Faculty of Science 4. Program Details 4.1 Biological Sciences 4.1.5 Programs in Ecology4.1.5 Programs in Ecology
Courses constituting the field of Ecology
1Students may apply a maximum of 9 units from independent project courses numbered 507, 528 and 530 towards their major field; of these 9 units, students are permitted a maximum of 6 units of independent project courses labelled as 507 offered by the Department of Biological Sciences. 2A maximum of 6 units of such courses may be counted towards the field. 3Applicability to the field depends upon the actual course content. Approval will have to be granted on an individual basis. Check the list published by the Department each February. 4No more than 6 units of such courses (approved by the Department prior to registering in the course) can be counted towards the major field. |
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Required Courses - Major Program
See also 3.4 Program Requirements, in particular, the regulations on the distribution of courses at the 200 level and above allowed in a program and on the List of Science-Equivalent Courses in Other Faculties (Table I). 18 units - Biology 241, 243, 311, 313, 331, 371 6 units - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213 6 units - One of Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275 and one of Mathematics 211 or 213 or 267 or 277 6 units - Computer Science 217 or Data Science 211 and Computer Science 219; or Computer Science 231 and 233; or Computer Science 235 and a senior Computer Science option Geology 201 and one of 202 or 203 or Physics 211 or 221, and 223 3 units - Biology 315 3 units - Chemistry 351 3 units - Chemistry 353 or option 3 units - Biology 401 3 units - Ecology 425 9 units - Chosen from Ecology 417, 419, 429, 439, 501, 527, 529 or Biology 451 3 units - Chosen from Ecology 413, Marine Science 420, 430, 450, 537, 501 (approval on individual basis depending on topic) or other Bamfield courses or field-based Ecology 507 with approval of the Department 12 units - Options from courses constituting the Field of Ecology 18 units - Breadth Requirement: Options from outside the Faculty of Science1 27 units - Options 1These 18 units options are selected from faculties outside the Faculty of Science (check Table I in 3.4 Program Requirements for ineligible courses). Of these 18 units, at least 6 units must be from the Faculty of Arts. Science 311 may be counted among the 18 units from other faculties. |
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Required Courses - Honours Program
18 units - Biology 241, 243, 311, 313, 331, 371 6 units - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213 6 units - One of Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275 and one of Mathematics 211 or 213 or 267 or 277 6 units - Computer Science 217 or Data Science 211 and Computer Science 219; or Computer Science 231 and 233; or Computer Science 235 and a senior Computer Science option or Geology 201 and one of 202 or 203 or Physics 211 or 221, and 223
3 units - Biology 315 3 units - Chemistry 351 3 units - Chemistry 353 or option 3 units - Biology 401 3 units - Ecology 425 9 units - Chosen from Ecology 417, 419, 429, 439, 501, 527, 529 or Biology 451 3 units - Chosen from Ecology 413, Marine Science 420, 430, 450, 537, 501 (approval on individual basis depending on topic) or other Bamfield courses or field-based Ecology 507 with approval of the Department 12 units - Options from courses constituting the Field of Ecology
6 units - Ecology 530 18 units - Breadth Requirement: Options from outside the Faculty of Science1 21 units - Options 1These 18 units options are selected from faculties outside the Faculty of Science (check Table I in 3.4 Program Requirements for ineligible courses). Of these 18 units, at least 6 units must be from the Faculty of Arts. Science 311 may be counted among the 18 units from other faculties. |
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Suggested Program Sequence
1Students need to take three of these five courses |
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Ecology Co-operative Education
See the subsection on Co-operative Education/Internship Programs in Section 3 (Faculty Regulations) for information on applying. Students should also review the major section on "Co-operative Education/Internship" of this Calendar. Co-operative Education programs are five-year degree programs that include 12 to 16 months of supervised work experience in various industrial and government workplaces. Minimally, students must be in their second year in the Biological Sciences program with a grade point average of 2.30 before applying for admission to the BSc Ecology Co-operative Education program. A grade point average of 3.30 is required for entry into the BSc Honours Ecology Co-operative Education program. In addition, students must complete the courses outlined for the second year of the Ecology program with the same minimum grade point average before commencing the first co-operative education placement (the summer following second year). |
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Required Courses
120 units - Same as Ecology Majors or Honours 12 months - Co-operative Education work terms (Co-operative Education 543.01, 543.02, 543.03) |
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Work Term Assessment
The mandatory work term courses, Co-operative Education 543.01, 543.02, 543.03 and the optional course, Co-operative Education 543.04, are graded on a credit (CR) or fail (F) basis. A positive assessment requires satisfactory performance on each of the following items: (b) The employer's evaluation of job performance. (c) The student's self-assessment of job performance and the overall job experience, which is normally based on participation in a debriefing or integrative session. (d) A work term report prepared by the student and evaluated by the Faculty. Notes:
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