BSc (120 credit hour) Combined Honours in Ocean Sciences and another subject

Students who wish to study Ocean Sciences in conjunction with another subject may wish to pursue a Combined Honours degree program. The other subject may be any discipline from the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Computer Science, or the College of Sustainability. Ocean Sciences may be the primary subject (defined as the subject with the larger number of honours credits), or the secondary subject.

Students planning to enroll in a Combined Honours program should consult with academic advisors from both programs early in their studies. The same standards and conditions for admission apply as for entry into a Concentrated Honours program (see above). In addition, students must have their program of study approved by Academic Advisors in both subject areas. Students must complete an Honours Qualifying Examination in one of the two subject areas, a requirement normally completed in the primary subject area. For Ocean Sciences, this requirement is satisfied through OCEA 4201.03 and OCEA 4202.03.

Departmental Requirements

In addition to fulfilling the requirements outlined in the Academic Regulations and College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements, students in a BSc or BA Combined Honours program in Ocean Sciences and another subject must complete the following:

Ocean Sciences as the primary subject

1000 level

• PHYC 1190.03/PHYC 1290.03: Introduction to Physics or PHYC 1310.03/PHYC 1320.03 Physics In and Around You (or PHYC 1300.06)
• MATH 1000.03: Differential and Integral Calculus I/MATH 1010.03: Differential and Integral Calculus II
• MATH 1060.03/STAT 1060.03: Introductory Statistics for Science and Health Sciences or MATH 2060.03/STAT 2060.03: Introductory Probability & Statistics
• Any two of the following three course sequences: BIOL 1010.03/BIOL 1011.03: Principles of Biology, CHEM 1011.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity/CHEM 1012.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Energy and Equilibrium, ERTH 1080.03: Geology I/ERTH 1090.03: Geology II

OR Integrated Science Program (see overall Degree Programs description for Ocean Sciences) 

A “B+” average (3.3) must be attained in the following 2000-, 3000- and 4000- courses.

2000 level

• OCEA 2001.03 and OCEA 2002.03: The Blue Planet (minimum grade of "B")
• OCEA 2020.03: Tools and Concepts in Ocean Sciences I/OCEA 2021.03: Tools and Conceptsin Ocean Sciences II (minimum grade of "B")

3000 and 4000 level

• OCEA 3003.03: Introduction to Field Oceanography
• OCEA 3001.03: Introduction to Physical Oceanography or OCEA 4120.03: Physical Oceanography
• OCEA 3002.03: Introduction to Chemical Oceanography or OCEA 4130.03: Chemical Oceanography
• OCEA 4110.03: Geological Oceanography
• OCEA 4140.03: Introduction to Biological Oceanography
• OCEA 4000.03: Oceans and Global Change
• OCEA 4201.03 and OCEA 4202.03: Honours Research
• A minimum of twelve (12) credit hours from the Ocean Science Electives (Areas). See Ocean Science Electives (Areas).

Ocean Sciences as the secondary subject

1000 level

• PHYC 1190.03/PHYC 1290.03 or PHYC 1310.03/PHYC 1320.03 (or PHYC 1300.06)
• MATH 1000.03/MATH 1010.03
• MATH 1060.03/STAT 1060.03 or MATH 2060.03/STAT 2060.03
• Any two of the following three course sequences: BIOL 1010.03/BIOL 1011.03, CHEM 1011.03/CHEM 1012.03, ERTH 1080.03/ERTH 1090.03

OR Integrated Science Program (see overall Degree Programs description for Ocean Sciences) 

A “B+” average (3.3) must be attained in the following 2000-, 3000- and 4000- courses.

2000 level

• OCEA 2001.03 and OCEA 2002.03: The Blue Planet
• OCEA 2020.03: Tools and Concepts in Ocean Sciences I/OCEA 2021.03: Tools and Concepts in Ocean Sciences II

3000 and 4000 level

• OCEA 3003.03: Introduction to Field Oceanography
• OCEA 3001.03: Introduction to Physical Oceanography or OCEA 4120.03: Physical Oceanography
• OCEA 3002.03: Introduction to Chemical Oceanography or OCEA 4130.03: Chemical Oceanography
• OCEA 4110.03: Geological Oceanography
• OCEA 4140.03: Introduction to Biological Oceanography
• OCEA 4000.03: Oceans and Global Change
• A minimum of six credit hours from the Ocean Sciences areas. See Ocean Sciences Electives (Areas).