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Bridging Requirements have not been defined for this pathway.

Students must complete the following 10.0 credits to fulfill requirements for the Environmental and Resource Science degree:

• 0.5 ERSC 2090H - Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
• 0.5 ERSC 2230H - Environmental Assessment: Sampling and Analysis
• 0.5 ERST 3000H - Environmental Professional Practice
• 0.5 MATH 1051H - Non-Calculus 1: Elementary Probability and Statistics
• 0.5 credit from the following:
  • 0.5 ERSC 1040H - Earth's Physical Processes and Environments;
  • 0.5 ERSC 1050H - Introduction to Climate Change Science and Policy;
  • 0.5 ERST 1030H - Human Geographies in Global Context;
  • 0.5 SAFS 1001H - Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems.
• 0.5 credit from the Trent School of Environment Capstone Course List
• 5.0 additional Environmental and Resource Science credits at the 3000 level or beyond 
• 2.0 elective credits, including at least 0.5 credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List

*Note:  

• Courses without specified year levels must include no more than 2.0 credits at the 1000 level.
• The above requirements are specified for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) program. Transfer students may also pursue a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Environmental and Resource Studies, or a Bachelor of Science (Honours) or Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Joint-Major degree. Students are referred to the academic calendar and/or departmental advisor to confirm degree completion requirements. 
• Elective credits may be reduced, depending on the weight of the Trent School of Environment Capstone Course chosen. The Capstone Course list is as follows:
  • Thesis:
    • EGEO 4020D; ERSC/T 4010Y/4020D – Honours Thesis/Double Honours Thesis; GEOG 4010Y/4020D – Honours Thesis/Double Honours Thesis; SAFS 4010Y/4020D – Honours Thesis/Double Honours Thesis
  • Community-Based Research:
    • ERSC 3160Y – Community-Based Resource Management; ERSC/T 3840H – Community-Based Research Project; ERSC/T 4801H – Greening the Campus: Green Infrastructure; ERSC/T 4802H – Greening the Campus: Institutions and Built Environments; ERSC/T 4830Y/4840H – Community-Based Research Project; GEOG 4830Y – Community-Based Research Project; SAFS 4850Y – Community-Based Research Project
  • Placement:
    • EGEO 4000H – Environmental Geoscience Placement Course; ERSC/T-GEOG-SAFS 3890H – Placement Course
  • Reading:
    • ERSC/T 3900Y/3901H/4900Y/4901H – Reading Course; GEOG 3900Y/3901H/3902H – Reading Course; SASF 3900Y/3901H/4900Y/4901H – Reading Course

• Seminar:
  • ERSC/T-GEOG-SAFS-WASC 4703H – Seminar in Earth and Environmental Science
  • Field:
    • ERSC/T 3230H – Environmental Problems and Solutions in Small Island Developing States: A Field Course; ERSC 3860H/3870H/3880H – Environmental Archaeology; ERSC 4860H; ERSC 4905Y/4906H – Field Course; ERST-GEOG-CAST 4043H – Windy Pine Summer Institute
  • Applied Research and Project:
    • ERST-GEOG 4140H – Climate and Energy Policy; ERSC-GEOG 4640H – Integrated Watershed Management: Approaches and Methods; GEOG 4090H - Geosystems

Degree requirements are subject to change. Refer to the most recent version of the Academic Calendar for course descriptions and degree requirements (http://trentu.ca/calendar). Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor prior to registering for courses for assistance with degree planning (http://trentu.ca/advising).