{"id":842,"date":"2013-05-15T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T14:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancini.brandonu.ca\/admissions\/?page_id=842"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:08:17","slug":"environmental-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/programs\/degrees\/environmental-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class='post-842 float'><p><a title=\"Apply Now\" href=\"https:\/\/webapp.brandonu.ca\/pls\/admission\"><button>Apply Now <\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/future-students\/apply\/\">How to Apply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Department of Environmental Science\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/environmental-science\/\">Department Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside><p>Environmental Science is the study of the interaction between plants, animals and the environment, and human impacts on these systems. This four-year interdisciplinary program provides the scientific background necessary to address environmental issues such as pollution, climate change, resource management, and the conservation of wildlife and their habitats. This degree offers a wide range of career opportunities, with the environmental sector seeing rapid employment growth across Canada. Students select one of three streams of specialization: Biodiversity, Physical Sciences, and Resource Management.<\/p>\n<p>The program includes courses offered by each of the Science departments, principally Biology, Chemistry, Geography, and Geology as well as courses from the Faculty of Arts, like Environmental Ethics.<\/p>\n<h2>Special Features<\/h2>\n<p>All students complete a final-year project in preparation for professional practice. This project can be completed working with a BU professor or as part of a co-op placement with Parks Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada or another Federal or Manitoba agency. Students can additionally receive course credit for approved work placements with these agencies or other employers in the environmental industry.<\/p>\n<p>Students are eligible for Environmental Professional (EP) Certification through the Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO-Canada).<\/p>\n<p>A transfer of two years of credit is available to students who have completed Assiniboine College\u2019s Environmental Technologies Land and Water Management Diploma.<\/p>\n<h2>Careers<\/h2>\n<p>ECO-Canada (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco.ca\/\">www.eco.ca<\/a>) provides valuable information about careers in Environmental Science. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental Consultant<\/li>\n<li>Conservation Officer<\/li>\n<li>Wildlife Habitat Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Resource Manager<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Inspector Environmental Monitoring Officer<\/li>\n<li>Research Assistant\/Associate (effects of pollution, ecosystem rehabilitation)<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Studies and Careers in Post-Secondary Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply Now How to Apply Department Website Environmental Science is the study of the interaction between plants, animals and the environment, and human impacts on these systems. This four-year interdisciplinary program provides the scientific background necessary to address environmental issues such as pollution, climate change, resource management, and the conservation of wildlife and their habitats. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":1702,"parent":59,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-842","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5526,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/842\/revisions\/5526"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}