Environmental Science & Physical Geography
Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Single Major |
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| The Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Physical Geography provides students with a strong background in Physical and Environmental Geography courses along with an appropriate number of Science courses beneficial for future careers as Environmental Scientists. | |||
Students must complete 120 credits with a minimum of 108 credits in Geography and Science as follows. (Students may take 4th year courses in 3rd year with permission of the instructor.) |
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General Chemistry |
6 cr. |
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Introduction to Environmental Science |
6 cr. |
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Introduction to Human Geography |
3 cr. |
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Introduction to Physical Geography |
3 cr. |
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Introduction to Quantitative Methods |
3 cr. |
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Topics in Environmental Science I |
3 cr. |
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Topics in Environmental Science II |
3 cr. |
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Geomorphology |
3 cr. |
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| GEOG 2126 | Physical Hydrology | 3 cr. |
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Climatology |
6 cr. |
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Biogeography |
6 cr. |
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Introductory Soil Science |
3 cr. |
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Six credits of first year mathematics from the following: |
6 cr. |
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| MATH 1036 | Calculus I | ||
Calculus II |
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Introductory Linear Algebra |
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Discrete Mathematics I |
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Twelve credits of first year science from the following: |
12 cr. |
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Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology |
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Introduction to Organismal and Evolutionary Biology |
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General Geology |
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General Physics |
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Nine credits from the following: |
9 cr. |
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The Biology of Seed Plants |
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Principles of Ecology |
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Vertebrate Zoology |
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Environmental Issues in Forestry |
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Water Resource Management (formerly GEOG 2127) |
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Applied Geomorphology |
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Lake and Wetland Environments |
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Geology of Earth Resources |
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Natural Disasters |
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Nine systematic technique credits from the following: |
9 cr. |
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Introduction to Cartography and Geographic Information Systems |
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| GEOG 3016 | Field and Laboratory Techniques in Physical Geography | ||
Spatial Statistics |
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Air Photo Interpretation |
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Spatial Analysis Using GIS |
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Remote Sensing of the Environment |
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GEOG upper level |
6 cr. |
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Eighteen credits from the following approved fourth year Geography courses: |
18 cr. |
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Topics in GIS Applications |
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Topics in Remote Sensing Applications |
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Applied Geomorphology |
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Impact Assessment for Resource Management |
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Pleistocene and Glacial Geomorphology |
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Applied Hydrology for Snow and Ice Environments |
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Lake and Wetland Environments |
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Applied Climatology |
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Paleoclimatology and Climatic Change |
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Soil Biology and Soil Chemistry |
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Natural Resource Development in Regional Planning |
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Natural Resource Management |
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| GEOG 4906 | Selected Topics in Physical Geography | ||
Field Camp |
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Directed Studies |
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Senior Seminar and Thesis |
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*Students must complete ENSC 1005, GEOG 1016 and GEOG 1017 with a minimum grade of 60% in each. |
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**GEOG 4106 and GEOG 4127 may be used to fulfill the eighteen credit fourth year requirements if they are not used to satisfy the nine credit intermediate science requirement. |
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| Students must be entering fourth year with a minimum 70% overall average to enrol in GEOG 4986 or GEOG 4995. Students may not retain credit for both GEOG 4986 and GEOG 4995. | |||
For those students considering entering the teaching profession, the department recommends the completion of GEOG 2406 A Geography of Canada. |
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| Other Program Requirements | |||
6 cr. |
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Social Science or Business (excluding physical geography) |
6 cr. |
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For complete Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar. |
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Certificate in Geomatics and Certificate in Environmental Management |
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These certificates are available to students in a four-year honours environmental science and physical geography major. Please see the Geography section of the Academic Calendar for details. |
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