BSc Honours in Environmental and Sustainability Science

Program Requirements

Honours in Environmental and Sustainability Science (69 credits)

33

credits from the Environmental and Sustainability Science Core ‌

30

credits from the Earth Systems and Climate Science Stream (Honours)‌

6

credits:

• GEOG 491 Honours Essay and Research Seminar (6.00)

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Earth Systems and Climate Science Stream (Honours) (30 credits)

9	credits: • GEOG 375 Hydrology (3.00) • GEOG 377 Landform Evolution (3.00) • GEOG 378 The Climate System (3.00)
6	credits chosen from: • BIOL 351 Basic Population Ecology (3.00) • BIOL 353 Communities and Ecosystems (3.00) • CHEM 234 Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics (3.00) • CIVI 361 Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3.50) • GEOG 355 Resource Analysis and Management (3.00) • GEOG 371 Landscape Ecology (3.00) • GEOG 374 Plant Ecology (3.00) • GEOL 216 Field Methods (3.00) • GEOL 302 Palaeobiology (3.00) Note: Environmental and Sustainability Science students missing the prerequisites for CIVI 361 may apply to have all or some of these waived by the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
3	credits chosen from: • GEOG 463 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3.00) • GEOG 465 Remote Sensing (3.00)
12	credits chosen from: • BIOL 457 Conservation Biology (3.00) • BIOL 459 Aquatic Ecology (3.00) • CHEM 458 Aquatic Biogeochemistry (3.00) • CIVI 467 Air Pollution and Emission Control (3.00) • CIVI 468 Waste Management (3.00) • CIVI 469 Geo‑Environmental Engineering (3.50) • GEOG 407 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment (3.00) • GEOG 458 Environmental Impact Assessment (3.00) • GEOG 464 Programming for Geospatial Technologies (3.00) • GEOG 467 Environmental Modelling (3.00) • GEOG 470 Environmental Management (3.00) • GEOG 474 Sustainable Forest Management (3.00) • GEOG 475 Water Resource Management (3.00) • GEOG 476 Indigenous and Environmental History of Americas since 1492 (3.00) • GEOG 478 Climate Change: Science, Impacts and Policy (3.00) • GEOG 479 Primate Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation (3.00) • GEOL 440 Seminar in Current Research on Environmental Earth Science (3.00)
	Note: Environmental and Sustainability Science students missing the prerequisites for CIVI 467, CIVI 468 or CIVI 469 may apply to have all or some of these waived by the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Notes

Students interested in entering an honours program should consult their undergraduate program director. Normally, students may apply for this change following the completion of at least 24 Concordia University credits. These credits should include program-related courses.
Students must meet the University regulations concerning the honours degree.
Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.

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