BSc in Environmental Science

BSc Honours in Environmental Science

These are single-degree, four-year programs that are administered jointly by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Social Sciences. These multidisciplinary programs are flexible in scope. Students must select one of six areas of concentration: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography and Social Sciences, Geology, Physics, or Statistics.

For program advice, see the Program Director or the Undergraduate Officer in the Department of your area of concentration.

The Environmental Science program is governed by a combination of general Faculty of Science and Faculty of Social Sciences regulations, as well as the additional program specific regulations listed below. In cases where the regulations of the two faculties are different, students in the Environmental Science program will follow the regulations listed in the Faculty of Science section.

It is essential for students to be familiar with all regulations and it is helpful to read Section III of the Faculty of Science regulations first.

Program Director:

A.L. Norman

Office:

SB 149

Telephone:

(403) 220-3127

Website:

www.ucalgary.ca/ensc

Email:

ensc@ucalgary.ca

See the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar for additional information and requirements.

Enrolment is limited in the Environmental Science program. Students may be admitted directly into the Environmental Science program and, once admitted, a place in the program is assured for students advancing through the second and subsequent years with satisfactory performance. Admission will be granted for Fall Session only and will be based upon academic merit.

As space permits, a certain number of students who wish to gain admission to the second or third year of the program by transferring from other institutions or programs will be accepted. Any student requesting admission at this level must have successfully completed at least 4 full-course equivalents (FCE) with a competitive grade point average calculated over the most recent course work, to a maximum of 5 FCE. The competitive grade point average will be established annually and will not be lower than 2.5. Students applying for admission to the program in the area of Biological Sciences must also meet the additional criteria listed in the Biological Sciences section of this Calendar.

For each area of concentration, the field will be Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 504, 505 plus all explicitly designated courses in the field of specialization: for Biological Sciences these include Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology, Ecology, and Zoology; for Chemistry these include Chemistry; for Geography these include Geography; for Geology these include Geology; for Physics these include Physics and Space Physics; for Statistics these include Mathematics and Statistics.

(a) Major Program

The student must present an approved list of courses completed with passing grades. This list, referred to as the program, must satisfy the following conditions:

A. (a) The program must contain the equivalent of at least 20 FCE, with at least 12 FCE numbered 300 or above.

(b) The GPA for the program must be at least 2.00.

(c) The program may not contain more than 3 FCE "D" or "D+" grades, or more than 1 FCE in the field with a "D" or "D+" grade.

B. (a) The program may not contain more than 10 FCE credits transferred from other institutions.

(b) A maximum of 4 FCE transfer credits are allowed in the field.

C. The program must contain:

(a) At least 10 FCE from outside the major field, of which at least 2 FCE must be from the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities (Philosophy 249 and 447 are recommended), Fine Arts, Social Sciences and the Haskayne School of Business. Of these 2 FCE, students must take at least one FCE in a single Faculty other than the Faculty of Social Sciences

(b) at least 1.5 FCE from the following list of Social Sciences courses related to the environment:

Anthropology 203, 337

Archaeology 201, 355, 453

Economics 201, 377

Geography 211, 231, 251, 305, 307, 313, 321, 333, 339, 357, 413, 417, 457, 503, 519

History 437

Political Science 321

Psychology 205, 427

Sociology 201

(c) Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 503,

(d) Biology 233, 313, Ecology 417, Ecology 419,

(e) specific Science and Social Sciences courses, depending on the area of concentration chosen by the student.

The entire 20 FCE, including the courses in Science and Social Sciences specific to each concentration, are as follows:

Concentration in Biological Sciences

3.0 FCE - Biology 231, 233, 311, 313, 315, 331

0.5 FCE - Biochemistry 393

1.0 FCE - chosen from Biology 335, Biology 451, Biology 591, Botany 327, Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 343, Ecology 491, Ecology 527 or Zoology 377

1.5 FCE - Ecology 417, 419, 425

3.5 FCE - Chemistry 201, 203, 311, 315, 351, 353, and one of 421 or 515

1.0 FCE - Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281, Mathematics 211 or 221 or 253 or 263 or 283

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, 223

or Geology 201, 203

0.5 FCE - Geography 211 or Geology 201

0.5 FCE - Geology 401* or Geography 415

2.5 FCE - Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 503

2.0 FCE - Options from Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Haskayne School of Business, as noted in 6.C (a).

1.5 FCE - Options from List 6.C (b) of Social Sciences courses.

1.5 FCE - Options

*Students wishing to take Geology 401 must take Geology 201 and Mathematics 253 or 263 or 283.

