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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is a joint degree between the Faculty of
Forestry and Environmental Management and the Faculty of Science.
General Office: I.U.C. - Forestry, Room 101
Mailing Address: ENR Program
Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management,
University of New Brunswick,
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N. B.,
Canada, E3B 5A3
Phone:
(506) 453-4501
Fax:
(506) 453-3538
Email:
forem@unb.ca
Website:
http://www.unbf.ca/forestry/enr.php
NOTE: For Faculty information please see the Bachelor of Science in Forestry
program section.
General Information
The Bachelor of Science in Environment and Natural Resources (BScENR) degree
gives students degree options in the interdisciplinary fields of environmental studies
and natural resources. The degree offers three majors: Environmental
Management, Water Resources Management, and Wildlife Conservation.
BScENR graduates will learn to solve environmental and natural resource problems
from a holistic, systems perspective. They will have skills required to characterize,
analyze, and predict change in natural systems. Incorporating their knowledge of
land, water, air, plants, animals, and people, they will be able to develop
comprehensive solutions to environmental challenges that respect multiple
perspectives and demonstrate appropriate stewardship of natural resources.
The BScENR program is designed to help students to acquire the following skills and
abilities:
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Technical Outcomes
o Characterize a resource, environment or system
o Analyze a resource, environment or system
o Predict change over time in a resource, environment or system
o Synthesize information into comprehensive solutions
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Professional Outcomes
o Information literacy
o Structured problem solving
o Computer literacy
o Communication in a professional manner
o Respectful social interactions
o Managing & completing projects independently and as a team
Regulations
Students are strongly advised to read the General University Regulations, Section B
of this Calendar, because that information will apply to points not covered in the
following:
1. A minimum of 145 (Environmental Management major), 144 (Water
Resources major) or 146 (Wildlife Conservation major) credit hours and
completion of all core courses are required for the BScENR degree.
2. All entering students of the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental
management are required to attend the orientation program as organized by
the faculty.
3. Students must consult with the Student Services Coordinator, or other
designated advisor, to receive advice on course selection. Students who wish
to register for more than 22 credit hours in a term must have a GPA of 3.0 or
higher in the previous assessment period and obtain permission from the
Assistant Dean.
4. Students will take courses in normal sequence; exceptions require a
minimum 3.0 GPA average in the preceding assessment period, and
permission of the Student Services Coordinator, or other designated advisor,
and the instructor of the course. Courses in which a student is deficient must
be taken not later than the next academic year, except by special permission
of the faculty.
5. Degree requirements must be successfully completed in not more than 16
terms during a period of 8 consecutive calendar years from the date of first
registration in the program. Transfer students will have the time limit
prorated on the basis of advanced credit granted.
6. A minimum assessment grade point average (g.p.a.) of 2.0 is required at
the end of each year. Assessment is in May following the completion of the
spring examination period and includes the preceding intersession, Summer
School and Spring Extensions.
7. A student who has been required to withdraw from the program for academic
reasons once, and who reapplies for admission following the withdrawal
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period, may be re-admitted to the program. If re-admitted, the student will
automatically be on academic probation. Failure to meet the normal
academic requirements at the next time of assessment will result in final
dismissal from the program. Further applications for re-admission will not be
considered.
8. C grade minimum is required for all prerequisite and core courses used for
credit towards the BScENR degree.
Curriculum
The core program focuses on a wide range of environmental studies with a blend of
courses in basic, biophysical, social, and management sciences. In addition,
students select one major from Environmental Management, Water Resources
Management, and Wildlife Conservation. Opportunity for students to pursue an
education of substantial personal choice is provided by elective courses that can be
organized in areas of concentration leading to minors. Students may also elect to
follow minors offered by other faculties, or take a general variety of courses of
personal interest
Honours Program
Students intending to take the Honours Program must declare their intent to the
Assistant Dean prior to the end of the third year of their program and have a CGPA
of at least 3.0. All students in the Honours Program are required to complete
ENR4991 Honours Project.
To graduate in Honours, students must meet certain minimum standards in the
course work beyond second year.
1. Maintain a CGPA of at least 3.0
2. Achieve a minimum grade of B- in ENR 4991 (Thesis)
Core (Required) Courses
Common Core
Core courses common to all BScENR degrees are listed below. Note that there may
be alternative equivalents for introductory chemistry, geology, english, and
statistics courses.
