Environmental Science (BSc) at University of Lethbridge

Programme overview

The BSc in Environmental Science examines how natural systems function and how humans affect them, with an interdisciplinary and integrative approach. Students work in sub-disciplines such as aquatic, riparian and grassland ecology, remote sensing, GIS, biodiversity assessment, conservation, ecophysiology and environmental toxicology, with an optional concentration in geographical information science.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts & Science | Intake: Fall & Winter | Study mode: full-time | Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include Principles of Ecology, Weather & Climate, Principles of Genetics, Population Biology, Field Biology, Introduction to Geographical Information Science and Geomorphology.

Career pathways

Environmental impact analyst, ecologist, hydrologist, GIS specialist, natural resource specialist, environmental consultant, conservation biologist, fisheries biologist; graduates may apply for membership in the Alberta Institute of Agrologists and the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Alberta high school applicants need English Language Arts 30-1, three further courses from the published list of 30-level courses (for example Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2, Physics 30, Science 30, Social Studies 30-1 or 30-2, a language at 30 level) and one additional 30-level course worth at least 5 credits, with a minimum 65% average across the five courses. Requirements for other Canadian provinces and territories are listed on the programme page.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate application deadlines are listed for the fall term and the winter term; the general application deadline for the fall term at the Lethbridge Campus is June 30, and the winter term application deadline at the Lethbridge Campus is November 1 (Calgary Campus: August 1 for fall, December 1 for winter).

Applications for the fall term open September 15 and winter term applications open January 15. Deadlines: fall term general deadline June 30 (Lethbridge Campus) and August 1 (Calgary Campus); international students June 15; Bachelor of Education (Combined, After Degrees and Early Years Education) February 1; Bachelor of Nursing and After-Degree March 1; Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation March 15; Bachelor of Health Sciences June 1; Bachelor of Music June 15. The undergraduate application fee is $140, waived for Canadian Indigenous students; applications are submitted through ApplyAlberta.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/future-student/application

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