Requirements for the Joint Education Program in Environment and Business

The first two years are completed at Nanjing University of Economics and Management. At Waterloo, you will complete the following courses.

Year three

Fall term (September to December)

  • Environmental Studies (ENVS) 200 Field Ecology
  • ENVS 201 Introduction to Environmental and Planning Law
  • Environment and Business (ENBUS) 202 Environmental Management Systems
  • Geography and Environmental Management (GEOG) 101 Geography and Human Habitat
  • GEOG 202 Location of Economic Activity

Winter term (January to April)

  • ENVS 130 Professional Communication in Environmental Studies
  • ENVS 220 Environmental Economics
  • ENBUS 302 Evaluation of Environment and Business Integration
  • Management Sciences (MSCI) 211 Organizational Behaviour
  • Human Resources Management (HRM) 200 Basic Human Resources Management

Spring term (May to August)

  • Co-op work term

Year four

Fall term (September to December)

  • ENBUS 402A Environment and Business Project
  • Environment and Resource Studies (ERS) 218 Introduction to Sustainable Environmental and Resource Systems
  • GEOG 203 Environment and Development in a Global Perspective
  • Philosophy (PHIL) 215 Professional and Business Ethics
  • Planning (PLAN) 440 Waste Planning

Winter term (January to April)

  • Co-op work term

Spring term (May to August)

  • ENBUS 402B Environment and Business Project
  • ERS 319 Approaches to Environmental Decision Making
  • PLAN 432 Health, Environment, and Planning
  • 1 – 0.5 unit elective

Minimum requirements to graduate

  • 40 courses (20 units)
  • 27 courses at or above the 200 – level (13.5 units). Note: 3.5 units minimum as level 2XX T – transfer)
  • An average of at least 70% in core Environment & Business courses
  • An overall average of at least 65% in all courses
  • All required courses must be passed