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Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality Domain
This domain is open only to students in the B.Sc. Major in Environment program in the Faculty of Science.
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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality (60 credits)
The rapid expansion of industrialization has been accompanied with a host of environmental problems, many, if not most, involving the atmosphere. Some problems are of a local nature, such as air pollution in large urban centres, while others are global, or at least reach areas far removed from industrial activities.
The emphasis in this Domain is on the mechanisms of atmospheric flow and on atmospheric chemistry. Courses examine how the atmosphere transports pollution, lifting it to great heights into the stratosphere or keeping it trapped near the ground, moving it around the globe or imprisoning it locally, or how it simply cleanses itself of the pollution through rainfall. The Domain also gives students the training required to understand the important chemical reactions taking place within the atmosphere, as well as the know-how necessary to measure and analyze atmospheric constituents.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestions on courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook 2010-2011" available on the MSE website ().
Program Requirements
NOTE: Students are required to take a maximum of 31 credits at the 200-level and a minimum of 12 credits at the 400-level or higher in this program. This includes Core and Required courses.
Location Note: When planning your schedule and registering for courses, you should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both Ã山ǿ¼é's downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses
Location Note: Core Required courses for this program are taught at both Ã山ǿ¼é's downtown campus and at the Macdonald Campus in Ste. Anne de Bellevue. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Macdonald campus.
| ENVR 200 | (3) | The Global Environment |
| ENVR 201 | (3) | Society and Environment |
| ENVR 202 | (3) | The Evolving Earth |
| ENVR 203 | (3) | Knowledge, Ethics and Environment |
| ENVR 301 | (3) | Environmental Research Design |
| ENVR 400 | (3) | Environmental Thought |
Domain: Required Courses (18 credits)
18 credits are selected from:
* Note: you may take ATOC 219 or CHEM 219 but not both.
| ATOC 214 | (3) | Introduction: Physics of the Atmosphere |
| ATOC 215 | (3) | Oceans, Weather and Climate |
| ATOC 219* | (3) | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry |
| ATOC 315 | (3) | Water in the Atmosphere |
| CHEM 219* | (3) | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry |
| CHEM 307 | (3) | Analytical Chemistry of Pollutants |
| GEOG 308 | (3) | Principles of Remote Sensing |
Domain: Complementary Courses (21 credits)
21 credits of Complementary Courses are selected as follows:
6 credits - analytical chemistry/calculus courses
3 credits - statistics
9 credits - math or physical science
3 credits - social science
Math or Physical Science:
9 credits of math or physical science (at least 6 credits of which are at the 300-level or above):
* Note: you may take ATOC 419 or CHEM 419 but not both; you may take MATH 315 or AEMA 305 but not both.
| AEMA 305* | (3) | Differential Equations |
| ATOC 309 | (3) | Weather Radars and Satellites |
| ATOC 412 | (3) | Atmospheric Dynamics |
| ATOC 419* | (3) | Advances in Chemistry of Atmosphere |
| ATOC 540 | (3) | Synoptic Meteorology 1 |
| CHEE 230 | (3) | Environmental Aspects of Technology |
| CHEM 243 | (2) | Introductory Physical Chemistry 2 |
| CHEM 377 | (3) | Instrumental Analysis 2 |
| CHEM 419* | (3) | Advances in Chemistry of Atmosphere |
| CIVE 225 | (4) | Environmental Engineering |
| COMP 208 | (3) | Computers in Engineering |
| GEOG 505 | (3) | Global Biogeochemistry |
| MATH 223 | (3) | Linear Algebra |
| MATH 315* | (3) | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| NRSC 333 | (3) | Pollution and Bioremediation |
| NRSC 510 | (3) | Agricultural Micrometeorology |
Social Science:
one of:
| ANTH 206 | (3) | Environment and Culture |
| ANTH 418 | (3) | Environment and Development |
| ECON 225 | (3) | Economics of the Environment |
| ECON 347 | (3) | Economics of Climate Change |
| ENVR 465 | (3) | Environment and Social Change |
| GEOG 302 | (3) | Environmental Management 1 |
| GEOG 380 | (3) | Adaptive Environmental Management |
| GEOG 404 | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| GEOG 498 | (3) | Humans in Tropical Environments |
| POLI 466 | (3) | Public Policy Analysis |
| RELG 270 | (3) | Religious Ethics and the Environment |
Faculty:
Ã山ǿ¼é School of Environment—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Faculty:
Ã山ǿ¼é School of Environment—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)