University of Guelph

1996-97 Undergraduate Calendar

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X--Degree Programs


Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - B.Sc.(Env.)

Content:

* Program Information
* Earth and Atmosphere Science
* Earth and Atmosphere Science (Co-op)
* Ecology
* Environmental Economics and Policy
* Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
* Environmental Protection
* Environmetrics
* Environmetrics (Co-op)
* Geography
* Natural Resources Management
* Natural Resources Management (Co-op)
* Area of Emphasis

Area of Emphasis

All areas of emphasis must be approved by the program counsellor and students should note that entry to certain areas of emphasis is restricted by the student's choice of major.

Atmospheric Resources

64-203 Meteorology and Climatology
Four of:
45-211 Climate and the Biophysical Environment
64-202 Agrometeorology
64-305 Microclimatology
64-421 Physical Meteorology
64-422 Dynamic and Synoptic Meteorology

Biotic Systems

15-311 Population Ecology
15-312 Community Ecology
Three of:
15-313 Biological Basis for Resource Conservation
15-345 Introduction to Aquatic Environments
17-205 Plant Ecology
65-414 Soil Microbiology
92-344 Biology of Running Waters
92-435 Biology of Polluted Waters

Crop Ecology

01-201 Food Production and the Environment
Four of:
01-310 Land Stewardship and Environmental Management.
29-211 Crop Ecology
29-228 Crops in Land Reclamation
29-327 Feed and Cash Crops
29-422 Cropping Systems
29-424 Weed Science
29-434 Seminar: Selected Topics in Crop Science
34-204 Biology of Plant Pests
34-303 Pesticides and the Environment
45-332 Agricultural Systems and Location
87-201 Soil Science

Development and Stewardship

87-212 Introduction to Environmental Stewardship
and 3 courses from List A or List B:
List A
02-421 World Agriculture and Economic Development
38-402 Rural Extension in Change and Development
45-205 Third World Urbanization
45-257 A Geography of the Third World
OR
85-201 Introduction to International Development
List B
01-310 Land Stewardship and Environmental Management.
45-339 Rural Geography
45-439 Issues in Rural Geography
59-282 Urban and Regional Planning
87-305 Land Utilization
OR
87-310 Resources Planning and Management

Environmental Administration

45-321 Management of the Biophysical Environment
54-439 Individuals and Groups in Organizations
Three of:
26-202 Information Management
38-304 Communication Process
54-300 Human Resources Management
59-282 Urban and Regional Planning
78-225 Public Administration
78-325 Canadian Public Administration

Environmental Degradation

Three of:
05-255 Water Management
05-336 Waste Management and Utilization
65-418 Microbial Processes in Environmental Management
87-320 Soil Biology and Waste Management
92-435 Biology of Polluted Waters
94-200 Principles of Toxicology
Two of:
29-228 Crops in Land Reclamation
45-311 Biotic and Natural Resources
87-305 Land Utilization
87-308 Soil and Water Conservation and Reclamation

Environmental Economics and Policy

02-270 Survey of Natural Resource Economics *
OR
36-210 Economic Growth and Environmental Quality *
36-110 Introductory Macroeconomics
Three of:
02-401 Rural Development Policy
02-429 Land Economics
02-431 Resource Economics
36-231 Intermediate Microeconomics
36-265 Introduction to the Economics of Developing Countries
36-358 Economics of Regulation
36-493 Environmental Economics **

* Additional prerequisites are needed.

* Whichever course (02-270 or 36-210) not taken for the Environmental Sciences core is required for this area of emphasis.

Environmental Impact Assessment

89-351 Environmental Risk Assessment
96-422 Environmental Impact Assessment
05-334 Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Engineering
OR
45-348 Principles of Computer Cartography and GIS
Two of:
45-411 Environmental Systems Analysis
76-308 Energy
83-453 Environmental Pollution Stresses on Plants
92-435 Biology of Polluted Waters

Land Resources

45-200 Geomorphology
46-100 Principles of Geology
87-201 Soil Science
Two of:
46-215 Glacial Geology
46-406 Clay Mineralogy
64-203 Meteorology and Climatology
87-302 Soil Genesis and Classification
87-308 Soil and Water Conservation and Reclamation

Landscape Ecology

96-332 Principles of Landscape Ecology
Four of:
34-203 Forestry
34-478 Forest Ecology
45-200 Geomorphology
45-211 Climate and the Biophysical Environment
45-411 Environmental Systems Analysis
59-210 Biophysical Factors
87-201 Soil Science
87-308 Soil and Water Conservation and Reclamation
15-415 Wild Life Conservation and Management
OR
92-411 Principles of Fish and Wild Life Management

Mathematical Modelling and Risk Assessment

63-208 Elements of Calculus II
OR
89-204 Statistics I
63-215 Applied Matrix Algebra
63-227 Applied Differential Equations
63-351 Biomathematics
89-205 Statistics II
89-351 Environmental Risk Assessment

If any of the above are included in the student's major, then one of the following must be taken:

27-170 Introduction to Computing and Information Sciences
63-213 Numerical Methods
89-324 Applied Regression Analysis

Water Resources

05-365 Hydrology
OR
45-361 Geographical Hydrology
46-306 Groundwater
Three of:
05-255 Water Management
15-345 Introduction to Aquatic Environments
45-400 Fluvial Processes
46-319 Environmental Water Chemistry
87-402 Soil Physics
92-344 Biology of Running Waters

1996-97 Undergraduate Calendar
X--Degree Programs

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