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Ecological Determinants of Health in Society Domain

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Ecological Determinants of Health in Society Domain

This domain is open only to students in the B.A. Faculty Program in Environment.

Advisor Mentor
  • Ms. Kathy Roulet
  • Email: kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca
  • Telephone: 514-398-4306
  • Professor Marilyn Scott
  • Email: marilyn.scott [at] mcgill.ca
  • Telephone: 514-398-7996

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Faculty Program Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health in Society (54 credits)

An understanding of the interface between human health and environment depends not only on an appreciation of the biological and ecological determinants of health, but equally on an appreciation of the role of social sciences in the design, implementation, and monitoring of interventions. Demographic patterns and urbanization, economic forces, ethics, indigenous knowledge and culture, and an understanding of how social change can be effected are all critical if we are to be successful in our efforts to assure health of individuals and societies in the future. Recognizing the key role that nutritional status plays in maintaining a healthy body, and the increasing importance of infection as a health risk linked intimately with the environment, this domain prepares students to contribute to the solution of problems of nutrition and infection by tying the relevant natural sciences to the social sciences.

Program Prerequisites or Corequisites

All B.A. Environment students MUST take these pre- or corequisite courses, or their equivalents. These courses should be taken in the Freshman year if possible. Quebec students can take them in U1.

Calculus

3 credits of calculus from the following, or equivalent (e.g., CEGEP objective 00UN):

MATH 139 (4) Calculus 1 with Precalculus
MATH 140 (3) Calculus 1

Basic Science

3 credits of basic science from the following, or equivalent (e.g., CEGEP objective 00UK):

AEBI 120 (3) General Biology
BIOL 111 (3) Principles: Organismal Biology

Suggested First Year (U1) Courses

For suggestions on courses to take in your first year (U1), you can consult the "MSE Student Handbook 2010-11" available on the MSE website (/mse), or contact Kathy Roulet, the Program Advisor (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).

Program Requirements

NOTE: Students are required to take a maximum of 30 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, but does not include the Program prerequisites or corequisites listed above.

Location Note: When planning their schedule and registering for courses, students 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 (18 credits)

Location Note: Core Required courses 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

Core: Complementary Course - Senior Research Project (3 credits)

Only 3 credits will be applied to the program; extra credits will count as electives.

AGRI 519 (6) Sustainable Development Plans
ENVR 401 (3) Environmental Research
ENVR 451 (6) Research in Panama

Complementary Courses (33 credits)

33 credits of complementary courses are chosen as follows:

18 credits of Fundamentals, maximum 3 credits from any one category

9 credits from List A

6 credits from List B

Fundamentals:

18 credits of Fundamentals (3 credits from each category):

Health and Environment

GEOG 221 (3) Environment and Health
NRSC 221 (3) Environment and Health

Health and Infection

GEOG 403 (3) Global Health and Environmental Change
PARA 410 (3) Environment and Infection

Health and Pollution

ANTH 227 (3) Medical Anthropology
NRSC 333 (3) Pollution and Bioremediation

Economics

AGEC 200 (3) Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 208 (3) Microeconomic Analysis and Applications

Nutrition

NUTR 200 (3) Contemporary Nutrition
NUTR 207 (3) Nutrition and Health

Statistics

One of the following statistics courses or equivalent:

Note: Credit given for statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Arts.

AEMA 310 (3) Statistical Methods 1
MATH 203 (3) Principles of Statistics 1
SOCI 350 (3) Statistics in Social Research

List A:

9 credits from List A (maximum 3 credits from any one category):

Health and Society

GEOG 303 (3) Health Geography
SOCI 234 (3) Population and Society
SOCI 309 (3) Health and Illness

Hydrology and Climate

BREE 217 (3) Hydrology and Water Resources
GEOG 321 (3) Climatic Environments
GEOG 322 (3) Environmental Hydrology
NRSC 510 (3) Agricultural Micrometeorology

Agriculture

AGRI 210 (3) Agro-Ecological History
AGRI 340 (3) Principles of Ecological Agriculture
AGRI 411 (3) Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture

Decision Making

AGEC 242 (3) Management Theories and Practices
BTEC 502 (3) Biotechnology Ethics and Society
ECON 440 (3) Health Economics
PHIL 343 (3) Biomedical Ethics
URBP 520 (3) Globalization: Planning and Change

Biology Fundamentals:

AEBI 210 (3) Organisms 1
AEBI 211 (3) Organisms 2
BIOL 200 (3) Molecular Biology
BIOL 205 (3) Biology of Organisms
BIOL 308 (3) Ecological Dynamics
ENVB 305 (3) Population & Community Ecology
LSCI 211 (3) Biochemistry 1
PHGY 202 (3) Human Physiology: Body Functions

Development and Ecology

ANTH 212 (3) Anthropology of Development
ANTH 339 (3) Ecological Anthropology
GEOG 300 (3) Human Ecology in Geography
SOCI 254 (3) Development and Underdevelopment

List B:

6 credits from List B (maximum 3 credits from any one category):

Advanced Ecology

BIOL 465 (3) Conservation Biology
BIOL 553 (3) Neotropical Environments
ENVB 410 (3) Ecosystem Ecology
WILD 410 (3) Wildlife Ecology

Pest Management

BIOL 350 (3) Insect Biology and Control
ENTO 352 (3) Control of Insect Pests

Techniques and Management

CHEE 230 (3) Environmental Aspects of Technology
GEOG 201 (3) Introductory Geo-Information Science
GEOG 302 (3) Environmental Management 1
GEOG 380 (3) Adaptive Environmental Management
NRSC 430 (3) GIS for Natural Resource Management
PARA 515 (3) Water, Health and Sanitation

Social Change

EDER 461 (3) Society and Change
HIST 292 (3) History and the Environment

Immunology and Infectious Disease

MIMM 314 (3) Immunology
MIMM 324 (3) Fundamental Virology
MIMM 413 (3) Parasitology
PARA 438 (3) Immunology
WILD 424 (3) Parasitology

Populations and Place

CANS 407 (3) Regions of Canada
GEOG 498 (3) Humans in Tropical Environments
PSYC 533 (3) International Health Psychology
SOCI 520 (3) Migration and Immigrant Groups
SOCI 550 (3) Developing Societies
SOCI 565 (3) Social Change in Panama
Ã山ǿ¼é School of Environment—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Ã山ǿ¼é School of Environment—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
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