The Bieler School of Environment team teaching model is unusual in that it involves a sustained dialogue among two to three instructors representing a range of disciplines and perspectives throughout each of the seven core courses with each faculty present and engaged throughout the course. This format of classroom instruction assures that undergraduate students quickly recognize the multiple perspectives that surround each topic under discussion. It helps the students to see both conceptual and real‐world connections, and the intangibles of culture and philosophy that underlie disciplinary approaches. The students witness the process of interdisciplinary dialogue, discussion and debate. It empowers them as they realize that even the “experts” are learning from one another. It also helps students to see linkages among courses, and it stimulates active learning as the discussion and debate among instructors encourages students to share their ideas and questions.
A joint initiative of the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the Bieler School of Environment offers the following programs:
- B.Sc.(AgEnvSc) Major in Environment,
- B.Sc. Major in Environment,
- BA&Sc Interfaculty Program
- B.A. Faculty Program in Environment,
- Minor in Environment (and Minor Concentration in Environment), and
- Diploma in Environment.
In addition, Honours programs are available as part of all of the Bachelors degree programs. Many of the Bieler School of Environment programs allow students to study exclusively on the Macdonald or Downtown campuses, or to take advantage of both.
Concentrations:
The different "Concentrations" offered within each Bachelors program provide a trans-disciplinary study of a particular theme or component of the environment. The Concentrations available for each degree program are listed here:
B.A. Faculty Program Environment
(Downtown Campus)Ecological Determinants of Health in Society
Economics and the Earth's Environment
Environment and Development
B.Sc. Major Environment
(Downtown Campus)Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality
Earth Sciences and Economics
Biodiversity and Conservation
Ecological Determinants of Health
Environmetrics
Food Production and Environment
Land Surface Processes and Environmental Change
Renewable Resource Management
Water Environments and Ecosystems
B.Sc.(AgEnvSc) Major Environment
(Macdonald Campus)Biodiversity and Conservation
Ecological Determinants of Health
Environmetrics
Food Production and Environment
Land Surface Processes and Environmental Change
Renewable Resource Management
Water Environments and Ecosystems
B.A.&Sc. Interfaculty Program in Environment
(Downtown Campus)
Combined with a Major or Minor in another field, the Interfaculty Programs focus equally on the natural and social sciences. Unlike the other degree programs in the Bieler School of Environment, there are no Concentrations in the B.A.&Sc. degree.
- In the Interfaculty Program Environment, students shape their own program according to their unique interests and academic goals.
For further information, please visit the B.A.&Sc. Interfaculty Programs.
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