Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Degree options:
Other degree options in the field of geography and environment at Mount Allison:
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 impact of environmental change on freshwater systems
In upper years, you will compliment your major with an in-depth concentration of courses to provide you with a scientific specialty when you graduate. Concentrations include:
- Aquatic environments
- Environmental chemistry
- Environmental management
- Environmental modelling
- Environmental monitoring
You also have the opportunity to investigate issues you are passionate about through independent research (honours).
Find a list of specific environmental science courses in the academic calendar – geography and environment.
Not sure about the difference between a major, a minor, and an honours?
Popular career paths for environmental science graduates include:
- ecologist
- environmental consultant
- public policy analyst
- environmental auditor/risk assessor
- water treatment plant operator
- air quality specialist
- soil scientist
- wildlife conservationist
- environmental activist
- pollution/contamination removal specialist
- water resource specialist
Alumni spotlight
Adam Cheeseman ('14)
Bachelor of Science, honours environmental science
Director of Conservation, Nature NB
Cheeseman is responsible for co-ordinating Nature NB’s climate
change adaptation program, along with two stewardship programs — the New
Brunswick Important Bird & Biodiversity Area Program and Protected
Natural Areas Stewardship Program.
» A natural approach — Adam Cheeseman (’14) returns to Sackville to work as the Director of Conservation with Nature NB
“I love the freedom the environmental science program provides. You
can choose to focus on environmental chemistry, conservational biology,
social impacts of climate change, or really whatever interests you the
most! It has provided me with more opportunities than I ever thought
possible from an undergraduate program.”
Melanie Wagar
Environmental
science, minor in biology (’14)
Port Hawkesbury, NS
“Each professor offers amazing opportunities such as field trips to
carry out stream analysis in the Acadian forest, trips to study
crustaceans that live on the mudflats, outdoor physical geography labs
that expose students to equipment such as differential GPS, anemometers,
etc. These unique experiences are what I love most about the program
and also provide real world experience conducting research and using
modern equipment.”
Adam Cheeseman
Honours
environmental science, minor in philosophy (’14)
Meaford, ON
Centre for Environmental Innovation – set
to open in Fall 2018, this world-class facility for environmental
science will consolidate research for 15 scientists whose work focuses
on environmental and life sciences, and will provide high quality,
hands-on educational and research experience to our students.