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- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Minor Environment (18 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality (60 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Biodiversity and Conservation (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Earth Sciences and Economics (66 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Cellular (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)- Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Population (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Environmetrics (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Food Production and Environment (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment-Land Surface Processes and Environmental Change (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Renewable Resource Management (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment -Water Environments and Ecosystems - Biological (60 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Water Environments and Ecosystems - Physical (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Environment (72 credits)
- Diploma in Environment (30 credits)
Environment
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Location
- Downtown Campus
- 3534 University Street
- Montreal QC H3A 2A7
- Telephone: 514-398-2827
- Fax: 514-398-1643
- Macdonald Campus
- Rowles House
- 21,111 Lakeshore Road
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC H9X 3V9
- Telephone: 514-398-7559
- Fax: 514-398-7846
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/mse
About Environment
About Environment
All courses given by the McGill School of Environment (Subject Code ENVR) are considered as courses taught by the Faculty of Science.
Science students who are interested in studying the environment should refer to the McGill School of Environment in the eCalendar.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 13, 2014) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Minor Environment (18 credits)
This 18-credit Minor is intended for Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science students and Faculty of Science students, but is open to students from other faculties as well, except Arts and Law.
For more information, see Minor Environment (18 credits).
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality (60 credits)
The rapid expansion of industrialization has been accompanied by a host of environmental problems, many, if not most, involving the atmosphere. Some problems are of a local nature, such as air pollution in large urban centres, while others are global, or at least reach areas far removed from industrial activities. ...
For more information, see Major Environment - Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality (60 credits).
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Biodiversity and Conservation (63 credits)
This domain (63 credits including core) is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major in Environment or B.Sc. Major in Environment program. ...
For more information, see Major Environment - Biodiversity and Conservation (63 credits).
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Earth Sciences and Economics (66 credits)
The resources necessary for human society are extracted from the Earth, used as raw materials in our factories and refineries, and then returned to the Earth as waste. Geological processes produce resources humans depend on, and they also determine the fate of wastes in the environment. Understanding Earth's geologic processes provides us with the knowledge to...
For more information, see Major Environment - Earth Sciences and Economics (66 credits).
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Cellular (63 credits)
The Cellular concentration in this domain is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment or B.Sc. Major Environment program. ...
For more information, see Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Cellular (63 credits).
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)- Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Population (63 credits)
The Population concentration in this domain is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment or B.Sc. Major Environment program.
This domain considers the interface between the environment and human well-being, with particular focus on the triad that ties human health to the environment through the elements of food and infectious agents. Each of these elements is influenced by planned and unplanned environmental disturbances. For example, agricultural practices shift the balance between beneficial and harmful ingredients of food. Use of insecticides presents dilemmas with regard to the environment, economics, and human health. The distribution of infectious diseases is influenced by the climatic conditions that permit vectors to coexist with humans, by deforestation, by urbanization, and by human interventions ranging from the building of dams to provision of potable water.
In designing interventions that aim to prevent or reduce infectious contaminants in the environment, or to improve food production and nutritional quality, not only is it important to understand methods of intervention, but also to understand social forces that influence how humans respond to such interventions.
Students in the Population concentration will gain a depth of understanding at an ecosystem level that looks at society, land, and population health. Students in the Cellular concentration will explore these interactions in more depth, at a physiological level.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestions on courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook" available on the MSE website (/mse), or contact Ms. Kathy Roulet, the Program Adviser (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
Program Requirements
Note: Students are required to take a maximum of 31 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.
Location Note: When planning your schedule and registering for courses, you should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core required courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Macdonald campus.