Concentration in Chemistry

2.0 FCE - Biology 233, 313, Ecology 417, 419

6.0 FCE - Chemistry 201, 203, 311, 315, 331, 333 or 373, 351, 353 or 355, 371, 421, 425, 515

0.5 FCE - Statistics 327

1.0 FCE - Geology 201, 401

2.0 FCE - Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281, 253 or 263 or 283, Mathematics 211 or 221, Mathematics 331

1.5 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, 223, 323

2.5 FCE - Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 503

2.0 FCE - Options from Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Haskayne School of Business, as noted in 6.C (a).

1.5 FCE - Options from List 6.C (b) of Social Sciences courses

1.0 FCE - Options

Concentration in Geography and Social Sciences

0.5 FCE - Archaeology 201 or Anthropology 203

2.0 FCE - Biology 233, 313, Ecology 417, 419

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 209, 421

6.0 FCE - Geography 211, 231, 251, 305 or 307, 313, 321, 333 or 357, 339, 341 or 351 or 405 or 367 or 433 or 457, 413 or 417, 415, 421

1.5 FCE - Economics 201, 323 or 325 or 327 or 337 or 367, 377

1.0 FCE - Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281, Mathematics 211 or 221 or 253 or 263 or 283

1.0 FCE - Psychology 205 or Sociology 201, Political Science 321 or Psychology 427

2.5 FCE - Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 503

1.0 FCE - chosen from Anthropology 319, 337, 405, 419, 481, Archaeology 413, 419, 421, 425, 429, 501, 527, History 437, 441, 523, 529, Sociology 307, 457

or any courses offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences and listed in 5.C (b) or 5.C (e), but not used to satisfy 5.C (b) or other requirements in 6.C (e).

2.0 FCE - Options from Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Haskayne School of Business, of which 1.0 FCE must be from a single faculty.

1.5 FCE - Options

Recommended courses: Physics 211 or 221, 223

Concentration in Geology

2.0 FCE - Biology 233, 313, Ecology 417, 419

1.5 FCE - Chemistry 201, 203, 421

6.5 FCE - Geology 201, 203, 311, 323, 337, 341, 373, 381, 401, 423, 475, 503, 505

1.5 FCE - Mathematics 211 or 221, 249 or 251 or 281, 253 or 263 or 283

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, 223

0.5 FCE - Statistics 327

2.5 FCE - Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 503

2.0 FCE - Options from Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Haskayne School of Business, as noted in 6.C (a).

1.5 FCE - Options from List 6.C (b) of Social Sciences courses

1.0 FCE - Options

Concentration in Physics

2.0 FCE - Biology 233, 313, Ecology 417, 419

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 209, 421

0.5 FCE - Geology 201

3.0 FCE - Mathematics 211 or 221, Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 or Applied Mathematics 217, 219, 307, 309, Mathematics 311

6.0 FCE - Physics 223, 227, 323, 325, 341, 343, 397, 443, 449, 455, 561, and 573 or 663.

0.5 FCE - Statistics 327

2.5 FCE - Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 503

2.0 FCE - Options from Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Haskayne School of Business, as noted in 6.C (a).1.5 FCE - Options from list 6.C (b) of Social Sciences courses

1.0 FCE - Options

Highly recommended course: Geology 401.

Concentration in Statistics

2.0 FCE - Biology 233, 313, Ecology 417, 419

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 209, 421

0.5 FCE - Geology 201

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, 223

3.5 FCE - Mathematics 211, 251 or 281, 253 or 283, 321, 323, 349, 353

1.5 FCE - Statistics 327, 421, 429

2.0 FCE - Four of Statistics 407, 423, 425, 505, 519, 523, 525, 531

0.5 FCE - Statistics 517

2.5 FCE - Environmental Science 401, 501, 502, 503

2.0 FCE - Options from Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Haskayne School of Business, as noted in 6.C (a).

1.5 FCE - Options from List 6.C (b) of Social Sciences courses

2.0 FCE - Options

Highly recommended course: Geology 401

(b) Honours Programs

The GPA requirements for the Honours program are specified in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar in Section III (Faculty Regulations), Subsection 4 (Program Requirements, Honours Program).

The course requirements are the same as for the Major programs except students must have a minimum of 9.0 FCE in their field and include one of Environmental Science 504 or 505 in their program, preferably in their final year of study.

