BIOGEOSCIENCES BSc

The Biogeosiences Program for 2012/13

Overview

Biogeoscience is fundamentally concerned with the interactions between the Earth’s biosphere and its atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.

The program emphasizes the environmental consequences of global change and field-based research.

Students in our program will build upon this broad training in the natural sciences by completing 21 credits in at least two of five upper-year concentrations in:

Professional registration and career planning

Many of the graduates from the B.Sc. program work in the private sector or for the Provincial and Federal government. The practice of most aspects of environmental science in BC is regulated by various professional associations.

If you are interested in pursuing a career in environmental consulting you will most likely require some sort of professional certification, and you should consult the registration requirements and plan your degree accordingly.

Three advisors are available to help you plan your degree accordingly.

Degree Requirements

The degree requirements are presented in the University Calendar. The version of the requirements presented herein includes changes that have been proposed that will take effect in 2012/2013 if they are approved by the University Senate.

First year requirements are similar to those for other science degrees. The key courses that are required for the core second-year courses in the Biogeosciences program include:

BIOL 121 (pre-req for GEOB 207)

PHYS 101 (pre-req for GEOB 206)

Second year requirements include foundation courses in Biogeography, Climatology, Geomorphology and GIScience. The intention of the second year requirements is to expose the students to a wide range of subject areas. If ALL of these courses are completed by April of the second year, it is possible to take the field school (GEOB 309) at the end of year 2 instead of at the end of year 3.

Third and fourth year requirements flexible, and involve coursework that is focussed on two of the five concentration areas. All students must take the foundation course in hydrology (GEOB 305) and the field course (GEOB 309).

New for 2012/2013: there have been several changes to the program this year, which increase the range of options for each concentration. Click here to see the details.

The Concentrations: each student must complete 21 credits in two of the five concentration areas, with at least 6 credits in both. This courses associated with each concentration are listed here: Biogeography, Climatology, GIScience, Geomorphology, Hydrology

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