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 201 | (3) | Society, Environment and Sustainability |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| ENVR 203 | (3) | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment |
| ENVR 301 | (3) | Environmental Research Design |
| ENVR 400 | (3) | Environmental Thought |
Domain: Complementary Courses (39 credits)
39 credits of complementary courses are selected as follows:
21 credits - Fundamentals, maximum of 3 credits from each category
6 credits - List A categories, maximum of 3 credits from any one category
12 credits - List B categories, maximum of 3 credits from any one category
Statistics
One of the following Statistics courses or equivalent:
Note: Credit given for Statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science.
| AEMA 310 | (3) | Statistical Methods 1 |
| MATH 203 | (3) | Principles of Statistics 1 |
Advanced Ecology
* Note: You may take ENVR 540 or BIOL 540, but not both.
| BIOL 465 | (3) | Conservation Biology |
| BIOL 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| BIOL 553 | (3) | Neotropical Environments |
| ENVB 410 | (3) | Ecosystem Ecology |
| ENVB 506 | (3) | Quantitative Methods: Ecology |
| ENVR 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| MICR 331 | (3) | Microbial Ecology |
| PLNT 460 | (3) | Plant Ecology |
Hydrology, Climate, and Agriculture
* Note: You may take BREE 217 or GEOG 322, but not both.
| AGRI 340 | (3) | Principles of Ecological Agriculture |
| AGRI 452 | (3) | Water Resources in Barbados |
| AGRI 550 | (3) | Sustained Tropical Agriculture |
| BREE 217* | (3) | Hydrology and Water Resources |
| GEOG 321 | (3) | Climatic Environments |
| GEOG 322* | (3) | Environmental Hydrology |
| NRSC 510 | (3) | Agricultural Micrometeorology |
Decision Making and Social Change
* Note: You may take AGEC 200 or ECON 208, but not both.
| AGEC 200* | (3) | Principles of Microeconomics |
| AGEC 242 | (3) | Management Theories and Practices |
| BTEC 502 | (3) | Biotechnology Ethics and Society |
| ECON 208* | (3) | Microeconomic Analysis and Applications |
| EDER 461 | (3) | Society and Change |
| GEOG 302 | (3) | Environmental Management 1 |
| GEOG 404 | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| PHIL 343 | (3) | Biomedical Ethics |
| URBP 520 | (3) | Globalization: Planning and Change |
List B:
12 credits from the following List B categories, maximum of 3 credits from any one category:
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 18, 2014) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Environmetrics (63 credits)
This domain (63 credits including core) is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major in Environment or B.Sc. Major in Environment program.
In view of the crucial need for sound study design and appropriate statistical methods for analyzing environmental changes and their impacts on humans and various life forms and their ecological relationships, this program is intended to provide students with a strong background in the use of statistical methods of data analysis in environmental sciences.
Graduates will be capable of effectively participating in the design of environmental studies and adequately analyzing data for use by the environmental community. Accordingly, the list of courses for the Environmetrics Domain is composed primarily of statistics courses and mathematically oriented courses with biological and ecological applications. The list is completed by general courses that refine the topics introduced in the MSE core courses by focusing on the ecology of living organisms, soil sciences or water resources, and impact assessment. These courses should allow the students to understand their interlocutors and be understood by them in their future job. Students can further develop their background in applied or mathematical statistics and their expertise in environmental sciences by taking complementary courses along each of two axes: statistics and mathematics, and environmental sciences. An internship is also offered to students to provide them with preliminary professional experience.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestions on courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook" (available on the MSE website at /mse), or contact Kathy Roulet, the Program Adviser (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
Prerequisites and equivalent courses are common with Math courses, so check with your adviser when choosing your courses. Be especially careful with Statistics courses, as you will receive no credit (and no warning!) for a course that is considered equivalent to one you have already taken. Note: Credit given for Statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science.
Statistics courses BIOL 373 OR AEMA 310 can be taken in U1, but do not take them if you want to follow Option 1 (below), as they overlap with MATH 324.
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.
Location Note: When planning their schedule and registering for courses, students should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core required courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course if you want to take it on the Downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course if you want to take it on the Macdonald campus.
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 201 | (3) | Society, Environment and Sustainability |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| ENVR 203 | (3) | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment |
| ENVR 301 | (3) | Environmental Research Design |
| ENVR 400 | (3) | Environmental Thought |
Domain - Complementary Courses (36 credits)
36 credits of complementary courses are selected as follows:
12 credits - Fundamentals
3 credits - Basic Environmental Science
6 credits - Statistics, one of two options
15 credits - List 1 and List 2
Statistics:
6 credits of Statistics are selected from one of the following two options.
