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    perspectives

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    Environmental Studies & Environmental Science

    Focus Areas

    FOCUS AREA BROCHURE

    Clayton H. RiddellFaculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

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    Focus Areas

    Environmental Studies and Environmental Science

    The Environmental Studies and Environmental Science programs are designed to ll a need

    for quality, interdisciplinary undergraduate education. Several government and industrystudies have identied the need for qualied experts with training that is holistic, multi-dis-

    ciplinary with a big picture approach of how their expertise can be used in conjunction withother specialists to solve practical environmental problems.

    Undergraduate students in either program receive both a solid scientic background com-

    plimented by a core of environmental information, and also have the opportunity to spe-cialize in one of a diverse range of focus areas. You will gain access to some excellent and

    unique resources. Among these are eld courses on ecological and environmental topics,linkage with the Centre for Earth Observation Science, exposure to the work of the federal

    governments Freshwater Institute researchers, including nearby ecosystem research at theExperimental Lake Area.

    What is a Focus Area?

    A focus area is an individualized approach to undergraduate education. The student, in col-

    laboration with a student advisor, will organize a body of courses from several subject eldsaround a central theme, topic, or set of related issues. The approach and coursework draw

    on dierent subjects, enabling a truly multi-disciplinary education to be obtained. The focusarea must articulate a coherent eld of study and provide a theoretical context for the focal

    issues.

    How do I decide on a Focus Area?

    Through student driven research and by identifying areas and careers that you are interestedin, you will be able to develop a focus area to acquire the knowledge and skills required to

    enter further research programs and the workforce.

    You should begin thinking about your focus area during your second year. Use some of theactivities and information outlined in this brochure to narrow down your interests. From

    here, you can begin to characterize and develop the content that will make up your focusarea.

    Key activities

    Brainstorm, brainstorm, brainstorm

    Use the outline tools provided through websites like Environmental Careers Organiza-tion www.eco.ca

    Visit the Career Resource Centre and take advantage of the many services they oer Make a list of courses you would like to take in the future

    Talk to your student advisor, cooperative education coordinator, instructors, class-mates, employers, family and alumni

    By performing these activities, you should be able to make a list of important skills required

    in your chosen eld.

    Students must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours in the General program, and 33 credithours (to include at least 21 credit hours at the 3000/4000 level) in the Major and Honours

    program in one of the following focus areas:

    environmental chemistry & biogeochemistrynatural resource managementconservation & biodiversityenvironmental toxicologyenvironmental assessmentsustainable developmentenvironmental analysisenvironmental health

    sustainable buildingnorthern studieswater resources

    land systemspolicy & lawstewardship

    Individualized Studyis available to those students who wish to tailor their program to theirspecic needs, including those of potential employers and certication. Consultation with

    Faculty members, employers, professionals in the eld, and student advisors is required inbuilding your own focus area. Note that courses that are used in the focus area are subject

    to the approval of a Riddell Faculty Student Advisor.

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    Visit the Career Service Centre at:

    umanitoba.ca/student/employment

    Topics Courses

    Topics courses are marked

    with an asterik (*). Topics mayvary each term and must be

    suitable to the Focus Area.

    Courses applicable to all

    Focus Areas

    ENVR 3550

    Environmental ManagementSystems

    ENVR 4000*

    Project Management forEnvironmental Practitioners

    ENVR 4000*

    Decision-Making forSustainability

    GEOG 2250

    Introduction toGeographic Information

    Systems

    GEOG 3200Introduction to Remote

    Sensing

    GEOG 3730Geographic Information

    Systems

    Making the Most o It!

    Second Year

    Explore your academic andcareer interests

    Research courses

    Explore connections between

    your interests, strengths andpotential careers

    Consider the Co-op Option

    Consider the Honours

    program

    Third Year

    Network with people whowork in your eld of interest

    Identify education and/or

    additional skills you will needto attain employment or

    training in your eld

    Be able to articulate what youare studying and why

    Fourth Year

    Make decisions - its a lifelong

    skill!

