Environment & Health program requirements
What the Environment & Health Specialist and Major require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Environment & Health Specialist
- Science program
- 14.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASSPE0365
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(14.0 credits, including 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level)
To help students proceed through the program, it is recommended that the first year BIO and CHM requirements are completed before entering the program.
Year 1:
1BIO120H1, BIO130H1
2(CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1 (Only transfer credits that carry exclusions to CHM135H1 and/or CHM136H1 will be accepted)
31.0 credit from: JEG100H1/ GGR101H1/ MAT130H1/ MAT135H1/ MAT136H1/ JMB170Y1/ PHY131H1/ PHY132H1/ PHY151H1/ PHY152H1/ PSY100H1
Year 2: Foundations of environment and health
4BCH210H1/ CHM247H1
5BIO220H1, BIO230H1/ BIO255H1
6HMB265H1/ BIO260H1
7ENV221H1, ENV222H1
8EEB240H1/ ENV234H1, ENV337H1
9PHL273H1
Year 3: Selected topics in environment and health with greater depth.
10STA220H1/ STA288H1, STA221H1
11BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ LMP363H1/ NFS284H1/ (PSL300H1 and PSL301H1)/ PSL350H1
12JGE321H1, ENV341H1
131.0 credit from: CHM210H1/ ENV342H1/ ENV441H1/ (only one from ESS261H1/ GGR203H1/ GGR303H1/ GGR314H1/ PHY231H1)
Years 3 & 4:
141.5 credits from environment and health relevant courses: HMB302H1/ HMB303H1/ HMB312H1/ HMB314H1/ HMB322H1/ HMB496Y1/ HMB499Y1/ ANA300Y1/ ANA301H1/ BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ BCH370H1/ CHM310H1/ CSB325H1/ CSB327H1/ CSB328H1/ CSB331H1/ CSB346H1/ CSB347H1/ CSB350H1/ CSB351Y1/ EEB318H1/ EEB319H1/ EEB321H1/ EEB328H1/ EEB362H1/ EEB375H1/ EEB428H1/ ENV316H1/ ENV336H1/ ENV342H1*/ ENV441H1*/ ESS311H1/ ESS312H1/ ESS425H1/ GGR303H1/ GGR305H1/ GGR347H1/ GGR348H1/ GGR372H1/ GGR433H1/ HIS423H1/ HST405H1/ PHS405H1/ IMM340H1/ IMM350H1/ LMP301H1/ LMP363H1/ MGY377H1/ NFS382H1/ NFS386H1/ NFS488H1/ PCL381H1/ PSL350H1/ PSL372H1/ PSL420H1/ PSY435H1 or any other approved course for which the student has appropriate prerequisites. The 1.5 credits can be chosen to reflect the particular academic interests of each student. *If not taken for Requirement 13 above.
Year 4: Advanced topics in environment and health with emphasis on primary research and critical analysis
15(ENV421Y1/ ENV421H1)/ ENV491Y1*/ ENV492H1*/ ENV493H1* or a minimum of 0.5 credit from any approved departmental or college independent research project (*the research topic for these courses must be related to environment and health)
16JEH455H1
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
Notes:
Note 1Since the elective courses isted in Requirement 14 are offered by various academic units, students are encouraged to carefully check the pre-requisites and enrolment controls or restrictions for the courses before enrolling.
Note 2Effective Fall 2026, all courses associated with University College’s Public Health program will have the "PHS" designator. Existing "PHS" coded courses remain unchanged.
