Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) Honours
The BSc (Agr) Honours program provides an innovative research experience for academically strong students that will prepare them for a research-driven employment opportunity or admission to graduate study. Students who take the Honours program will be able to apply scientific methods in an individual research project, research a scientific question, design and conduct experiments to address a scientific question, develop a critical synthesis of scientific results and communicate experimental concepts effectively both in writing and orally.
Admission to Honours
Students must apply for admission to the Honours programs. Students considering Honours should consult with an academic advisor early in their studies. To enter the program, students enrolled in the BSc (Agr) program must:
- have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher after their second year of study
- identify and gain the support of a thesis supervisor at the start of their third year of studies
Course Requirements
To graduate with Honours, in addition to fulfilling the BSc (Agr) degree requirements, students must earn a minimum of a B- in the Honours Thesis I and II courses (RESM 4014.03 and RESM 4015.03), achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, and complete any additional major requirements listed in the table below as defined by the major:
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Honours Requirements |
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Agricultural Business
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All courses required for the core and major plus:
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
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Agricultural Economics
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All courses required for the core and major plus:
ECOA 4000.03: Advanced Microeconomics
ECOA 4005.03: Advanced Macroeconomics
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
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Aquaculture
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All courses required for the core and major plus:
STAA 3000.03: Intro to Planned Studies or RESM 4012 Animal Research Methods
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
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Animal Science
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All courses required for the core and major plus:
STAA 3000.03: Intro to Planned Studies or RESM 4012 Animal Research Methods
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
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Environmental Sciences
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All courses required for the core and major plus:
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
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Integrated Environmental
Management
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All courses required for the core and major plus:
STAA 3000.03: Intro to Planned Studies
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
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Plant Science
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All courses required for the core and major plus:
STAA 3000.03: Intro to Planned Studies
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
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Year 3 and 4 Recommended Course Sequencing
BSc (Agr) - Agricultural Business
Year III: Semester V
MGTA 3009.03: Financial Management
MGTA 3011.03: Marketing Research
MGTA 3012.03: International Food Marketing or or three credit hours of electives
six credit hours of electives
Year III: Semester VI
ECOA 3002.03: Agricultural & Food Policy
MGTA 3000.03: Management Accounting
MGTA 3002.03: Consumer Behaviour or three credit hours of electives
MGTA 3010.03: Agribusiness Value Chain Management
RESM 3000.03: Research Methods in Agriculture
Year IV: Semester VII
MGTA 4006.03: Issues in Agribusiness Sustainability
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
nine credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VIII
MGTA 4000.03: Strategic Management
MGTA 4001.03: Advanced Entrepreneurship
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
six credit hours of electives
Electives must include:
BSc (Agr) - Agricultural Economics
Year III: Semester V
ECOA 2001.03: Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECOA 3001.03: Econometrics 1
MGTA 3009.03: Financial Management
six credit hours of electives
Year III: Semester VI
ECOA 3002.03: Agricultural & Food Policy
ECOA 3004.03: Agricultural Markets & Prices
ECOA 3005.03: Agricultural Production Economics
RESM 3000.03: Research Methods in Agriculture
three credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VII
ECOA 4000.03: Advanced Microeconomics
ECOA 4001.03: Econometrics 2
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
six credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VIII
ECOA 4004.03: Trade
ECOA 4005.03: Advanced Macroeconomics
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
six credit hours of electives
Electives must include:
BSc (Agr) - Animal Science
Year III: Semester V
BIOA 3008.03: Growth, Reproduction and Lactation
NUTR 3000.03: Animal Nutrition
nine credit hours of electives
Year III: Semester VI
ANSC 3000.03: Animal Breeding
NUTR 3001.03: Applied Animal Nutrition
RESM 3000.03: Research Methods in Agriculture
STAA 3000.03: Introduction to Planned Studies or elective
three credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VII
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
RESM 4012.03: Animal Research Methods or elective
nine credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VIII
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
12 credit hours of electives
Electives must include:
- six credit hours of Languages and Humanities/Social Science courses of which three credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above.
- six credit hours of approved Agricultural Courses.