    Research employment or gradschool options

    Understand skills employers or

    grad schools seek

    Registration Holds

    Prior to registration for the Fall and Winter term, a

    Program Approval Hold will be placed on your accountpreventing you from registering for courses. You must

    have your program approved by a Student Advisor.Advisors are available on a drop-in basis from 9am-4pm,

    Monday through Friday in the Faculty Oce, 440 WallaceBuilding or by email: faculty_environment@umanitoba.

    ca

    Remember, not all registration holds are from academicdepartments. Some holds may be the result of past due

    balances, outstanding library fees, parking fees, or otheradministrative fees. You can always check your holds on

    Aurora under View Holds.

    Co-operative Education Option

    The Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth,and Resources Co-operative Education Option is a four-

    year undergraduate program with mandatory coursesand work terms in addition to regular studies. Technical

    knowledge, professional development and maturity areonly a few of the skills that students acquire from their

    participation in the program.

    Benefts to the Student:

    Earn while you learn!

    You will be provided career information andguidance to help make important course choices

    and career decisions. Your performance will be evaluated and this

    is available to you for further promotion andemployment recruitment.

    Crosslisted Courses

    ENVR/CHEM 2550

    Environmental Chemistry

    ENVR/GEOG 3850Sustainable Manitoba

    ENVR/GEOG 4050

    Ecosystem Management

    ENVR/GEOG 4060Biogeography

    Career Opportunities

    Graduates from the Environmental Studies and Science

    programs have found successful employment in

    a wide range of fields. These include ecology, parks

    management, Geographic Information Systems

    land evaluation, trace contaminant and hazardous

    waste management, environmental education, and

    global environmental issues. The primary employers

    are private consultants, multinationals, government

    departments, crown corporations, and environmental

    non-governmental organizations. Other opportunities

    exist with Parks Canada, Provincial Parks, Dept. ofConservation, Federal Fisheries and Oceans, Nunavut

    Wildlife Management Boards, wildlife non-governmentagencies, Nature Conservancy, Ducks Unlimited, and

    World Wildlife Foundation.

    Graduates are hired in the health sciences and interna-

    tional development agencies. They may also gain em-ployment as community health ocers, health care plan-

    ners (ministry level as well as the RHAs), international aidworkers and with the Red Cross.

    Graduates also work with Indian, Inuit and Mtis band

    Councils and organizations, Indian and Northern Aairs,Parks Canada, corporations such as Manitoba Hydro, pe-

    troleum industries, and consultancy rms.

    Opportunities also exist with organizations such as theInternational Institute of Sustainable Development, Man-

    itoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, Ducks Unlimited,

    municipal, provincial and federal parks and the NatureConservancy.

    There continues to be growth in environmental job

    markets. The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)

    Canada projects 16% growth over the next five years, in

    contrast to 8% growth in the overall Canadian job market.

    Specific areas of growth are environmental education

    and water security and protection.

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    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Drs. Stephane McLachlan and Rick Baydack

    Environmental Assessment

    Environmental Assessment covers an array of skills to predict the environmental eects

    of proposed initiatives before they are carried out by identifying possible environmentaleects, proposing measures to mitigate adverse eects and by predicting whether there

    will be signicant adverse environmental eects, even after the mitigation is implemented.(Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 3110 Environmental Conservation and RestorationENVR 3150 Environmental Responsibilities

    ENVR 3250 Environmental AssessmentENVR 3750 Green Building and Planning

    ENVR 3850 Sustainable ManitobaENVR 4050 Ecosystem Management

    ENVR 4650 Advanced Issues in Environmental Law and Policy

    GEOG 2520 Geography of Natural Resources

    GEOG 3520 Energy and Society (6)GEOG 3530 An Introduction to Land-Resource Management (6)

    BIOL 4390 Principles of Wildlife Management

    ECON 2400 Introduction to Energy Economics

    ECON 3710 Sustainable Development: Issues and PoliciesECON 4470 Natural Resource Economics (6)

    ABIZ 3550 Environmental Policy

    LAW 3600 Environmental Law

    Faculty members

    with expertise in-clude:

