BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENT

AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is a joint degree between the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management and the Faculty of Science.

General Office: I.U.C. - Forestry, Room 101 Mailing Address: ENR Program

Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick,

P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N. B., Canada, E3B 5A3

Phone: (506) 453-4501

Fax: (506) 453-3538

Email:

Website: www.unbf.ca/forestry/enr.php

NOTE: For Faculty information please see the Bachelor of Science in Forestry program section.

General Information

The Bachelor of Science in Environment and Natural Resources (BScENR) program gives students degree options in the interdisciplinary fields of environmental studies and natural resources. The proposed degree offers three areas of specialization: Environmental Management, Water Resources Management, and Wildlife Conservation.

The specific educational goal of the new BScENR undergraduate program is to create tomorrow’s professional environmental and natural resource managers, scientists, and advocates. The graduates will be trained to solve environmental and natural resource problems from a holistic, systems

perspective incorporating their knowledge of land, water, air, plants, animals, and people. Furthermore, they will have the skills required to characterize, analyze, predict change (real or potential), and synthesize information into a comprehensive solutions that respect multiple perspectives and demonstrate appropriate stewardship of natural resources.

Program specific objectives are outcomes-based, focusing on a multidisciplinary response to current trends and needs in natural resources and environmental stewardship. Managing natural resources has become significantly more complex since Rachel Carson and others sparked the environmental awareness movement of the 1960’s. Today, the reciprocal relationships between human social systems and biophysical systems are of critical importance to practitioners, policy-makers, and scientists. Answers to questions about pattern and process in the ecological and human worlds are now considered to be fundamental components for understanding relationships among ecological, economic, and social systems. Most human activity has potential relevance to local, regional, and global environments; likewise, environmental conditions influence human decisions, actions, and well-being. As the knowledge of our natural environment evolves and grows, there is a pressing need for professionals who can take a systems approach to understanding resource management problems and work towards resolution of environmental problems from both biophysical and socioeconomic perspectives, based on a strong grasp of the underlying science.

The BScENR program is designed to help students to acquire the following skills and abilities: • Technical Outcomes

o Logical, creative, critical thinking

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o Characterize a resource, environment or system o Analyze a resource, environment or system

o Predict change over time in a resource, environment or system o Synthesize information into comprehensive solutions

o Think and act like a reflective practitioner o Think with a systems perspective

o Describe issues and opinions verbally & written • Professional Outcomes

o Information literacy o Structured problem solving o Computer literacy

o Communication in a professional manner o Respectful social interactions

o Problem identification Aw

o areness of major natural resource issues

o Managing & completing projects independently and as a team

Regulations

Students are strongly advised to read the General University Regulations, Section B of this Calendar, because that information will apply to points not covered in the following:

1. A minimum of 137 (Environmental Management major), 138 (Water Resources major) or 142 (Wildlife Conservation major) credit hours is required for the BScENR degree.

2. Students must consult with the Assistant Dean, or other faculty as appropriate, to receive advice on course selection. A full course load is normally 15 credit hours per semester. Students may only register for 18 credit hours or more in a semester if they have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the previous assessment period and obtain permission from the Assistant Dean.

3. Students will take courses in normal sequence; exceptions require a minimum B average in the preceding assessment period, permission of the Assistant Dean and the instructor of the course. Courses in which a student is deficient must be taken not later than the next academic year, except by special permission of the Faculty.

4. Degree requirements must be successfully completed in not more than 16 terms during a period of 8 consecutive calendar years from the date of first registration in the program. Transfer students will have the time limit prorated on the basis of advanced credit granted. 5. A minimum session grade point average (g.p.a.) of 2.0 is required at the end of each year.

Assessment is in May following the completion of the spring examination period and includes the preceding intersession, Summer School and Spring Extensions.

6. A student who has been required to withdraw from the program for academic reasons once, and who reapplies for admission following the withdrawal period, may be re-admitted to the program. If re-admitted, the student will automatically be on academic probation. Failure to meet the normal academic requirements at the next time of assessment will result in final dismissal from the program. Further applications for re-admission will not be considered. 7. C grade minimum is required for all prerequisite and core courses used for credit towards the

BScENR degree.

Curriculum

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The core program focuses on a wide range of environmental studies with a blend of courses in basic, biophysical, social, and management sciences. In addition, students select one major from three areas of specialization: Environmental Management, Water Resources Management, and Wildlife Conservation. Opportunity for students to pursue an education of substantial personal choice is provided by elective courses that can be organized in areas of concentration leading to minors. Students may also elect to follow minors offered by other faculties, or they may take a general variety of courses that does not lead to a minor. Twenty-four credit hours are required for a minor in the BScENR program.

