Environmental Conservation and Management

Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust)

Gain a comprehensive understanding in environmental and natural resources management, land use and ecosystem services assessment, resource economics and environmental impact assessment.

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Degree

Bachelor

Length

4 years

Faculty/School

Interdisciplinary

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Why study Environmental Conservation and Management at UBC Okanagan?

The Environmental Conservation and Management concentration provides students with an understanding of the challenges of sustainably managing and preserving terrestrial and freshwater environments and resources.

Students also learn the key methods and tools in geographic information science that are essential to working in the discipline.

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Student Jacqueline Rowe replaces climate anxiety with climate action.

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Student Jacqueline Rowe replaces climate anxiety with climate action.

Degree Options

Students enrolled in BSust take a set of core integrative courses specific to sustainability along with a set of advanced courses in one of four concentrations.

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Sample Courses

These are examples of courses you can enrol in during your studies. To plan your academic journey, please visit undergraduate student resources.

INDG 102 - Introduction to Indigeneity: Ways of Knowing
SUST 100 - Sustainability: People, Place, and Process
EESC 111 - Earth Science
GEOG 109 - Earth Systems: Landscape Dynamics

BIOL 202 - Introduction to Biostatistics
SUST 201 - Introduction to Research in Sustainability and Geography
SUST 205 - Sustainability Economics
EESC 213 - Introductory Forest Science and Management
GEOG 272 - Cartography and Remote Sensing

SUST 300 - Achieving Sustainability at the Regional Scale
SUST 301 - Methods in Solving Wicked Problems
EESC 315 - Environmental Impact Assessment: Techniques and Practice
GISC 380 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science I

SUST 402 - Community Service Learning
EESC 402 - Freshwater Resources
EESC 444 - Dynamic Modelling of Human-Environment Systems
EESC 456 - Soil Science

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Careers and Outcomes

UBC degrees are respected by employers around the globe. Program graduates will have the skills to pursue a career in a variety of fields like,

  • Environmental assessment coordinator
  • Energy efficiency coordinator
  • Sustainability policy advisor
  • Wildlife or conservation management
  • Environmental compliance officer
  • Natural resources management specialist
  • First Nations resource management
  • Corporate sustainability officer
  • Market intelligence specialist
  • Urban or rural planner
  • Sustainability consultant or auditor
  • Clean energy advisor
  • GIS analyst

Admission, Fees, Applying

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Experiential Learning

Expand your horizons while studying abroad, conducting meaningful research, or working in the community with your UBC colleagues.

Learn more about Co-op, Go Global, Undergraduate Research Awards and other opportunities at Experiential Education.

Global and Close-Knit

At UBC Okanagan, you gain all the benefits of attending a globally ranked, top 5% university while studying in a close-knit learning community. 50% of graduates, from all across the globe, choose to stay in the region.

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