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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAMS
General Information
Environmental Studies interdisciplinary programs provide an academic framework for
understanding the growing body of literature and scholarship on environmental problems. Students
will learn about major environmental problems facing contemporary society, and acquire the
interdisciplinary tools required to analyze, critique, and solve them. Both theoretical and applied
approaches will be emphasized to varying degrees within the curriculum.
Eligibility:
Environmental studies courses are open to any student in any faculty where permitted as electives,
towards a Minor, or towards a Secondary Major. There is no official admission to the
Environmental Studies Minor or Secondary Major programs. Students may take the required credit
hours at any time throughout their program, and will indicate their desire to be considered for either
the Minor or Secondary Major when applying to graduate. It is advised that students contact the
coordinator of the Environmental Studies program early on in their studies to ensure they will have
all necessary credits. With the permission of the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, students
may count the following for credit in the Minor and Secondary Major programs: (i) UNB course
credits not on the list of Environmental Studies elective courses (provided below), but approved by
the relevant Faculty at UNB and deemed relevant by the coordinator of the Environmental Studies
program; and (ii) course credits from other universities which have been approved by the relevant
Faculty at UNB and deemed relevant by the coordinator of the Environmental Studies program.
Note: Any course required by a student’s primary major (as a core course) cannot be used as an
Environmental Studies course elective. However, students can count approved elective courses
towards one or more minors. Students should also be aware that some courses listed above have
prerequisites.
Programs of Study
Environmental Studies Minor:
The Environmental Studies Minor consists of 24ch of core and elective courses, selected in
consultation with the Coordinator of Environmental Studies. Students are required to take:
1. 6ch of core Environmental Studies (ENVS) courses.
2. 18ch of course work chosen from a list of approved elective courses (provided below). At
least one elective course must be taken under each of three discipline headings specified in
the list of elective courses.
3. Additional courses may be approved for electives by the Coordinator of Environmental
Studies
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Environmental Studies Secondary Major:
The Environmental Studies Secondary Major consists of 30ch of core and elective courses, selected
in consultation with the Coordinator of Environmental Studies. Students are required to complete:
1. 6ch of core Environmental Studies (ENVS) courses.
2. 24ch of course work chosen from a list of approved elective courses (provided below). A
minimum of 18ch shall be upper level courses (i.e., 3000 level courses and above), and at
least one course from each of the three discipline headings specified in the list of elective
courses must be taken. A grade of C or better in each course is required for credit in the
Environmental Studies Secondary Major program.
Courses
Core Courses:
ENVS 2003 Introduction to Environmental Studies
(3ch)
ENVS 4001 Environmental Impact Assessment and Management (3ch)
Elective Courses:
Science Group
BIOL 2113
Ecology
BIOL 3459
Economic Botany
BIOL 4233
Conservation Biology
BIOL 4352
Climate Change and Environmental Response
BIOL 4773
Aquatic Ecology
BIOL 4861
Environmental Biology
ENR 2112
Environmental Physiology
ENR 3532
Ecohydrology
ENR 3111
Estuary and Ocean Ecosystems
ENR 4111
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Techniques
FOR 3445
Forest Ecology: Populations and Communities
FOR 3456 or FOR3457 Forest Watershed and Forest Fire Management
FOR 4425
Resource Conservation Genetics
FOR 4576
Forest Hydrology and Aquatic Habitats
ESCI 2602
Principles of Geochemistry
ESCI 3442
Environmental Geology
ESCI 3631
Geochemistry of Natural Waters
PHYS 2803
Physics and Society
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PHYS 2902
Environmental Physics
Applied Science Group
BIOL 4191 Wildlife Management
CE 3403
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE 3713
Hydraulics and Hydrology
CE 5421
Water Supply and Wastewater Removal
CE 5153
Environmental Geotechnics
CE 5402
Environmental Planning for Capital Works
CHE 4314 Air Pollution Control
CHE 5004 Thermodynamics of Waste Heat Recovery
CHE 5313 Energy and the Environment
CHE 5314 Chemical Process Industries: Overview & Env. Impact
ENR 2114 Water Sustainability: Practice and Technology
ENVS 2023 Climate Change
ENR 3201 Urban Water Resources Management
ENR 3112 Water Resources Management
FOR 2006 Management of Natural Systems
FOR 4545 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management
FOR 4625 Integrated Management of Insects and Fungi
FOR 4656 Wildlife: Scale and Forest Landscapes
GE 5153
Waste Geotechnics
ESCI 4452 Environmental Impact Assessment
GGE 5533 Environmental Policy, Law and Information Mgmt.
Social Sciences and Humanities Group
ANTH 5032
ECON 3755
ECON 3794
ENR 2004
ENVS 4002
FOR 2933
FOR 5983
Environment and Society
Environmental Economics
Natural Resource Economics I
Social and Cultural Systems
Stakeholder Approaches to Environmental Problem Solving
Bioethics in Forestry
International Forestry Studies
GGE 5543
HIST 2925
Marine Policy, Law, and Administration
Technology and Society*
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HIST 5342
Environmental History of North America
HIST 5343
Natural Resources, Industrialization and the Environment in Atlantic Canada
PHIL 2206
Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3221-29 Selected Topics in Environmental Philosophy
POLS 1603 Politics of Globalization
POLS 3453 Politics and Technology*
SOCI 2534
Technology and Social Change*
SOCI 3553
Sociology and the Environment
RSS 4123
Recreation, Sport, and the Environment
* Credit granted for only one of : SOCI 2534 , HIST2925 , POLS3453
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