| Description: | Study biology, chemistry, earth sciences and geography to address complex, multidisciplinary, environmental and conservation problems. Learn about aquatic ecology, fish and wildlife conservation, groundwater protection and remediation, sustainable resource extraction, and environmental monitoring and policy in lectures, field courses, hands-on laboratory work and/or Co-op. Conduct research and a thesis project on a specialized topic, working in teams and individually on current problems facing environmental science. Concentrations available in Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; Chemistry; and Earth Sciences. Accredited by ECO Canada, Environmental Professionals (EP). Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO), Professional Geoscientist registration is available for graduates in the Earth Sciences concentration.
Your career: education; environmental consulting; environmental restoration; federal, provincial, territorial and municipal government; natural resource management; scientific research in academic, government or private sectors; sustainability and environmental policy analysis; wildlife and habitat conservation |