The Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Arts have worked together to develop this degree which will educate students in the scientific, cultural, economic, moral, political and social dimensions of environmental issues. As the subject matter transcends the boundaries of any single discipline or faculty, this degree is offered through a collaborative program that draws on the Faculties of Native Studies and Science.

This degree will provide graduates with interdisciplinary expertise to identify, frame, and contribute to the solution of environmental problems. Graduates will have a broad educational foundation in environmental studies, social studies and the humanities, for careers in law, business, economics, resource management, journalism as well as graduate education in either the professions or in research.

This program is not available as an After Degree.

Program Requirements (120)

Residency Requirements: In the 120 required to complete the degree, the following must be included:

The following courses, comprising 78, are common to all routes within the program:

In addition to the courses listed above, students must select two of the following concentrations: Canadian Environmental Studies, Global Political Ecology, Indigenous Environmental Studies, Sociology of the Environment, and Urban Environments, for additional courses up to 30. There are 12 credits in free electives

General Information: This concentration brings together the diverse knowledge required to understand the environmental challenges facing Canadians as well as the proposed solutions that are the subject of public debates.

Requirements of the Concentration (15 from below). Other courses may be approved annually if they relate significantly. Updated lists of courses that can be counted towards this concentration will be posted on the website.

General Information: This concentration introduces students to political ecology as an interdisciplinary, multi-scalar framework for analyzing social problems and ecological problems. Political ecology has roots in the discipline of human geography and has been strongly shaped by the theoretical approaches of political economy, cultural studies, and gender analysis.

Requirements of the Concentration (15 from below). Other courses may be approved annually if they relate significantly. Updated lists of courses that can be counted towards this concentration will be posted on the website.

General Information: The concentration introduces students to indigenous perspectives and issues in environment and resource management.

Requirements of the Concentration (15 from below). Other courses may be approved annually if they relate significantly. Updated lists of courses that can be counted towards this concentration will be posted on the website.

General Information: This concentration will offer students an in-depth understanding of the applications of sociology to environmental problems.

Requirements of the Concentration (15 from below). Other courses may be approved annually if they relate significantly. Updated lists of courses that can be counted towards this concentration will be posted on the website.

General Information: This concentration focuses on the links between the environment and human settlement. Principles and practices of land use planning and environmental planning will be used to examine the development and use of urban areas. Students will explore current urban issues.

Requirements of the Concentration (15 from below). Other courses may be approved annually if they relate significantly. Updated lists of courses that can be counted towards this concentration will be posted on the website.