Note: Credit given for Statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science. Several Statistics courses overlap (especially with MATH 324) and cannot be taken together. These rules do not apply to B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) students.
List 1
3 credits minimum of statistics and mathematics chosen from:
* Note: or equivalent courses to BREE 252 or BREE 319.
| BIOL 434 | (3) | Theoretical Ecology |
| BREE 252* | (3) | Computing for Engineers |
| BREE 319* | (3) | Engineering Mathematics |
| GEOG 501 | (3) | Modelling Environmental Systems |
| MATH 223 | (3) | Linear Algebra |
| MATH 326 | (3) | Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos |
| MATH 423 | (3) | Regression and Analysis of Variance |
| MATH 447 | (3) | Introduction to Stochastic Processes |
| MATH 525 | (4) | Sampling Theory and Applications |
| SOCI 504 | (3) | Quantitative Methods 1 |
| SOCI 580 | (3) | Social Research Design and Practice |
List 2
3 credits minimum of environmental sciences chosen from:
| AGRI 452 | (3) | Water Resources in Barbados |
| AGRI 550 | (3) | Sustained Tropical Agriculture |
| BIOL 331 | (3) | Ecology/Behaviour Field Course |
| BIOL 553 | (3) | Neotropical Environments |
| ENVB 313 | (3) | Phylogeny and Biogeography |
| GEOG 300 | (3) | Human Ecology in Geography |
| GEOG 302 | (3) | Environmental Management 1 |
| GEOG 404 | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| GEOG 494 | (3) | Urban Field Studies |
| GEOG 499 | (3) | Subarctic Field Studies |
| NRSC 333 | (3) | Pollution and Bioremediation |
| PLNT 460 | (3) | Plant Ecology |
| WILD 401 | (4) | Fisheries and Wildlife Management |
| WOOD 420 | (3) | Environmental Issues: Forestry |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 18, 2014) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Food Production and Environment (63 credits)
This domain (63 credits including core) is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major in Environment or B.Sc. in Environment program.
The business of food production is an area of human activity with a large and intimate interaction with the environment. Modern agriculturalists must strike a delicate balance between trying to provide food for themselves, their families, and urban dwellers and trying to minimize environmental damage. When negative effects due to agricultural activities do occur, they are not usually the classic point-source effects that we have come to associate with industry or large cities. Rather, the effects are over extremely large land areas cumulating, perhaps, in pollution of river systems or lakes some distance away. As world populations grow, and as diets change, potentially negative interactions between agricultural systems and other facets of the environment will become more frequent. In the same way, urban sprawl will make conflicts between agriculture and urbanites more common.
With a judicious choice of courses, graduates of this domain may be eligible to apply for membership in the Ordre des agronomes du Québec (OAQ) and the Agricultural Institute of Canada (AIC).
Program Prerequisites or Corequisites
All students in this program MUST take these pre- or corequisite courses, or their equivalents. These courses are taken as follows:
Location Note: When planning their schedule and registering for courses, students should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestions on courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook" available on the MSE website (/mse), or contact Ms. Kathy Roulet, the Program Adviser (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
Program Requirements
Note: Students are required to take a maximum of 34 credits at the 200 level and a minimum of 15 credits at the 400 level or higher in this program. This includes core and required courses, but does not include the domain prerequisites or corequisites listed above.
Location Note: When planning their schedule and registering for courses, students should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core required courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Macdonald campus.
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 201 | (3) | Society, Environment and Sustainability |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| ENVR 203 | (3) | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment |
| ENVR 301 | (3) | Environmental Research Design |
| ENVR 400 | (3) | Environmental Thought |
Domain: Complementary Courses (33 credits)
33 credits of complementary courses selected as follows:
15 credits - Basic Sciences
12 credits - Applied Sciences
6 credits - Social Sciences/Humanities
One of the following Statistics courses or equivalent:
Note: Credit given for Statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science.
| AEMA 310 | (3) | Statistical Methods 1 |
| MATH 203 | (3) | Principles of Statistics 1 |
Applied Sciences:
12 credits of Applied Sciences from the following:
* Note: You may take BREE 217 or GEOG 322, but not both; you may take FDSC 200 or NUTR 207, but not both.