First Year

Fall

Winter

Biology 231

Biology 233

Chemistry 201

Chemistry 203

Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281

Mathematics 211 or 253 or 283¹

Physics 211 or 221 or Geology 201¹

Physics 223 or Geology 203

Option

Option

Second Year

Biology 311

Biology 315

Biology 313

Biology 331

Chemistry 351

Chemistry 353

Chemistry 311

Geography 211¹ or Option

Option

Option

Third Year

Ecology 417

Ecology 419

Ecology 425

Chemistry 315

Environmental Science 401²

Geography 415

Option

Biochemistry 393

Option

Option

Fourth Year

Environmental Science 501²

Environmental Science 503

Environmental Science 502

Environmental Science 502

Chemistry 421 or 515

Option from the field³

Option from the field³

Option

Option

Option

First Year

Fall

Winter

Chemistry 201

Chemistry 203

Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281

Mathematics 253 or 283

Physics 211 or 221

Physics 223

Geology 201

Biology 233

Option

Option

Second Year

Chemistry 351

Chemistry 353 or 355

Chemistry 311

Chemistry 315

Physics 323

Mathematics 331

Mathematics 211

Statistics 327

Biology 313

Option

Third Year

Chemistry 331

Ecology 419

Environmental Science 401¹

Chemistry 371

Geology 401

Chemistry 425

Chemistry 421

Option

Option

Option

Fourth Year

Environmental Science 501¹

Environmental Science 503

Environmental Science 502

Environmental Science 502

Chemistry 515

Chemistry 333 or 373

Ecology 417

Option

Option

Option

First Year

Fall

Winter

Geography 211

Geography 231

Economics 201

Geography 251

Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281

Psychology 205 or Sociology 201

Biology 233

Mathematics 211 or 253 or 283

Option

Option

Second Year

Chemistry 209

Biology 313

Geography 313 or 447

Economics 377

Geography 321

Archaeology 201 or Anthropology 203

Geography 333

Option

Geography 339

Option

Third Year

Environmental Science 401¹

Political Science 321 or Psychology 427

Geography 305 or 307

Ecology 419

Geography 341 or 351 or 367 or 405 or 433

Economics 323 or 325 or 327 or 337 or 367

Chemistry 421

Geography 413 or 417

Option

Option

Fourth Year

Environmental Science 501¹

Environmental Science 503

Environmental Science 502

Environmental Science 502

Ecology 417

Geography 415

Option

Geography 421

Option

Option

First Year

Fall

Winter

Geology 201

Geology 203

Chemistry 201

Chemistry 203

Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281

Mathematics 253 or 283

Physics 211 or 221

Physics 223

Option

Option

Second Year

Geology 311

Geology 323

Geology 337¹

Geology 341

Mathematics 211

Biology 313

Biology 233

Statistics 327

Geology 381

Option

Third Year

Chemistry 421

Ecology 419

Geology 401

Geology 373

Environmental Science 401²

Geology 475

Geology 423

Option

Option

Option

Fourth Year

Environmental Science 501²

Environmental Science 503

Environmental Science 502

Environmental Science 502

Geology 503

Geology 505

Ecology 417

Option

Option

Option

First Year

Fall

Winter

Physics 227¹

Physics 223

Geology 201

Mathematics 211

Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 or Applied Mathematics 217

Applied Mathematics 219

Chemistry 209

Biology 233

Option

Option

Second Year

Physics 341

Physics 325

Physics 397

Physics 343

Applied Mathematics 307

Mathematics 311

Biology 313

Applied Mathematics 309

Option

Statistics 327

Third Year

Environmental Science 401²

Physics 443

Physics 323

Physics 561

Physics 449

Option

Chemistry 421

Option

Option

Option

Fourth Year

Environmental Science 501²

Environmental Science 503

Environmental Science 502

Environmental Science 502

Physics 455

Ecology 419

Physics 663] or 573

Option

Ecology 417

Option

First Year

Fall

Winter

Physics 211 or 221

Mathematics 253 or 283

Biology 233

Statistics 327

Mathematics 211

Physics 233

Mathematics 251 or 281

Option

Option

Option

Second Year

Geology 201

Mathematics 323

Mathematics 321

Mathematics 353

Mathematics 349

Biology 313

Chemistry 209

Option

Option

Option

Third Year

Environmental Science 401¹

Statistics 407 or 425 or 505 or 523 or 525 or 531

Statistics 421

Statistics 407 or 425 or 505 or 523 or 525 or 531

Statistics 429

Ecology 419

Chemistry 421

Option

Option

Option

Fourth Year

Environmental Science 501¹

Environmental Science 502

Environmental Science 502

Statistics 407 or 425 or 505 or 532 or 525 or 531

Ecology 417

Statistics 407 or 425 or 505 or 532 or 525 or 531

Option

Statistics 517

Option

Environmental Science 503

No degree combination will be allowed where both parts of the combination are in the same field of specialization (i.e. double major, major-minor, combined degree, second bachelor's degree). The double major combination BSc Environmental Science specialization in Biological Sciences/BSc Ecology and BSc Environmental Science specialization in Biological Sciences/BSc Biological Sciences will not be allowed, however all other combinations of Major programs in Biological Sciences and BSc Environmental Science specialization in Biological Sciences will be allowed.

The double major combination BSc Environmental Science specialization in Geology and BSc Applied and Environmental Geology will be allowed.

There is no minor program available in Environmental Science.