Environmental Management Major

Environmental Management

Specialist program | Major program | Minor program

Within an Honours degree, 8.0 credits are required, of which at least 2.0 must be at the 300-400 level

First Year (2.0 credits):

  1. Introduction: ENV100Y5
  2. Foundation: 1.0 credit chosen from this list: ANT101H5, 102H5; ECO100Y5; GGR117Y5; HIS101H5; PHL105Y5; POL111H5, 112H5, 113H5, 114H5; WRI203H5; SOC100H5

Be sure to look ahead and plan to complete the prerequisites for any upper-level courses that are of interest to you.

Second Year (2.5 credits):

  1. Environmental Management Core: ENV201H5
  2. Social Science/Humanities Core: 1.0 credit chosen from this list: ENG259H5; GGR202H5, 207H5, 208H5, 209H5, 288H5; PHL273H5; POL250Y5; SOC226H5
  3. Science Core: 0.5 credit chosen from this list: BIO201H5, 205H5; ERS201H5; GGR214H5, 217H5, 227H5; PHY237H5
  4. Analytical & Research Methods: 0.5 credit chosen from this list: GGR276H5, 277H5, 278H5; SOC222H5; STA220H5; or another program-relevant 200/300-level Research Methods course, with permission of the Program Advisor

Upper Years (3.5 credits):

  1. Environmental Management Perspectives: 0.5 credit chosen from this list: ENV393H5; GGR329H5; HIS318H5, 319H5
  2. Social, Economic & Policy Perspectives: 0.5 credit chosen from this list: ANT368H5; ECO373Y5; GGR333H5, 345H5, 348H5, 349H5, 361H5, 365H5, 367H5, 369H5, 370H5, 378H5, 380H5; MGT394H5; PHL373H1; POL343Y5; SOC319Y5, 339H5, 349H5, 355H5, 356H5; WRI375H5
  3. Scientific Perspectives: 0.5 credit chosen from this list: ANT339Y5; BIO333H5, 464H5; ERS315H5, 321H5; GGR305H5, 307H5, 309H5, 311H5, 377H5, 378H5; SCI398Y5
  4. Experiential, Field & Research Perspectives: 0.5 credit chosen from this list: ENV232H5, 299Y5, 331H5, 399Y5, 400Y5; GGR379H5, 389H5; or another program-relevant Field, Experiential, or Research course, with permission of the Program Advisor
  5. 1.5 additional 300/400-level credits chosen from those listed in #1, #2, or #3

Limited Enrolment - Enrolment in this program is limited to students who have completed ENV100Y5 with a mark of 65% or higher. If your mark in ENV100Y5 is lower than this, you may submit a petition to the department for consideration.

The Environment programs and courses have the following characteristics:

  1. They are interdisciplinary. This means that they cover material from more than one subject area, have input from faculty members in a range of disciplines, and emphasize cross-disciplinary learning.
  2. They have as their central focus the natural biophysical environment, and how human activities influence and are influenced by our environment.
  3. They offer students many opportunities to combine coursework with research and practical applications.

The programs are administered by the Department of Geography, which coordinates participating departments and programs.

The curriculum stresses the integrative nature of the study of the environment. Students will develop the environmental problem-solving skills required for some of the most dynamic areas of today’s job market. Environment faculty members encourage students to become involved in basic enquiry and critical thinking, cross-disciplinary cooperation, and the application of concepts to real-life problems.

All Environment programs begin with a first-year Science course, ENV100Y5 (The Environment). The programs offer students abundant opportunities to become involved in environmental practice, research and fieldwork (e.g., ENV299Y5 Research Opportunity Program, ENV232H5 Environmental Sustainability Practicum, ENV331H5 International Environmental Sustainability-Mexico;ENV497H5/498Y5 Environmental Research Project, or discipline-based research projects). Students also have the opportunity to complete a practical work placement course related to their specific area of interest (ENV400Y5 Environmental Internship).