTEG 10 Knowledge Integration Seminar (0.0 unit)
• NTEG 320 The Museum Course: Research and Design
• INTEG 321 The Museum Course: Practicum and Presentation (0.75 unit)
• INTEG 340 Research Design and Methods
• Electives or Breadth Course requirements^† totaling 3.5 units

Total of 5.25 units

Year Four

• INTEG 10 Knowledge Integration Seminar (0.0 unit)
• INTEG 420A and INTEG 420B Senior Research Project (see Note 4) (1.5 unit)
• Electives or Breadth Course requirements^† totaling 3.5 units

Total of 5.0 units

Notes

1. Minimum Required Units
   
   • Total: 20.5 units (of which 1.0 may be lab units)
   • Core requirements: 6.5 units
   • Breadth Course requirements: 5.5 units
   • Minimum units at or above 200-level: 13.5 units
2. Average Requirements
   
   • Minimum cumulative major average of 75% (all INTEG courses, PHIL 145, SPCOM 223, and all courses counted towards the breadth^† requirements); and
   • minimum cumulative overall average of 65% (all courses).
3. Per Term Course Load Allowance
   No more than 2.75 units may be taken in a term without approval of the Knowledge Integration academic advisor; students seeking such approval must generally have an overall cumulative average of 80%. 
4. Senior Research Project
   Students completing a joint or concurrent degree that includes an equivalent senior research project may request that the associate chair, undergraduate studies, Knowledge Integration, approve the associated courses as equivalent to INTEG 420A and INTEG 420B. Note that there may be additional requirements involved in such an arrangement, which is required to be formally organized in advance of taking the equivalent course sequence.
5. General Information Applicable to all Faculty of Environment Plans
   • If a minimum grade of 65% is achieved in SPCOM 223, the Undergraduate Communication Requirement (UCR) milestone will be granted. If the minimum grade is not met, review the Overview of Academic Plan Requirements page and contact the Knowledge Integration academic advisor.
   • The Environment Academic Regulations section of this Calendar contains information, regulations, and requirements pertaining to undergraduate studies within the Faculty. It is students' responsibility to familiarize themselves with the content of this section.
   • A number of Faculty of Environment options, minors, and diplomas are available. A list and requirements are outlined under the Faculty of Environment Academic Plans section in this Calendar.