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Which courses to take?

If you are looking at taking any courses regarding sustainability, check out the Academic Course Calendars. A few good departments to look at are Environmental Studies/Sciences*, Biology, Geology, and Geography, and Engineering**. BUT, there are also programs in other faculties which you may not have considered. Make sure you check the pre-requisites, because although you may feel you do not have the pre-requisites you can probably take more than you think. Here is a list of some courses in departments which you may overlook when looking for a course on environmental sustainability.

 

Economics

 

ECON

241

Economic Aspects of Selected Social Issues

ECON

290

Environmental Economics and Assessment

ECON

370

Urban and Regional Economics

ECON

390

Natural Resource Economics

ECON

391

Topics on Environmental Economics

     

Chemistry

 

CHEM

326

Survey of Environmental Chemistry

     

Chemical Engineering

CHEE

342

Environmental Biotechnology

CHEE

484

Bioremediation

     

Civil Engineering

 

CIVL

382

Groundwater

     

Commerce

 

COMM

310

Environmental Accounting

     

Mining Engineering

 

MINE

210

Mining Systems and Methods

     

Philosophy

 

PHIL

293

Humans and the Natural World

PHIL

301

Biomedical Ethics

PHIL

493

Ethics and the Environment

PHIL

497

Ethics and Animals

     

Physics

   

PHYS

214

Planets and Life

 

*If you are looking into a degree program in Environmental Studies or Sciences, check out the medial or specializations (Environmental Biology, Environmental Geology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Life Sciences, and Earth Systems Science)

** If you are in Engineering, look further into Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Geological, and Mining Engineering and the different options offered.

 
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