Environment BEnv

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Environment BEnv

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      4 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

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    Course Summary

    A BEnv (Bachelor of Environment) degree from Simon Fraser University is perfect for students who want to gain a deeper scientific understanding of the physical processes which affect our environment as well as the social, institutional and political contexts in which environmental issues are debated and resolved. 

    The program is highly interdisciplinary, and is delivered by many departments, not just within the Faculty of Environment. You’ll study many aspects of environmental conservation, collapse and sustainability, with a heavy emphasis on practice methodology and communication of knowledge. 

    You’ll choose one of three majors:

    • Resource and Environmental Management 
    • Global Environmental Systems 
    • Sustainable Business: Joint Major in Business and Environment

    You’ll be encouraged to combine this core curriculum with classes chosen to suit your own interests and career goals, in order to apply environmental principles to new disciplines. This will allow you to custom tailor your degree program by adding field schools, research projects, co-op work experience, mentoring and other learning opportunities. 

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    The degree specialisations below are typically delivered over 4 years of full time study.

    Resource and Environmental Management Modules Include: 

    • Biogeography 
    • Cultural Heritage Management 
    • Earth Systems 
    • Economic Geography 
    • Geographical Information Science 
    • Global Change 
    • Indigenous Perceptions of Landscape 
    • Introduction to Ecology 
    • Introduction to First Nations Studies 
    • Introduction to Public Policy 
    • Introduction to Resource and Environmental Management in Canada 
    • Quantitative Geography 
    • Reconstructing the Human Past 
    • Social Geography 
    • Sustainable Communities, Sustainable World

    Global Environmental Systems Modules Include:

    • Archaeological Perspectives on Human Ecology 
    • Ecological Economics
    • Geoarchaeology 
    • Geography of Natural Hazards 
    • Hydrology 
    • Introduction to Geomorphology
    • Issues, Concepts and Cases in Development and Sustainability
    • Landscape Archaeology 
    • River Geomorphology 
    • The Climate System

    Joint Major in Business and Environment (Sustainable Business) Modules Include:

    • Business, Society and Ethics 
    • Communication
    • Ethics and the Environment 
    • Food and the City 
    • Geographies of Consumption 
    • Geography of Transportation
    • Global Resource Issues in Oceanography 
    • Industrial Location 
    • Introduction to Finance
    • Introduction to Marketing 
    • Management Practices for Sustainability
    • of Tourism 
    • Philosophy
    • Sustainable Innovation 
    • World Resources 

    Learning And Teaching

    SFU is dedicated to providing a dynamic learning environment for all of their students. Their BEnv programs are delivered primarily through lectures and seminars, though you will also participate in skills workshops and special events. 

    No matter which of the two Majors or single Joint Major you select, you’ll study a range of natural and social science content as well as courses which focus on good communication and academic methodology.

    Career Possibilities

    This degree is highly interdisciplinary, and can prepare you for a wide range of different careers, depending on your elective module choices. For example, you could add a major, minor or certificate in Business, Cultural Resource Management or many others.

    Recent graduates of SFU’s BEng program have become environmental managers, conservation officers, compliance coordinators, environmental planners, GIS specialists, restoration ecology professionals, business development managers, sustainability policy analysts and urban planners. 

    Entry & Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 4 year BEnv degree.

    Applicants to SFU’s Engineering programs should have a good Canadian secondary education behind them, or the international equivalent.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test.

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