Honours Environmental Sciences Co-op (B.Sc.)

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement and an interview but requires, as a minimum, submission of the on-line application by the stated deadline and completion of Level II Honours Environmental Sciences with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 and completion of the following courses:

Program Notes

1. Earth and Environmental Sciences at McMaster encompass five major themes: Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Hydrology and Climate, Environmental Policy, GIS and Spatial Analysis. It should be noted that each thematic area has its own sequence of courses and prerequisites (See the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students may elect to take some or all of the upper level courses from different areas. In addition, there is a set of courses encompassing research design, field work, internships, and the senior thesis or review paper. 

   AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY

   EARTHSC 2L03, EARTHSC 2Q03 , 3CC3 , 3L03, 3O03 , 4CC3 , 4N03

   EARTH SCIENCES

   EARTHSC 2E03 , 2FE3, 2K03, 2T03, 3E03, 3K03, 3SR3, 3Z03, 4G03, 4J03, 4P03, 4T03, 4VV3

   ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY AND CLIMATE

   EARTHSC 2B03, 2C03, 2W03, 3B03, 3CC3, 3U03, 3W03, 4BB3, 4C03, 4CC3, 4W03, 4WB3

   ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

   EARTHSC 2EI3, 4EA3; ENVIRSC 3EE3, 4HH3; GEOG 3EC3, 4ET3

   GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS

   EARTHSC 2GI3, 3GI3, 3GV3, 3SR3, 4GA3; GEOG 4GS3, 4GT3

2. Students aiming to meet the academic requirements for professional registration of Geoscientists (PGeo) in Ontario can find additional information on these requirements on the website: http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/geo/undergraduate/resources.html. Students are encouraged to consult with the academic advisor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences to ensure proper selection of courses for professional registration. The Honours programs offered by the School of Geography and Earth Sciences may not fulfill professional registration requirements.

3. All students are strongly encouraged to meet with the academic advisor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences to discuss program requirements and course selections.

4. There are Level III prerequisites for many Level IV courses. The prerequisites should be considered when selecting your courses.
5. The field components of EARTHSC 2FE3 and ENVIRSC 3ME3 are normally taken outside of the normal term. Details are announced in December (EARTHSC 2FE3) or March (ENVIRSC 3ME3).
6. This is a five-level (year) co-op program which includes two eight-month work terms which must be spent in environmental sciences related placements.
7. Students must be registered full-time and take a full academic workload, as prescribed by Level and Term.
8. Students are required to complete SCIENCE 2C00 and SCIENCE 3C00 before the first work placement and are strongly recommended to complete SCIENCE 2C00 in Level II.
9. During Levels III, IV, and V, a total of 27 units from the Environmental Sciences Course List, of which must include 18 units from Levels III, IV, must be completed.

Environmental Sciences Course List

• ASTRON 2E03 - Planetary Astronomy
• BIOLOGY 2D03 - Plant Biodiversity and Biotechnology
• BIOLOGY 2F03 - Fundamental and Applied Ecology
• BIOLOGY 3DD3 - Communities and Ecosystems
• BIOLOGY 3R03 - Field Biology I
• BIOLOGY 3SS3 - Population Ecology
• BIOLOGY 4A03 - Advanced Topics in Ecology
• BIOLOGY 4J03 - Field Biology II
• EARTHSC 2FE3 - Introduction to Field Methods in Earth Sciences
• EARTHSC 2T03 - Geology of Canada
• EARTHSC 4P03 - Coral Reef Environments
• EARTHSC 4VV3 - Environmental Geophysics
• ENVIRSC 2B03 - Soils and the Environment
• ENVIRSC 2C03 - Surface Climate Processes and Environmental Interactions
• ENVIRSC 2E03 - Earth History
• ENVIRSC 2EI3 - Environmental Issues
• ENVIRSC 2GI3 - Geographic Information Systems
• ENVIRSC 2I03
• ENVIRSC 2L03
• ENVIRSC 2MB3
• ENVIRSC 2Q03 - Introduction to Environmental Geochemistry
• ENVIRSC 2W03 - Physical Hydrology
• ENVIRSC 3B03 - Global Change, Ecosystems, and the Earth System
• ENVIRSC 3CC3 - Earth’s Changing Climate
• ENVIRSC 3E03 - Clastic Sedimentary Environments
• ENVIRSC 3EE3 - Energy and Society
• ENVIRSC 3GI3 - Advanced Raster GIS
• ENVIRSC 3GV3 - Advanced Vector GIS
• ENVIRSC 3L03
• ENVIRSC 3M03
• ENVIRSC 3MB3 - Statistical Analysis
• ENVIRSC 3ME3 - Environmental Studies Field Camp
• ENVIRSC 3N03
• ENVIRSC 3O03 - Contaminant Fate and Transport
• ENVIRSC 3P03
• ENVIRSC 3QQ3
• ENVIRSC 3SA3
• ENVIRSC 3SR3 - Remote Sensing
• ENVIRSC 3U03 - Environmental Systems Modelling
• ENVIRSC 3W03 - Physical Hydrogeology
• ENVIRSC 4B03
• ENVIRSC 4B03
• ENVIRSC 4BB3 - Field Techniques in Hydrology
• ENVIRSC 4C03 - Advanced Physical Climatology
• ENVIRSC 4CC3 - Stable Isotopes in Earth and Environmental Systems
• ENVIRSC 4E03
• ENVIRSC 4FE3
• ENVIRSC 4FF3 - Topics of Field Research
• ENVIRSC 4G03 - Glacial Sediments and Environments
• ENVIRSC 4GA3 - Applied Spatial Statistics
• ENVIRSC 4GI3
• ENVIRSC 4HH3 - Environment and Health
• ENVIRSC 4L03
• ENVIRSC 4M03
• ENVIRSC 4N03 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles
• ENVIRSC 4O03
• ENVIRSC 4W03 - Hydrologic Modelling
• ENVIRSC 4WB3 - Contaminant Hydrogeology
• GEOG 4GS3 - GIS Programming
• GEOG 4GT3 - Special Topics in GIS
• LIFESCI 2H03
• STATS 2B03 - Statistical Methods for Science

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to V), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I

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