A minimum of five approved Grade 12 courses, including English Studies 12 (min 70%) or equivalent.
A comprehensive list of all approved Grade 11 and 12 academic courses can be found here. Admission is based on an evaluation of all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses, with greater emphasis on List A courses.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS - Academic or IELTS Indicator) with a minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no part less than 6.0.
Test of English as a Foreign Language internet based test (TOEFL iBT) with an overall score of 88 or better with a minimum score of 20 in each of the four components (listening, speaking, writing, reading)
Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) with an overall score of 70, with no part less than 60.
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) with an overall score of 65, and a minimum score of 60 in the Communicative Skills, including: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing.
NEW! Duolingo English Test (DET) with an overall score of 125 or better.
*Only accepted from students in countries where no other English proficiency test is available.
Do you want to understand climate change and what people are doing about it? Do you want to know what environmental justice is? Are you curious about how to influence environmental policy using scientific evidence?
A Bachelor of Environment in Global Environmental Systems will allow you to focus on environmental issues, particularly the climate crisis. Using a global perspective, you will explore the intersection of social and biophysical systems (e.g. housing developments and loss of wildlife habitat), learn about the consequences of these systems and uncover how their negative effects might be mitigated. Advanced data analysis and modeling will become part of your toolkit.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below. Additional upper division units will be required to total a minimum of 45 upper division units. Visit the program overview for a suggested course sequence.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete all of
GEOG 100 - Our World: Introducing Human Geography (3)
GEOG 111 - Earth Systems (3)
GEOG 214 - Weather and Climate (3)
GEOG 215 - The Biosphere (3)
GEOG 255 - Geographical Information Science I (3)
GEOG 266W - Geography in Practice (3)
REM 221 - Systems Thinking and the Environment (3)
and one of
EVSC 100 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
GEOG 104 - Climate Change, Water, and Society (3)
REM 100 - Global Change (3)
and one of
GEOG 251 - Quantitative Geography (3)
STAT 201 - Statistics for the Life Sciences (3)
STAT 203 - Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (3)
STAT 205 - Introduction to Statistics (3)
and one of
ARCH 286 - Cultural Heritage Management (3)
INDG 101 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies (3)
INDG 286 - Indigenous Peoples and British Columbia: An Introduction (3)
and one of
GEOG 221 - Economic Worlds (3)
GEOG 241 - People, Place, Society (3)
GEOG 261 - Encountering the City (3)
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete all of
GEOG 314 - The Climate System (4)
GEOG 355 - Geographical Information Science II (4)
GEOG 389W - Nature and Society (4)
Biophysical Systems (choose two)
ARCH 388 - Geoarchaeology (5)
GEOG 213 - Introduction to Geomorphology (3)
GEOG 311 - Hydrology (4)
GEOG 312 - Geography of Natural Hazards (4)
GEOG 313 - River Geomorphology (4)
GEOG 315 - World Ecosystems (4)
GEOG 316 - Global Biogeochemical and Water Cycles (4)
GEOG 317 - Soil Science (4)
GEOG 411 - Advanced Hydrology (4)
GEOG 412W - Glacial Processes and Environments (4)
GEOG 414 - Climate Change (4)
GEOG 417W - Advanced Soil Science (4)
REM 370 - Global Resource Issues in Oceanography (4)
REM 375 - Ecology and Conservation of Coastal BC (3)
Socio-economic and Political Systems (choose one)
ARCH 389 - Ethnoecology (3)
GEOG 321 - Geographies of Global Capitalism (4)
GEOG 322W - World Resources (4)
GEOG 325 - Geographies of Consumption (4)
GEOG 327 - Geography of Tourism (4)
GEOG 362W - Geography of Urban Built Environments (4)
GEOG 363 - Urban Planning and Policy (4)
GEOG 365 - Race, Resistance and Urban Space (4)
GEOG 377 - Environmental History (4)
GEOG 381W - Territory, Power, State (4)
GEOG 382 - World on the Move (4)
GEOG 386 - Health Geography (4)
GEOG 387 - Geography and Gender (4)
GEOG 423 - Capitalist Natures (4)
GEOG 432 - Problems in Environmental History (4)
GEOG 449 - City and Environment (4)
GSWS 314 - Race, Class and Gender (4)
REM 319 - Environmental and Planning Law (3)
REM 321 - Ecological Economics (4)
REM 350 - Sustainable Energy and Materials Management (4)
REM 356W - Environmental Policy (3)
REM 454 - Water Security (4)
Environmental Justice (choose one)
GEOG 328 - Labour Geographies (4)
GEOG 385 - Food and the City (4)
INDG 433 - Indigenous Environmental Justice and Activism (4)
REM 320W - Ethics and the Environment (3)
REM 407 - Indigenous Governance and Resource Relationships (4)
Data Acquisition, Analysis and Modeling (choose two)
EVSC 305 - Methods in Environmental Science (4)
GEOG 253 - Introduction to Remote Sensing (3)
GEOG 310 - Physical Geography Field Course (4)
GEOG 352 - Spatial Analysis (4)
GEOG 353 - Advanced Remote Sensing (4)
GEOG 414 - Climate Change (4)
GEOG 451 - Spatial Modeling (4)
GEOG 453 - Theoretical and Applied Remote Sensing (4)
GEOG 455W - Theoretical and Applied GIS (4)
GEOG 457 - Geovisualization Interfaces (4)
REM 311 - Applied Ecology (3)
REM 412 - Environmental Modeling (4)
Communication (choose one)
CMNS 349 - Environment, Media and Communication (4)
GEOG 351 - Multimedia Cartography (4)
GEOG 356 - 3D GIScience (4)
SA 315 - New Information Technology and Society (SA) (4)
Capstone Experience (choose one)
GEOG 411 - Advanced Hydrology (4)
GEOG 412W - Glacial Processes and Environments (4)
GEOG 414 - Climate Change (4)
GEOG 417W - Advanced Soil Science (4)
GEOG 421 - Geographical Political Economy (4)
GEOG 423 - Capitalist Natures (4)
GEOG 432 - Problems in Environmental History (4)
GEOG 440 - Property, Land, Society (4)
GEOG 442 - A World of Cities (4)
GEOG 449 - City and Environment (4)
GEOG 451 - Spatial Modeling (4)
GEOG 453 - Theoretical and Applied Remote Sensing (4)
GEOG 455 - Theoretical and Applied GIS (4)
GEOG 457 - Geovisualization Interfaces (4)
GEOG 497 - International Field Study (5)
The world is changing rapidly and so is the full range of career opportunities that await. Armed with the necessary knowledge and skills, graduates pursue careers in jobs such as:
Climatologist
Conservation Education Coordinator
Economic Development Analyst
Emergency Planning Coordinator
Environmental Impact Analyst
Environmental Manager
Environment Planner
Environmental Technician
Geographic Info. Systems Specialist
Health Services Organization Manager
Health Services Planner
Hydrologist
Land Use Planner
Land Developer
Meteorologist
Natural Resource Specialist
Outdoor Guide
Park Ranger
Property Manager
Public Utilities Specialist
Real Estate Appraiser
Recycling Coordinator
Remote Sensing Analyst
Regional Environmentalist
Regional Planner
Risk Analyst
Site Researcher
Soil Conservationist
Surveyor
Sustainability Planner
Systems Analyst
Teacher
Tourism Developer
Traffic Management Specialist
Transportation Planner
Sustainable Programs Manager
Urban Planner
Wetlands Conservation Manager
Wildlife Manager
Insurance-Single: 850 CAD/year
