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Ecological Determinants of Health Domain
This domain is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment or B.Sc. Major Environment program.
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- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Cellular (63 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) or Bachelor of Science - Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Population (63 credits)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Cellular (63 credits)
The Cellular concentration in this Domain is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment or B.Sc. Major Environment program.
This Domain considers the interface between the environment and human well-being, with particular focus on the triad that ties human health to the environment through the elements of food and infectious agents. Each of these elements is influenced by planned and unplanned environmental disturbances. For example, agricultural practices shift the balance between beneficial and harmful ingredients of food. Use of insecticides presents dilemmas with regard to the environment, economics and human health. The distribution of infectious diseases is influenced by the climatic conditions that permit vectors to coexist with man, by deforestation, by urbanization, and by human interventions ranging from the building of dams to provision of potable water.
In designing interventions that aim to prevent or reduce infectious contaminants in the environment, or to improve food production and nutritional quality, not only is it important to understand methods of intervention, but also to understand social forces that influence how humans respond to such interventions.
Students in the Cellular concentration will explore these interactions in more depth, at a physiological level. Students in the Population concentration will gain a depth of understanding at an ecosystem level that looks at society, land and population health.
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 Ms. Kathy Roulet, the Program Advisor (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
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 would verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core Required courses for this program are taught at both ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ'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: Complementary Courses (39 credits)
39 credits of the Complementary Courses are selected as follows:
21 credits - Fundamentals, 3 credits from each category
12 credits - Human Health, maximum of 3 credits from any one category
6 credits - Natural Environment, maximum of 3 credits from any one category
Statistics
One of the following statistics courses or equivalent:
Note: Credit given for statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science.
| AEMA 310 | (3) | Statistical Methods 1 |
| MATH 203 | (3) | Principles of Statistics 1 |
Natural Environment:
6 credits chosen from the Natural Environment, maximum of 3 credits from any one category:
Ecology
* Note: you may take ENVR 540 or BIOL 540 but not both.
| BIOL 432 | (3) | Limnology |
| BIOL 465 | (3) | Conservation Biology |
| BIOL 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| BIOL 553 | (3) | Neotropical Environments |
| ENVB 410 | (3) | Ecosystem Ecology |
| ENVR 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| MICR 331 | (3) | Microbial Ecology |
| PLNT 304 | (3) | Biology of Fungi |
| PLNT 460 | (3) | Plant Ecology |
| WILD 410 | (3) | Wildlife Ecology |
Faculty:
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ School of Environment—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) or Bachelor of Science - Major Environment - Ecological Determinants of Health - Population (63 credits)
The Population concentration in this Domain is open only to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Major Environment or B.Sc. Major Environment program.
This Domain considers the interface between the environment and human well-being, with particular focus on the triad that ties human health to the environment through the elements of food and infectious agents. Each of these elements is influenced by planned and unplanned environmental disturbances. For example, agricultural practices shift the balance between beneficial and harmful ingredients of food. Use of insecticides presents dilemmas with regard to the environment, economics and human health. The distribution of infectious diseases is influenced by the climatic conditions that permit vectors to coexist with man, by deforestation, by urbanization, and by human interventions ranging from the building of dams to provision of potable water.
In designing interventions that aim to prevent or reduce infectious contaminants in the environment, or to improve food production and nutritional quality, not only is it important to understand methods of intervention, but also to understand social forces that influence how humans respond to such interventions.
Students in the Population concentration will gain a depth of understanding at an ecosystem level that looks at society, land and population health. Students in the Cellular concentration will explore these interactions in more depth, at a physiological level.
Suggested First Year (U1) Courses
For suggestion 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 Ms. Kathy Roulet, the Program Advisor (kathy.roulet [at] mcgill.ca).
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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
Core: Required Courses (18 credits)
Location Note: Core Required courses for this program are taught at both ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ'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: Complementary Courses (39 credits)
39 credits of Complementary Courses are selected as follows:
21 credits - Fundamentals, maximum of 3 credits from each category
6 credits - List A categories, maximum of 3 credits from any one category
12 credits - List B categories, maximum of 3 credits from any one category
Statistics
One of the following statistics courses or equivalent:
Note: Credit given for statistics courses is subject to certain restrictions. Students in Science should consult the "Course Overlap" information in the "Course Requirements" section for the Faculty of Science.
| AEMA 310 | (3) | Statistical Methods 1 |
| MATH 203 | (3) | Principles of Statistics 1 |
Advanced Ecology
* Note: you may take ENVR 540 or BIOL 540 but not both.
| AEMA 406 | (3) | Quantitative Methods: Ecology |
| BIOL 465 | (3) | Conservation Biology |
| BIOL 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| BIOL 553 | (3) | Neotropical Environments |
| ENVB 410 | (3) | Ecosystem Ecology |
| ENVR 540* | (3) | Ecology of Species Invasions |
| MICR 331 | (3) | Microbial Ecology |
| PLNT 460 | (3) | Plant Ecology |
| WILD 410 | (3) | Wildlife Ecology |
Decision Making and Social Change
* Note: you may take AGEC 200 or ECON 208 but not both.
| AGEC 200* | (3) | Principles of Microeconomics |
| AGEC 242 | (3) | Management Theories and Practices |
| BTEC 502 | (3) | Biotechnology Ethics and Society |
| ECON 208* | (3) | Microeconomic Analysis and Applications |
| EDER 461 | (3) | Society and Change |
| GEOG 302 | (3) | Environmental Management 1 |
| GEOG 404 | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| PHIL 343 | (3) | Biomedical Ethics |
| URBP 520 | (3) | Globalization: Planning and Change |
List B:
12 credits from the following list B categories, maximum of 3 credits from any one category:
Faculty:
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ School of Environment—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Faculty:
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ School of Environment—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)