Specializations - an overview:
For questions concerning any of the Specializations, please contact the bsc-advisor.agenvsc [at] mcgill.ca (Student Advisor)
■ AGRI-BUSINESS
- solid financial and market analysis training
- understanding of agriculture and food systems
- specialized skills in business management
■ ANIMAL BIOLOGY
- biology of large mammals and birds
- animal biotechnology
- pre-veterinary compatible
■ ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE
- susceptibility of animals to various diseases
- disease implications for the animal, consumer and environment
- pre-veterinary compatible
■ ANIMAL PRODUCTION
- efficient animal livestock production
- animal nutrition, biotechnology, and genetics
- sustainable animal food production
■ APPLIED ECOLOGY
- ecosystem processes and systems ecology
- design and management of ecosystems
- role of humans in ecosystems
■ ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
- ecological approaches to agriculture
- soil, water and pest management
- practical experiences on organic farms
■ ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- integrates biological and environmental sciences with economics
- tools to work with environmental policies
- management of natural resources
■ INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE
- agricultural practices in tropical settings
- water resources and sustainable development
- opportunities for tropical field semesters
■ LIFE SCIENCES (MULTIDISCIPLINARY)
- pure and applied life sciences
- sound biological foundation
- multidisciplinary approach offering flexibility
■ MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
- pure and applied microbiology
- environmental microbiology, molecular genetics pathogenicity
- molecular biology, genomics and biotechnology
- cellular and molecular biology
- techniques in biotechnology
- bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics
■ PLANT BIOLOGY
- development, physiology and ecology of plants
- dynamic interactions of plants in the environment
- hands-on experience in laboratory and field settings
■ PLANT PRODUCTION
- biology, physiology and breeding of domesticated plants
- propagation and management of plants in field and protected culture
- uses of plants for food, fibre, fuel, medicinal and industrial products
■ PROFESSIONAL AGROLOGY
- required for eligibility to the admission exam for the Ordre des agronomes du Québec (OAQ)
- candidates must choose an additional specialization among Animal Production, Ecological Agriculture, Plant Production and Soil and Water Resources
- internship with an agrologist in your field of interest
■ SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES
- conservation and management of soil and water
- watershed management
- remediation of contaminated soils
■ WILDLIFE BIOLOGY
- ecology and biology of vertebrates
- wildlife conservation and management
- effects of environmental change on wildlife species
Domains (Environment Major only)
■ BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION
- links the study of biological diversity with conservation biology
- biodiversity: combines evolution with ecology and genetics
- conservation biology: prevention of the extinction of rare species and maintenance of community diversity
- opportunities for tropical field studies
- Questions? kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca (Email coordinator)
■ ECOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
- influence of food and infectious agents on the environment and human well-being
- methods of intervention and the social forces which influence our response
- choose between the Population stream or the Cellular stream
- Questions? kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca (Email coordinator)
■ ENVIRONMETRICS
- analysis of the impact of environmental changes on the natural and human-made worlds
- statistical methods of data analysis in the environmental sciences
- become expert in the design and use of analyses of environmental data
- Questions? kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca (Email coordinator)
■ FOOD PRODUCTION & ENVIRONMENT
- interaction between the business of food production and the environment
- includes study of the effects of population growth, changing diets, urban sprawl
- opportunities for tropical field studies
- Questions? kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca (Email coordinator)
■ LAND SURFACE PROCESSES & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- study the interaction of biogeochemical and physical processes
- focus on the atmosphere-lithosphere interface
- how are these processes influenced by natural and human-made change, and how do they in turn influence land surface habitats?
- opportunities for tropical field studies
- Questions? kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca (Email coordinator)
■ RENEWABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- broad foundation in natural resource management
- study wildlife, fisheries, forestry, soil and genetic resources
- Questions? kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca (Email coordinator)
■ WATER ENVIRONMENTS & ECOSYSTEMS
- ecological and physical aspects of the water environment
- choose between the Biological stream or the Physical stream
- opportunities for tropical field studies
- Questions? kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca (Email coordinator)