Kathy Lewis, Professor and Chair
Art Fredeen, Professor
Annie Booth, Associate Professor
Scott Green, Associate Professor
Neil Hanlon, Associate Professor
Ken Wilkening, Associate Professor
Karyn Sharp, Lecturer
The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies emphasizes a social
science and humanities perspective on environmental issues. The program provides a strong philosophical, social and scientific basis for understanding the full diversity of environmental issues and positions students to be effective agents for mitigation of, and/or adaptation to, environmental change.
Degree requirements:
72 credit hours
Area of focus: 24 to 29 credit hours
Elective credit hours in any subject as necessary to ensure completion
of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Note:CPSC 150-3(Computer Applications) is recommended for students without computing experience. Students who wish to take the Science, Technology and Society are of focus should take BIOL 101-4 and 102-4 instead of BIOL 110. Students who wish to take the First Nations area of focus should choose FNST 100-3.
Students must choose one of the following areas of focus. Courses use to fulfill major requirements above may not be used to satisfy an area of focus requirement.
Elective credit hours in any subject as necessary to ensure completion
of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (See Academic Regulation 15).
Major in Environmental Studies (Okanagan Diploma in Environmental Studies
Degree Completion)
This 60 credit-hour program of study is available only to students from
Okanagan College with a diploma in Environmental Studies (Environmental
Management Option or Interdisciplinary Environmental Arts Option).
Degree requirements: Diploma in
Environmental Studies from Okanagan College, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5,
plus 33 credit hours
Area of focus: 24 to
29 credit hours
Elective credit hours in any subject as necessary to ensure completion of
a minimum of 60 credit hours at UNBC.
* Students who completed the Interdisciplinary Arts
diploma option should take BIOL 110-3, and students who completed the
Environmental Management diploma option should take POLS 100-3
Students
must choose an area of focus, as described above, in one of the following five
areas: Global Environmental Studies; Communities and Environmental Citizenship;
Natural Resource Management; Science, Technology and Society; and First
Nations. Courses used to fulfill major requirements above may not be used to
fulfill an area of focus requirement.
Minor in Environmental Studies
The minor in Environmental Studies offers an opportunity for students
in other disciplines to learn how individual lives are connedcted with environmental systems, and to gain understanding and perspectiveon key environmental issues. A maximum of
two courses (six credit hours) used to fulfill program requirements for
a major or another minor may also be used to fulfill requirements for a
minor in Environmental Studies.
The minor in Environmental Studies requires the completion of 18 credit hours, 12 of which must be at the upper division level.
The minor in Global Environmental Change offers a way for
UNBC students to obtain a well-rounded perspective and knowledge-base on global
change issues that encompasses not only the science of global change and change
predictions, but also the political realities of environmental change and the
way policy intersects with science.
The minor in Global Environmental Change requires the
completion of 21 credit hours, 12 of which must be at the upper division
level. A maximum of two courses (six
credit hours) used to fulfill program requirements for a major or another minor
may also be used to fulfill requirements for a minor in Global Environmental
Change.
Students must complete ENVS 325-3 and at least 9 credit
hours from each of the two lists of courses indicated below for a total of 21
credit hours overall. Nine of these
credit hours selected from the approved lists below must be from upper division
courses.
