Specializations and variants
Bachelor of Arts Environmental and Climate Change Studies B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
Environmental Studies B.A. (15.0 credits)
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ENST 1000 [0.5] | Introduction to Environmental and Climate Change Studies | |
| or ENST 1020 [0.5] | People, Places and Environments | |
| GEOG 1010 [0.5] | Global Environmental Systems | |
| 2. 1.5 credit in: | 1.5 | |
| ENST 2000 [0.5] | Environmental Justice | |
| ENST 2001 [0.5] | Sustainable Futures: Environmental Challenges and Solutions | |
| ENST 2500 [0.5] | Climate Change: Social Science Perspectives | |
| 3. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| GEOG 2013 [0.5] | Weather and Water | |
| GEOG 2014 [0.5] | The Earth's Surface | |
| GEOG 2020 [0.5] | Ecosystems of Canada | |
| 4. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ENST 2005 [0.5] | Introduction to Qualitative Research | |
| ENST 2006 [0.5] | Introduction to Quantitative Research | |
| 5. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ENST 3000 [0.5] | Nature, Environment and Society | |
| ENST 3022 [0.5] | Environmental and Natural Resources | |
| 6. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| INDG 2015 [0.5] | Indigenous Relationalities, Kinships, and Knowledges | |
| PHIL 2380 [0.5] | Introduction to Environmental Ethics | |
| 7. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
| ECON 3804 [0.5] | Environmental Economics | |
| GEOG 3206 [0.5] | Health, Environment, and Society | |
| GEOG 3209 [0.5] | Sustainability and Environment in the South | |
| GEOG 3501 [0.5] | Geographies of the Canadian North | |
| HRSJ 3503 [0.5] | Global Environmental Justice | |
| LAWS 3800 [0.5] | Environmental Law | |
| PHIL 3380 [0.5] | Environments, Technology and Values | |
| PSCI 3801 [0.5] | Environmental Politics | |
| TSES 3002 [0.5] | Energy and Sustainability | |
| 8. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| ENST 3900 [0.5] | Honours Field Course | |
| GEOG 3030 [0.5] | Regional Field Excursion |
Pathway 2
| A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ENST 1000 [0.5] | Introduction to Environmental and Climate Change Studies | |
| or ENST 1020 [0.5] | People, Places and Environments | |
| GEOG 1010 [0.5] | Global Environmental Systems | |
| 2. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ENST 2000 [0.5] | Environmental Justice | |
| ENST 2001 [0.5] | Sustainable Futures: Environmental Challenges and Solutions | |
| 3. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| GEOG 2013 [0.5] | Weather and Water | |
| GEOG 2014 [0.5] | The Earth's Surface | |
| GEOG 2020 [0.5] | Ecosystems of Canada | |
| 4. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
| ENST 2005 [0.5] | Introduction to Qualitative Research | |
| ENST 2006 [0.5] | Introduction to Quantitative Research | |
| GEOM 1004 [0.5] | Maps, Satellites and the Geospatial Revolution | |
| 5. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ENST 3000 [0.5] | Nature, Environment and Society | |
| ENST 3022 [0.5] | Environmental and Natural Resources | |
| 6. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| INDG 2015 [0.5] | Indigenous Relationalities, Kinships, and Knowledges | |
| PHIL 2380 [0.5] | Introduction to Environmental Ethics | |
| 7. 1.0 credit in Approved Environmental Studies Electives | 1.0 | |
| 8. 1.0 credit in Approved Environmental Studies Electives at the 3000 level or above | 1.0 | |
| B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits) | ||
| 9. 8.0 credits in free electives. | 8.0 | |
| Total Credits | 15.0 |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2026-27
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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/undergradprograms/environmentalstudies/