Bachelor of Arts in Environment and Society (Honours)

McMaster University

The Honours Environment & Society degree program equips students with the knowledge needed to understand the dynamic relationships between human societies and the environments (built, social, economic and natural) they inhabit, and the skills necessary to pursue careers in urban planning, Geographic Information Science, environmental management and sustainability and many other fields.This interdisciplinary program combines insights and skills from Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, Geographic Information Science, Human Geography, and Urban Studies to deliver a rigorous yet flexible program of study.Experiential in nature, Environment & Society offers a range of hands-on educational and training opportunities. These include in-course fieldwork, intensive field courses, internship opportunities, community-based learning, as well as independent study and undergraduate research opportunities. Our courses are organized around several distinct themes:Environmental Challenges & SolutionsUrban Studies & PlanningEconomic DevelopmentGIS & Spatial AnalysisTransportation & MobilityHealth & PopulationEach theme has its own sequence of courses and prerequisites (see the Course Listings section in the Social Science Undergraduate Calendar). Students can elect to take some or all of the upper level courses from different subfields. In addition, there is a core set of courses encompassing research design, data collection and analysis, field work, and the senior thesis or review paper.In addition to the core program, students can earn one or more additional credentials, enhancing their skillset and competitiveness for employment and graduate study:Concurrent Certificate in Geographic Information Science (GIS)Concurrent Certificate in Urban Studies & PlanningInterdisciplinary Minor in Sustainability