Memorial University of Newfoundland-Grenfell College – Environmental Science BSc

http://www.swgc.mun.ca/envs/Pages/default.aspx

Corner Brook, NL
Phone: (709) 637-6298 or 1-866-381-7022
Email: info@swgc.mun.ca

Dr. Mano Krishnapillai
Chair, Environmental Science
Phone: (709) 637-6272
Email: mkrishna@swgc.mun.ca

The environmental science programme at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College is interdisciplinary, combining aspects of all of the natural sciences, specifically as they contribute to a greater awareness and understanding of the environment. The programme provides a broad education and includes courses designed to enhance your appreciation of the scientific, social, cultural and political issues that impinge on the environment. It also provides focused in-depth knowledge in a single discipline as it relates to the environment. With its two streams, chemistry and biology, this degree will be attractive to students who are seeking higher education in a focused environmental science programme and who value a special locale that offers a friendly atmosphere and high quality instruction.

Memorial University's undergraduate environmental science programme is offered only at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook. The city, located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, is an ideal place to undertake studies of the environment.

Within an hour's drive of campus, you can observe a range of natural habitats that have been subjected to varying levels of human disturbances. These habitats include wetlands, boreal forest, the ocean, river systems, and sub-Arctic tundra. For contrast, the Gros Morne National Park, a world heritage site for its geology, and its new Discovery Centre, is available as a natural laboratory for the observation and study of undisturbed natural systems.

Retrieved from MUN-Grenfell College website on 4/19/2010.