| AGRI 411 | (3) | Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture |
| AGRI 435 | (3) | Soil and Water Quality Management |
| AGRI 550 | (3) | Sustained Tropical Agriculture |
| BIOL 465 | (3) | Conservation Biology |
| BIOL 553 | (3) | Neotropical Environments |
| BREE 217* | (3) | Hydrology and Water Resources |
| BREE 322 | (3) | Organic Waste Management |
| BREE 518 | (3) | Bio-Treatment of Wastes |
| ENVB 437 | (3) | Assessing Environmental Impact |
| FDSC 200* | (3) | Introduction to Food Science |
| FDSC 535 | (3) | Food Biotechnology |
| GEOG 302 | (3) | Environmental Management 1 |
| GEOG 322* | (3) | Environmental Hydrology |
| MICR 331 | (3) | Microbial Ecology |
| NRSC 333 | (3) | Pollution and Bioremediation |
| NUTR 207* | (3) | Nutrition and Health |
| NUTR 403 | (3) | Nutrition in Society |
| PARA 410 | (3) | Environment and Infection |
| PHAR 303 | (3) | Principles of Toxicology |
| PLNT 434 | (3) | Weed Biology and Control |
| SOIL 315 | (3) | Soil Nutrient Management |
| SOIL 510 | (3) | Environmental Soil Chemistry |
| WILD 401 | (4) | Fisheries and Wildlife Management |
Social Sciences/Humanities:
6 credits in Social Sciences and Humanities are selected as follows:
* Note: You may take AGEC 200 or ECON 208, but not both; you may take AGEC 333 or ECON 405, but not both.
** Note: If WILD 415 is taken, 1 additional credit of complementary courses must be taken.
| AGEC 200* | (3) | Principles of Microeconomics |
| AGEC 320 | (3) | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
| AGEC 333* | (3) | Resource Economics |
| AGEC 430 | (3) | Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy |
| AGEC 442 | (3) | Economics of International Agricultural Development |
| ECON 208* | (3) | Microeconomic Analysis and Applications |
| ECON 225 | (3) | Economics of the Environment |
| ECON 405* | (3) | Natural Resource Economics |
| GEOG 404 | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| GEOG 410 | (3) | Geography of Underdevelopment: Current Problems |
| GEOG 498 | (3) | Humans in Tropical Environments |
| GEOG 510 | (3) | Humid Tropical Environments |
| SOCI 254 | (3) | Development and Underdevelopment |
| SOCI 565 | (3) | Social Change in Panama |
| WILD 415** | (2) | Conservation Law |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 18, 2014) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment-Land Surface Processes and Environmental Change (63 credits)
This domain (63 credits including core) is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major in Environment or B.Sc. Major in Environment programs.
The thin soil layer on the planet's land surfaces controls the vital inputs of water, nutrients, and energy to terrestrial and freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Widespread occurrences around the globe of desertification, soil erosion, deforestation, and land submergence over water reservoirs indicate that this dynamic system is under increasing pressure from population growth and changes in climate and land uses. Production of key greenhouse gases (water vapour, CO2, and methane) is controlled by complex processes operating at the land surface, involving climate change feedbacks that need to be fully understood, given current global warming trends.
The program introduces students to the interacting physical and biogeochemical processes at the atmosphere-lithosphere interface, which fashion land surface habitats and determine their biological productivity and response to anthropogenic or natural environmental changes. Through an appropriate selection of courses, students can prepare for graduate training in emerging research areas such as earth system sciences, environmental hydrology, and landscape ecology.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestions on courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook" available on the MSE website (/mse), or contact Ms. Kathy Roulet, the Program Adviser (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
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.
Location Note: Core Required courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core required courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Macdonald campus.
