Environment and Urban Sustainability (BA (Hons))
Bachelor's degree
In Toronto (Canada)
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Toronto (Canada)
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Duration
4 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
You may make an impact in many fields: policy; sustainability; health and safety; education; and private, government or non-profit sectors. You may work as a sustainability and reporting analyst, environmental health and safety coordinator, field technician, climate change coordinator, or urban agriculture and climate researcher.
You may also choose to pursue professional environmental certifications, teachers’ college, law school, or graduate studies in geography, environmental science and management, urban planning, policy or related fields.
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About this course
Preserving and protecting the planet is more important than ever. This program explores how citizens, corporations and governments resist or embrace and enact eco-friendly ideas and approaches. You’ll learn how to research and resolve environmental issues through fieldwork, consulting for external clients, investigating urban sustainability issues, going on an international exchange and pursuing an optional practicum. After graduation, your ability to interpret various environments, analyze people’s behaviour and critique sustainable initiatives will empower you to affect change.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.
Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:
A minimum grade of 70% or higher will be required in Grade 12 U English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)” as requirement
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Subjects
- Design
- Public
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Environments
- Sustainability
- Sustaining
- Academic
- Demography
- Physical
Course programme
- Environment and Sustainability
- Sustaining the City's Environments
- Critical Thinking I
- Academic Writing and Research
PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED: One course from Table I or Table III.
PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED: One course from Table III.
3rd & 4th Semester
- Reading Neighbourhood Environments
- Patterns of Demography and Environment
- Research and Statistics
- Geography of the Physical Environment
- Research Design and Qualitative Methods
- Biology I
- Applied Ecology
PROFESSIONAL: One course from Table II.
PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED: One course from Table I, Table III or Table IV.
5th & 6th Semester
- Ecological Processes in the Cdn Landscape
- Nature in Fragments
- Physical Geography in Decision Support
- Urban Sustainability Policy
PROFESSIONAL: Two courses from Table II.
PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED: Two courses from Table III or Table IV.
7th & 8th Semester
- Field Studies in Urban Ecology
- Senior Projects in EUS
PROFESSIONAL: Four courses from Table II.
PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED: Two courses from Table III or Table IV.
Additional information
Domestic Fees Range: $7,044 - $7,112
International Fees Range: $28,635 - $29,021
Environment and Urban Sustainability (BA (Hons))