    Drs. Stephane McLach-

    lan, Rick Baydack andKristina Hunter

    Conservation and Biodiversity

    Conservation and Biodiversity deals with the plight of endangered species (plants and

    animals) and their habitats. Students might be interested in areas such as wetland ecology,prairies restoration, boreal forest management, or alpine systems. Maintenance and protec-

    tion of habitat critical for the preservation of endangered species is explored.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 3110 Environmental Conservation and RestorationENVR 3150 Environmental Responsibilities

    ENVR 3250 Environmental AssessmentENVR 4050 Ecosystem Management

    GEOG 2200 Introduction to Thematic CartographyGEOG 2250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

    GEOG 3200 Introduction to Remote SensingGEOG 3730 Geographic Information Systems

    BIOL 2240 The Non-Flowering Plants

    BIOL 2260 Biology of Fungi and LichensBIOL 3242 Biodiversity: Vascular Flora of Manitoba

    BIOL 3280 Forest BotanyBIOL 3310 Foundations of Population Ecology

    BIOL 3312 Community EcologyBIOL 3314 Field Ecology

    BIOL 3318 Boreal EcologyBIOL 3330 Fungal Ecology

    BIOL 3372 Wetland EcologyBIOL 4220 Marine Biodiversity

    BIOL 4320 Ecological MethodsBIOL 4360 Models of Behavioural Ecology

    BIOL 4390 Principles of Wildlife Management

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    Environmental Chemistry and Biogeochemistry

    Environmental chemistry and biogeochemistry deals with processes controlling the sourc-

    es, transport, transformation, and eects of chemicals in the environment, and analyticaltechniques for such studies. Specic emphasis is on metals, pesticides and other organic

    contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and nutrients.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 2180 Introductory Toxicology

    ENVR 2550 Environmental ChemistryENVR 3150 Environmental

    Responsibilities

    ENVR 3180 Methods in EcotoxicologyENVR 3350 Environmental Management

    Systems

    ENVR 3550 Environmental AnalysisENVR 4180 Ecotoxicological Risk

    CharacterizationENVR 4550 Aquatic Chemistry

    GEOG 2250 Introduction to Geographic Information SystemsGEOG 2310 Introduction to Process Hydrology

    GEOG 2520 Geography of Natural ResourcesGEOG 2620 Geography of Environmental Changes

    GEOG 3730 Geographic Information Systems

    GEOL 4630 Geolimnology

    BIOL 3370 Limnology

    ENTM 4250 Pesticide Toxicology

    SOIL 4500 Remediation of Contaminated Land

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Drs. Mark Hanson and Feiyue Wang

    Environmental Toxicology

    Environmental toxicology deals with the potential impacts of chemical and non-chemical

    stressors, both natural and synthetic, on ecosystem constituents. While signicantemphasis is placed on understanding the response of individual organisms, the true focus

    is on characterizing the eects, both direct and indirect, and the risk they pose at theecosystem-level.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 2180 Introductory Toxicology

    ENVR 2550 Environmental ChemistryENVR 3180 Methods in Ecotoxicology

    ENVR 3550 Environmental AnalysisENVR 4180 Ecotoxicological Risk Characterization

    ENVR 4550 Aquatic ChemistryGEOG 2250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

    GEOG 3730 Geographic Information Systems

    ENTM 4250 Pesticide Toxicology

    BIOL 2520 Cell BiologyBIOL 3310 Foundations of

    Population EcologyBIOL 3312 Community Ecology

    BIOL 3370 LimnologyBIOL 4380 Environmental

    Toxicology

    SOIL 3520 Pesticides: Environment,

    Economics and EthicsSOIL 3600 Soils and Landscapes in

    our EnvironmentSOIL 4130 Soil Chemistry and

    MineralogySOIL 4400 Soil Ecology

    SOIL 4500 Remediation ofContaminated Land

    CHEM 2210 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 1

    CHEM 2220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 2CHEM 2360 Biochemistry 1