Honours Program

Students intending to take the Honours Program must declare their intent to the Assistant Dean prior to the end of the third year of their program and have a CGPA of at least 3.0. All students in the Honours Program are required to complete ENR4991 Honours Project.

To graduate in Honours, students must meet certain minimum standards in the course work beyond second year.

1. Maintain a CGPA of at least 3.0

2. Achieve a minimum grade of B- in ENR4991

Core courses are listed below. Elective courses are shown next. Students are advised to incorporate electives to balance work loads to a normal load of five or six courses per term.

Core (Required) Courses

The core courses required of all BScENR students are shown below.

Biological Principles, Part I

Applications in Biology, Part I

Biological Principles, Part II

Applications in Biology, Part II

Introduction to Ecology

General Applied Chemistry

General Applied Chemistry Laboratory

Resource Management Issues, Ethics and Communications I

Resource Management Issues, Ethics and Communications II

Introduction to Hydrometeorological Systems

Fall Field Camp

Integrated Systems I - Modeling Tools for Management

Social and Cultural Systems

Natural Resource Management, Institutions, Policy and Governance

Integrated Systems II - Application of Modeling Tools for Management

Integrated Systems III - Management Practicum

Integrated Systems IV - Management Practicum

Engineered Systems in Natural Resources

GIS in Forestry I

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management

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Fall Field Camp

Geology Lab

Earth Systems Geology

Calculus for Management Sciences

Majors

The BScENR program requires that students choose one of three available majors: Environmental Management, Water Resources Management, and Wildlife Conservation. The required courses for each major are shown below.

Environmental Management Major

Environmental Economics

Climate Change

Introduction to Environmental Studies

Applied Environmental Problem Solving

Intro to Computer Software for Data Analysis

Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing

Sociology and the Environment

Intro Statistics for Forestry Students

Water Resources Management Major

Fish Biology

Experimental Design and Data Analysis

Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Environmental Economics

Water Resources Management

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Techniques

Applied Environmental Problem Solving

Hydrology

Principles of Geochemistry

Geochemistry of Natural Waters

One from among:

Environmental Physiology

Water Sustainability: Practice and Technology One from among:

Aquatic Ecology

Estuary and Ocean Ecosystems

Wildlife Conservation Major

Botany

Zoology

Mammalogy

ECON 3755 Environmental Economics ENGL 1103 Effective Writing

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Autecology of Forest Vegetation

Forest Ecology: Populations and Communities

Finite Mathematics for Management Sciences

Critical Thinking

One from among:

Ornithology

Fish Biology

One from among:

Wildlife Management

Wildlife: Scale and Forest Landscapes

One from among:

Genetics

Evolution

One from among:

Conservation Biology

Conservation

Electives

Electives can provide students an opportunity to specialize in a subject area(s) of their choice. Electives are supplemental to courses required to complete the core and Major in the BScENR degree program. Note that some Majors have more constrained courses and therefore correspondingly less elective requirements, so as to balance the overall credit hours required to complete the degree. The following minimum elective credit hours are required to complete the following Majors in the BScENR degree: 44 (Environmental Management), 23 (Water Resources) or 21-25 (Wildlife Conservation). Note that some Majors have a combination of required electives (must choose from a list of approved courses) and free electives (can choose from most courses at UNB). Details follow:

1. Students must take a minimum of three courses unique to the other Majors within the Faculty (BScENR - majors in EM, WRM, WC; BScF), consisting of at least one core course.

2. Environmental Management Major

a. Choose two of the following courses from the Ecosystems Functions group: CE 5421 Water Supply and Wastewater Removal

BIOL 4191 Wildlife Management BIOL 4233 Conservation Biology BIOL 4773 River and Lake Ecosystems ENR 3111 Estuary and Ocean Ecosystems ENR 3112 Water Resources Management FOR 4095 Conservation

FOR 4656 Wildlife: Scale and Forest Landscapes

b.

Choose two of the following courses from the Environmental Processes group: BIOL 4352 Climate Change and Environmental Responses

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CE 3403 Introduction to Environmental Engineering CHE 5313 Energy and the Environment

ENR 2112 Environmental Physiology GEOL 3442 Environmental Geology

GEOL 4452 Environmental Impact Assessment PHYS 2543 Environmental Physics

c.

