Environmental Science & Studies
As one of the first ECO Canada accredited environmental programs in the country, Trent’s B.E.S.S. degree is renowned for developing well-rounded graduates. Students in this unique joint degree take courses from across both the arts and sciences, offering a more holistic and integrated approach to studying the environment. Our 100+ course options offer classroom and hands-on lab or field experience opportunities, where you’ll learn techniques and approaches for examining environmental problems and solutions from top researchers and scholars. You’ll learn about water, air, soil, and ecosystems, as well as relationships between the environment, policy, planning, and social interactions. Get experience analyzing and solving environmental issues using science, policy, and politics from multiple perspectives, as you jump-start your career.
Accelerated Masters
Fast-track your education, by earning your M.Sc. in Environmental & Life Sciences in only 12-16 months after graduating from your honours B.Sc.
Degrees Offered:
- B.E.S.S.
Locations:
- Peterborough
Resume Boosters:
- Take your learning out of the classroom and into the living environment in our on-campus nature areas (we have 11!), Trent Farm, and state-of-the-art labs
- Conduct your own community-based research project, exploring a real-world issue or question on behalf of a local organization, and earn academic credit and on-the-job experience
- Position yourself for success in graduate studies by designing and implementing an independent research project as part of your honours thesis, supervised by one of the School’s leading faculty
- Learn from several Canada Research Chairs affiliated with the Trent School of the Environment with expertise in areas of climate change, carbon sequestration, urban agriculture, geoscience, ecology and evolution, and carbon communications
"My education at Trent has been really exciting because of how interdisciplinary, and it gives me wonderful tools to be able to succeed in the workplace."
Career Paths:
Featured
Environmental Engineer
Civil engineers plan, design, develop and manage projects for the construction or repair of buildings, earth structures, powerhouses, roads, airports, railways, rapid transit facilities, bridges, tunnels, canals, dams, ports and coastal installations and systems related to highway and transportation services, water distribution and sanitation. Civil engineers may also specialize in foundation analysis, building and structural inspection, surveying, geomatics and municipal planning. Civil engineers are employed by engineering consulting companies, in all levels of government, by construction firms and in many other industries, or they may be self-employed.
Career Opportunities
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Manager
- Environment Protection Officer
- Sustainability Coordinator
- Environmental Educator
- Climatologist
- Environmental Risk Assessor
- Policy Advisor
- Urban and Regional Planner
- Eco-tourism Planner
Popular Courses:
- Environmental Science and Politics
- Greening the Campus
- Canadian Environmental Policy
- Natural Resources Management
- Air Pollution
- Ecology & Management of Wetland Systems
- Pollution Ecology
- Environment and Development
- Environmental Professional Practice
- Ecological Assessment for Natural Resources Management
- Urban Environments
- Environmental Health
- Climatic Change
- Organic Agriculture
- Environmental Geology
- Animals & Society
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:
- 75% overall average
- ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
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