Placement Courses

The TSE offers the following Placement Courses:

ERSC-ERST-GEOG-SAFS 3890H: A placement experience with a government agency, industry, or non-governmental agency, or related laboratory or work unit, on themes and principles learned during coursework associated with the Environmental & Resource Science/ Studies, Geography, or Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems programs. Students work closely with the instructor and placement host to determine deliverables that will be presented to various stakeholders as technical report(s) and/or presentation(s).

Prerequisites: A minimum cumulative average of 75% and 9.0 university credits including both ERSC 1010H and 1020H, or both GEOG 1030H and 1040H, or both SAFS 1001H and 1002H.

SAFS-4003D: A research-intensive course on a specific topic or a placement experience with a government agency, industry, or non-governmental agency, or related laboratory or work unit, on themes and principles learned during coursework associated the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems program in the School of Environment.

Prerequisites: Only open to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems majors or joint majors with a minimum average of 75% in 2.0 SAFS credits. Written permission must be obtained from the supervising instructor and the TSE director before registration.

EGEO-4000H: A placement experience with a government agency, school, industry, or non-governmental agency, or related laboratory or work unit, on themes and principles learned during coursework associated with the Environmental Geoscience program in the School of Environment.

Prerequisites: Open only to students who are registered in the Environmental Geoscience program with a minimum cumulative average of 75% and 13.5 university credits. Students are eligible to apply in the year before anticipated enrolment in the course.

To learn more about placement opportunities offered by the TSE, please contact Jenna Snelgrove