Program Highlights
In the Bachelor of Environment and Society (Environmental Sciences) degree at CapU, you'll gain the skills to make a difference in the environmental workforce.
We offer two Environment & Society degree options at CapU: Environmental Sciences and Environmental Studies.
If you choose environmental sciences, your passions lie in seeking new directions for our planet and society, to help fight climate change and the depletion of natural resources.
This comprehensive environmental science program equips you to address pressing global challenges, including climate change and natural resource depletion, by creating sustainable solutions that benefit humanity and the environment.
In the first two years of your bachelor’s degree, you’ll take essential science courses in key disciplines, including biology, botany, chemistry, computer sciences, ecology, geography, research and statistics.
You'll also take electives in Indigenous and First Nations topics, social sciences and writing before moving into the upper levels of the program.
Train with CapU community partners
Throughout the program, you’ll study in small classes, receiving mentorship from expert instructors who combine theoretical concepts with practical, applied learning.
You'll develop your skills in a program that facilitates the integration of innovation, community partnership, experiential learning, teamwork and leadership.
As a CapU sciences student, you can also take advantage of our deep ties to the local community, participating in experiential learning activities, including lab and fieldwork with community partners like the Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere region.
- Locate, analyze, and integrate information from natural and social sciences to build an evidence-based understanding of environmental problems and solutions.
- Support the Calls for Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and gain competency in First Nations, Inuit and Métis history, and contemporary Indigenous perspectives including traditional ecological knowledge, and apply to work in cross-cultural environments.
- Employ systems thinking and ethical and critical analysis to design inquiries that incorporate perspectives of interested parties in approaching environmental challenges.
- Apply foundational knowledge, quantitative reasoning, and evidence-based analysis encompassing ecological, economic, and social frameworks to identify, address, and mitigate environmental issues.
- Use regional-integrated and problem-based approaches that amplify the partnership between Indigenous and Western knowledge.
- Model effective communication practices for relaying and interpreting environmental data and issues to a variety of audiences and for cooperating with interested parties.
- Embrace roles and identities as mindful, eco-literate citizens, practitioners, and environmental leaders in delivering and designing solutions in a complex, interconnected world.
Program Requirements
Total program credits: 120.00
Program Notes
Students pursuing a baccalaureate degree must meet Cap Core graduation requirements in addition to their program requirements. In their final two years, students will further specialize their degree by completing a minimum of 24 credits of coursework associated with modules dedicated to Applied Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation, Climate Change, and Urban Sustainability.