2025-26 Honours Environmental Sciences, Ecology Specialization Recommended Course Sequence
Note: Elective recommendation notes are listed after Year 4.
Year 1
Fall
- BIOL 110
- CHEM 120, CHEM 120L
- EARTH 121, EARTH 121L
- MATH 127 or MATH 114
- One elective (0.5 unit)
Winter
Year 2
Fall
- BIOL 240, BIOL 240L
- BIOL 251
- EARTH 123
- EARTH 223
- One elective (0.5 unit)
Winter
- BIOL 239
- One BIOL program elective (0.5 unit) -specific for Ecology Specialization
- EARTH 221
- STAT 202
- One elective (0.5 unit)
Year 3
Year 4
Fall
- BIOL 354
- Two BIOL 400-level program elective (1.0 unit) - specific for Ecology Specialization
- One EARTH or BIOL 300-level elective (0.5 unit)
- One elective (0.5 unit)
Winter
- BIOL 451
- Two BIOL 400-level program elective (1.0 unit) - specific for Ecology Specialization
- 2 electives (1.0 unit)
Elective Recommendation Notes
- The 0.5 unit of EARTH at 300-level could be selected from EARTH 322 or EARTH 421.
- Program electives specific to the ecology specialization must be selected from Approved List 1 and List 2 courses specified in the UG Calendar.
- Students must select ENGL 109 as an elective if they wish to gain membership in the College of Applied Biology of British Columbia (e.g., Registered Professional Biologist, R.P. Bio.); this designation is an employment requirement for certain ecological and environmental science positions in British Columbia.
- Many positions in ecology and environmental science require knowledge of environmental law. Students are encouraged to select ENVS 201 (Introduction to Canadian Environmental Law) as an elective.
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One 400-level BIOL field course is recommended. Field courses are intensive two-week courses held at off-campus locations during the spring term. Enrolment in field courses works differently than regular course enrolment.
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