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The ERS Program offers a wide variety of science and studies courses. Below are links to course registration information, and a current ERS Program course list.

In your first year of Environmental Resources Studies (ERS), you will be taking an Introduction to Environmental Science / Studies. You can view the ERSC 1000Y 2010FW course syllabus, which gives you a sense of the course content.

Course Registration

 

Registration Notes and Changes in ERS 2011-12

Course Codes and Definitions

  • Trent courses have a 4-digit course code.

  • A "Y" following the course number (e.g., ERSC 3200Y) indicates a full-credit course.

  • You may notice that the ERS course descriptions in the University Calendar contain "exclusions". This occurs when 3-digit course codes have been changed to 4 digits, and also when full-courses have been changed to new half-courses (e.g., ERST-CAST 250 has become ERST-CAST 2520H and 2525H and both exclude the original ERST-CAST 250). The new courses must exclude the old courses because the content is similar, and credit cannot be given for the same course material twice.

Bachelor of Environmental Science/Studies (B.E.S.S.) Degree

The Bachelor of Environmental Science/Studies (B.E.S.S.) degree option is available to:

  • students starting at Trent in 2009-10 and later with a minimum high school average of 75%.
  • students who achieved 75% or better in ERSC 100 in 2008-09.

General Degree Program

The General Degree Program option will not be available to students starting at Trent in 2009-10 and later. Those who have already started the General Degree Program may complete it by following the degree requirements that were in effect during the year they declared their major.

Specializations

The ERS Specializations options will not be available to students starting at Trent in 2009-10 and later. Those who are part way through a Specialization may finish it by completing the course requirements.

Notes

  • Students majoring in ERSC who have completed ERSC 220 must use the 2008-09 degree requirements.

  • Students who have received ERSC 220 as a transfer credit, but lack CHEM 1000H and 1010H, must still obtain one full Chemistry credit.

  • Students majoring in ERST who have taken ERST-CAST 250 and are now using the 2009-10 degree requirements, must also obtain either ERSC 2240H or ERST-GEOG 2510H.

  • Students pursuing the B.E.S.S. degree option may not take ERSC 2210H (221H) or ERST 2570H (257H).

  • Although CHEM 1000H and 1010H are no longer required for any of the ERS degrees, students majoring in Environmental Chemistry or taking upper-year ERS courses should check to see if these courses are required as prerequisites.

Timetable

  • ERSC 2220H (2009FA) and ERSC 2240H (2009FA) labs do not conflict with one another.
    They have the same lab schedule, alternating weekly. So a student registered in both courses can take the same lab time for both courses, and will attend 2220H lab one week, and 2240H lab in the alternate week.

 

ERS Registration Process

For most courses, simply use the MyAcademicRecord section of MyTrent to add and remove courses during registration. View a full course list in the Trent Timetable or below. If a course is full or being manually managed for registration, you can put yourself on the courses's wait list. If you lack the prerequisites for a course, you must ask permission from the course instructor to take the course before you can be registered; if permission is given then contact the ERS Program office to arrange to be registered.

Note that registration in a few ERS Program courses require some extra steps:

  • ERSC-BIOL 2700Y Applicants:
    Students wishing to register in ERSC-BIOL 2700Y, who are not in the Concurrent, Consecutive Education or Education Emphasis Programs, should contact Professor Michael Fox (mfox@trentu.ca, 748-1011 x7873, ESC A120).

  • ERS Reading Course Applicants (ERSC/T 3900Y/3901H/4900Y/4901H):
    Students wishing to register in an ERS Reading course must pick up a Reading Course application form from the ERS Program office (ESC B202), complete it with their reading course supervisor, and return it to the ERS Program office for approval before the last date to add the course.
    Successful applicants will be registered in the appropriate reading course in September.

  • ERS Thesis Course Applicants (ERSC/T 4010Y/4020D):
    Students wishing to register in an ERS Thesis course must pick up an application form from the ERS Program Office (ESC A202), complete it with their thesis course supervisor, and deliver it to the ERS thesis course co-ordinator, Professor David Holdsworth (dholdsworth@trentu.ca, 748-1011 x7642, ESC B308), for approval.
    Successful applicants will be registered in the appropriate thesis course in September.

