University of Guelph 1999-2000 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

MET*2030 [0.50] Meteorology and Climatology
4 of:
GEOG*2110 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment
MET*2020 [0.50] Agrometeorology
MET*3050 [0.50] Microclimatology
MET*4210 [0.50] Atmospheric Monitoring and Physical Meteorology
MET*4300 [0.50] Atmospheric Transport and Chemistry

Biotic Systems

BIOL*3110 [0.50] Population Ecology
BIOL*3120 [0.50] Community Ecology
3 of:
BIOL*3010 [0.50] Laboratory and Field Work in Ecology
BIOL*3130 [0.50] Conservation Biology I
BIOL*3450 [0.50] Introduction to Aquatic Environments
BOT*2050 [0.50] Plant Ecology
ENVB*4780 [0.50] Forest Ecology
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
MICR*4140 [0.50] Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology
ZOO*3440 [0.50] Biology of Running Waters
ZOO*4350 [0.50] Biology of Polluted Waters

Crop Ecology

AGR*2010 [0.50] Food Production and the Environment
4 of:
CROP*2110 [0.50] Crop Ecology
CROP*2280 [0.50] Crops in Land Reclamation
CROP*4220 [0.50] Cropping Systems
CROP*4240 [0.50] Weed Science
CROP*4340 [0.50] Seminar: Selected Topics in Crop Science
ENVB*2040 [0.50] Biology of Plant Pests
ENVB*3030 [0.50] Pesticides and the Environment
GEOG*3320 [0.50] Agricultural Systems and Location
SOIL*2010 [0.50] Soil Science

Development and Stewardship

SOIL*2120 [0.50] Introduction to Environmental Stewardship
and 4 courses from List A or List B:
List A
AGEC*4210 [0.50] World Agriculture and Economic Development
REXT*4020 [0.50] Rural Extension in Change and Development
GEOG*2050 [0.50] Third World Urbanization
GEOG*2570 [0.50] A Geography of the Third World
OR
ISS*2010 [0.50] Introduction to International Development
List B
GEOG*3390 [0.50] Rural Geography
GEOG*4390 [0.50] Issues in Rural Geography
LARC*2820 [0.50] Urban and Regional Planning
SOIL*3050 [0.50] Land Utilization

Environmental Administration

GEOG*3210 [0.50] Management of the Biophysical Environment
HAFA*4390 [0.50] Individuals and Groups in Organizations
3 of:
COST*2020 [0.50] Information Management
REXT*3040 [0.50] Communication Process
HAFA*3000 [0.50] Human Resources Management
LARC*2820 [0.50] Urban and Regional Planning
POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration
POLS*3250 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects

Environmental Degradation

3 of:
ENGG*2550 [0.50] Water Management
ENVS*3360 [0.50] Waste Management and Utilization
MICR*4180 [0.50] Microbial Processes in Environmental Management
SOIL*3200 [0.50] Biological Environment of Soils
ZOO*4350 [0.50] Biology of Polluted Waters
TOX*2000 [0.50] Principles of Toxicology
2 of:
BIOL*3010 [0.50] Laboratory and Field Work in Ecology
CROP*2280 [0.50] Crops in Land Reclamation
GEOG*3110 [0.50] Biotic and Natural Resources
SOIL*3050 [0.50] Land Utilization
SOIL*3080 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation

Environmental Economics and Policy

AGEC*2700 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics *
OR
ECON*2100 [0.50] Economic Growth and Environmental Quality *
ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
3 of:
AGEC*4290 [0.50] Land Economics
AGEC*4310 [0.50] Resource Economics
ECON*2310 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON*2650 [0.50] Introduction to the Economics of Developing Countries
ECON*3580 [0.50] Economics of Regulation
ECON*4930 [0.50] Environmental Economics **

*additional prerequisites are needed

**whichever course (AGEC*2700 or AGEC*2100) not taken for the Environmental Sciences core is required for this area of emphasis

Environmental Impact Assessment

STAT*3510 [0.50] Environmental Risk Assessment *
ENVS*4220 [0.50] Environmental Impact Assessment
ENGG*3340 [0.50] Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Engineering
OR
GEOG*3480 [0.50] Geographic Information Systems
2 of:
BIOL*3450 [0.50] Introduction to Aquatic Environments
GEOG*4110 [0.50] Environmental Systems Analysis
GEOL*3190 [0.50] Environmental Water Chemistry
PHYS*3080 [0.50] Energy
PBIO*4530 [0.50] Environmental Pollution Stresses on Plants
ZOO*4350 [0.50] Biology of Polluted Waters
TOX*2000 [0.50] Principles of Toxicology
*additional prerequisites needed

Land Resources

GEOG*2000 [0.50] Geomorphology
GEOL*1000 [0.50] Principles of Geology
SOIL*2010 [0.50] Soil Science
2 of:
GEOL*2150 [0.75] Glacial Geology
GEOL*3130 [0.50] Agrogeology
MET*2030 [0.50] Meteorology and Climatology
SOIL*3080 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation
SOIL*4170 [0.50] Soil Processes in the Landscape

Landscape Ecology

ENVS*3320 [0.50] Principles of Landscape Ecology
4 of:
BIOL*3010 [0.50] Laboratory and Field Work in Ecology
BIOL*4150 [0.50] Wildlife Conservation and Management
ENVB*2030 [0.50] Forestry
ENVB*4780 [0.50] Forest Ecology
GEOG*2000 [0.50] Geomorphology
GEOG*2110 [0.50] Climate and the Biophysical Environment
GEOG*4110 [0.50] Environmental Systems Analysis
LARC*2100 [0.50] Landscape Analysis
SOIL*2010 [0.50] Soil Science
SOIL*3080 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation
ZOO*4110 [0.50] Principles of Fish and Wild Life Management

Mathematical Modelling and Risk Assessment

MATH*2080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
OR
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
MATH*2150 [0.50] Applied Matrix Algebra
MATH*2170 [0.50] Differential Equations I
MATH*3510 [0.50] Biomathematics
STAT*2050 [0.50] Statistics II
STAT*3510 [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:

CIS*2650 [0.50] Programming II
MATH*2130 [0.50] Numerical Methods
STAT*3240 [0.50] Applied Regression Analysis

Water Resources

ENGG*3650 [0.50] Hydrology
OR
GEOG*3610 [0.50] Environmental Hydrology
GEOL*3060 [0.50] Groundwater
3 of:
ENGG*2550 [0.50] Water Management
BIOL*3450 [0.50] Introduction to Aquatic Environments
GEOG*3000 [0.50] Fluvial Processes
GEOL*3190 [0.50] Environmental Water Chemistry
SOIL*3070 [0.50] Physical Environment of Soils
ZOO*3440 [0.50] Biology of Running Waters

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Last revised: January 1999.