B.A. Faculty Program in Environment

B.A. Faculty Program in Environment

The B.A. Faculty Program comprises two course components: core and concentration.

Core: In the core component, the four introductory courses and an intermediate-level course expose students to different interdisciplinary perspectives, approaches, and world views to help them understand the complexity and conflicts that underlie most environmental problems. In the two senior-level courses of the core component, students will apply the general and specialized knowledge acquired through the rest of their program, to the analysis of a selection of contemporary environmental problems. Students will be challenged by the core program to look beyond the confines of their individual views of environment.

Concentration: In addition to the core program, students choose a concentration, a transdisciplinary study of a particular theme or component of the environment. The requirements and complementary course sets vary between Concentrations. You can choose to follow one of three concentrations within the B.A. Faculty Program in Environment:
  • Ecological Determinants of Health in Society
  • Economics and the Earth's Environment
  • Environment and Development

To obtain a B.A. Faculty Program in Environment, students must:

  • register in a Concentration online, using Minerva;
  • satisfy the co- and/or prerequisites for the program (Numeracy [e.g., calculus] and a Basic Science course);
  • pass all courses counted towards the Faculty Program with a grade of C or higher;
  • confirm that their course selection satisfies the required components of the core and their chosen concentration, and that the Complementary courses are approved courses in their chosen Concentration; and
  • fulfil all Faculty requirements as specified for the B.A. in Faculty of Arts > Undergraduate > Degree Requirements for the Faculty of Arts, which include meeting the minimum credit requirement as specified in their letter of admission.
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Ecological Determinants of Health in Society Concentration

Ecological Determinants of Health in Society Concentration

This Concentration is open only to students in the B.A. Faculty Program in Environment.

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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Faculty Program Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health in Society (54 credits)

An understanding of the interface between human health and environment depends not only on an appreciation of the biological and ecological determinants of health, but equally on an appreciation of the role of social sciences in the design, implementation, and monitoring of interventions. Demographic patterns and urbanization, economic forces, ethics, indigenous...

For more information, see Faculty Program Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health in Society (54 credits).

Economics and the Earth’s Environment Concentration

Economics and the Earth’s Environment Concentration

This Concentration is open only to students in the B.A. Faculty Program in Environment.

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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Faculty Program Environment - Economics and the Earth's Environment (54 credits)

Understanding Earth's geologic processes provides us with the knowledge to mitigate many of our society's environmental impacts due to resource extraction and waste disposal. This knowledge is not always enough, as economics often plays a controlling role in how we use and abuse our environment. ...

For more information, see Faculty Program Environment - Economics and the Earth's Environment (54 credits).

Environment and Development Concentration

Environment and Development Concentration

This Concentration is open only to students in the B.A. Faculty Program in Environment.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2024-2025 (last updated Mar. 15, 2024) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Faculty Program Environment - Environment and Development (54 credits)

The B.A.; Faculty Program in Environment; Environment and Development is an introduction to theories, concepts and approaches associated with the complexities between environment and development. The problems and solutions to the development/environmental crisis, which include: the natural world, theories behind economic development and growth, and of the cultural...

For more information, see Faculty Program Environment - Environment and Development (54 credits).

Bieler School of Environment—2024-2025 (last updated Mar. 15, 2024) (disclaimer)
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