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Environmental Studies

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
B349 Loeb Bldg.
613-520-2561
carleton.ca/geography/environmental_studies

This section presents the requirements for the programs:

  • Environmental Studies - B.A. Honours
  • Environmental Studies - B.A. General

Graduation Requirements

In addition to the requirements listed below, students must satisfy:

  1. the University regulations (see the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar),
  2. the common regulations applying to all B.A. students including those relating to First-Year Seminars (see Academic Regulations for the Bachelor of Arts Degree). Environmental Studies students are exempt from the Breadth requirements.

Students should consult with the Department when planning their program and selecting courses. Suggested thematic groupings of approved electives are outlined on the departmental website. Some of the Environmental Studies Approved Electives have prerequisites, which are not explicitly included in the program. Students should plan to obtain all necessary prerequisites or waivers for courses selected for this program.

Program Requirements

Environmental Studies
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.0 credits):
  1. 0.5 credit in ISCI 1001;
  2. 1.0 credit from (ENST 1020/GEOG 1020 and GEOG 1010), ENST 1001 [1.0], FYSM 1100 [1.0];
  3. 1.5 credits in ENST 2000, ISCI 2000 and ISCI 2002;
  4. 1.0 credit from: ECON 2201 and ECON 2202, or GEOG 2005 and GEOG 2006, or PSCI 2701 and PSCI 2702, or PSYC 2001 and PSYC 2002, or SOCI 2001 and SOCI 2002;
  5. 0.5 credit in ENST 3000;
  6. 0.5 credit in PHIL 2380;
  7. 0.5 credit from LAWS 3800, PHIL 3380, RELI 3100, ENST 2900;
  8. 0.5 credit from BIOL 2106, ENSC 2001, ENST 2900, or Science Continuation courses;
  9. 1.5 credits in ENST 4000 and (ENST 4906 [1.0] or ENST 4907 [1.0]);
  10. 0.5 credit from ENST 4001 or ENST 4002;
  11. 1.5 credits in Approved Environmental Studies Electives at the 3000-level or above;
  12. 2.5 credits in Approved Environmental Studies Electives;
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits):
  1. 8.0 credits in free electives.

Note: it may be necessary to use some of the free elective credits to fulfil prerequisite requirements for courses in the Major.

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Environmental Studies
B.A. General (15.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits):
  1. 1.5 credits in ISCI 1001, ISCI 2000, and ISCI 2002;
  2. 1.0 credit from (ENST 1020/GEOG 1020 and GEOG 1010), ENST 1001 [1.0], FYSM 1100 [1.0];
  3. 1.0 credit in ENST 2000 and ENST 3000;
  4. 1.0 credit from ECON 2201 and ECON 2202, or GEOG 2005 and GEOG 2006, or PSCI 2701 and PSCI 2702, or PSYC 2001 and PSYC 2002, or SOCI 2001 and SOCI 2002;
  5. 0.5 credit in PHIL 2380;
  6. 0.5 credit from LAWS 3800, PHIL 3380, RELI 3710,ENST 2900;
  7. 1.5 credits in Approved Environmental Studies Electives;
  8. 1.0 credit in Approved Environmental Studies Electives at the 3000-level or above.
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
  1. 7.0 credits in free electives.
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Approved Environmental Studies Electives

Architecture
ARCU 3902 (Section A), ARCC 3004, ARCC 4103, ARCH  4100, ARCH 4105
Biology
BIOL 1902, BIOL 2106, BIOL 2600, BIOL 2903, BIOL 3602
Earth Sciences
ERTH 1001, ERTH 1003, ERTH 1006, ERTH 2311, ERTH 2401, ERTH 2402, ERTH 2403, ERTH 4303
Economics
ECON 3803, ECON 3804
Environmental Science
ENSC 2001
Environmental Studies
ENST 2900
European and Eurasian Studies
EURR 4005
Geomatics
GEOM 2004
Geography
GEOG 2020, GEOG 2200, GEOG 2300, GEOG 2600, GEOG 3021, GEOG 3022, GEOG 3023, GEOG 3024, GEOG 3105, GEOG 3108, GEOG 3206, GEOG 3209, GEOG 3700, GEOG 4004, GEOG 4050, GEOG 4203, GEOG 4207, GEOG 4300, GEOG 4301, GEOG 4303, GEOG 4400, GEOG 4405
History
HIST 2306, HIST 3209, HIST 3308
Law
LAWS 3005, LAWS 3800, LAWS 4800
Philosophy
PHIL 3320, PHIL 3330, PHIL 3340, PHIL 3350, PHIL 3380, PHIL 4320, PHIL 4330
Political Science
PSCI 2002, PSCI 2003, PSCI 2601, PSCI 2602, PSCI 3801, PSCI 4002
Religion
RELI 3710
Sociology and Anthropology
ANTH/SOCI 2035, ANTH/SOCI 3033, SOCI 3038, ANTH 3355, ANTH/SOCI 3570, SOCI 3805, ANTH/SOCI 4036, SOCI 4038
Technology, Society, Environment
TSES 2305, TSES 3001, TSES 3002, TSES 4001, TSES 4002, TSES 4003, TSES 4005, TSES 4006, TSES 4007, TSES 4008
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