Food and water security for all North Americans depends on the Great Lakes, and environmental scientists play a critical role in their management and sustainability. Here, at the heart of the Great Lakes, we provide our students with comprehensive and balanced training in the physical and living environment – atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere. Through a systems-based approach, you will learn and apply a diversity of scientific tools and skills to understand the structure, function and health of this globally important freshwater resource. Our students have the skills employers are looking for!
Course Requirements: Advanced Functions/MHF4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, Biology/SBI4U, English/ENG4U
Recommended: Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U, Physics/SPH4U
Minimum Average: 70% (70% average in all required science and math courses)
Mean Average: 88%
Course Requirements: Grade 12 Advanced Functions, Grade 12 Chemistry, Grade 12 Biology. Grade 12 English.
Recommended: Grade 12 Calculus & Vectors, Grade 12 Physics
Minimum Average: 70% (70% average in all science and math courses)
Mean Average: 88%
* Course with lab
1 Students who have credit for MCV4U Calculus and Vectors may register in MATH 1720; those who do not have MCV4U should register in MATH 1760.
2 Students interested in the new GIS certificate should take ESCI 1141, which is a requirement for the certificate.
3 BIOL 1101 is recommended.
Examination of the principles governing living systems, with emphasis on the molecular and cellular basis of life, molecular genetics, energetics, differentiation, and development. (Grade 12 “U” Biology or equivalent, or BIOL 1003 and BIOL 1013 are strongly recommended; corequisite: Chemistry CHEM 1100 or equivalent.) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory hours a week.)
Introductory concepts in chemistry, including reactions of atoms, ions, and molecules, solution stoichiometry, thermochemistry, electronic structure of atoms, basic chemical bonding and molecular geometry, periodic properties of the elements, and the theory of gases. (Prerequisite: Grade 12U Chemistry or equivalent (CHEM-1000), or consent of the instructor.) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours a week.)
Trigonometric functions and identities, inverse trigonometric functions, limits and continuity, derivatives and applications, Mean value theorem, indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s rule, antiderivatives, introduction to indefinite integrals. (This course is required for students who do not have credit for Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors. The course is equivalent to MATH 1720 for all prerequisite purposes.) (Prerequisite: Grade 12 Advanced Functions.) (Antirequisite: MATH 1720.) (4 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
Trigonometric functions and identities. Inverse trigonometric functions. Limits and continuity. Derivatives and applications. Mean Value Theorem. Indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s Rule. Antiderivatives. Introduction to definite integrals. (Prerequisite: Grade 12 Advanced Functions and Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors or equivalent, or MATH 1780.) (Antirequisite: MATH 1720) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
An introduction to the components of Earth’s environment (geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) and the principles and processes defining and influencing environmental systems (energy and matter cycles). Human interactions with, and influences on, the environment will be examined (resource and land use, waste and pollution, development, conservation and sustainability). This course is designed for Science majors. (3 lecture hours a week, optional field trips).
This introductory course focuses on the key elements of map design, representation of spatial data and map interpretation. Topics will include projections, datums and coordinate reference systems, scale properties and unit calculations, map symbology and map accuracy. Different mapping approaches, such as choropleth, isoline and dot mapping will be utilized throughout the course. Web-based mapping will be introduced. Maps will be designed, generated, and interpreted using paper-based media and modern cartographic software in a laboratory setting. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.)
Principles governing living systems; the origins and diversity of life; evolution, reproduction, and heredity; the structure and function of viruses through plants and animals; basic principles of ecology. (Grade 12U Biology or equivalent, or BIOM-1003 and BIOL-1013 are strongly recommended) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory hours a week.)
A continuation of CHEM-1100 covering topics such as chemical kinetics, general equilibrium theory, acid-base theory, chemical thermodynamics, and introduction to organic chemistry. (Prerequisite: CHEM-1100.) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours a week.)
An introduction to Earth’s physical character and the processes that shape our planet. The focus is on the geosphere: Earth materials, weathering, sedimentation, magmatism and volcanism, metamorphism, deformation, earthquakes, mountain building, and Earth’s internal structure. These will be examined in the context of the origin of Earth, geologic time, and plate tectonics. The nature of mineral and energy resources will also be examined. This course is designed for Science majors. (3 lecture, 2.5 laboratory or tutorial hours a week).
Descriptive statistics. Probability, discrete and continuous distributions. Point and interval estimation. Hypothesis testing. Goodness of fit. Contingency tables. (Prerequisite: Grade 12 “U” Advanced Level Mathematics or equivalent, or Grade 11 Functions and Relations, or Grade 11 Functions.) (Antirequisites: 02-250, 73-101, 73-102, 73-105, 73-205, and GENG 2220.) (May not be taken for credit after taking 65-250 or 65-251.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)
This introductory course focuses on the basic principles, techniques, applications, and impacts of geographic information systems. Vector and raster data structures will be introduced, as well as methods for acquiring, storing, manipulating, and analyzing spatial and non-spatial data. Spatial data conversion, data reformatting, and basic database development techniques will also be explained. Geographic layers will be created and different overlay and spatial query procedures to address various real-world problems will be presented using proprietary and open source GIS software in a laboratory setting. (It is recommended that students take ESCI-1141 before taking this course.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.)
The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024