BSc Honours in Environmental Science
Oceans & Global Change
Degree Requirements
(Classes offered by oceanography are linked to course descriptions)
First Year Requirements (5.5 credits)
BIOL 1010.03 or BIOL 1020.03 Principles of Biology I
BIOL 1011.03 or BIOL 1021.03 Principles of Biology II
MATH 1000.03 Differential and Integral Calculus I
MATH 1010.03 Differential and Integral Calculus II
CHEM 1011.03 Concepts in Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity
CHEM 1012.03 Concepts in Chemistry: Energy and Equilibrium
ERTH 1080.03 Geology I
ERTH 1090.03 Geology II
PHYC 1100XY.06 Introduction to Physics OR
PHYC 1300XY.06 Physics in and Around You
SCIE 1111.03 Elements of Writing
Core Requirements (9 credits)
OCEA 2000XY.06 The Blue Planet
OCEA 2800.03 Climate Change
STAT 2060.03 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
STAT 2080.03 Statistical Methods for Data Analysis and Inference
ECON 2216.03* Economics of Global Warming
MATH 2300.03 Mathematical Modelling 1 OR
MATH 2400.03 Introduction to Numerical Computing
PHIL 2480.03 Environmental Ethics**
PHIL 2485.03 Technology and the Environment**
ENVS 2001.03 Analytical Environmental Science and Social Responsibility
ENVS 3001.03 Environmental Science Field School in spring or late summer
ENVS 3501.03 Environmental Problem-Solving 1
ENVS 3502.03 Environmental Problem-Solving 2
ENVS 3200.03 Introduction to Environmental Law
ENVS 4001.03 Environmental Impact Assessment
ENVS 4901.03 Environmental Science Honours Thesis Part A
ENVS 4902.03 Environmental Science Honours Thesis Part B
Area of Emphasis Requirements (4 credits)
OCEA 3001.03 Introduction to Physical Oceanography
OCEA 3002.03 Introduction to Chemical Oceanography
OCEA 3003.03 Introduction to Biological Oceanography
OCEA 3004.03 The Last Billion Years
OCEA 4000.03 The Oceans and Global Change
OCEA 4335.03 Environmental Impacts in Marine Ecosystems
OCEA 4380.03 Marine Modelling
PHYC 4520.03 Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences
Additional Requirements
Electives: 1.5 credits are required. One half-credit must be a social science.
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