Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability
The Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability is offered only at the Grenfell Campus. Students enrolled in this degree program are required to complete 120 credit-hours, usually over a four-year course of study. The degree offers two majors, Environmental Studies and Resource Management.
The program consists of a common set of core courses which provides an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental studies and resource management issues within the context of the physical, social and economic environments and two sets of courses that provide specialized training in either Environmental Studies or Resource Management. Students in each major are also required to complete a minor in a discipline of their choice.
Course requirements for each major in the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability degree program are as follows:
| Common courses to both majors | Major in Environmental Studies | Major in Resource Management |
ECON 1010, 3080 ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 3000, 3001, 4000, 4010 ENVS 1000
GEOG 1050, 3222
POSC 3631 Additional courses:
Electives to make up the total of 120 credit hours, 24 credit hours of which must be toward a minor degree program. | ECON 2550, 3085
ENSU 2200 or 2201, 4200, 4201, 4950
POSC 2600, 3351
SOCI 3040
One of:
HIST 3030
HUMN 3020
PHIL 2130
RELS 3880 | BIOL 1001, 1002, 2600
ENSU 3100, 3101, 4100, 4960
ENVS 4132, 4140 (or equivalent field course from Biology, Earth Science or Geography) |
Core Program Requirements
All students enrolled in this degree program must complete the following 24 credit hours to meet the School of Science and the Environment Core Program Requirements: :
- One of:
- 6 credit hours in English courses;
- 3 credit hours in English and 3 credit hours in another language;
- 6 credit hours in Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) courses, including at least 3 credit hours in English courses.
- 6 credit hours in Mathematics or Statistics courses;
- 6 credit hours in courses chosen from: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Ocean Sciences or Physics;
- 6 credit hours in courses chosen from: Economics, Environment and Sustainability, Geography or Political Science.
The same course cannot be used to meet more than one of the requirements listed above.
Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) courses are regulated by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, St. John's Campus. Eligible CRW courses are indicated under Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Course Descriptions.
Articulation agreements with the College of the North Atlantic
Articulation Agreements with the College of the North Atlantic are in place for students who have completed the two-year Fish and Wildlife Technician or the two-year Forest Resources Technician Diploma and who wish to complete the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability degree program at Grenfell Campus. Students transferring from each of these College of the North Atlantic programs to either major in the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability degree will be awarded a total of 60 credit hours toward their degree. The remaining required 60 credit hours are as follows:
| Major in Environmental Studies | Major in Resource Management |
ECON 1010, 3080, 3085
ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 2200 or 2201, 3000, 4000, 4010, 4200, 4201, 4950
GEOG 1050, 3222
POSC 3351, 3631
SOCI 3040 Additional courses:
3 credit hours in elective courses | ECON 1010, 3080
ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 3000, 3001, 3100, 3101, 4000, 4010, 4100, 4960
ENVS 4140 (or equivalent field course from Biology, Earth Science or Geography)
GEOG 1050, 3222
POSC 3631 Additional courses:
6 credit hours in elective courses |
| Major in Environmental Studies | Major in Resource Management |
ECON 1010, 3080, 3085
ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 2200 or 2201, 3000, 4000, 4010, 4200, 4201, 4950
GEOG 1050, 3222
POSC 3351, 3631
SOCI 3040 Additional courses:
3 credit hours in first year English
3 credit hours in elective courses | ECON 1010, 3080
ENSU 1000, 2000, 2001, 3000, 3001, 3100, 3101, 4000, 4010, 4100, 4960
ENVS 4140 (or equivalent field course from Biology, Earth Science or Geography)
GEOG 1050, 3222
POSC 3631 Additional courses:
3 credit hours in first year English
6 credit hours in elective courses |
Sample four-year plan:
Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability
| | Common courses | Environmental Studies | Resource Management |
|---|
| Fall | ECON 1010
ENSU 1000
GEOG 1050 | 2 electives | BIOL 1001
1 elective |
|---|
Winter
| ENGL 1000
ENVS 1000 | POSC 2600
2 electives | BIOL 1002
2 electives |
|---|
| | Common courses | Environmental Studies | Resource Management |
|---|
| Fall | ENSU 2000
GEOG 3222 | ENSU 2200
2 electives | BIOL 2600
2 electives |
|---|
| Winter | ENSU 2001 | ENSU 2201
One of:
HIST 3030
HUMN 3020
PHIL 2130
RELS 3880
2 electives | 4 electives |
|---|
| | Common courses | Environmental Studies | Resource Management |
|---|
| Fall | ECON 3080
POSC 3631 | ECON 2550
POSC 3551
1 elective | ENSU 3100
ENSU 3101
1 elective |
|---|
Winter
| ENSU 3000
ENSU 3001 | ECON 3085
SOCI 3040
1 elective | 3 electives |
|---|
| | Common courses | Environmental Studies | Resource Management |
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| Summer | | | ENVS 4140 |
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| Fall | ENSU 4010 | ENSU 4200
3 electives | ENSU 4100
ENVS 4132
2 electives |
|---|
Winter
| ENSU 4000 | ENSU 4201
ENSU 4950
2 electives | ENSU 4960
3 electives |
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