    CHEM 2370 Biochemistry 2

    CHEM 2470 Introductory Analytical Chemistry

    Faculty members with expertise include: Dr. Mark Hanson

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    Environmental Health

    Environment and Health is a growing area of research and an area of inuence on gov-

    ernment policy. This wide ranging eld includes things like the analysis of how pollutedenvironments inuence human health, how the state of health care systems impacts the

    health of both individuals and particular user groups such as the elderly or new immigrants,the relationship between access to adequate housing and food supplies in poor neigh-

    bourhoods or remote rural communities, and the causes and impacts of community-widemeasures of health, such as tness levels or disease rates. Bonnie Hallman, Environment

    and Health Professor, University of Manitoba

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Dr. Bonnie Hallman and Kristina Hunter

    GEOG 3870 Food Geographies

    ENVR 3400 Introduction to Environment and Health

    ENVR 4400 Advanced Issues in Environmental HealthENVR 4650 Advanced Issues in Environmental Law and Policy

    CHEM 2210 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 1

    CHEM 2220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 2CHEM 2360 Biochemistry 1: Biomolecules and an Introduction to Metabolic Energy

    CHEM 2370 Biochemistry 2: Catabolism, Synthesis, and Information PathwaysCHEM 2470 Introductory Analytical Chemistry

    BIOL 2410 Human Physiology 1

    BIOL 2420 Human Physiology 2

    MBIO 3010 Mechanisms of Microbial Disease

    ANTH 2560 Anthropology of Illness

    NATV 3240 Native Medicine and Health

    ENTM 4250 Pesticide Toxicology

    FOOD 4150 Food MicrobiologyFOOD 4260 Water Management in Food Processing

    LAW 3600 Environmental Law

    LABR 3060 Workplace Health and Saftey

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    Land Systems

    The properties and processes responsible for land systems are controlled by geologicalmaterial, soil and land features found on Earth. This focus area examines the processes and

    techniques that are applicable to land systems. This is accomplished through an investiga-tion from micro (mineralogy/soil ecology) through to macro scale (land use/geomorphol-

    ogy).

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 3550 Environmental Analysis

    GEOG 2200 Introduction to Thematic Cartography

    GEOG 2250 Introduction to Geographic Information SystemsGEOG 2440 Geography of Natural Hazards (6)

    GEOG 2550 GeomorphologyGEOG 3200 Introduction to Remote Sensing

    GEOG 3530 An Introduction to Land-Resource Management (6)GEOG 3580 Landforms (6)

    GEOG 3680 Research Methods in Geography (6)GEOG 3730 Geographic Information Systems

    GEOG 4200 Advanced Methods in Remote SensingGEOG 4410 Rural Land Use

    GEOG 4590 Spatial AnalysisGEOG 4720 Advanced Methods in Geographic Information Systems

    GEOL 2390 Environmen

    tal GeologyGEOL 2440 Structural Geology

    GEOL 2500 Introduction to MineralogyGEOL 2570 Energy and Mineral Resources

    GEOL 2770 Principles of Inorganic Geochemistry

    GEOL 4630 GeolimnologySOIL 3600 Soils and Landscapes in our EnvironmentSOIL 3520 Pesticides: Environment, Economics and Ethics

    SOIL 4060 Physical Properties of SoilsSOIL 4130 Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy

    SOIL 4400 Soil EcologySOIL 4500 Remediation of Contaminated Land

    SOIL 4510 Soil and Water ManagementSOIL 4520 Soil Fertility

    SOIL 4530 Land Use and Environment

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Dr. David Walker and John I acozza

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    Northern Studies

    The Northern Studies stream provides students with an opportunity to explore individual

    interests in any combination of human, physical, and natural relationships in the North.Courses range from the physical aspects of climate change to cultural diversity across the

    Canadian and the Circumpolar Arctic, Boreal and Antarctic regions. Field trips, discussions,and internationally renowned researchers provide students with a wide range of perspec-

    tives and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 3020* Topics Course:Traditional Land Use and Ecology of Cumberland Sound

    ENVR 3010* Topics Course: Ecotourism and theEnvironment (1.5)

    ENVR 3340 Circumpolar Cultures and LifestylesENVR 4020* Extended Field Topics in Environmental Science 2: Wildlife

    and Ethnoecology of the Manitoba Coastal Region(Summer Session Field Trip)

