Honours BSc Environmental Geoscience

About this programme

Investigate Earth as a professional environmental geoscientist to understand environmental interactions between geology, biology and hydrology. The Environmental Geoscience program integrates the Environmental Science and Geology programs in one stream that balances biology and chemistry-oriented courses with solid Earth-based courses. Environmental geoscience requires multidisciplinary study — students acquires a wide range of expertise to understand the environmental interactions between solid Earth, the biosphere, the atmosphere and the oceans. The combination of analytical courses and frequent field trips gives students hands-on exposure to all aspects of environmental geoscience. The final year involves an independent research project or equivalent units (credits) in advanced environmental geoscience courses in the specialization. Students who follow the suggested course sequence can meet professional accreditation requirements of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario and the Ordre des géologues du Québec. Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements. Suggested elective courses: EVS 4904 , GEG 3102 , GEG 3105 , GEG 3312 , GEO 3167 , GEO 4301 , GEO 4342 , GEO 4382 . This program can satisfy the academic requirements of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Check APGO's website for current eligible courses which can be used for accreditation.