Honours Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (B.Sc.)

Program has been renamed Honours Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (B.Sc.).

Students who enrolled prior to September 2021 are given the choice to remain in Honours Biology and Environmental Sciences or transfer into Honours Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences.

Honours Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences is a ﬂexible program that enables students to obtain an understanding of how a variety of organisms are able to adapt to their changing environments at the community and ecosystem levels. Offered jointly by the Department of Biology and the School of Earth, Environment & Society, this program enables students to select courses according to their interests; to develop broad knowledge, and understanding of the linkages between biodiversity and environmental processes; and to apply these to questions of biological, biomedical, or environmental interests. This program prepares students for graduate studies, careers in industry or academic research laboratories.

Admission Note

Students are strongly recommended to take CHEM 1A03 and 1AA3 in Level I.

Admission

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:

3 units

from

6 units

from the following courses, where an average of at least 6.0 (between the courses) is required

3 units

from the following courses, with a grade of at least C+

12 units

from

Program Notes

The Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences program allows students (especially those focused on ecology and conservation) to choose Biology and Environmental Science courses that reﬂect their own interests. Students are strongly encouraged to discuss their course selections with an academic program advisor in the Department of Biology or the School of Earth, Environment & Society.
Prerequisites for upper year courses must be checked carefully when selecting courses in Level II. Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry prerequisites exist in many upper year biology courses. Students are encouraged to take six units from CHEM 2E03 , 2OA3 , 2OB3 (or CHEM 2OC3, 2OD3 , 2OG3 ).
Students interested in completing a thesis may take one of BIOLOGY 4C12 A/B S , 4F06 A/B S or EARTHSC 4MT6 A/B in Level IV, subject to meeting the prerequisites. Students considering graduate studies are recommended to complete a thesis course.
Only one of BIOLOGY 4C12 A/B S , 4F06 A/B S or EARTHSC 4MT6 A/B may be completed as part of the program requirements. Completion of EARTHSC 3RD3 in Level III is required preparation for EARTHSC 4MT6 A/B .

Course List 1

Course List 2

Requirements

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

Level I: 30 Units

30 units

(See Admission above.)

Level II: 30 Units

Level III: 30 Units

Level IV: 30 Units

6 units

from

Course List 1 or Course List 2

6 units

Levels III, IV courses from Course List 2

6 units

Levels III, IV Biology, Molecular Biology courses

3 units

ENVIRSC 4EA3 - Environmental Assessment

9 units

Electives