- 12 credit hours of approved Animal Science electives at the 3000 or 4000 level from the following list: ANSC 3001.03, ANSC 3002.03, ANSC 3003.03, ANSC 3004.03, ANSC 3005.03, ANSC 3006.03, ANSC 3007.03, ANSC 3008.03, ANSC 3009.03, ANSC 3011.03, ANSC 4001.03, ANSC 4003.03, ANSC 4004.03, ANSC 4006.03, ANSC 4007.03, ANSC 4008.03, ANSC 4009.03, AQUA 3000.03, AQUA 4000.03, AQUA 4001.03, BIOA 3003.03, BIOA 3005.03, BIOA 3006.03, BIOA 4000.03, BIOA 4004.03, BVSC 3000.03, BVSC 3001.03, BVSC 4000.03, GENE 4005.03, GENE 4006.03, NUTR 3002.03, NUTR 4000.03, RESM 4012.03, SPEC 4000.03
BSc (Agr) – Aquaculture
Year III: Semester V
BIOA 3005.03: Fish Physiology
BIOA 3006.03: Aquatic Ecology
RESM 3000.03: Research Methods in Agriculture
six credit hours of electives
Year III: Semester VI
ANSC 3000.03: Animal Breeding
AQUA 3000.03: Fish Health
APSC 3013.03: Aquacultural Systems Technology
NUTR 3002.03: Fish Nutrition
STAA 3000.03: Introduction to Planned Studies or elective
Year IV: Semester VII
AQUA 4000.03: Finfish Production
RESM 4012.03: Animal Research Methods or elective
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
six credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VIII
AQUA 4001.03: Shellfish Production
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
nine credit hours of electives
Electives must include:
BSc (Agr) - Environmental Sciences
Year III: Semester V
BIOA 3001.03: Ecology
CHMA 4003.03: Instrumental Analysis or Elective
ENVA 3005.03: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
ENVA 3001.03: Environmental Sampling & Analysis
RESM 3000.03: Research Methods in Agriculture
three credit hours of electives
Year III: Semester VI
APSC 3002.03: Waste and Environmental Management
PHYS 1000.03: Physics for the Life Sciences I
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
six credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VII
ENVA 2004.03: Introduction to Integrated Pest Management Techniques
ENVA 4006.03: Air, Climate and Climate Change
HORT 3000.03: Environmental Processes
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
three credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VIII
ENVA 3000.03: Environmental Impact Assessment
12 credit hours of electives
*Physics - Students must complete either PHYS 1000 or PHYS 1002.03 but not both for credit.
Electives must include:
BSc (Agr) - Integrated Environmental Management
Year III: Semester V
APSC 2013.03: Machinery & Building Technology
APSC 3020.03: Energy Production & Utilization
ENGN 3016.03: Engineering Economy
RESM 3000.03: Research Methods in Agriculture
three credit hours of electives
Year III: Semester VI
APSC 3015.03: Irrigation and Drainage
APSC 3002.03: Waste and Environmental Management
MGTA 1004.03: Introduction to Business
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
STAA 3000.03: Introduction to Planned Studies
Year IV: Semester VII
APSC 4006.03: Wastewater Management
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
nine credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VIII
APSC 4004.03: Energy Conversion & Assessment
APSC 4005.03: Watershed management and Environmental Restoration
nine credit hours of electives
BSc (Agr) - Plant Science
Year III: Semester V
BIOA 3000.03: General Entomology
BIOA 3002.03: Weed Science
RESM 3000.03: Research Methods in Agriculture
STAA 2000.03: Introduction to Statistics
three credit hours of electives
Year III: Semester VI
BIOA 2005.03: Principles of Plant Pathology
RESM 4014.03: Honours Thesis I
SOIL 3000.03: Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management
STAA 3000.03: Introduction to Planned Studies
three credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VII
PLSC 4002.03: Plant Ecophysiology
RESM 4015.03: Honours Thesis II
nine credit hours of electives
Year IV: Semester VIII
15 credit hours of electives
Electives must include:
- six credit hours of Languages and Humanities/Social Science courses of which three credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above.
- six credit hours Plant Science Production courses from the following list: AGRN 2000.03, AGRN 2001.03, AGRN 2002.03, AGRN 2008.03, HORT 2000.03, HORT 2001.03, HORT 2004.03, HORT 2010.03, HORT 2014.03, HORT 2015.03, PLSC 1000.03, PLSC 2000.03, PLSC 2001.03.