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Degree Description/Structure

Years 1 and 2 at Fleming College

Semester 1 (Year 1)

  • COMM 131: Critical Thinking and Communication
  • ECOS 13: Ecosystem Skills
  • GEOM 122: Geospatial Data Techniques (GIS)
  • MATH 63: Applied Math in Natural Resource Sciences
  • SCIE 135: Applied Chemistry in Ecological Restoration
  • SCIE 118: Environmental Science I

Semester 2 (Year 1)

  • ECOS 27: Introduction to Ecology
  • FSTY 50: Trees and Shrubs of Ontario
  • GEOM 21: GIS Principles
  • SCIE 119: Environmental Science II
  • SCIE 120: Introductory Chemistry I

Semester 3 (Year 2)

  • APST 83: Restoration Ecology Field Camp
  • ECOS 31: Introduction to Indigenous Environmental Studies: History and Culture
  • FSTY 75: Introduction to Plant Community Systematics
  • GEOL 21: Principles of Hydrogeology
  • MATH 86: Math I
  • SCIE 121: Introductory Chemistry II

Semester 4 (Year 2)

  • COMM 137: Readings in Environment and Restoration
  • ECOS 30: Introduction to Indigenous Environmental Studies: Culture and the Environment
  • MATH 87: Math II
  • SCIE 136: Methods in Environmental Science
  • ECOS 36: Introduction to Ecological Land Classification

Years 3 and 4 at Trent University

  • 3000- and 4000-level courses may be taken in either year, provided the prerequisites have been met
  • See listing of recommended elective courses below. Students are encouraged to enrol in required course options not taken (i.e., 3301H, 3302H, 3311H, 3312H, 3501H, 3502H). Students are encouraged to explore other Environmental & Resource Science/Studies course offerings, as well as those available across the range of Trent departments
  • Suggested field courses are ERSC 3220H, 3230H, 3850H, 3860H, 3870H, 3880H, ERSC/ERST 3905Y, 3906H, 4801H, 4905Y, 4906H, EGEO 3003H, and BIOL 3190H, but other possibilities exist

Trent University Required Courses

10.0 credits including the following: 

  • 0.5 ERST credit consisting of ERST 3780H
  • ERSC credit consisting of ERSC 4520H and 4530H
  • ERST credit from ERST 3301H, 3302H, 3311H, or 3312H
  • 0.5 ERST credit from ERST 3501H or 3502H
  • ERSC and/or ERST elective credit at the 4000 level in addition to the above, at least 0.5 credit from Category D
  • 2.0 ERSC and/or ERST elective credits in addition to the above  
  • 2.5 additional elective credits at the 3000 level or beyond  
  • 1.5 additional elective credits
  • At least 4.5 of the 7.0 elective credits must be science credits
  • An approved field course at the 3000 or 4000 level must be included in the total 10.0 credits
  • In addition to the program requirements listed above, students must satisfy the University degree requirements, including a 0.5 ICR credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List

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