The Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES)

Why pursue Environmental Studies?

The Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) degree is an interdisciplinary program providing exciting opportunities to draw upon social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and business courses to study environmental issues. The BES program emphasizes creativity and flexible thinking in developing solutions to complex environmental challenges. If you are interested in a broad, interdisciplinary approach to tackling environmental issues and in developing creative solutions to environmental challenges, the BES will be of interest to you.

What does the BES provide?

• Capacity for substantive study and research into environmental issues through the Maritime region’s first dedicated degree in Environmental Studies.
• Intellectual breadth and depth through a range of social science, humanities, natural science, and business courses relevant to environmental issues.
• Development of for critical and analytical thinking across disciplines in studying and understanding environmental problems.
• Appreciation for the complexities of environmental issues and the capacity for creative thinking when working toward solutions.
• Program design flexibility.