Courses these requirements name
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
- CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
- CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
- CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
- JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
- GGR101H1Histories of Environmental Change
- MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
- MAT135H1Calculus I
- MAT136H1Calculus II
- JMB170Y1Biology, Models, and Mathematics last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
- PSY100H1Introductory Psychology
- BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
- CHM247H1Introductory Organic Chemistry II
- BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
- ENV222H1Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- EEB240H1Environmental Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
- ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- ENV337H1Human Interactions with the Environment
- PHL273H1Environmental Ethics
- STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- STA221H1The Practice of Statistics II
- BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
- CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- LMP363H1Principles of Pathobiology
- NFS284H1Basic Human Nutrition
- PSL300H1Human Physiology I
- PSL301H1Human Physiology II
- PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
- JGE321H1Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management
- ENV341H1Environment and Health
- CHM210H1Chemistry of Environmental Change
- ENV342H1Ecology of the Mind
- ENV441H1Planetary Health: Environmental Change and Human Health
- ESS261H1Earth System Evolution
- GGR203H1Introduction to Climatology
- GGR303H1
- GGR314H1Global Warming
- PHY231H1Physics of Living Systems
- HMB302H1Vertebrate Histology and Histopathology
- HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
- HMB312H1Laboratory in Health and Disease
- HMB314H1Laboratory in Human Biology
- HMB322H1Topics in Health & Disease
- HMB496Y1Research Project in Human Biology
- HMB499Y1Research Project in Human Biology II
- ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
- ANA301H1Human Embryology
- BCH370H1Laboratory Course in Biochemical Techniques
- CHM310H1Environmental Fate and Toxicity of Organic Contaminants
- CSB325H1Endocrine Physiology
- CSB327H1Extracellular Matrix Dynamics and Associated Pathologies
- CSB328H1Animal Developmental Biology
- CSB331H1Advanced Cell Biology
- CSB346H1Neurobiology of Respiration
- CSB347H1
- CSB350H1Laboratory in Molecular Plant Biology
- CSB351Y1Introductory Virology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- EEB318H1Principles of Evolution
- EEB319H1Population Ecology
- EEB321H1Community Ecology
- EEB328H1Physiological Ecology
- EEB362H1Macroevolution
- EEB375H1
- EEB428H1Global Change Ecology
- ENV316H1Laboratory and Field Methods in Environmental Science
- ENV336H1Ecology in Human-Dominated Environments
- ESS311H1Aqueous Geochemistry
- ESS312H1Hydrogeology
- ESS425H1Advanced Methods in the Geosciences
- GGR305H1Biogeography last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR347H1Energy Efficiency and Beyond
- GGR348H1Carbon-Free Energy Systems
- GGR372H1GIS for Public Health
- GGR433H1Built Environment and Health
- HIS423H1Social History of Medicine in the 19th & 20th Centuries
- HST405H1Global Migration and Health last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS405H1Global Migration and Health
- IMM340H1Fundamental Immunology
- IMM350H1The Immune System in Action
- LMP301H1Introduction to the Biochemistry of Human Disease
- MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
- NFS382H1Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism Throughout the Life Cycle
- NFS386H1Introduction to Food Science
- NFS488H1Nutritional Toxicology
- PCL381H1Molecular Toxicology Foundations
- PSL372H1Mammalian Physiology Laboratory
- PSL420H1Reproduction: Development and Function
- PSY435H1Environmental Psychology
- ENV421Y1Community Research for Social & Environmental Change
- ENV421H1Environmental Research last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- ENV491Y1Independent Studies Project
- ENV492H1Independent Studies Project
- ENV493H1Independent Studies Project
- JEH455H1Current Issues in Environment and Health
Environment & Health Major
- Science program
- Open enrolment
- ASMAJ0365
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
Required Courses (8.0 credits)
To help students proceed through the program, it is recommended that the first year BIO and CHM requirements are completed before entering the program.
Year 1:
1BIO120H1; BIO130H1
2(CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1 (Only transfer credits that carry exclusions to CHM136H1 and/or CHM135H1 will be accepted)
3JEG100H1/ GGR101H1/ MAT130H1/ MAT135H1/ PHY131H1/ PSY100H1
Year 2: Foundations in environment and health
4BCH210H1/ CHM247H1
5BIO220H1; BIO230H1/ BIO255H1
6HMB265H1/ BIO260H1
71.0 credit from environmental core courses: ENV221H1/ ENV222H1/ (EEB240H1/ ENV234H1)/ ENV337H1
Year 3: Third year core courses
8ENV341H1
9PSL300H1; PSL301H1
Years 3 or 4:
100.5 credit from environment and health relevant courses: HMB302H1/ HMB303H1/ HMB312H1/ HMB314H1/ HMB322H1/ HMB496Y1/ HMB499Y1/ ANA300Y1/ ANA301H1/ BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ PSL350H1/ BCH370H1/ CHM310H1/ CSB325H1/ CSB327H1/ CSB328H1/ CSB331H1/ CSB346H1/ CSB347H1/ CSB350H1/ CSB351Y1/ EEB318H1/ EEB319H1/ EEB321H1/ EEB328H1/ EEB362H1/ EEB375H1/ EEB428H1/ ESS425H1/ ENV316H1/ ENV336H1/ ENV342H1/ ENV441H1/ GGR303H1/ GGR305H1/ GGR347H1/ GGR348H1/ GGR372H1/ GGR433H1/ HIS423H1/ HST405H1/ PHS405H1/ ESS311H1/ ESS312H1/ ESS463H1/ IMM340H1/ IMM350H1/ LMP301H1/ LMP363H1/ MGY377H1/ NFS382H1/ NFS386H1/ NFS488H1/ PCL381H1/ PSL372H1/ PSL420H1/ PSY435H1
Year 4: Environment & Health Capstone Course
11JEH455H1
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
Notes:
Note 1Since the elective courses above are offered by various academic units, students are encouraged to carefully check the pre-requisites and enrolment controls or restrictions for the courses before enrolling.