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 201 | (3) | Society, Environment and Sustainability |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| ENVR 203 | (3) | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment |
| ENVR 301 | (3) | Environmental Research Design |
| ENVR 400 | (3) | Environmental Thought |
Domain: Complementary Courses (39 credits)
39 credits of complementary courses are selected as follows:
9 credits - 3 credits from each category of Statistics, GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques, Weather and Climate
9 credits of fundamental land surface processes
3 credits of environment and resource management
3 credits of field course
3 credits of social science
12 credits total of advanced studies chosen from List A: Particular Environments and List B: Surface Processes
Statistics
One of the following Statistics courses or equivalent:
Note: Credit given for Statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science.
| AEMA 310 | (3) | Statistical Methods 1 |
| GEOG 202 | (3) | Statistics and Spatial Analysis |
| MATH 203 | (3) | Principles of Statistics 1 |
Fundamental Land Surface Processes:
9 credits of fundamental land surface processes chosen as follows:
| GEOG 321 | (3) | Climatic Environments |
Environment and Resource Management:
One of:
* Note: You may take BIOL 308 or ENVB 305, but not both.
| AGRI 435 | (3) | Soil and Water Quality Management |
| AGRI 452 | (3) | Water Resources in Barbados |
| AGRI 550 | (3) | Sustained Tropical Agriculture |
| BIOL 308* | (3) | Ecological Dynamics |
| BIOL 465 | (3) | Conservation Biology |
| CHEE 230 | (3) | Environmental Aspects of Technology |
| CIVE 225 | (4) | Environmental Engineering |
| ENVB 305* | (3) | Population & Community Ecology |
| ENVB 437 | (3) | Assessing Environmental Impact |
| ESYS 301 | (3) | Earth System Modelling |
| GEOG 302 | (3) | Environmental Management 1 |
| GEOG 404 | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| WILD 421 | (3) | Wildlife Conservation |
| WOOD 420 | (3) | Environmental Issues: Forestry |
| WOOD 441 | (3) | Integrated Forest Management |
Social Science:
One of:
| AGEC 333 | (3) | Resource Economics |
| ANTH 339 | (3) | Ecological Anthropology |
| ECON 225 | (3) | Economics of the Environment |
| ECON 326 | (3) | Ecological Economics |
| ECON 405 | (3) | Natural Resource Economics |
| GEOG 221 | (3) | Environment and Health |
| GEOG 408 | (3) | Geography of Development |
| GEOG 498 | (3) | Humans in Tropical Environments |
| NRSC 221 | (3) | Environment and Health |
| SOCI 565 | (3) | Social Change in Panama |
| URBP 520 | (3) | Globalization: Planning and Change |
List A - Particular Environments:
3-9 credits of advanced study of Particular Environments:
* Note: You may take BIOL 432 or ENVB 315, but not both.
| BIOL 432* | (3) | Limnology |
| ENVB 315* | (3) | Science of Inland Waters |
| ENVB 410 | (3) | Ecosystem Ecology |
| GEOG 350 | (3) | Ecological Biogeography |
| GEOG 372 | (3) | Running Water Environments |
| GEOG 470 | (3) | Wetlands |
| GEOG 536 | (3) | Geocryology |
| GEOG 550 | (3) | Historical Ecology Techniques |
| PLNT 358 | (3) | Flowering Plant Diversity |
| PLNT 460 | (3) | Plant Ecology |
List B - Surface Processes:
3-9 credits advanced study of Surface Processes:
| ATOC 315 | (3) | Thermodynamics and Convection |
| BREE 509 | (3) | Hydrologic Systems and Modelling |
| EPSC 549 | (3) | Hydrogeology |
| EPSC 580 | (3) | Aqueous Geochemistry |
| GEOG 501 | (3) | Modelling Environmental Systems |
| GEOG 505 | (3) | Global Biogeochemistry |
| GEOG 537 | (3) | Advanced Fluvial Geomorphology |
| NRSC 333 | (3) | Pollution and Bioremediation |
| SOIL 331 | (3) | Environmental Soil Physics |
| SOIL 510 | (3) | Environmental Soil Chemistry |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 18, 2014) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Renewable Resource Management (63 credits)
This domain (63 credits including core) is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major in Environment or B.Sc. Major in Environment program. ...
For more information, see Major Environment - Renewable Resource Management (63 credits).
