Combined Major
Program type
Programs | BSC-CLSC
Climate Science
Published program structure, rebuilt as a static map with stream-aware prerequisite graphs.
62
Named courses in the published structure
46
Related prerequisite courses outside the named list
2
Named stream progressions
Official Source
Calendar entry
Published Description
Catalog text
This single degree program is composed of a selected combination of courses from the Department of Geography and the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. Students may complete this program in either the Faculty of Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science. Those choosing a Social Science degree should consult the Social Sciences Faculty Program Requirements; those choosing a Science degree should consult the Science Faculty Program Requirements.
Program Notes
Catalog notes
Program Graphs
Program requirements arranged by prerequisite flow.
Climate Science is published with a shared core and two stream-specific progressions. There are separate maps below for each stream. Note that courses with no direct prerequisite links in the database are shown as isolated nodes. Some of these courses may have prerequisites outside the scope of the courses that we pulled from the database.
Stream Map
Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation
In addition to the stream requirements below, students should refer to the requirements of the BSc Climate Science Major program.
Program legend
Node colours show required courses, related prerequisites, and distinct option sets used in the impacts, adaptations and mitigation map.
Required program courseRelated prerequisite courseYear 1 options (choose 1)Year 2 option A (choose 1)Years 3 and 4 option A (choose 1)Years 3 and 4 option B (choose 1)
Additional program requirements
- Complete 15 units of electives
- Complete 6 units of: Year 2 stream requirements (see below)
- Complete 18 units of: Year 3 and 4 stream requirements (see below)
- 1.5 units from
Stream Map
Physical Climate Science
In addition to the stream requirements below, students should refer to the requirements of the BSc Climate Science Major program.
Program legend
Node colours show required courses, related prerequisites, and distinct option sets used in the physical climate science map.
Required program courseRelated prerequisite courseYear 1 options (choose 1)Year 2 option A (choose 1)Years 3 and 4 option A (choose 2)Years 3 and 4 option B (choose 2)Years 3 and 4 option C (choose 1)Years 3 and 4 option D (choose 1)
Additional program requirements
- Complete 15 units of electives
- Complete 6 units of: Year 2 stream requirements (see below)
- Complete 18 units of: Year 3 and 4 stream requirements (see below)
- Complete 1.5 units from: 300- or 400-level GEOG or 300- or 400-level EOS
- Students taking the Minor in Ocean Sciences may replace this requirement with two courses from Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation elective group
Contact Hours
Per-term contact hours by published section.
Each stream path combines the shared program core with the stream-specific requirements.
Regular-term figures are averaged across the published terms in each section. Electives are simplified to 3-0-0 at minimum and 3-3-0 at maximum, scaled to the published unit count. Open a row to inspect the named courses and assumptions.
Stream path
Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation
Year 1Regular term avg 24.5-28 h/wkSummer field None
Regular-term totals are averaged across the published terms in this section.
all of the following
all of
1 of
Complete 3 units of electives
Electives are simplified to 3-0-0 at the low end and 3-3-0 at the high end, scaled to the published unit count.
Year 2Regular term avg 20-23.5 h/wkSummer field None
Regular-term totals are averaged across the published terms in this section.
all of the following
1 of
Complete 6 units of: Year 2 stream requirements (see below)
Resolved against the published Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation requirements.
Complete 3 units of electives
Electives are simplified to 3-0-0 at the low end and 3-3-0 at the high end, scaled to the published unit count.
Years 3 and 4Regular term avg 16.5-23.5 h/wkSummer field None
Regular-term totals are averaged across the published terms in this section. The calendar publishes this as one combined section rather than separate year totals.
all of the following
Complete 18 units of: Year 3 and 4 stream requirements (see below)
Resolved against the published Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation requirements.
Years 3 and 4
The calendar publishes this as one combined section rather than separate Year 3 and Year 4 totals.
all of the following
all of
1 of
ANTH302Globalization, Health, and the Environment
ADMN316Public Sector Communications
ADMN420The Public Policy Process
CIVE315Environmental Policy
CIVE411Resilient Smart Cities
ECON383Climate Economics
ES314Philosophy and the Environment
ES405Climate, Energy and Politics
PHIL333Philosophy and the Environment
POLI350Introduction to Public Administration
POLI351Public Policy Analysis
Complete 12 units of electives
Electives are simplified to 3-0-0 at the low end and 3-3-0 at the high end, scaled to the published unit count.
Stream path
Physical Climate Science
Year 1Regular term avg 24.5-28 h/wkSummer field None
Regular-term totals are averaged across the published terms in this section.
all of the following
all of
1 of
Complete 3 units of electives
Electives are simplified to 3-0-0 at the low end and 3-3-0 at the high end, scaled to the published unit count.
Year 2Regular term avg 21.5-25 h/wkSummer field None
Regular-term totals are averaged across the published terms in this section.
all of the following
1 of
Complete 6 units of: Year 2 stream requirements (see below)
Resolved against the published Physical Climate Science requirements.
Complete 3 units of electives
Electives are simplified to 3-0-0 at the low end and 3-3-0 at the high end, scaled to the published unit count.
Years 3 and 4Regular term avg 15.25-24.5 h/wkSummer field None
Regular-term totals are averaged across the published terms in this section. The calendar publishes this as one combined section rather than separate year totals.
all of the following
Complete 18 units of: Year 3 and 4 stream requirements (see below)
Resolved against the published Physical Climate Science requirements.
Years 3 and 4
The calendar publishes this as one combined section rather than separate Year 3 and Year 4 totals.
all of the following
all of
2 of
Complete 1.5 units from: 300- or 400-level GEOG or 300- or 400-level EOS
2 of the following
Students taking the Minor in Ocean Sciences may replace this requirement with two courses from Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation elective group.
1 of
ADMN316Public Sector Communications
ADMN420The Public Policy Process
ANTH302Globalization, Health, and the Environment
CIVE315Environmental Policy
CIVE411Resilient Smart Cities
ECON383Climate Economics
ES301Political Ecology
ES314Philosophy and the Environment
ES405Climate, Energy and Politics
GEOG301Environmental Impact Assessment
GEOG314Global Environmental Change and Human Response
GEOG323Digital Mapping
GEOG371Water Resources Management
GEOG450Environment and Sustainability in Practice
PHIL333Philosophy and the Environment
POLI350Introduction to Public Administration
POLI351Public Policy Analysis
POLI357Canadian Environmental Politics
STAT359Data Analysis
Complete 12 units of electives
Electives are simplified to 3-0-0 at the low end and 3-3-0 at the high end, scaled to the published unit count.
Related Courses
Prerequisite courses outside the named program list.
These courses are not listed directly in the published program requirements, but they appear in the prerequisite chains that make the flow map readable.
ANTH317BIOL150ABIOL150BBIOL186CHEM091CHEM150CSC110CSC111ECON245EOS210EOS311EOS313ES302ES365ES378ES399GEOG101AGEOG110GEOG226GEOG303GEOG304GEOG339GEOG346GEOG353GEOG357GEOG358MATH102MATH109MATH120MATH151MATH202MATH205MATH208PHYS102APHYS102BPHYS112PHYS120PHYS130PHYS210PHYS340PSYC300ASOCI271SOCI371ASTAT252STAT254STAT255