Note 2Effective Fall 2026, all courses associated with University College’s Public Health program will have the "PHS" designator. Existing "PHS" coded courses remain unchanged.
Courses these requirements name
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
- CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
- CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
- CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
- JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
- GGR101H1Histories of Environmental Change
- MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
- MAT135H1Calculus I
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PSY100H1Introductory Psychology
- BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
- CHM247H1Introductory Organic Chemistry II
- BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
- ENV222H1Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- EEB240H1Environmental Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
- ENV234H1Environmental Biology: Structure and Function of Ecosystems last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- ENV337H1Human Interactions with the Environment
- ENV341H1Environment and Health
- PSL300H1Human Physiology I
- PSL301H1Human Physiology II
- HMB302H1Vertebrate Histology and Histopathology
- HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
- HMB312H1Laboratory in Health and Disease
- HMB314H1Laboratory in Human Biology
- HMB322H1Topics in Health & Disease
- HMB496Y1Research Project in Human Biology
- HMB499Y1Research Project in Human Biology II
- ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
- ANA301H1Human Embryology
- BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
- CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
- BCH370H1Laboratory Course in Biochemical Techniques
- CHM310H1Environmental Fate and Toxicity of Organic Contaminants
- CSB325H1Endocrine Physiology
- CSB327H1Extracellular Matrix Dynamics and Associated Pathologies
- CSB328H1Animal Developmental Biology
- CSB331H1Advanced Cell Biology
- CSB346H1Neurobiology of Respiration
- CSB347H1
- CSB350H1Laboratory in Molecular Plant Biology
- CSB351Y1Introductory Virology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- EEB318H1Principles of Evolution
- EEB319H1Population Ecology
- EEB321H1Community Ecology
- EEB328H1Physiological Ecology
- EEB362H1Macroevolution
- EEB375H1
- EEB428H1Global Change Ecology
- ESS425H1Advanced Methods in the Geosciences
- ENV316H1Laboratory and Field Methods in Environmental Science
- ENV336H1Ecology in Human-Dominated Environments
- ENV342H1Ecology of the Mind
- ENV441H1Planetary Health: Environmental Change and Human Health
- GGR303H1
- GGR305H1Biogeography last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- GGR347H1Energy Efficiency and Beyond
- GGR348H1Carbon-Free Energy Systems
- GGR372H1GIS for Public Health
- GGR433H1Built Environment and Health
- HIS423H1Social History of Medicine in the 19th & 20th Centuries
- HST405H1Global Migration and Health last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS405H1Global Migration and Health
- ESS311H1Aqueous Geochemistry
- ESS312H1Hydrogeology
- ESS463H1
- IMM340H1Fundamental Immunology
- IMM350H1The Immune System in Action
- LMP301H1Introduction to the Biochemistry of Human Disease
- LMP363H1Principles of Pathobiology
- MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
- NFS382H1Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism Throughout the Life Cycle
- NFS386H1Introduction to Food Science
- NFS488H1Nutritional Toxicology
- PCL381H1Molecular Toxicology Foundations
- PSL372H1Mammalian Physiology Laboratory
- PSL420H1Reproduction: Development and Function
- PSY435H1Environmental Psychology
- JEH455H1Current Issues in Environment and Health
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