School of Earth, Environment & Society (Faculty of Social Sciences)

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Environment & Society Subfields

(Applicable to all Environment & Society programs)

Environment & Society programs at McMaster are interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from Human Geography, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Science, and Urban Studies. Environment & Society courses reflect this interdisciplinarity and encompass five major subfields or themes: Economic Development, Environment and Sustainability, Geographic Information Science (GIS) & Spatial Analysis, Health & Population, and Urban Geography & Planning. It should be noted that each subfield has its own sequence of courses and prerequisites (See the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students can elect to take some or all of the upper- level courses from different subfields.

Economic Geography: ENVSOCTY 2LE3 , ENVSOCTY 3LT3 , ENVSOCTY 4LE3 , ENVSOCTY 4LP3 , ENVSOCTY 4LW3
Environmental Issues & Policy: ENVSOCTY 2EI3 , ENVSOCTY 2EK3 , ENVSOCTY 3EC3 , ENVSOCTY 3EE3 , ENVSOCTY 3EG3 , ENVSOCTY 3ER3 , ENVSOCTY 4EA3 , ENVSOCTY 4ET3 , ENVSOCTY 4HH3
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Spatial Analysis: ENVSOCTY 2GI3 , ENVSOCTY 3GI3 , ENVSOCTY 3GV3 , ENVSOCTY 3SR3 , ENVSOCTY 4GA3 , ENVSOCTY 4GS3 , ENVSOCTY 4GT3
Health & Population: ENVSOCTY 2HI3 , ENVSOCTY 3HP3 , ENVSOCTY 4HD3 , ENVSOCTY 4HH3
Urban Geography & Planning: ENVSOCTY 2UI3 , ENVSOCTY 3UP3 , ENVSOCTY 3UR3 , ENVSOCTY 3UW3 , ENVSOCTY 4UD3 , ENVSOCTY 4US3

Other Courses

Courses not distinguished by subfield include core courses such as research methods, statistics, field courses, internship opportunities and capstone experiences, as well as a broad suite of regional and topical courses.

Core (Research Methods, Field Courses, Internships, and Capstone): ENVSOCTY 3MA3 , ENVSOCTY 3MB3 , GEOG 3ME3, ENVIRSC 3ME3 , ENVSOCTY 3MF3 , ENVSOCTY 3MI3 , ENVSOCTY 4MF3 , ENVSOCTY 4MS3 , ENVSOCTY 4MT6 A/B
Regional Geography: ENVSOCTY 2OC3 , ENVSOCTY 2RC3 , ENVSOCTY 2RU3 , ENVSOCTY 2RW3 , ENVSOCTY 3RW3
Topics in Geography: ENVSOCTY 2TF3 , ENVSOCTY 2TS3 , ENVSOCTY 3TG3 , ENVSOCTY 4UF3

In planning a program, it is important for students to take note of the prerequisites for certain upper-level courses. Further, not every Environment & Society course listed above is offered every year. For course availability, students are advised to consult “Class Search” on Mosaic or contact the School of Earth, Environment & Society after April 1st for the list of courses that will be offered in the following academic year.

For additional information regarding Environmental Science, please see the School of Earth, Environment & Society (Faculty of Science) section of this calendar.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Bachelor of Arts

Environment & Society (B.A.)