 

Below: Otonabee River mists on a cold day. Click the image to view larger version.

ERS Program Course List for 2011-12

Notes:

  • Recent course syllabi are provided to give a sense of what material the course covers, but note that in most courses changes do occur from year to year.
  • Course numbers nowhave 4 digits. Some oldersyllabi provided may refer to the course's old 3-digit number, but unless otherwise noted, the course is the same.
  • Anatomy of a course code:
    • The 4-letter prefixes represent a Trent Department or Program (e.g., the ERS Program uses ERSC for science courses and ERST for studies/arts courses; Biology uses BIOL, Geography uses GEOG)
    • More than one 4-letter prefix means the course is cross-listed (offered jointly) by all the Departments/Programs listed.
    • The course number is 4 digits.
    • The letter suffix is either "H" (1/2 credit), "Y" (1 credit), or "D" (2 credits).
  • Anatomy of a term code:
    • The standard academic year has 2 terms: FA (fall) and WI (winter).
    • Courses that run through both terms are designated FW.
    • Summer courses (SU) run in either of two terms (S61 or S62) or through both terms (S12).
    • Example: for the coming 2011-12 year, the fall term is 2011FA and the winter term is 2012WI, while courses that run the full year use the term code 2011FW.

FA Term (Sep-Dec) Courses in Peterborough

 

Code Title Instructor

Enrolment

Limit

 Syllabus From Previously Offered
GEOG-ERSC 2090H Introduction to Geographical Information Systems Raul Ponce
60
 2010FA
ERSC 2220H Environmental Assessment: Chemical and Laboratory Methods TBA
2010FA
ERSC 2240H Ecological Assessment for Natural Resource Management Shaun Watmough
2010FA
BIOL-ERSC 2260H Introductory Ecology TBA (see Biology)
 
GEOG-ERST 2510H Methods in Human Geography and Environmental Studies TBA (see Geography)
 
ERST-CAST 2520H Natural Resource Management: Theory and Comparative Cases Tom Whillans, Michael Fox
2010FA
CHEM-ERSC 2610H Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry TBA (see Chemistry)
 
ERST 3250H Introduction to Environmental Law TBA
2010FA
ERST-CAST 3340H The Canadian Food System: A Community Development Approach TBA
35
 2010FA
ERSC 3350H Ecological Agriculture TBA
65
 2010FA
CHEM-ERSC-FRSC 3400H Chromotrography TBA (see Chemistry)
 
ERSC 3450H Air Pollution Chemistry Julian Aherne
2010FA
ERSC 3501H Environment and Communication: Oral and Visual Presentation Magda Havas
2011WI
ERSC 3510H Ecology and Management of Wetland Systems Tom Whillans
50
 2010FA
CHEM-ERSC 3600H Advanced Environmental Chemistry I TBA (see Chemistry)
 
ERSC-GEOG 3650H Soil Management & Conservation Raul Ponce   2008FA
ECON-ERST 3810H Environmental Economics TBA (see Economics)
 
ERSC & ERST 3840H Community-Based Research Project student arranges a supervisor (contact Stephen Bocking for TCCBE questions)
 
ERSC & ERST 3901H Reading Course Student arranges a supervisor & registers via ERS main office (ESC B202)
 
BIOL-ERSC 4030H Research Design and Data Analysis TBA (see Biology)
 
ERSC-GEOG-BIOL 4060H The Geochemistry of Natural Waters Peter Dillon
2010FA
ERSC-GEOG-BIOL 4070H The Fate of Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment Dirk Wallschlager   2009WI
BIOL-ERSC 4390H Conservation Biology TBA (see Biology
 
ERSC 4530H Remediation and Reclamation of Sites TBA
2010FA
ERST-CAST-HIST 4670H Environmental History Stephen Bocking   2007FA
ERSC & ERST 4840H Community-Based Research Project student arranges a supervisor (contact Stephen Bocking for TCCBE questions)
 
