Bachelor of Journalism Honours in Environment, Sustainability and Society

Complex issues like water and energy security climate change and environmental degradation touch virtually every person in every profession in every part of the world. Studying Environment Sustainability and Society (ESS) at Dalhousie will allow you to explore the links between complex environmental issues and poverty globalization consumption and urbanization. Youll gain skills that will make you a leader and change-maker in your chosen career path.Youll combine your major in ESS with a second major depending on your undergraduate degree of choice.Dalhousies ESS program has an interdisciplinary approach allowing you to explore how ESS topics relate to other industries you may be interested in. The core ESS courses will help you analyze and understand a wide range of concepts relating to energy water climate change population and more.First-year students begin by taking general introduction courses to the concepts of Environment Sustainability and Society. These courses will give you the background for more in-depth studies in topics such as environmental decision-making and global environmental governance.

Completion of secondary school (Grade 12)The minimum overall average required for your program of interest in five academic Grade 12 courses (see list below)A qualifying final grade in Grade 12 academic English and any other required subjectInternational Baccalaureate (IB) -Minimum 5Higher Level English Language A - literature Or Language A - language and literature Minimum 6Higher Level English B - minimum grade of 6 Minimum overall average 75Academic English 12Pre-calculus Math 12Three additional academic subjects