Academic Calendar - 2025
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
Environmental Science
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.
Prerequisite(s): Priority will be given to students in their first year at Western.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
This course is also offered at:
Return to top
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.
Prerequisite(s): Priority will be given to Affiliated University College students in their first year.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
This course is also offered at:
Return to top
A study-abroad course on the Island of Ireland. Students will learn how environmental, social and economic objectives interact with regional armed conflict, political processes, cultural values, institutional arrangements, and citizen engagement. The course includes a two-week trip to the Island of Ireland and a written report due after returning.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the HON SPZ in One Health or a module offered by one of the following departments: Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Integrated Science, Geography, Political Science, or permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: Two weeks.
NOTE: Students must be prepared to pay a portion of the course expenses including their own transportation, food and lodging.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
A foundational course exposing students to the interdisciplinary fields of environmental science by identifying how current environmental issues (e.g., resource extraction, climate change) are addressed by different disciplines. Sustainability metrics will also be explored. Students will work through insightful case studies and assess scientific literature from different stakeholder perspectives.
Antirequisite(s): the former Environmental Science 3300F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Environmental Science 1021F/G, or any 0.5 Earth Sciences course at the 1000 level, or registration in any module within the Faculty of Science or Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
A foundational field and in-class course exposing students to the interdisciplinary aspects of environmental science by studying various off-campus sites throughout the term. Students will gain hands-on and team-based learning skills by investigating the problems, processes, and results of humankind’s impacts on natural systems.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in any Environmental Science module, Honours Specialization in Integrated Science, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 1 lecture hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
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.
Prerequisite(s): Environmental Science 2300F/G or the former Environmental Science 3300F/G, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
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.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the final year of the Honours Specialization or Specialization in Environmental Science.
Extra Information: 3 seminar/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
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.
Antirequisite(s): Environmental Science 4999E.
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Extra Information: 8 laboratory/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
A presentation of research on a chosen problem. Original data must be generated from field or laboratory studies and analyzed using appropriate methodologies. The results must be integrated into the existing literature on the topic. Independence in the conduct and reporting of research must be demonstrated.
Antirequisite(s): Earth Sciences 4490E, Environmental Science 4970F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in year 4 of an Honours Specialization offered by the Department of Earth Sciences, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 1 lecture hour. Cross-listed with Earth Sciences 4490E.
Course Weight: 1.00
Return to top
Environmental Science
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.
Prerequisite(s): Priority will be given to students in their first year at Western.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
This course is also offered at:
Return to top
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.
Prerequisite(s): Priority will be given to Affiliated University College students in their first year.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
This course is also offered at:
Return to top
A study-abroad course on the Island of Ireland. Students will learn how environmental, social and economic objectives interact with regional armed conflict, political processes, cultural values, institutional arrangements, and citizen engagement. The course includes a two-week trip to the Island of Ireland and a written report due after returning.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the HON SPZ in One Health or a module offered by one of the following departments: Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Integrated Science, Geography, Political Science, or permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: Two weeks.
NOTE: Students must be prepared to pay a portion of the course expenses including their own transportation, food and lodging.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
A foundational course exposing students to the interdisciplinary fields of environmental science by identifying how current environmental issues (e.g., resource extraction, climate change) are addressed by different disciplines. Sustainability metrics will also be explored. Students will work through insightful case studies and assess scientific literature from different stakeholder perspectives.
Antirequisite(s): the former Environmental Science 3300F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Environmental Science 1021F/G, or any 0.5 Earth Sciences course at the 1000 level, or registration in any module within the Faculty of Science or Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
A foundational field and in-class course exposing students to the interdisciplinary aspects of environmental science by studying various off-campus sites throughout the term. Students will gain hands-on and team-based learning skills by investigating the problems, processes, and results of humankind’s impacts on natural systems.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in any Environmental Science module, Honours Specialization in Integrated Science, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 1 lecture hour.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
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.
Prerequisite(s): Environmental Science 2300F/G or the former Environmental Science 3300F/G, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
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.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the final year of the Honours Specialization or Specialization in Environmental Science.
Extra Information: 3 seminar/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
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.
Antirequisite(s): Environmental Science 4999E.
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Extra Information: 8 laboratory/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
A presentation of research on a chosen problem. Original data must be generated from field or laboratory studies and analyzed using appropriate methodologies. The results must be integrated into the existing literature on the topic. Independence in the conduct and reporting of research must be demonstrated.
Antirequisite(s): Earth Sciences 4490E, Environmental Science 4970F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in year 4 of an Honours Specialization offered by the Department of Earth Sciences, or permission of the Department.
Extra Information: 1 lecture hour. Cross-listed with Earth Sciences 4490E.