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The Environmental Science program brings together the study of biology, chemistry, earth sciences and geography to enable its graduates to address complex and multidisciplinary environmental and conservation problems. Through lecture and seminar courses, hands-on laboratory work and field camps, students become proficient in topics such as water resource management, fish and wildlife ecology, ecological restoration, sustainable resource extraction, environmental monitoring, and environmental policy. In the upper years, students take courses in chosen areas of study and hone their skills in preparing research and thesis projects, working in teams and individually on current problems facing environmental science.

Concentrations are available in Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; Chemistry; and Earth Sciences. The Environmental Science honours program is accredited by ECO Canada (which aids the graduates of our program in following their own interests and paths to tackle a wide range of environmental issues.

Carleton University offers a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Science. The program requires a total of 20.0 credits and is designed to be completed in four years of full-time study. The program is structured so that you gain a thorough grounding in the sciences required to address environmental issues. In addition to courses in environmental science, the first and second years include courses in biology, chemistry, earth sciences and geography, as well as two courses in mathematics and statistics, and a course on environmental ethics. In third and fourth year, there is considerable flexibility in your course selection to allow you to develop an area of special interest. You will learn to design research proposals, work in teams on multidisciplinary problems and communicate your results effectively. The program advisors will work closely with you at this time, guiding you through the process of choosing your area of specialization and ensuring that you have all the necessary requirements for graduation.

Throughout the four years of the program, your studies will also include a sequence of courses in arts and social sciences that is relevant to the study of the environment. This sequence may include areas such as economics, social geography, communication, law, environmental policy and international relations.