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment -Water Environments and Ecosystems - Biological (60 credits)
This concentration (60 credits including core) is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major in Environment or B.Sc. Major in Environment program.
To educate students in both the ecological and physical facets of the water environment, this domain offers two concentrations, with students choosing one or the other.
Those electing the Biological concentration will focus on the mechanisms regulating the different forms of life in water bodies. They will acquire, as well, a good understanding of the physical mechanisms controlling water properties. Students interested in studying the transport and transformation mechanisms of water on the planet, from rivers to the oceans and atmosphere, will select the Physical concentration. They will acquire, as well, a solid background in the biological processes taking place in water bodies.
Graduates of this domain are qualified to enter the work force or to pursue advanced studies in fields such as marine biology, geography, physical oceanography, and atmospheric science.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestions of courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook" available on the MSE website (/mse), or contact Ms. Kathy Roulet, Program Adviser (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
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.
Location Note: When planning your schedule and registering for courses, you should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core required courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Macdonald campus.
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 201 | (3) | Society, Environment and Sustainability |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| ENVR 203 | (3) | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment |
| ENVR 301 | (3) | Environmental Research Design |
| ENVR 400 | (3) | Environmental Thought |
Domain: Complementary Courses (33 credits)
33 credits of complementary courses are selected as follows:
6 credits - Hydrology/Water Resources, Population/Community and Ecology
3 credits - Math and Statistics
3 credits - Field Course
3 credits - Social Sciences and Policy
18 credits chosen in total from List A and List B
Social Sciences and Policy:
One of:
| AGEC 333 | (3) | Resource Economics |
| ANTH 339 | (3) | Ecological Anthropology |
| ECON 225 | (3) | Economics of the Environment |
| ECON 326 | (3) | Ecological Economics |
| GEOG 404 | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| GEOG 498 | (3) | Humans in Tropical Environments |
| POLI 345 | (3) | International Organizations |
| SOCI 565 | (3) | Social Change in Panama |
| URBP 520 | (3) | Globalization: Planning and Change |
List A
9-12 credits chosen from:
* Note: you may take BIOL 540 or ENVR 540, but not both; you may take ENVB 210 or GEOG 305, but not both; you may take BIOL 432 or ENVB 315, but not both.
| AGRI 435 | (3) | Soil and Water Quality Management |
| BIOL 342 | (3) | Marine Biology |
| BIOL 432* | (3) | Limnology |
| BIOL 441 | (3) | Biological Oceanography |
| BIOL 465 | (3) | Conservation Biology |
| BIOL 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| BIOL 553 | (3) | Neotropical Environments |
| BIOL 570 | (3) | Advanced Seminar in Evolution |
| ENTO 535 | (3) | Aquatic Entomology |
| ENVB 210* | (3) | The Biophysical Environment |
| ENVB 315* | (3) | Science of Inland Waters |
| ENVR 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| GEOG 305* | (3) | Soils and Environment |
| GEOG 350 | (3) | Ecological Biogeography |
| MICR 331 | (3) | Microbial Ecology |
| NRSC 333 | (3) | Pollution and Bioremediation |
| PARA 410 | (3) | Environment and Infection |
| WILD 401 | (4) | Fisheries and Wildlife Management |
List B
Revision, June 2014. Start of revision.
6-9 credits chosen from:
* Note: you may take ATOC 219 or CHEM 219, but not both; you may take ATOC 519 or CHEM 519, but not both; you may take ENVB 430 or GEOG 201, but not both; CHEM 287 and CHEM 297 must be taken together.
| ATOC 219* | (3) | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry |
| ATOC 519* | (3) | Advances in Chemistry of Atmosphere |
| CHEM 219* | (3) | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry |
| CHEM 287* | (2) | Introductory Analytical Chemistry |
| CHEM 297* | (1) | Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory |
| CHEM 519* | (3) | Advances in Chemistry of Atmosphere |
| ENVB 430* | (3) | GIS for Natural Resource Management |
| EPSC 220 | (3) | Principles of Geochemistry |
| GEOG 201* | (3) | Introductory Geo-Information Science |
| GEOG 308 | (3) | Principles of Remote Sensing |
| GEOG 372 | (3) | Running Water Environments |
| GEOG 537 | (3) | Advanced Fluvial Geomorphology |
| GEOG 550 | (3) | Historical Ecology Techniques |
Revision, June 2014. End of revision.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 18, 2014) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Water Environments and Ecosystems - Physical (63 credits)
This concentration (60 credits including core) is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major in Environment or B.Sc. Major in Environment program.
