University of Guelph 1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar

X--Degree Programs


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 [0.50] Meteorology and Climatology
Four of:
45-211 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment
64-202 [0.50] Agrometeorology
64-305 [0.50] Microclimatology
64-421 [0.50] Atmospheric Monitoring and Physical Meteorology
64-430 [0.50] Atmospheric Transport and Chemistry

Biotic Systems

15-311 [0.50] Population Ecology
15-312 [0.50] Community Ecology
Three of:
15-313 [0.50] Conservation Biology I
15-345 [0.50] Introduction to Aquatic Environments
17-205 [0.50] Plant Ecology
34-478 [0.50] Forest Ecology
40-200 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
65-414 [0.50] Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology
92-344 [0.50] Biology of Running Waters
92-435 [0.50] Biology of Polluted Waters

Crop Ecology

01-201 [0.50] Food Production and the Environment
Four of:
29-211 [0.50] Crop Ecology
29-228 [0.50] Crops in Land Reclamation
29-422 [0.50] Cropping Systems
29-424 [0.50] Weed Science
29-434 [0.50] Seminar: Selected Topics in Crop Science
34-204 [0.50] Biology of Plant Pests
34-303 [0.50] Pesticides and the Environment
45-332 [0.50] Agricultural Systems and Location
87-201 [0.50] Soil Science

Development and Stewardship

87-212 [0.50] Introduction to Environmental Stewardship
and 4 courses from List A or List B:
List A
02-421 [0.50] World Agriculture and Economic Development
38-402 [0.50] Rural Extension in Change and Development
45-205 [0.50] Third World Urbanization
45-257 [0.50] A Geography of the Third World
OR
85-201 [0.50] Introduction to International Development
List B
45-339 [0.50] Rural Geography
45-439 [0.50] Issues in Rural Geography
59-282 [0.50] Urban and Regional Planning
87-305 [0.50] Land Utilization

Environmental Administration

45-321 [0.50] Management of the Biophysical Environment
54-439 [0.50] Individuals and Groups in Organizations
Three of:
26-202 [0.50] Information Management
38-304 [0.50] Communication Process
54-300 [0.50] Human Resources Management
59-282 [0.50] Urban and Regional Planning
78-225 [0.50] Public Administration
78-325 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects

Environmental Degradation

Three of:
05-255 [0.50] Water Management
96-336 [0.50] Waste Management and Utilization
65-418 [0.50] Microbial Processes in Environmental Management
87-320 [0.50] Biological Environment of Soils
92-435 [0.50] Biology of Polluted Waters
94-200 [0.50] Principles of Toxicology
Two of:
29-228 [0.50] Crops in Land Reclamation
45-311 [0.50] Biotic and Natural Resources
87-305 [0.50] Land Utilization
87-308 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation

Environmental Economics and Policy

02-270 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics *
OR
36-210 [0.50] Economic Growth and Environmental Quality *
36-110 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
Three of:
02-429 [0.50] Land Economics
02-431 [0.50] Resource Economics
36-231 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
36-265 [0.50] Introduction to the Economics of Developing Countries
36-358 [0.50] Economics of Regulation
36-493 [0.50] 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 [0.50] Environmental Risk Assessment *
96-422 [0.50] Environmental Impact Assessment
05-334 [0.50] Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Engineering
OR
45-348 [0.50] Geographic Information Systems
Two of:
15-345 [0.50] Introduction to Aquatic Environments
45-411 [0.50] Environmental Systems Analysis
46-319 [0.50] Environmental Water Chemistry
76-308 [0.50] Energy
83-453 [0.50] Environmental Pollution Stresses on Plants
92-435 [0.50] Biology of Polluted Waters
94-200 [0.50] Principles of Toxicology
* additional prerequisites needed

Land Resources

45-200 [0.50] Geomorphology
46-100 [0.50] Principles of Geology
87-201 [0.50] Soil Science
Two of:
46-215 [0.75] Glacial Geology
64-203 [0.50] Meteorology and Climatology
87-308 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation
87-414 [0.50] Soil Genesis and Classification

Landscape Ecology

96-332 [0.50] Principles of Landscape Ecology
Four of:
34-203 [0.50] Forestry
34-478 [0.50] Forest Ecology
45-200 [0.50] Geomorphology
45-211 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment
45-411 [0.50] Environmental Systems Analysis
59-210 [0.50] Landscape Analysis
87-201 [0.50] Soil Science
87-308 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation
15-415 [0.50] Wildlife Conservation and Management
OR
92-411 [0.50] Principles of Fish and Wild Life Management

Mathematical Modelling and Risk Assessment

63-208 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
OR
89-204 [0.50] Statistics I
63-215 [0.50] Applied Matrix Algebra
63-217 [0.50] Differential Equations I
63-351 [0.50] Biomathematics
89-205 [0.50] Statistics II
89-351 [0.50] 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 [0.50] Introduction to Computing and Information Science
63-213 [0.50] Numerical Methods
89-324 [0.50] Applied Regression Analysis

Water Resources

05-365 [0.50] Hydrology
OR
45-361 [0.50] Geographical Hydrology
46-306 [0.50] Groundwater
Three of:
05-255 [0.50] Water Management
15-345 [0.50] Introduction to Aquatic Environments
45-300 [0.50] Fluvial Processes
46-319 [0.50] Environmental Water Chemistry
87-307 [0.50] Physical Environment of Soils
92-344 [0.50] Biology of Running Waters

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Last revised: March 16 1998.