BIOL 1001
Biological Principles, Part I
BIOL 1006
Applications in Biology, Part I
BIOL 1012
Biological Principles, Part II
BIOL 1017
Applications in Biology, Part II
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BIOL 2113
An Introduction to Ecology
CHEM 1982* General Applied Chemistry
CHEM 1987* General Applied Chemistry Laboratory
ENR 1001
Resource Management Issues, Ethics and Communications I
ENR 1002
Resource Management Issues, Ethics and Communications II
ENR 2004
Social and Cultural Systems
ENR 2021
Natural Resource Management, Institutions, Policy and Governance
ENR 2531
Introduction to Hydrometeorological Systems
ENR 3002
Application Environmental Management
ENR 4020
Integrated Systems - Management Practicum
ENR 4973
Fall Field Camp
ESCI 1001* The Earth: Its Origin, Evolution and Age
ESCI 1006
Introduction to Geology Laboratory I
FOR 1001
Introduction to Forestry
FOR 2006
Management of Natural Systems
FOR 2113
Introduction to Forest Wildlife Ecology
FOR 2505
Soils for Plant Growth
FOR 2973
Introduction to Computer Software for Data Analysis
FOR 2281
GIS in Forestry I
FOR 4545
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management
MATH 1823
Calculus for Management Sciences
STAT 2253* Introductory Statistics For Forestry Students
*Alternative equivalents for course may be available with approval of the Student
Services Coordinator or other designated advisor.
Majors
Courses required for each major in addition to the above listed common core
courses are shown below.
Environmental Management Major
BIOL 4233
Conservation Biology
One of the following 2:
ECON 3755
Environmental Economics
ECON 3766
Economics of Climate Change (A)
ENVS 2003
Introduction to Environmental Studies
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ENVS 2023
Climate Change
ENVS 4001
Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
ENVS 4002
Stakeholder Approaches to Environmental Problem Solving
FE 1611
Engineered Systems in Natural Resources
One of the following two:
FOR3303
Photo-interpretation, Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing in Forestry
FOR3313
Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing
FOR 3457
Forest Watershed and Water Quality Management
PHIL 1101
Critical Thinking
SOCI 3553
Sociology and the Environment
Water Resources Management Major
BIOL 3943
Hypothesis testing in biology
BIOL 4741
Fish Biology
One from the following
two:
ECON 3755
Environmental Economics
ECON 3766
Economics of Climate Change
ENR 3201
Urban Watershed Management
ENVS 2003
Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENVS 2023
Climate Change
ENVS 4001
Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
ENVS 4002
Stakeholder Approaches to Problem Solving
FE 1611
Engineered Systems in Natural Environments
One of the following two:
FOR3303
Photo-interpretation, Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing in Forestry
FOR3313
Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing
FOR 3457
Watershed and Water Quality Management
FOR 4576
Forest Hydrology & Aquatic Habitat
Wildlife Conservation Major
BIOL 2083
Botany
BIOL 2093
Zoology
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BIOL 2053
Genetics
BIOL 2143
Evolution
BIOL 3703
Vertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3873
Ethology
BIOL 3943
Hypothesis Testing
BIOL 4233
Conservation Biology
Two from the following 4:
BIOL 4723
BIOL 4741
BIOL 3883
BIOL 4732
Ornithology
Fish Biology
Entomology
Mammalogy
ENGL 1103*
Effective Writing
FOR 3445
Forest Ecology: Populations and Communities
One from the following 2:
BIOL 4191
FOR 4656
Wildlife Management
Wildlife: Scale and Forest Landscapes
*Alternative equivalents for course may be available with approval of the Student
Services Coordinator or other designated advisor.
Electives
Electives are supplemental to courses required to complete the core and Major in
the BScENR degree program. Selected from across the university, these are the
remaining courses that make up the requirements to graduate within each Major.
Electives must be approved by the Student Services Coordinator or other
designated advisor.
It is possible to obtain a “Wildlife Management Certification” by completing the
all of the required Canadian Wildlife Federation courses. This will require more than
the normal number of electives. See the Student Services Coordinator in your first
year for details.
Electives can be used to complete a Minor program.
Minor Programs
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Minors in Environmental Management, Water Resources Management, and Wildlife
Conservation are available. No credit hours from courses in a student’s major
program may be counted towards a minor. Course substitutions may be made from
time to time at the discretion of the Student Services Coordinator or designated
faculty advisor.
