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4.13 Interdisciplinary Programs

4.13.1 B.Sc. in Environmental Science
The environmental problems confronting our society increasingly demand interdisciplinary solutions, and the individual who has been adequately prepared by an interdisciplinary education is in a strong position to contribute to societal needs. The Environmental Science program is truly interdisciplinary. It also ensures through concentration in a particular area that the student has the fundamental preparation necessary to proceed to a productive career in an area of the environmental sciences or graduate work in the selected discipline. The Environmental Science program would be appropriate for those seeking careers in governmental or non-governmental agencies, environmental assessment and remediation, teaching and research.
This program is for a forty-course, four-year B.Sc. degree. It features a core of twenty required courses drawn from five primary and three secondary programs, and a disciplinary concentration, usually within one of the five primary disciplines (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Geography, Physics) comprised of eleven additional courses. Honours B.Sc. candidates complete a research thesis in lieu of two non-science course options. The remaining nine courses are electives, with
several required from outside the sciences.

Enquires about the Environmental Science Program should be directed to the Program Coordinator in the Office of the Associate Dean of Science, Lambton Hall.

Degree Requirements
The B.Sc. in Environmental Science is subject to the general University and College of Engineering and Science regulations as outlined in the relevant section of this Calendar.

Environmental Science
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements: twenty courses, including 34-227, 42-100, 42-102, 42-200, 55-140, 55-141, 55-210, 55-211, 59-140, 59-141, 59-230, 59-250, 60-140, 61-140, 61-141, 61-220, 62-140, 64-140, 65-253 and 66-280.

Other requirements:
(a) eleven courses as specified for specific disciplines.

Concentration in Biology: eleven courses, including 42-405, 55-213, 55-320, 55-430, 55-437, plus six more Biology courses, of which four must be at the 300-level or above, including at least one of the following pairs, 55-324, 55-325 or 55-444, 55-445.

Concentration in Chemistry: eleven courses, including 62-141, 59-235, 59-240, 59-241, 59-251, 59-261, 59-320, 59-321, 59-468, plus two more Chemistry courses at the 300-level or above.

Concentration in Earth Sciences: eleven courses, including 61-221, 61-232, 61-224, 61-242, 61-323, 61-324, 61-424, 61-430, 61-436, 61-437, and 61-440.

Concentration in Geography: eleven courses, including 42-231, 42-246, 42-302, 42-332, 42-334, 42-402, 42-403, 42-405, plus three more Geography courses of which two must be at the 300-level
or above.

Concentration in Physics: eleven courses, including 62-141, 62-120, 64-141, 64-220, 64-222, 64-261, 64-290, 64-310, 64-331, 64-485, plus one of the following, 62-210 or 62-215.

Student-defined Concentration: eleven courses, including at least seven at the 300-level or above, which comprise a coherent unit of environmentally relevant study in an identifiable discipline.

(b) four courses from withing the College of Engineering and Science but from disciplines other than that of the Concentration.

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE

Level 1: ten courses, including 42-100, 42-102, 55-140, 55-141, 59-140, 59-141, 61-140, 61-141, 62-140, 60-140.

Level 2: eleven courses, including 34-227, 42-200, 55-210, 55-211, 59-230, 59-250, 61-220, 64-140, 65-253, 66-280, and another course. Note that 66-280 is taken in the Intersession following the
second year of study. Note also that for concentrations in Chemistry, Earth Sciences or Physics the eleventh course should be 62-141, 61-221, and 64-141, respectively.

Level 3: ten courses selected from the requirements for the Concentration and the Science and non-Science options.

Level 4: ten courses selected from the requirements for the Concentration and the Science and non-Science options.

Honours B.Sc. in Environmental Science
In order to earn an Honours B.Sc. in Environmental Science, students must complete 66-499 (Thesis) in lieu of two non-science optional courses. It should be noted that only students who have
maintained a 5.0 (C-) average grade overall and an 8.0 (B-) average grade for the interdisciplinary core courses, and the courses of the chosen concentration, will be admitted to 66-499.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS— ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

66-280. Field Methods in the Environmental Sciences
An interdisciplinary course emphasizing field sampling and measurement techniques in the environmental sciences. Special consideration will be made to the measurement, evaluation and
reporting of spatial and temporal data. Class work will feature the physical, chemical and biological aspects of environmental domains. Students will be required to complete a project and present a
seminar. (Prerequisites: 42-200, 55-210, 59-250, 61-220, 64-140.) (2 weeks, Intersession, 20 hours lecture, 52 hours field/laboratory, 8 hours seminar.)

66-499. Thesis Research in the Environmental Sciences
Students will carry out research within interdisciplinary teams working on projects in the environmental sciences. Each team member will contribute disciplinary expertise to the project and complete a thesis on his/her aspect of the project. In some cases, the student may work independently on a research project within a specific discipline. The thesis shall be presented in a written report and in a public seminar. (A 6.00 credit, two-semester course.) (Restricted to Level 4 B.Sc. Environmental Science students with Honours standing.)

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