Environmental Earth Sciences
Administrative Committee:
C. Westbrook (Geography), J. D. Peak (Soil Science, Agriculture and Bioresources), R. Renaut (Geological Sciences).
The Interdisciplinary Program in Environmental Earth Sciences is a joint program of the departments of Geography, Geological Sciences, and Soil Science. It explores the relationships, both modern and ancient, among the solid Earth, the atmosphere, the oceans, and the biosphere; its primary emphasis is on the physical sciences, rather than the biological sciences. An important part of the program is training in methods, including field methods, of investigating and interpreting near-surface environments, and the effects of human activities upon them. The program consists of a core of biology, chemistry, geography, geology, and soil science, plus a choice of specialization in physical geography, geology, or soil science; students must also meet Program Type C Requirements of the College of Arts & Science. Courses shall be selected in consultation with the Program Administrative Committee. On completion of the program, students receive either the B.Sc. Four-year or the B.Sc. Honours.
New degree requirements (distribution requirements 1-5) for Type C programs came into effect September 2005. Students currently in their third or fourth year of a Type C program may complete the old or the new degree requirements. Students commencing a Type C program in 2005 onward must follow the new Degree Requirements Chart and should refer to Distribution Requirements in the Arts & Science section of the Calendar for details.
B.Sc. Four-year/Honours Environmental Earth Sciences
C1 Natural Science Requirement (minimum 15 credit units)
GEOG 120.3 or GEOL 121.3
CHEM 112.3 and 115.3
PHYS 115.3 and 117.3 or 115.3 and 125.3 (formerly PHYS 111.6 and 121.6)
C2 Humanities Writing Requirement (6 credit units)
6 credit units selected from the following: 100-level English, 100-level History, LIT 100.6, PHIL 120.3, PHIL 133.3.
C3 Social Science Requirement (6 credit units)
6 credit units from the Social Sciences
C4 Mathematics and Statistics Requirement (6 credit units)
MATH 110.3 and MATH 112.3 or 116.3
C5 General Requirement (6 credit units)
6 credit units to be selected from the areas of Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, or Languages, such that no more than 6 credit units in C2, C3, or C5 are from any one subject
C6 Major Requirement (54 credit units)
a) EVSC 220.3; SLSC 313.3, 322.3
b) GEOG 225.3, 235.3, 335.3
c) GEOL 224.3, 229.3, 245.3
d) GEOG 390.3 or GEOL 308.3 or EVSC 303.3
e) 24 credit units selected from: EVSC 210.3, 320.3, 420.3; GEOG 222.3, 271.3, 321.3, 322.3, 323.3, 325.3, 328.3, 351.3, 423.3, 427.3, 435.3, 490.3*; GEOE 475.3; GEOL 206.3, 226.3, 247.3, 258.3, 329.3, 330.3, 413.3, 429.3, 490.3*, 492.6*; SLSC 332.3, 480.3; TOX 301.3.
Note: the B.Sc. Four-year requires at least 9 credit units in the major at the
300-level or higher; the B.Sc. Honours requires at least 18 credit units in the major at the 300-level or higher.
*Students in the Honours program must select a project/thesis course from GEOG 490.3 or GEOL 490.3 or GEOL 492.6. C7 Electives Requirement Required Cognate Courses (12 credit units)
STAT 245 (or equivalent); BIOL 253.3 (or 228.3) and additional 3 credit units senior BIOL (BIOL 412 recommended)
3 credit units selected from the following courses: CHEM 221.3, 231.3, 242.3, 243.3, 250.3, 374.3, 375.3, 377.3; CMPT 111.3, 115.3; PHYS 128.3, 322.3; MATH 225.3, 226.3, 238.3, 264.3, 266.3
Open Electives (15 credit units)
Courses to complete the requirements for 120 credit unit Four-year/Honours program, of which at least 66 must be at the 200-level or higher.
Please consult the Undergraduate Office for a list of the courses in this program which are used for calculation of the C.W.A.
in the major for graduation purposes.