Minor in Environmental Management
A grouping of courses totaling at least 24 credit hours taken from within from a
program-specific core or required electives. Please see the Student Services
Coordinator or designated faculty advisor to verify selection of courses.
Required Courses:
Two courses from:
ECON 3755 Environmental Economics
ENR 2004
Social and Cultural Systems
ENR 2021
Natural Resource Mgmt., Institutions, Policy, and Governance
ENVS 4001 Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
Two courses from:
BIOL 2113 Introduction to Ecology
ENVS 2023 Climate Change
FOR 4545
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management
Optional list:
BIOL 3459 Economic Botany
BIOL 4191 Wildlife Management
BIOL 4233 Conservation Biology
BIOL 4352 Climate Change and Environmental Responses
BIOL 4773 Aquatic Biology
BIOL 4863 Environmental Biology
CE 3403
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE 5421
Water Supply and Wastewater Removal
CHE 5313
Energy and the Environment
ENR 2112
Environmental Physiology
ENR 2114
Water Sustainability: Practice and Technology
ENR 3111
Estuary and Ocean Ecosystems
ENR 3112
Water Resource Management
ENVS 4002 Stakeholder Approaches to Environmental Problem Solving
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ENVS 2003 Introduction to Environmental Studies
FOR 2973
Intro to Computer Software for Data Analysis
FOR 3313
Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing
FOR 4625
Integrated Management of Insects and Fungi
FOR 4656
Wildlife: Scale and Forest Landscapes
ESCI 3442 Environmental Impact Assessment
ESCI 4452 Environmental Impact Assessment
GGE 5543
Marine Policy, Law and Administration
HIST 5342 Environmental History of North America
HIST 5343 Natural Resources, Indust. and Envir. in Atlantic Canada
PHIL 3221 Selected Topics in Environmental Philosophy
PHYS 2543 Environmental Physics
RSS 4123
Recreation and Environment
SOCI 3553 Sociology and Environment
Minor in Water Resources Management
A grouping of courses totaling at least 24 credit hours taken from within from a
program-specific core or constrained electives, including 4 courses from the
following list:
BIOL 4741 Fish Biology
BIOL 4773 Aquatic Ecology
ENR 3532 Ecohydrology
ENR 3111 Estuary & Ocean Ecosystems
ENR 3112 Water Resources Management
ESCI 2602 Principles of Geochemistry
ESCI3631 Geochemistry of Natural Waters
Minor in Wildlife Conservation
Students must pass a minimum of 24ch (approx. 8 courses) taken from the
following list of courses. A minimum of 5 courses must be selected from the
required list (5 courses = minimum 17ch), as detailed below. The remaining credit
hours (approx. 3 courses) can be selected from courses not already taken from the
required list, or from the optional list.
Required list:
BIOL 2093 Zoology
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BIOL 4233 Conservation Biology
Choose two from:
BIOL 3883 Entomology
BIOL 4723 Ornithology
BIOL 4732 Mammalogy
BIOL 4741 Fish Biology
Choose one from:
BIOL 4191 Wildlife Management
FOR 4655 Wildlife Investigational Techniques
FOR 4656 Wildlife Scale and Forest Landscape
Optional list:
BIOL 2053 Genetics
BIOL 2083 Botany
BIOL 2113 Introduction to Ecology
BIOL 2143 Evolution
BIOL 3541 Plant Ecology
BIOL 3602 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3703 Vertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3873 Ethology
BIOL 4641 Coastal Marine Ecology
BIOL 4746 Advanced Studies in Ichthyology
BIOL 4773 Aquatic Ecology
BIOL 4851 Ecology of Marine Birds
BIOL 4863 Environmental Biology
BIOL 4899 Population Analyses
BIOL 6183 River Habitats and Hydraulics
FOR 2113 Introduction to Forest Wildlife Ecology
FOR 3445 Forest Ecology: Populations and Communities
FOR 4425 Resource Conservation Genetics
FOR 4545 Biodiversity
FOR 4625 Integrated Management of Insects and Fungi
ESCI 1001 Earth Systems Geology
RSS 4123 Recreation and Environment
Major Program:
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A Major or Secondary Major in any of the programs (EM, WRM, WC) can be
arranged between any Faculty at UNB and the Faculty of Forestry and
Environmental Management, subject to the conditions given by the home Faculty.
Consultation and approval of the Program Directors in each faculty is required.
Completion of a Major or Secondary Major usually requires between 24 to 48 credit
hours of courses.