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Environmental Science
1021F/G -
Environmental Science and Sustainability
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An overview of the science underlying key environmental issues (e.g. climate change, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem function, air and water pollution, and resource use) and how each issue impacts environmental sustainability from the local to global scale.
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Priority will be given to students in their first year at Western.
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Environmental Science
3300F/G -
Natural Science of Environmental Problems
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Topics will include: water pollution from toxic chemicals and biological sources; waste disposal and recycling of materials; other current pollution problems. Instruction and practice in library research and essay writing involving aspects of these topics.
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Environmental Science
3350F/G -
Research Techniques in Environmental Science
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A multi-module course where a case study approach will be used to acquaint students with the research tools of environmental science, and the analysis, interpretation and presentation of environmental data.
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Environmental Science
4949F/G -
Selected Topics in Environmental Science
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A detailed study of selected issues in environmental science with an emphasis on integration of perspectives and expertise from a broad range of disciplines as represented by the particular faculty and guest speakers involved in a given year. Understanding and communication of the concepts and controversies discussed will be the focus of the course.
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Enrolment in the final year of the Honors Specialization or Specialization in Environmental Science.
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Environmental Science
4970F/G -
Independent Study in Environmental Science
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A research project course in a particular field under the direction of a faculty member who is a member of the Centre for Environment and Sustainability.
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Enrolment in Year 4 of the Specialization or Major module in Environmental Science. Students must have arranged a project with a supervisor before completing registration.
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Environmental Science
4999E -
Honors Research Thesis
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A major laboratory or field project that emphasizes experimental design, instrumentation, collection and analysis of data, and communication of experimental results by oral and written presentations.
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Fourth year registration in the Honors Specialization in the Environmental Science module. Students must have arranged a project with a supervisor before completing registration. In the late winter, a list of potential projects for the following academic year will be available from the Undergraduate Chair of Environmental Science.
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