ERSC & ERST 4901H Reading Course Student arranges a supervisor & registers via ERS main office (ESC B202)
 

 

FW (Sep-Apr) Courses in Peterborough

 

Code Title Instructor

Enrolment

Limit

 Syllabus From Previously Offered
ERSC 1000Y Introduction to Environmental Science/Studies Brendan Hickie, Shaun Watmough, Magda Havas, TBA   2010FW
CAST-ERST-GEOG-INDG 2040Y Canada: The Land TBA (see Canadian Studies)    
INDG-ERST 2601Y Introduction to Indigenous Environmental Studies TBA (see Indigenous Studies)    
ERSC-BIOL 2700Y Environmental Science for Teacher Education Michael Fox, Jacob Rodenburg

60

 2010FW
ERST 3080Y Waste Management TBA
2010FW
WMST-ERST-CAST 3140Y Women, Health and Environments TBA (see Women's Studies)
 
ERSC 3200Y Management of Forest Ecosystems TBA
40
 2010FW
ERST-PHIL 3300Y Environmental Ethics TBA
2010FW
ERST-IDST-POST 3601Y Environment and Development TBA
2010FW
INDG-ERST 3630Y Issues in Indigenous Environmental Studies TBA (see Indigenous Studies)
 
ERSC 3660Y Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (BEEF) Magda Havas
2010FW
ERSC 3700Y Environmental Toxicology TBA   2008FW
ERST-INDG 3730Y Indigenous Peoples, Health and the Environment Chris Furgal   2010FW
ERSC & ERST 3830Y Community-Based Research Project student arranges a supervisor (contact Stephen Bocking for TCCBE questions)    
ERSC & 3900Y Reading Course Student arranges a supervisor & registers via ERS main office (ESC B202)    
ERSC & ERST 4010Y Thesis (1 ERS credit) Magda Havas & thesis supervisor   2010FW
ERSC & ERST 4020D Thesis (2 ERS credits) Magda Havas & thesis supervisor   2010FW
INDG-ERST 4730Y Sustainable Indigenous Communities TBA (see Indigenous Studies)    
INDG-ERST-NURS 4740Y Advanced Topics in Indigenous Peoples, Health & the Environment TBA (see Indigenous Studies)    
ERST 4800Y Greening the Campus Tom Whillans
20
 2008FW
ERSC & ERST 4830Y Community-Based Research Project student arranges a supervisor (contact Stephen Bocking for TCCBE questions)    
ERSC & ERST 4900Y Reading Course Student arranges a supervisor & registers via ERS main office (ESC B202)    

 

WI Term(Jan-Apr) Courses in Peterborough

 

Code Title Instructor

Enrolment

Limit

 Syllabus From Previously Offered
GEOG-ERSC-BIOL 2080H Natural Science Statistics TBA (see Geography)
 
ERST-POST 2100H Environmental Science and Politics Stephen Bocking
2010FA
ERSC 2230H Environmental Assessment: Sampling and Analysis TBA
2011WI
ERST-CAST 2525H Critical Environmental Thinking: Policial Economy and Policy Process TBA
2011WI
CHEM-ERSC 2620H Aquatic Environmental Chemistry TBA (see Chemistry)
 
ERSC 2300H Energy Science and Technology TBA
2010FA
ERSC-GEOG 3010H Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems Analysis Raul Ponce   2009WI
ERSC 3160H Community-Based Natural Resource Management Tom Whillans
2011WI
ERSC 3360H Agriculture and Agricultural Alternatives Tom Hutchinson
65
 2011WI
BIOL-ERSC 3380H Advanced Ecology TBA (see Biology)
 
CHEM-ERSC-FRSC 3410H Spectrophotometry and Spectroscopy TBA (see Chemistry)
 
ERSC 3502H Environment and Communication: Writing and Reporting Lydia Dotto
35
 2010FA
CHEM-ERSC 3610H Advanced Environmental Chemistry II TBA (see Chemistry)
 
