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Degrees of Excellence

Discover our unparalleled and guaranteed career and hands-on learning opportunities, world-class laboratories, and second-to-none on-campus nature areas. Numerous and varied degree options are taught by renowned faculty, who are global and national leaders in areas like climate change, water quality, renewable energy, biodiversity, and food security – just to name a few. 

We offer a high degree of flexibility in course selection, including options for a year abroad, community-based research placements, and research and training internships within and outside of the University. The School also benefits from leading environmentally-themed graduate programs and several renowned research centres.

Trent is the first university in Canada to achieve accreditation from ECO Canada for its environmental programming—a national standard for excellence in environmental education. This accreditation means that the skills and knowledge Trent students acquire are relevant to the environmental sector in Canada and attractive to employers.

Bachelor's Degrees

  • Ecological Restoration (BSc)*
  • Environmental Chemistry (BSc)
  • Environmental and Resource Science/ Studies (BA or BSc)*
  • Environmental Science and Studies (BESS)*
  • Environmental Geoscience (BSc)
  • Geography (BA or BSc)
  • Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences (BA or BSc)
  • Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (BA or BSc)*
  • Water Sciences (BSc)
  • Trent/ Swansea Dual Degree (BA) - ERS/ Law or Geography/ Law

*Accredited by ECO Canada

Diplomas

  • Circumpolar Studies (Diploma)
  • Indigenous Environmental Science/ Studies (Diploma)

Options

  • Circumpolar Studies (Option)
  • Climate Change Communication

Specializations

  • Climate Change Science and Policy
  • Small-Scale Farming

Programs

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