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


General Information


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

The Faculty of Native Studies and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences offer a five-year integrated program of ★150 leading to Bachelor of Science and 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. 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.

BA in Native Studies Requirements (★42)


Note:


The Capstone Course for this major is R SOC 410 .

Notes


  1. No more than ★48 can be taken at the junior 100-level. ★42 junior level is required in the program. As a result, ★6 is the total 100-level allowable from all of the following combined: ★3 Fine Arts, ★3 Social Sciences, ★6 Humanities, and the Approved Program Electives.
  2. Students with greater than ★24 transfer credit will take NS 200 -level or higher (excluding NS 200 ).
  3. The SOC 315  prerequisite (SOC 210 ) has been waived.
  4. REN R 299  is normally taken in the spring between second and third year.
  5. See Degrees Offered  for program planning and structure details.

Academic Standing and Graduation


For information regarding the assignment of First Class Standing, Satisfactory Standing and Unsatisfactory Standing, please consult regulations in Academic Standing - Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences  and Academic Standing - Faculty of Native Studies .

  1. Appeals
    Students registered in these 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.
  2. Graduation
    Students registered in the BSc in Environmental and Conservation Sciences/BA in Native Studies Combined Degrees require ★150 to graduate. The GPA and program requirements evaluation will be done in consultation with the Faculty of Native Studies and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. See Academic Standing - Faculty of Argricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences  and Academic Standing - Faculty of Native Studies .