To educate students in both the ecological and physical facets of the water environment, this domain offers two concentrations, with students choosing one or the other.
Students interested in studying the transport and transformation mechanisms of water on the planet, from rivers to the oceans and atmosphere, will select the Physical concentration. They will acquire, as well, a solid background in the biological processes taking place in water bodies. Those electing the Biological concentration will focus on the mechanisms regulating the different forms of life in water bodies. They will acquire, as well, a good understanding of the physical mechanisms controlling water properties.
Graduates of this domain are qualified to enter the work force or to pursue advanced studies in fields such as marine biology, geography, physical oceanography, and atmospheric science.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestions on courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook" available on the MSE website (/mse), or contact Ms. Kathy Roulet, the Program Adviser (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
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.
Location Note: When planning your schedule and registering for courses, you should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core required courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Macdonald campus.
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 201 | (3) | Society, Environment and Sustainability |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| ENVR 203 | (3) | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment |
| ENVR 301 | (3) | Environmental Research Design |
| ENVR 400 | (3) | Environmental Thought |
Domain: Complementary Courses (30 credits)
30 credits of complementary courses are selected as follows:
6 credits - Hydrology/Water Resources, Population, Community and Ecology
3 credits - Statistics or Calculus
3 credits - Field course
12 credits chosen from List A
6 credits chosen from List B
Statistics or Calculus:
One of:
* Note: AEMA 310 or equivalent.
Note: Credit given for Statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science.
| AEMA 202 | (3) | Intermediate Calculus |
| AEMA 310* | (3) | Statistical Methods 1 |
| MATH 203 | (3) | Principles of Statistics 1 |
| MATH 222 | (3) | Calculus 3 |
List A:
12 credits chosen from:
| AGRI 435 | (3) | Soil and Water Quality Management |
| ATOC 309 | (3) | Weather Radars and Satellites |
| ATOC 568 | (3) | Ocean Physics |
| BREE 416 | (3) | Engineering for Land Development |
| CIVE 323 | (3) | Hydrology and Water Resources |
| EPSC 549 | (3) | Hydrogeology |
| GEOG 201 | (3) | Introductory Geo-Information Science |
| GEOG 308 | (3) | Principles of Remote Sensing |
| GEOG 537 | (3) | Advanced Fluvial Geomorphology |
| NRSC 510 | (3) | Agricultural Micrometeorology |
| URBP 520 | (3) | Globalization: Planning and Change |
List B:
6 credits chosen from:
* Note: You can take BIOL 432 or ENVB 315, but not both.
| BIOL 342 | (3) | Marine Biology |
| BIOL 432* | (3) | Limnology |
| BIOL 441 | (3) | Biological Oceanography |
| BIOL 465 | (3) | Conservation Biology |
| BIOL 553 | (3) | Neotropical Environments |
| ENVB 315* | (3) | Science of Inland Waters |
| GEOG 350 | (3) | Ecological Biogeography |
| GEOG 505 | (3) | Global Biogeochemistry |
| WILD 401 | (4) | Fisheries and Wildlife Management |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 18, 2014) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Environment (72 credits)
This program is open only to students in the B.Sc. Major Environment. To be eligible for Honours, students must satisfy the requirements set by their B.Sc. degree. ...
For more information, see Honours Environment (72 credits).
Diploma in Environment (30 credits)
The Diploma in Environment is designed for students with an undergraduate degree who wish to enrich or reorient their training, supplementing their specialization with additional undergraduate-level course work in Environment. ...
For more information, see Diploma in Environment (30 credits).
Faculty of Science—2014-2015 (last updated Aug. 13, 2014) (disclaimer)