University of Calgary – B.Sc. Environmental Science Program

http://www.ucalgary.ca/ensc/

Calgary, AB
Telephone: 403-220-8367
Email: ensc@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Ann-Lise Norman, Program Director
403-220-5405
annlisen@phas.ucalgary.ca

The BSc Environmental Science Program emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding environmental issues facing society. It is a Collaborative Program administered jointly by the Faculties of Science and Social Sciences.

There are three main principles of the BSc Environmental Science Program:

• Master of one: Choose one of six areas of concentration where you gain depth in a single traditional discipline. These concentrations are Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Physics and Statistics. This depth allows students to obtain professional accreditation. See Course Requirements for each one.
• Interdisciplinary experience: All students also take some courses from the other disciplines, including ecosystem courses.
• Practical, hands-on experience: There are several Environmental Science (ENSC) courses that emphasize collecting and analyzing data pertaining to environmental issues of current interest. Our capstone course involves an 8-month major research project (see Student Research).

Graduates of our program get positions in their field quickly, many in the environmental consulting industry but also in graduate school and elsewhere.

Retrieved from University of Calgary website on 4/17/2010.