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TRENTU.CA / Future Students / Undergraduate / Programs / Environmental Chemistry
School of the Environment

Environmental Chemistry

Study at one of the top three green campuses in Canada (and top 100 in the world), learning modern analytical techniques in Trent’s state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.
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Explore your passion for the environment at the molecular level, studying how the tiniest components of matter have a big effect on the living world. Your studies in Environmental Chemistry will introduce you to contemporary approaches to identifying contaminants present in the environment, where they come from, how they ended up at a particular site, their cycles and the impact they have on organisms and ecosystems in the environment. In this program, you will learn to understand the big picture of diverse environments by examining its smallest components.

Accelerated Masters

Earn your M.Sc. in Environmental & Life Sciences in only 12-16 months after graduating from your honours B.Sc

Degrees Offered:

  • B.Sc.
  • B.Sc. (Honours)

Locations:

  • Peterborough
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Trent School of the Environment. Top 20 Environmental Science Program in Canada.
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Resume Boosters:

  • Undertake undergrad research opportunities working with leading professors and groups on various contemporary topics including emerging contaminants, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration
  • Benefit from practical work experience through a placement with environmental agencies, organizations or corporation
  • Gain experience with advanced instrumentation and modern analytical techniques, including Trent's world-class Water Quality Centre
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"We are looking at how things are interacting in the environment around us and also learning the deeper understandings and the chemical processes."

Edward Kellaway

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Hydrogeologist

Geoscientists include geologists, geochemists and geophysicists who conduct programs of exploration and research to extend knowledge of the structure, composition and processes of the earth, to locate, identify and extract hydrocarbon, mineral and groundwater resources and to assess and mitigate the effects of development and waste disposal projects on the environment. Oceanographers conduct programs of exploration and research on ocean processes and phenomena, biological, chemical and physical characteristics of oceans, interactions with atmospheric and geological environments and impacts of human activity on oceans and marine ecosystems. Geoscientists are employed by petroleum and mining companies, consulting geology, geophysics and engineering firms and by governments and educational institutions, or they may be self-employed. Oceanographers are employed by governments, educational institutions and private companies engaged in exploration of seafloor deposits and seafarming areas, or they may be self-employed. 

$24.00-$72.12/hr
Salary Range
34,900
Jobs in Canada
15,700
10YR Job Outlook
Source: Government of Canada

Career Opportunities

  • Environmental Assessment Analyst
  • Environmental Auditor
  • Water Treatment Chemist
  • Environmental Consultant
  • Hydrogeologist
  • Policy Advisor
  • Pollution Control Engineer
  • Government Scientist

Popular Courses:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Chemical Limnology and Oceanography
  • Environmental Air Pollution
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Aquatic Geochemistry
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Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Requirements:

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites

Program Requirements:

  • ENG4U, SCH4U, and MHF4U or MCV4U
  • A minimum 70% overall final average
  • ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
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  • Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
  • Instrumental Chemical Analysis M.ICA or G.Dip.
  • Environmental & Life Sciences M.Sc.
  • Environmental & Life Sciences Ph.D.

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