BSc Environmental Science/Studies With Climate Change Science & Policy

Climate change is the leading global environmental issue, but its impacts extend beyond the natural world, into business operations, politics and policy development, social justice movements, law and more. If you find yourself trading the car for public transit, reviewing a company’s environmental initiatives or participating alongside millions of others in global climate marches, this specialization is for you. Trent’s Climate Change Science & Policy specialization draws on faculty specialties in Trent’s School of the Environment and from affiliated departments, providing students with a robust, well-rounded education that could lead to a variety of careers supporting climate solutions that can have profound impacts on societies for future generations.

Courses:

Graduating students who have fulfilled the requirements for degrees in Geography, Environmental Science/Studies, or Environmental & Resource Science/Studies can graduate with a Specialization in Climate Change Science & Policy if they have successfully completed 4.0 credits from the following:

Prerequisite Courses

ERSC 1010H: Environmental Science and Sustainability
ERSC 1020H: Cases in Environmental Science and Studies
GEOG 1040H: Earth’s Physical Processes and Environments
BIOL ERSC 2260H: Introductory Ecology

Required Courses

ERSC 2300H: Energy Science and Technology
ERSC-GEOG: Apocalypse Now - NEW
GEOG 2460H: The Global Climate System
ERSC 4350H: Climatic Change
GEOG 3410H: Climate Change: The Physical Basis OR GEOG 3440H: Microclimatology*
ERST-GEOG 4140H: Climate and Energy Policy

Two additional courses to be selected from:

ERST-POST 2100H: Environmental Science and Politics
ERSC-ECON 3810H: Environmental Economics
ERSC 3551H: Pollution Ecology
ERSC-PSYC 3710H: Environmental Health
*GEOG 3410H Climate Change: The Physical Basis OR GEOG 3440H: Microclimatology
ERSC-BIOL 4330H: Global Change of Aquatic Ecosystems (BIOL)
ERST-IDST-POST-SAFS 4610H: Global Environmental Policy

Program Coordinator:

• Stephen Hill, associate professor and associate director, Trent School of the Environment
• Brendan Hickie, associate professor, Trent School of the Environment