    GEOG 2550 GeomorphologyGEOG 3770* International Development Issues

    GEOG 4260 Sacred Lands

    NATV 3240 Native Medicine and Health

    NATV 3330 Aboriginal People, Science and the EnvironmentNATV 4220 Environment, Economy, and Aboriginal Peoples

    NATV 4240 Arctic Lifestyles

    ANTH 3500 Peoples of the Arctic

    ANTH 4770 Seminar in Contemporary North American Native Cultures

    SWRK 4220 Aboriginal People and Social Work Practice (6)

    LAW 3230 Aboriginal Peoples and Land Claims

    ECON 2350 Community Economic Development

    HIST 2280 Aboriginal History of Canada (6)

    BIOL 3318 Boreal Ecology

    POLS 4150 IndigenousGovernance

    Faculty members with expertiseinclude:

    Drs. Stephane McLachlan, Dave Barber,

    Jill Oakes

    Natural Resource Management

    Natural resource management refers to the management of natural resources such as land,

    water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on the reasonable and sustainableuse of natural resources, balanced with conservation, to ensure quality of life for future

    generations. Natural resource management specically focuses on a scientic andtechnical understanding of resources and ecology and the life-supporting capacity of those

    resources.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 3150 Environmental ResponsibilitiesENVR 3350 Environmental Management Systems

    ENVR 3850 Sustainable ManitobaENVR 4050 Ecosystem Management

    ENVR 4060 BiogeographyENVR 4650 Advanced Issues in Environmental Law and Policy

    NATV 2000 Working with Elders

    BIOL 3318 Boreal Ecology

    BIOL 4390 Principles of Wildlife Management

    GEOG 2250 Introduction to Geographic Information SystemsGEOG 4720 Advanced Methods in Geographic Information Systems

    GEOG 3730 Geographic Information Systems

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Drs. Rick Baydack and David Walker

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    Policy and Law

    Policy and Law is the foundation for understanding how environmental problems are

    addressed systematically. From international agreements on climate change, to fosteringlocal green businesses, to developing clean energy technologies - understanding,

    implementing and improving environmental policy and law is key.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    GEOG 2620 Geography of Environmental Changes

    ENVR 3150 Environmental Responsibilities

    ENVR 3250 Environmental AssessmentENVR 3350 Environmental Management Systems

    ENVR 4650 Advanced Issues in Environmental Law and Policy

    ECON 3710 Sustainable Development: Issues and Policy

    PHIL 2750 Ethics and the Environment

    ABIZ 3550 Environmental Policy

    NATV 4220 Environment, Economy, and Aboriginal PeoplesNATV 4240 Arctic Lifestyles

    LAW 3600 Environmental Law

    POLS 2040 Introduction to International Relations (6)

    POLS 4150 Indigenous Governance

    SOC 3380 Power, Politics and the Welfare StateSOC 3838 Ecology and Society

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Kristina Hunter

    Stewardship

    Stewardship is maintaining natural resources for future generations. Stewardship means,

    as humans we are responsible for our actions on earth. Future generations are dependantupon the continuity of the natural environment. We must respect life and integrate our uses

    of the natural environment. We must respect life and integrate our uses of the natural re-sources in a manner compatible with the continuity on earth. It requires a lot of education,

    research, work and dedication to successfully change the current systems to create and/orenhance sustainability of our actions.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    GEOG 2210 Economic Geography (6)

    GEOG 2520 Geography of Natural ResourcesGEOG 3520 Energy and Society (6)

    GEOG 3530 An Introduction to Land-Resource Management (6)ENVR 3110 Environmental Conservation and Restoration

    ENVR 3150 Environmental ResponsibilitiesENVR 3250 Environmental Assessment

    ENVR 3350 Environmental Management SystemsENVR 3750 Green Building and Planning

    ENVR 3850 Sustainable ManitobaENVR 4050 Ecosystem Management

    ENVR 4060 BiogeographyENVR 4650 Advanced Issues in Environmental Law and Policy

    GEOL 4370 Global Change

    ECON 2400 Introduction to Energy Economics

    ECON 3710 Sustainable Development: Issues and PoliciesECON 4470 Natural Resource Economics (6)

