BSc in Environmental and Conservation Sciences/BA in Native Studies Combined Degrees

General Information

(See BA in Environmental Studies  and BA (Native Studies)/BSc in Environmental and Conservation Sciences Combined Degrees )

The Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Native Studies offer a five-year integrated program of 150 units of course weight leading to Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts degrees. A better academic understanding of the Aboriginal use of resources can prepare students to work effectively in various contexts where knowledge of Aboriginal and Treaty rights and issues is required. The Combined Degrees between Environmental and Conservation Sciences and Native Studies are a means for students to specialize in the management of Aboriginal resources. The major in the Combined Degrees program is Human Dimensions of Environmental Management.

The program is open to both Native and non-Native applicants. Enrolment management procedures of the Faculty of Native Studies and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences will apply for all years of the program.

Students will remain in the Faculty to which they were admitted for the duration of their program.

Requirements of the BSc in Environmental and Conservation Sciences Program Core (66 units)

(See notes and Program Requirements )

• 3 units in ENGL
• AREC 214 - Applications of Quantitative Models to Food, Resources and the Environment
• AREC 365 - Natural Resource Economics
• BIOL 108 - Introduction to Biological Diversity
• BIOL 208 - Principles of Ecology
• CHEM 101 - Introductory University Chemistry I
• ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics
• ENCS 299 - Special Topics in Field Skills and Their Application in the Environmental and Conservation Sciences (see Note 4)
• ENCS 473 - Environmental and Conservation Policy
• PL SC 221 - Introduction to Plant Science
• R SOC 260 - Indigenous Foundations for Environmental and Conservation Sciences
• R SOC 375 - Public Participation and Conflict Resolution
• REN R 105 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences
• REN R 110 - Natural Resource Measurement
• REN R 201 - Introduction to Geomatic Techniques in Natural Resource Management
• REN R 205 - Wildlife Biodiversity and Ecology
• REN R 210 - Introduction to Soil Science
• REN R 250 - Water Resource Management
• REN R 260 - History and Fundamentals of Environmental Protection and Conservation
• REN R 290 - Field Skills in Environmental, Conservation, and Forest Sciences
• REN R 307 - Environmental Assessment Principles and Methods
• STAT 151 - Introduction to Applied Statistics I

Requirements of the Human Dimensions in Environmental Management Major (39 units)

• AREC 173 - The Plate, the Planet and Society
• ENCS 352 - Natural Resource and Environmental Law
• R SOC 271 - The Politics of Food and Natural Resources
• R SOC 355 - Rural Communities and Global Economies
• R SOC 365 - Sociology of Environment and Development
• R SOC 443 - Resilience and Global Change
• R SOC 450 - Environmental Sociology
• R SOC 460 - Perspectives on Traditional Knowledge
• SOC 291 - Introduction to Environmental Sociology
• SOC 315 - Introduction to Social Methodology (see Note 3)
• 9 units in Approved Program Electives  (see Note 1)

Capstone Requirement (3 units)

• R SOC 410 - Research Methods and Policy Applications in Applied Environmental Sociology

Requirements of the BA in Native Studies (42 units)

• 3 units in Fine Arts, junior or senior (see Note 1)
• 6 units in Humanities, junior or senior (see Note 1)
• 3 units in Social Sciences, junior or senior (see Note 1)
• NS 110 - Historical Perspectives in Indigenous Studies
• NS 111 - Contemporary Perspectives in Indigenous Studies
• NS 152 - Introductory Cree
• NS 290 - Introduction to Research and Inquiry
• NS 390 - Research Methods in Indigenous Studies
• 6 units in NS courses at the 200- or 300-level (see Notes 1, 2, and Native Studies Major  Cross-listed Courses)
• 6 units in NS courses at the 400-level (see Native Studies Major  Cross-listed Courses)

Notes

1. No more than 48 units of course weight can be taken at the junior (100) level. 42 units in junior level is required in the program. As a result, 6 units of course weight is the total 100-level allowable from all of the following combined: 3 units in Fine Arts, 3 units in Social Sciences, 6 units in Humanities and the Approved Program Electives. See Faculty Common Requirements  for courses that meet Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Science basic requirements.
2. Students with greater than 24 units of transfer credit will take NS 200-level or higher (excluding NS 200).
3. The SOC 315  prerequisite (SOC 210 ) has been waived.
4. ENCS 299  and REN R 290  are normally taken in the summer between second and third year.

Appeals and Graduation

Appeals

Students registered in the Combined Degrees can obtain consistent information for formal and informal grade appeal and academic appeal procedures and regulations from both the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, and the Faculty of Native Studies.

Graduation

Students registered in the BSc (Environmental and Conservation Sciences/BA (Native Studies) Combined Degrees require 150 units of course weight to graduate. The GPA and requirements check will be done in consultation with the Faculty of Native Studies. See Academic Standing  for the Faculty of Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences and Academic Standing  for the Faculty of Native Studies.