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Environmental Science is the interdisciplinary study of the environment, its functioning and its relationship to human activities.
Society has a growing need for specialists able to recognize, understand, solve and prevent environmental problems.
The Environmental Science program at the University of Ottawa focuses on the integration of traditional science disciplines (e.g. biology, earth sciences, chemistry, physics) to study the natural environment and the impact of human activities. The program consists of a core of basic science courses complemented by courses in various disciplines that address the scientific and societal aspects of environmental problems. In addition, the program offers three areas of specialization: conservation and biodiversity; global change; and environmental geochemistry and ecotoxicology. The final year entails an independent research project or equivalent units in advanced courses in the specialization.
This program is offered in English and in French.
Co-operative education is available with this program.
The French immersion stream is available with this program.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.
Course List
Code Title Units
Compulsory Courses at the 1000 level
BIO 1131 Introduction to Organismal Biology 3 Units
BIO 1150 BioZoo: An Introduction Laboratory in Biology 3 Units
CHM 1311 Principles of Chemistry 3 Units
CHM 1321 Organic Chemistry I 3 Units
EVS 1101 Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Units
GEG 1302 Places and Spaces of Human Activity 3 Units
GEO 1111 Introduction to Earth Systems 3 Units
GEO 1115 Introduction to Earth Materials 3 Units
MAT 1330 Calculus for the Life Sciences I 3 Units
MAT 1332 Calculus for the Life Sciences II 3 Units
PHY 1321 Principles of Physics I 3 Units
Compulsory Courses at the 2000 level
BIO 2129 Ecology 3 Units
CHM 2353 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry 3 Units
GEG 2320 GIS and the Digital Earth 3 Units
Compulsory Courses at the 3000 level
BIO 3117 Ecosystem Ecology 3 Units
EVS 3101 Environmental Issues 3 Units
EVS 3102 The Practice of Environmental Science 1 3 Units
EVS 3120 Environmental Microbiology 3 Units
GEO 3342 Introduction to Hydrogeology 3 Units
Compulsory Courses at the 4000 level
EVS 4010 Field Course in Environmental Science 3 Units
EVS 4904 Seminar 3 Units
Optional Courses
3 course units from: 3 Units
GEO 2352 Geoscience Data Analysis
STA 2392 Introduction to Biostatistics
3 optional course units from: 3 Units
BIO 4158 Applied Biostatistics in R
GEO 4306 Applied GIS for Science and Engineering
9 course units from: 9 Units
EVS 4009 Research Project
or 9 optional course units at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses offered by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Geography (GEG) or from one of the options in the Honours BSc in Environmental Science program
24 optional course units from the Conservation and Biodiversity Option, the Global Change Option, or the Environmental Geochemistry and Ecotoxicology Option 24 Units
6 optional course units offered by the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Engineering 6 Units
Elective Courses
12 elective course units offered by the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Social Sciences or the Telfer School of Managment 12 Units
Total: 120 Units
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The courses GEG 3302 and ENV 3302 can also be used to fulfill this requirement.
Conservation and Biodiversity Option
Course List
Code Title Units
BIO 2135 Animal Form and Function 3 Units
BIO 2137 Introduction to Plant Science 3 Units
BIO 3115 Conservation Biology 3 Units
ENV 3321 Human and Policy Dimensions of Environmental Change 3 Units
3 course units from: 3 Units
GEO 2113 Paleontology
GEO 2316 Introduction to Climate Science
GEO 2334 Quaternary Geology and Climate Change
9 optional course units at the 2000, 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses offered by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Geography (GEG) or from one of the options in the Honours BSc in Environmental Science program 9 Units
Global Change Option
Course List
Code Title Units
6 optional course units from: 6 Units
GEG 2304 Climatology 3 Units
GEO 2316 Introduction to Climate Science 3 Units
GEO 2334 Quaternary Geology and Climate Change 3 Units
12 optional course units from: 12 Units
BIO 4150 Spatial Ecology
ENV 3321 Human and Policy Dimensions of Environmental Change
GEG 3102 Hydrology
GEG 3105 Earth Observation
GEG 3107 Geography of Polar Regions
GEG 3114 Biogeography
GEG 3312 Digital Earth Analysis Modeling
GEG 4100 Glaciology Field Research
GEG 4101 Permafrost Environments
GEG 4118 Environmental Impact Assessment
GEG 4129 Global Climate Change
6 optional course units at the 2000, 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses offered by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Geography (GEG) or from one of the options in the Honours BSc in Environmental Science program 6 Units
Environmental Geochemistry and Ecotoxicology Option
Course List
Code Title Units
BIO 2110 Environmental Physiology 3 Units
BIO 4146 Ecotoxicology 3 Units
BIO 4156 Freshwater Ecology 3 Units
CHM 2313 Environmental Chemistry 3 Units
CHM 2354 Analytical Chemistry 3 Units
GEO 2163 Introduction to Mineralogy 3 Units
6 optional course units at the 2000, 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses offered by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Geography (GEG) or from one of the options in the Honours BSc in Environmental Science program 6 Units
List of Optional Courses
Course List
Code Title Units
Optional courses offered by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering or the Department of Geography (GEG)
BCH 2333 Introduction to Biochemistry 3 Units
BIO 3103 Field Biology 3 Units
BIO 3124 General Microbiology 3 Units
BIO 3126 General Microbiology Laboratory 3 Units
BIO 3154 Population and Community Ecology 3 Units
BIO 3158 Vertebrate Zoology 3 Units
BIO 3176 Animal Behaviour 3 Units
BIO 3333 Entomology 3 Units
BPS 3102 Principles of Toxicology and Pharmacology 3 Units
CHG 4381 Biochemical Engineering 3 Units
CHM 2120 Organic Chemistry II 3 Units
CHM 2123 Laboratory of Organic Chemistry II 3 Units
CHM 3120 Intermediate Organic Chemistry 3 Units
CHM 3126 Laboratory of Organic Chemistry 3 Units
CHM 4155 Polymer and Applied Chemistry 3 Units
CHM 4354 Principles of Instrumental Analysis 3 Units
CVG 2132 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering 3 Units
DVM 2105 Introduction to International Development: Historical Perspectives 3 Units
DVM 3125 Environmental Policies, Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Development 3 Units
DVM 3135 Food Security and International Development 3 Units
GEG 3106 Cities and Social Change 3 Units
GEG 3303 Health Geography 3 Units
GEG 3306 Quaternary Paleogeography 3 Units
GEG 3312 Digital Earth Analysis Modeling 3 Units
GEG 4104 Methodological and Theoretical Approaches in Geography and Environmental Studies 3 Units
GEG 4118 Environmental Impact Assessment 3 Units
GEG 4120 Spatial Data Science 3 Units
GEG 4121 Applications of Remote Sensing in the Polar Regions 3 Units
GEO 2166 Oceanography 3 Units
GEO 2316 Introduction to Climate Science 3 Units
GEO 3382 Geochemistry 3 Units
GEO 4309 Climate Change 3 Units
GEO 4314 Modern Ocean Processes 3 Units
GEO 4315 Global Biogeochemical Cycles 3 Units
GEO 4341 Advanced Physical Hydrogeology 3 Units
GEO 4342 Aqueous geochemistry 3 Units
GEO 4354 Quantitative Analysis in Geology 3 Units
GEO 4382 Advanced Geochemistry 3 Units
MAT 3377 Sampling and Surveys 3 Units
SCI 3101 The Public Communication of Science 3 Units
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