Fall 2024 - Environmental Science Courses

EnviroSci 1021F: Environmental Science and Sustainability

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An overview of the science underlying key environmental issues (e.g. climate change, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem function, air and water pollution, and resource use) and how each issue impacts environmental sustainability from the local to global scale.

Prerequisite(s): Priority will be given to students in their first year at Western.

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EnviroSci 2300F: Foundations in Environmental Science

PLEASE NOTE: EnviroSci 2300 will replace EnviroSci 3300 in module requirements effective Sept 2024. Connect with Academic Program Coordinator awickham@uwo.ca if you have questions

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A foundational course exposing students to the interdisciplinary fields of environmental science by identifying how current environmental issues (e.g., resource extraction, climate change) are addressed by different disciplines. Sustainability metrics will also be explored. Students will work through insightful case studies and assess scientific literature from different stakeholder perspectives.

Antirequisite(s): the former Environmental Science 3300F/G. Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.

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EnviroSci 4970F: Independent Study in Environmental Science

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A research project course in a particular field under the direction of a faculty member who is a member of the Centre for Environment and Sustainability.
Antirequisite(s): Environmental Science 4999E.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Year 4 of the Specialization or Major module in Environmental Science. Students must have arranged a project with a supervisor before completing registration.

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EnviroSci 4999E: Honours Research Project

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A major laboratory or field project that emphasizes experimental design, instrumentation, collection and analysis of data, and communication of experimental results by oral and written presentations.

Antirequisite(s): Environmental Science 4970F/G, the former Environmental Science 4971F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Fourth year registration in the Honours Specialization in the Environmental Science module. Students must have arranged a project with a supervisor before completing registration. In the late winter, a list of potential projects for the following academic year will be available from the Undergraduate Chair of Environmental Science.

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