Choose two of the following courses from the Environmental Policy group:

BIOL 3459 Economic Botany BIOL 4863 Environmental Biology

ENR 2114 Water Sustainability: Practice and Technology

ENVS 4002 Stakeholder Approaches to Environmental Problem Solving GGE 5543 Marine Policy, Law and Administration

HIST 5342 Environmental History of North America

HIST 5343 Natural Resources, Indust. and Envir. in Atlantic Canada LWSO 4003 Law and Society

PHIL 3221-29 Selected Topics in Environmental Philosophy RSS 4123 Recreation, Sport and the Environment

3. Water Conservation Major

It is possible to obtain a “Wildlife Management Certification” with a set of partially constrained electives (see the Program Director in your first year for details) 4. Water Resources Management Major

a. One or more semesters at UNB Saint John can be arranged with the Program Director where constrained electives are replaced with Environmental Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, EIA Techniques, Environmental Biology, Fish Biology, Oceanography.

b. A Minor in Marine Biology taken during the Marine Semester (UNBSJ at Huntsman) may also be arranged with the Program Director.

5. Minors (for students within the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management)

Electives can be used to complete a Minor selected from courses unique to the core and constrained electives of any other Major (EM, WRM, WC) or Degree (BScF, BScFE), or an approved Minor from any other Faculty at UNB with 24 credit hours of approved courses. Courses applied towards a Minor must be different from courses applied towards a core or Major of a degree.

6. Free Electives

Selected from across the university, these are the remaining courses that make up the requirements to graduate within each Major (see your Program Director for approval).

Minor Program:

A minor in Environmental Management, Water Resources Management and Wildlife Conservation can be taken by students outside the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management who are interested in these areas of specialization.

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Degree

Students taking the Honours degree must complete an honours thesis, ENR 4999 (6 credit hours), in the final year. (See your Program Director in the year preceding your final year). A minimum CGPA of 3.3 is required at the completion of the 3rd year to qualify for entry into the honours degree program.¶

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Minor in Environmental Management

A grouping of courses totaling at least 24 credit hours taken from a program-specific core or required electives. (Please see the Program Director to verify selection of courses.) Courses selected must include the following:

Two courses from:

ECON 3755 Environmental Economics ENR 2004 Social and Cultural Systems

ENR 2021 Natural Resource Mgmt., Institutions, Policy, and Governance ENVS 4001 Environmental Problem Solving

Two courses from:

BIOL 2113 Introduction to Ecology ENR 2541 Climate Change

ENR 4111 Fish and Aquatic Techniques

FOR 4545 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management

Minor in Water Resources Management

A grouping of courses totaling at least 24 credit hours taken from a program-specific core or constrained electives, including 4 courses from the following list:

ENR 2532 Hydrology

GEOL 2602 Principles of Geochemistry

Minor in Wildlife Conservation

Students must pass a minimum of 24ch (approx. 8 courses) taken from the following list of courses. A minimum of 5 courses must be selected from the required list (5 courses = minimum 17ch), as detailed below. The remaining credit hours (approx. 3 courses) can be selected from courses not already taken from the required list, or from the optional list.

Required list: BIOL 2093 Zoology Choose two from: BIOL 3883 Entomology BIOL 4723 Ornithology BIOL 4732 Mammalogy

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BIOL 4741 Fish Biology Choose one from:

BIOL 4191 Wildlife Management

FOR 4655 Wildlife Investigational Techniques FOR 4656 Wildlife Scale and Forest Landscape Choose one from:

BIOL 4233 Conservation Biology FOR 4095 Conservation

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BIOL 2053 Genetics BIOL 2083 Botany

BIOL 2113 Introduction to Ecology BIOL 2143 Evolution

BIOL 3541 Plant Ecology BIOL 3602 Invertebrate Zoology BIOL 3703 Vertebrate Zoology BIOL 3873 Ethology

BIOL 4641 Coastal Marine Ecology

BIOL 4746 Advanced Studies in Ichthyology BIOL 4773 Aquatic Ecology

BIOL 4851 Ecology of Marine Birds BIOL 4863 Environmental Biology BIOL 4899 Population Analyses

BIOL 6183 River Habitats and Hydraulics FE 3113 Introduction to Forest Wildlife Ecology FOR 3445 Forest Ecology: Populations and Communities FOR 4425 Resource Conservation Genetics

FOR 4545 Biodiversity

FOR 4625 Integrated Management of Insects and Fungi GEOL 1063 Earth Systems Geology

RSS 4123 Recreation and Environment

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A Major or Secondary Major in any of the programs (EM, WRM, WC) can be arranged between any Faculty at UNB and the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, subject to the conditions given by the home Faculty. Consultation and approval of the Program Directors in each faculty is required. Completion of a Major or Secondary Major usually requires between 24 to 48 credit hours of courses.

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