2006-2007 University of Guelph Undergraduate Calendar

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Environmental Biology (ENVB)

Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College

The honours B.Sc. program in Environmental Biology combines a broad education in the life sciences with a more specialized understanding of the biological consequences of interactions between humans and the environment. This major prepares students for post-graduate work in environmental biology and related life sciences and provides a strong foundation for students wishing to pursue careers in teaching, government service or the private sector.

Major (Honours Program)

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major must consult the Faculty Advisor. This major requires the completion of 20.00 credits. A minimum of 16.00 of these 20.00 must be science credits. Of these 16.00 science credits, a minimum of 6.00 must be at the 3000 - and 4000-levels with a minimum of 2.00 credits at the 4000-level.

Semester 1
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
0.50 Arts or Social Science elective
Students who are admitted deficient in one OAC/4U course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The first-year science core in that subject should be completed by Semester 3.
Semester 2
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
One of:
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
CIS*1500 [0.50] Introduction to Programming
MATH*2080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
0.50 Arts or Social Science elective
Semester 3
BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I (if not taken in semester 2)
TOX*2000 [0.50] Principles of Toxicology
1.00 electives or restricted electives chosen from lists A, B, C and/or D (or 1.50 if STAT*2040 was taken in semester 2)
Semester 4
BIOL*3110 [0.50] Population Ecology
ENVB*2100 [0.50] Problem-Solving in Environmental Biology
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
1.00 electives or restricted electives chosen from lists A, B, C and/or D
Semester 5

2.50 electives or restricted electives chosen from lists A, B, C and/or D (at least 1.00 restricted electives must be selected, including at least one ENVB course)

Semester 6
ENVB*3330 [0.50] Ecosystem Processes and Applications
ZOO*3300 [0.50] Evolution
1.50 electives or restricted electives chosen from lists A, B, C and/or D
Semester 7

Students contemplating graduate studies are encouraged to take ENVB*4420 and/or ENVB*4800 in semesters 7 or 8.

2.50 electives or restricted electives chosen from lists A, B, C and/or D

Semester 8

2.50 electives or restricted electives chosen from lists A, B, C and/or D

Restricted Electives

Select 4.50 credits from the following lists of restricted electives during Semesters 3-8. At least 1.00 of these credits must be from ENVB courses.

Students should note that some restricted electives (marked by asterisks **) require other restricted electives as prerequisites. Students should consult the most recent undergraduate calendar for specific requirements.

List A - Environment & Agriculture

Minimum of 1.00 credits from the following list:

CROP*2110 [0.50] Crop Ecology
CROP*2280 [0.50] Crops in Land Reclamation
ENVB*2010 [0.50] Food Production and the Environment
ENVB*2040 [0.50] Plant Health and the Environment
ENVB*3040 [0.50] Natural Chemicals in the Environment
ENVB*3210 [0.50] Plant Pathology
ENVB*4040 [0.50] Behaviour of Insects **
ENVB*4100 [0.50] Applied Entomology **
ENVB*4130 [0.50] Chemical Ecology: Principles & Practice **
MICR*3220 [0.50] Plant Microbiology
MICR*4140 [0.50] Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology
PBIO*4750 [0.50] Genetic Engineering of Plants **
SOIL*3000 [0.50] Environmental Issues in Agriculture and Landscape Management
List B - Impacts of Pollution on Living Organisms

Minimum of 1.00 credits from the following list:

BIOL*3450 [0.50] Introduction to Aquatic Environments
ENVB*3010 [0.50] Climate Change Biology
ENVB*3030 [0.50] Pesticides and the Environment
ENVB*4240 [0.50] Biological Activity of Pesticides
ENVB*4550 [0.50] Ecotoxicological Risk Characterization **
GEOG*3020 [0.50] Global Environmental Change
MBG*4270 [0.50] DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair **
MICR*4180 [0.50] Microbial Processes in Environmental Management
PBIO*4530 [0.50] Environmental Pollution Stresses on Plants **
TOX*3360 [0.50] Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
ZOO*4350 [0.50] Biology of Polluted Waters **
ZOO*4610 [0.75] Arctic Ecology
List C - Conservation of Biodiversity & Natural Resources

Minimum of 1.00 credits from the following list:

BIOL*3130 [0.50] Conservation Biology
BIOL*4060 [0.50] Restoration Ecology **
BIOL*4150 [0.50] Wildlife Conservation and Management
ENVB*2030 [0.50] Current Issues in Forest Science
ENVB*3090 [0.50] Insect Diversity and Biology
ENVB*3250 [0.50] Forest Health and Disease
ENVB*3300 [0.50] Applied Ecology and Environment **
ENVB*4020 [0.50] Water Quality and Environmental Management **
ENVB*4220 [0.50] Biology of Aquatic Insects **
ENVB*4260 [0.50] Field Entomology **
ENVB*4270 [0.50] Insect Biosystematics **
ENVB*4780 [0.50] Forest Ecology **
ENVS*4220 [0.50] Environmental Impact Assessment **
SOIL*2120 [0.50] Introduction to Environmental Stewardship
SOIL*3050 [0.50] Land Utilization **
SOIL*3080 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation **
SOIL*3100 [0.50] Resource Planning Techniques **
ZOO*4050 [0.50] Natural Resources Policy
ZOO*4110 [0.50] Principles of Fish and Wild Life Management
ZOO*4600 [0.75] Tropical Ecology
List D - Supporting Courses
ENVB*4420 [0.50] Problems in Environmental Biology
ENVB*4800 [0.50] Topics in Applied Biology

The following restricted elective courses are required as prerequisites for some courses in lists A, B and C:

BIOL*3120 [0.50] Community Ecology
BOT*2100 [0.50] Life Strategies of Plants
MBG*2020 [0.50] Introductory Molecular Biology
SOIL*2010 [0.50] Soil Science
 

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