This program is open only to students in the B.Arts听Faculty Program Environment.
What is development, and how can it be made to be sustainable?听 The Environment and Development concentration is an introduction to theories, concepts and approaches associated with the complexities between environment and development.听 The problems and solutions to the development/environmental crisis, which include: the natural world; theories behind economic development and growth, and of the cultural constructs of nature and environment; knowledge of global economic and environmental organizations; and sustainability and the climate crisis.听
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite Courses for Program
To graduate from the Faculty Program in Environment, students are required to complete two pre-/co-requisite courses. These courses should be completed by the end of your U1 year. These 100-level courses, if taken exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling this program pre-/co-requisite requirement, may be taken using the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option. Contact the Bieler School of Environment's Program Adviser for more information.
Numeracy course:
One of the following calculus courses -
or equivalent (e.g., CEGEP objective 00UN)
AND Science course:
One of the following science courses -
or equivalent (e.g., CEGEP objectives Biology 00UK, Chemistry 00UL, Physics 00UR, or equivalent)
See also Information for students听for details concerning:
- Majors and Concentrations
- Suggested First Year courses
- Taking courses Outside your Faculty or on the "Other" campus (Science students, in particular, need to be aware of the Restricted Courses list)
- ENVR course sections - beware!
- Numeracy requirement for B.A. Faculty Program Environment students
- Statistics course(s) overlap
- Your Faculty's Student Affairs Office
Program Requirements
NOTE: Students are required to take a maximum of 30 credits at the 200 level and a minimum of 12 credits at the 400 level or higher in this program. This includes Core and Required courses.
Required Courses (30 credits)
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Complementary Courses (24 credits)
Senior Research Project
3 credits from:
(6 cr) (M) (in Barbados)
(3 cr)
(6 cr) (in Panama)
(6 cr) (in Barbados)
(6 cr) (in Africa)
* Only 3 credits will be applied to the program; extra credits will count as electives.
Microeconomics
3 credits from:
(M)
Statistics
3 credits from:
(M)
or equivalent
Advanced Development Courses
6 credits from:
(M)
(M)
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(in Africa)
(not offered 2024-2025)
Natural Sciences
3 credits from:
*Note: If chosen, you may take BIOL 308 or ENVB 305; you may take BIOL 465 or WILD 421; you may take ENVB 210 or GEOG 305; you may take BREE 217 or GEOG 322.
(M) (in Barbados)
(M) (offered alternate years; in Panama)
(in Barbados)
(in Barbados)
(in Africa)
(in Panama)
(M)
(M)
(M)
(M) (in Africa)
(M)
(M)
(M)
(M)
Social Sciences
6 credits from:
(M) (in Barbados)
(M) (in Barbados)
(M)
(in Africa)
(not offered 2024-2025)
(offered alternate years, May term)
(offered alternate years, May term)
(in Barbados)
(in Africa)
(in Barbados, not offered 2024-2025)
(offered alternate years, in Panama)
(not offered 2024-2025)
(not offered 2024-2025)
(offered alternate years, in Panama)
(not offered 2024-2025)
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