ERST-CAST 3780H Canadian Renewable Resource Economics and Project Planning TBA
2012WI
ERSC & ERST 3840H Community-Based Research Project student arranges a supervisor (contact Stephen Bocking for TCCBE questions)
 
ERSC & ERST 3901H Reading Course Student arranges a supervisor & registers via ERS main office (ESC B202)
 
ERSC-BIOL 4240H Fisheries Assessment and Management Michael Fox
2011WI
ERST 4250H Environmental Law and Regulation TBA
2011WI
BIOL-ERSC 4330H Global Change of Aquatic Ecosystems TBA (see Biology)
 
ERSC 4350H Climatic Change Shaun Watmough
2011WI
ERSC 4520H Restoration Ecology Tom Whillans
2011WI
ERST-POST-IDST 4610H Global Environmental Policy TBA
2011WI
ERSC-GEOG 4640H Integrated Watershed Management: Approaches & Methods Raul Ponce   2009WI
ERSC 4703H Senior Seminar in Environmental Science Doug Evans    
ERST 4810H Ecological Design TBA
35
 2011WI
ERSC & ERST 4840H Community-Based Research Project student arranges a supervisor (contact Stephen Bocking for TCCBE questions)
 
ERSC & ERST 4901H Reading Course Student arranges a supervisor & registers via ERS main office (ESC B202)
 
WMST-ERST 4990H Gender and Environmental Justice TBA (see Women's Studies)
 

 

Peterborough ERS Courses Not Offered

Note some of these courses are offered by different departments and may be offered (table to be amended once timetable is released). Remeber if you are not entering your last year, you may be able to take these courses in a future year.

 

ERSC-INDG 2150H Environmental Assessment Techniques for Indigenous Communities 2007WI
ENGL-ERST 2705H Literature and the Environment (see English)  
GEOG-ERSC 3020H Remote Sensing of the Environment (see Geography) 2010FA
ERST-CAST-POST 3100Y Public Policy and the Canadian Environment 2010FW
ERST 3110H Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study Approach 2009WI
ERST 3310Y Environment and Ecological Risk Assessment 2010FW
GEOG-ERST-CAST 3330H Wilderness Resources (see Geography)  
ERSC 3550Y Pollution Ecology 2010FW
GEOG-ERSC 3560H Soil Science (see Georgraphy)  
ANTH-ERSC 3680H Environmental Archaeology (see Anthropology)  
GEOG-ERST-CAST 3720H Urban Environments (see Geography)  
HIST-ERST 3756H The Environmental Crisis: From the Atomic Bomb to Global Warming (see History)  
GEOG-ERSC 4040H Hydrochemical Fluxes in the Hydrosphere (see Geography)  
ERSC-BIOL 4120H Environmental Carcinogenesis  
CHEM-ERSC 4410H Advanced Analytical Chemistry (see Chemistry)  
GEOG-ERSC 4450H Spatial Modelling with Geographical Information Systems (see Geography) 2008FA
ERST-POST-CAST 4600H Public Policy in Global Perspective 2008FA
ERST 4700Y Senior Seminar in Environmental Philosophy 2010FW
ERST 4701Y Senior Seminar in Environmental Evaluation  

 

ERS Courses Offered in Oshawa

note: ERSC= science course, ERST= studies course

 

Code Title Term Instructor Syllabus From Previously Offered
ERSC 1010H Introduction to Environmental Science/Studies: Global Perspectives 2011FA TBA 2010FA
ERSC 1020H Introduction to Environmental Science/Studies: Canadian Perspectives 2012WI TBA 2011WI
ERSC-BIOL-GEOG 2080H Natural Science Statistics 2012WI TBA  
ERSC 2220H Environmental Assessment: Chemical and Laboratory Methods 2012WI TBA  
ERSC 2240H Ecological Assessment for Natural Resource Management 2011FA TBA 2010FA
ERSC-BIOL 2260H Introductory Ecology 2010FA TBA (see Biology)  
INDG-ERST 2601Y Introduction to Indigenous Environmental Studies 2010FW TBA (see Indigenous Studies)  
ECON-ERST 3810H Environmental Economics 2011WI TBA (see Economics)