Environmental Biology Major (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.))

42 credits · Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Program Prerequisites

Please refer to "Faculty Information and Regulations" > "Minimum Credit Requirements", in this Course Catalogue for information on prerequisites and minimum credit requirements.

Required Courses (36 credits)

  • AEBI 210 Organisms 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AEBI 211 Organisms 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AEBI 212 Evolution and Phylogeny (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AEMA 310 Statistical Methods 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ENVB 210 The Biophysical Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVB 222 St. Lawrence Ecosystems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVB 305 Population and Community Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENVB 410 Ecosystem Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LSCI 204 Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LSCI 211 Biochemistry 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LSCI 230 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • NRSC 221 Environment and Health (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

  • ENTO 330 Insect Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVB 301 Meteorology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVB 313 Phylogeny and Biogeography (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVB 437 Assessing Environmental Impact (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENVB 497 Research Project 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ENVB 498 Research Project 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • FAES 300 Internship 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • MICR 331 Microbial Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 304 Biology of Fungi (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 358 Flowering Plant Diversity (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PLNT 460 Plant Ecology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • SOIL 300 Geosystems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • WILD 302 Fish Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • WILD 307 Natural History of Vertebrates (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • WOOD 441 Integrated Forest Management (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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