Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

Program Description 

Environmental science is an ideal discipline if one has both a strong interest in science and a concern for the environment. This interdisciplinary program is science intensive and provides students with the foundation necessary to understand environmental issues from many different perspectives.

The environmental science program at Mount Allison provide the strong but diverse scientific foundation required to understand environmental issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Issues studied include:

• the mechanics of weather and climate
  
• the biological consequences of climate change
• the impacts of environmental degradation
• the effects of climate on the distribution of animals and plants
• the causes of sea level changes

In upper years, students will compliment their major with an in-depth concentration of courses to provide them with a scientific specialty when they graduate. Concentrations include:

• Aquatic environments
• Environmental chemistry
• Environmental management
• Environmental modelling
• Environmental monitoring

Students also have the opportunity to investigate issues they are passionate about through independent research (honours).