Program Overview

The Environmental Science Program, one of the founding members of the Faculty of Environment, is an interdisciplinary program that fosters critical thinking about our natural surroundings and educates students to understand and use science to resolve environmental issues.

The program provides a broad education with a specialization in one of four concentrations: Applied Biology, Environmental Earth Systems, Environmetrics, and Water Science.

The course requirements for the concentrations differ primarily in their upper level courses, although there are a few differences in the lower level courses. See links on left for descriptions and program requirements for the individual concentrations.

An Environmental Science problem based cohort begins in first year and builds throughout the four years of undergraduate studies. The cohort provides a forum for idea exchange plus team building across all concentrations.

Students graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree, BSc, major or honours in Environmental Science and a concentration. A major and honors program leading to a BSc degree in Environmental Science and Co-operative Education are also available to qualified students.

The SFU Calendar provides a full listing of course requirements for the major and honours programs for all concentrations.

Students are responsible for ensuring that the minimum number of credit hours are met. Those who want to include a directed studies/research are advised to contact the Director for arranging a suitable supervisor.