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Program Requirements

Required Courses (9 credits)

• NRSC 512 Water: Ethics, Law and Policy (3 credits)

  Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Natural Resource Sciences : The various legal expressions of the relationship between humanity and water such as those grounded in markets, basic rights, First Nations traditions, utilitarianism and cost/benefit analysis. Public, private and international law, and intergovernmental institutions relevant to the protection and management of water resources.

  Terms: Fall 2011

  Instructors: Clamen, Murray (Fall)

  • Fall

• NRSC 514 Freshwater Ecosystems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Natural Resource Sciences : Origin, diversity, structure, function and evolution of freshwater ecosystems; fauna, flora and biotic communities of freshwater habitats; indicator organisms; biotic indices; human impact on freshwater ecosystems.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  • Fall
• PARA 515 Water, Health and Sanitation (3 credits)

  Offered by: Parasitology (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Parasitology : The origin and types of water contaminants including live organisms, infectious agents and chemicals of agricultural and industrial origins. Conventional and new technological developments to eliminate water pollutants. Comparisons of water, health and sanitation between industrialized and developing countries.

  Terms: Winter 2012

  Instructors: Geary, Timothy; Faubert, Gaetan Mario (Winter)

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

3 credits from the following:

• BREE 533 Water Quality Management (3 credits)

  Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Bioresource Engineering : Management of water quality for sustainability. Cause of soil degradation, surface and groundwater contamination by agricultural chemicals and toxic pollutants. Screening and mechanistic models. Human health and safety concerns. Water table management. Soil and water conservation techniques will be examined with an emphasis on methods of prediction and best management practices.

  Terms: Fall 2011

  Instructors: Clark, Grant; Stämpfli, Nicolas; Schwertfeger, Dina (Fall)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BREE 625 (formerly ABEN 625).

  • This course carries an additional charge of $13 to cover the cost of transportation with respect to a field trip. The fee is refundable only during the withdrawal with full refund period.

• CIVE 550 Water Resources Management (3 credits)

  Offered by: Civil Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)

  Overview

  Civil Engineering : State-of-the-art water resources management techniques; case studies of their application to Canadian situations; identification of major issues and problem areas; interprovincial and international river basins; implications of development alternatives; institutional arrangements for planning and development of water resources; and, legal and economic aspects.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  • (3-0-6)
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): CIVE 323 or equivalent

and 3 credits from the list available in the Department chosen in consultation with the Academic Adviser.