    ABIZ 3550 Environmental Policy

    AGEC 3510 Agroecology

    ANTH 2500 Culture, Environment, and TechnologyNATV 4220 Environment, Economy and Aboriginal People

    BIOL 3318 Boreal Ecology

    BIOL 4390 Principles of Wildlife Management

    PHIL 2750 Ethics and the Environment

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Dr. Stephane McLachlan and Kristina Hunter

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    Sustainable Building

    Sustainable Building, or Green Building describes projects that are sited to promote livable

    communities; protect sensitive lands and preserve natural resources; are energy ecientand/or use renewable energy; incorporate environmentally-friendly building materials and

    practices; and promote occupant health and well-being. As with all issues of sustainabilitythe solutions are particular to the place and people.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 3150 Environmental ResponsibilitiesENVR 3250 Environmental Assessment

    ENVR 3750 Green Building and PlanningENVR 3850 Sustainable Manitoba

    ENVR 4000* Topics: LEED

    GEOG 2440 Geography of Natural Hazards (6)GEOG 2620 Geography of Environmental Changes

    GEOG 2630 Geography of Culture and the EnvironmentGEOG 3460 Urban Geography (6)

    GEOG 3480 Canadian ProblemsGEOG 3520 Energy and Society (6)

    GEOG 3530 An Introduction to Land-Resource Management (6)GEOG 4550 Topics in Air Pollution: Climatology, Location, and Planning

    GEOG 4690 Natural Hazards and Disasters

    EVDS 2200 Ecology and DesignEVDS 2702 Natural and Human Systems

    EVLU 3000 History of Designed Environments

    EVLU 3002 Site Planning

    EVLU 3004 Ecology and DesignEVLU 3010 Landscape and Urbanism Theory

    EVLU 3014 Placemaking FundamentalsEVLU 4008 Plants, Ecosystems and Designs

    EVLU 4018 Principles of Urban Design

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Kristina Hunter

    Sustainable Development

    Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs

    while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present,but also for future generations. The achievement of sustainable development requires the

    integration of its economic, environmental and social components at all levels. People,land, culture and resources all interact to sustain our everyday lives and the outcomes of

    such interactions vary across the globe; they also vary in time as we witness changes in oureconomy and our environment.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    GEOG 2620 Geography of Environmental Changes

    GEOG 2630 Geography of Culture and the EnvironmentGEOG 3460 Urban Geography (6)

    GEOG 3480 Canadian ProblemsGEOG 3520 Energy and Society (6)

    GEOG 3530 An Introduction to Land-Resource Management (6)GEOG 3540 Regional Development Planning Theory and Practice (6)

    ENVR 3150 Environmental Responsibilities

    ENVR 3250 Environmental AssessmentENVR 3750 Green Building and Planning

    ENVR 3850 Sustainable ManitobaENVR 4050 Ecosystem Management

    ENVR 4650 Advanced Issues in Environmental Law and Policy

    ECON 3710 Sustainable Development: Issues and Policy

    ANTH 2430 Ecology, Technology, and SocietyANTH 2500 Culture, Environment, and Technology

    NATV 4220 Environment, Economy and Aboriginal Peoples

    NATV 4240 Arctic Lifestyles

    POLS 2040 Introduction to International Relations (6)POLS 3220 Globalization and the World Economy

    POLS 3250 International Political Economy

    SOC 2480 Population ProblemsSOC 2390 Social Organization

    SOC 3510 Population Dynamics and ChangeSOC 3838 Ecology and Society

    SOC 3840 Community and Social Reconstruction

    Faculty members with expertise include: Kristina Hunter

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    SOIL 3600 Soils and Landscapes in our Environment

