Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience

About this programme

Prepare for Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) accreditation through a P.Geo.-aligned degree combining specialized field training, geotechnical investigation techniques, and applied environmental research. Build the scientific and technical foundation for a career as a professional geoscientist. Trent’s Environmental Geoscience B.Sc. degree meets the knowledge requirements of Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO), preparing you for the pathway toward P.Geo. accreditation. Drawing on geology, biology, chemistry, mathematics and geography, this program explores mineralogy, petrology, geophysics, hydrology and environmental geology. Students tackle and study challenges such as groundwater contamination, climate change and responsible resource development. Fast-track your education, by earning your M.Sc. in Environmental & Life Sciences in only 12-20 months of graduating from your Honours B.Sc. Add an Option to your Environmental Geoscience degree to explore an additional area of interest Leveraging Trent’s academic and research strengths in arts-based and environmental education, the Option in Climate Communication blends courses across disciplines to teach you a new storytelling approach that examines how to better understand media's effect on audiences’ morals, values, and behaviours. Equipped with this knowledge, this new offering at Trent University aims to use more effective climate change communications and environmental storytelling to foster a more sustainable and equitable world where our collective well-being is at the heart.