    SOIL 4060 Physical Properties of SoilsSOIL 4500 Remediation of Contaminated Land

    SOIL 4510 Soil and Water Management

    ENVR 2180 Introductory ToxicologyENVR 2550 Environmental Chemistry

    ENVR 3150 Environmental ResponsibilitiesENVR 3180 Methods in Ecotoxicology

    ENVR 3250 Environmental AssessmentENVR 3550 Environmental Analysis

    ENVR 4180 Ecotoxicological Risk CharacterizationENVR 4550 Aquatic Chemistry

    ENVR 4000* Topics: Water ResourceManagement

    GEOG 4050 Ecosystem Management

    GEOG 4060 BiogeographyGEOG 2310 Introduction to Process

    HydrologyGEOG 2540 Weather and Climate

    GEOG 2620 Geography of Environmental Changes

    GEOL 4630 Geolimnology

    BIOL 3370 Limnology

    BIOL 3372 Wetland EcologyBIOL 4210 Biology of Fishes

    BIOL 4220 Marine BiodiversityBIOL 4310 Application of

    Population Ecology inFisheries and Wildlife

    BIOL 4374 Aquatic Botany

    CIVL 4250 Groundwater Hydrology (4)CIVL 4470 Watershed Processes (4)

    Water Resources

    The study of water resources is gaining increasing attention as society recognizes the limi-

    tations that exist with this important renewable resource. Water resources are importantto the environment generally in terms of being a critical factor in most biotic and abiotic

    processes. Ensuring a safe and healthy supply of water globally for human uses includinghousehold, agricultural, industrial, and recreational is the focus of this eld of study.

    Careers in this area can be further explored through the EcoCanada website (www.eco.ca).

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    Wildlie Management

    Wildlife and ecosystem management continue to be

    dynamic and emerging elds in environmental sci-ence and studies. Wildlife management is the science

    and art of changing characteristics and interactionsbetween animal populations, habitats, and humans

    to achieve specic societal goals. Ecosystem manage-ment addresses societal objectives for the broader con-

    sideration of all biological and abiotic components andtheir interacting processes in a dened geographical

    area. Both areas of study focus on reducing the loss ofbiological diversity. The Wildlife Society website (www.

    wildlife .org) provides additional details on careerprospects and course requirements for Certication in

    these elds.

    Selection of Relevant Courses:

    ENVR 3150 Environmental Responsibilities

    ENVR 3250 Environmental Assessment

    ENVR 3350 Environmental Management Systems

    ENVR 3850 Sustainable Manitoba

    ENVR 4050 Ecosystem Management

    ENVR 4060 Biogeography

    ENVR 3010* Field Topics in Environmental Science 1

    ENVR 3020* Extended Field Topics in Environmental Science 1

    ENVR 4010* Field Topics in Environmental Science 2

    ENVR 4020* Extended Field Topics in Environmental Science 2

    GEOG 2250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

    GEOG 3730 Geographic Information Systems

    GEOG 4060 Biogeography

    BIOL 3310 Foundations of Population Ecology

    BIOL 3312 Community Ecology

    BIOL 3314 Field EcologyBIOL 3318 Boreal Ecology

    BIOL 3372 Wetland Ecology

    BIOL 4210 Biology of Fishes

    BIOL 4220 Marine Biodiversity

    BIOL 4320 Ecological Methods

    BIOL 4360 Models of Behavioural Ecology

    BIOL 4390 Principles of Wildlife Management

    BIOL 4310 Application of Population Ecology in Fisheries and Wildlife

    SOIL 3600 Soils and Landscapes in our Environment

    SOIL 4060 Physical Properties of Soils

    SOIL 4500 Remediation of Contaminated Land

    SOIL 4510 Soil and Water Management

    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Drs. Rick Baydack , David Walker, Dale Wrubleski, Merlin Shoesmith, Steve Ferguson, Pascal

    Badiou

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    Faculty members with expertise include:

    Drs. Mark Hanson, Feiyue Wang, Rick Baydack, Gary Stern and Rob McDonald

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    Phone: (204) 474-7252

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    CLAYTON H. RIDDELL

    For Further InormationPlease Contact:Deans Oce

    440 Wallace Building

    University o Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2

    Tel. (204) 474 7252

    Fax. (204) 275 3147

    Email. [email protected]

    Visit us at:

    umanitoba.ca/environment