Sample Sequencing Plans
Sample sequencing plans are created to provide students with an example of how to plan courses for the duration of a program. Sample sequencing plans for each program and major can be found in the applicable Program Planning Guide.
a.Post-Diploma Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Agricultural Studies
This program is directed toward graduates of approved two-year college diplomas in Agriculture. Graduates of other diploma programs in Agriculture will also be considered. See www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/post-diploma for a list of colleges with approved diplomas.
Students must complete at least 20 courses (60.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, or School of Liberal Education, as follows, with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
Required core (11 courses):
Agricultural Studies 1000 - The Evolution of Agriculture
Agricultural Studies 3300 - Modelling of Agricultural Systems
Agricultural Studies 4000 - Seminar in Agricultural Issues
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Economics 2750 - Quantitative Methods in Economics
Economics 3300 - Agricultural Policy I
Statistics 1770 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
One of:
Economics 2150 - Economics of Agricultural Issues
Economics 2350 - Economics of Agricultural Markets I
One of:
Philosophy 2001 - Introduction to Ethics
Philosophy 2236 - Environmental Philosophy
Philosophy 3402 - Biomedical Ethics
One of:
Economics 2900 - Economics and Business Statistics
Statistics 2780 - Statistical Inference
One of:
English 1900 - Introduction to Language and Literature
History 1000 - The Western World
History 1200 - World History
Philosophy 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy
Religious Studies 1000 - Introduction to World Religions
One of the following streams (a. or b.; eight courses):
a. General Stream
Three courses (9.0 credit hours) at the 3000/4000 level from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses and List II: Social Science Courses
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) from List II: Social Science Courses
Four additional courses (12.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, and School of Liberal Education
b. Agricultural Economics Stream
Economics 1012 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
Economics 3010 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Economics 3012 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Economics 4300 - Agricultural Policy II
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) from List II: Social Science Courses, excluding courses in Economics
Two additional courses (6.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, and School of Liberal Education
Electives (one course):
One additional course from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses
Notes
Courses labeled as “electives” may be used towards a minor if a minor is chosen. Additional courses (apart from the core, stream, and elective courses) must be completed if a concentration is declared.
To determine if a given course has a Fine Arts and Humanities designation or Social Science designation, see List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses and List II: Social Science Courses (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
No more than two Independent Study courses (3990 or 4990; 6.0 credit hours) may be counted towards the program.
Students with an interest in graduate study in Agriculture or recognition in professional societies should select their additional courses from Economics (3000/4000 level).
A student who successfully completes this degree program and major may apply to the Alberta Institute of Agrologists (AIA) to be registered as a Professional Agrologist within Alberta. Students should contact the Coordinator of Agricultural Studies early in the program for further information.
Concentration: Agricultural Business (optional)
Students in the Post-Diploma B.A. in Agricultural Studies degree program may declare a Concentration in Agricultural Business.
Required Courses:
Accounting 2100 - Introductory Accounting
Marketing 2020 - Marketing
Three of:
Economics 3030 - Managerial Economics
Economics 3780/Management 3780 - Principles of Industrial Organization
1Human Resources and Labour Relations 3050 - Human Resource Management
Management 3010 - Business Law
Political Science 2210 - Canadian Politics and Government
Notes:
1This course has a prerequisite or corequisite that is not required for the major. See the Course Catalogue for more information.
Students may not double count courses required for the Concentration in Agricultural Business in fulfilling requirements for the post-diploma program.
For students who complete all requirements, the Concentration in Agricultural Business will be acknowledged on the official transcript.
b.Post-Diploma Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Agricultural Studies
This program is directed toward graduates of approved two-year college diplomas in Agriculture. Graduates of other diploma programs in Agriculture will also be considered. See www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/post-diploma for a list of colleges with approved diplomas.
Students must complete at least 20 courses (60.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, or School of Liberal Education, as follows, with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
Required core (11 courses):
Agricultural Studies 1000 - The Evolution of Agriculture
Agricultural Studies 3300 - Modelling of Agricultural Systems
Agricultural Studies 4000 - Seminar in Agricultural Issues
Biology 1010 - Cellular Basis of Life
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Economics 3220 - Environmental Economics
Economics 3300 - Agricultural Policy I
Geography 3210 - Food Systems Analysis
Statistics 1770 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
One of:
Philosophy 2001 - Introduction to Ethics
Philosophy 2236 - Environmental Philosophy
Philosophy 3402 - Biomedical Ethics
One of:
English 1900 - Introduction to Language and Literature
History 1000 - The Western World
History 1200 - World History
Philosophy 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy
Religious Studies 1000 - Introduction to World Religions
One of the following streams (a. or b.; eight courses):
a. Biological Sciences Stream
Biology 2000 - Principles of Genetics
Biology 2150 - Biostatistics
Biology 2200 - Principles of Ecology
Chemistry 1110 - Chemistry for Life Sciences I
Chemistry 2120 - Chemistry for Life Sciences II
Three of:
Biology 2090/Geography 2090 - Biogeography
1Biology 2300 - Cell Biology
Biology 3095/Geography 3095 - Advanced Biogeography
Biology 3420 - Animal Physiology
Biology 3460 - Plant Physiology
Biology 3520 - Invertebrate Zoology
Biology 3530 - Vertebrate Zoology
Biology 3560 - Integrative Plant Biology
Biology 3700 - Ecosystem Ecology
Biology 3710 - Population Biology
Biology 3720 - Community Ecology
Biology 4570 - Plant Breeding and Genetics
Environmental Science 2000 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science
Environmental Science 4010 - Current Events in Environmental Science
b. Geography Stream
Eight of:
Environmental Science 2000 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science
Environmental Science 4010 - Current Events in Environmental Science
Biology 2090/Geography 2090 - Biogeography
Geography 2300 - Weather and Climate
Geography 2700 - Geographical Data and Analysis
Geography 2735 - Introduction to Geographical Information Science
Geography 3075 - Environmental Resources Management
Geography 3080 - Soils
Geography 3095/Biology 3095 - Advanced Biogeography
Geography 3400 - Hydrology
Geography 3440/Environmental Science 3440 - Wetlands
Geography 3700 - Mapping in the Cloud
Geography 3710 - Field Techniques in the Earth Sciences
Geography 3720 - Remote Sensing
Geography 3735 - Analysis of Environmental Data
Geography 3740 - Geographical Information Systems
Geography 4060 - Agricultural Soil Management
Geography 4400 - Advanced Hydrology
Geography 4725 - Advanced Remote Sensing
Geography 4740 - Advanced Geographical Information Systems
Elective (one course):
One additional course from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses
Notes
1This course has a prerequisite or corequisite that is not required for the major. See the Course Catalogue for more information.
Courses labeled as “electives” may be used towards a minor if a minor is chosen. Additional courses (apart from the core, stream, and elective courses) must be completed if a concentration is declared.
To determine if a given course has a Fine Arts and Humanities designation, see List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
No more than two Independent Study courses (3990 or 4990; 6.0 credit hours) may be counted towards the program.
Students may count a maximum of two Special Topics courses (i.e., Biology or Geography 3850 or 4850) towards the required stream provided they are (1) clearly related to the stream and (2) approved by the Coordinator of Agricultural Studies.
Students wishing to pursue the Concentration in Geographical Information Science must complete Geography 2735 among the eight courses required in the Geography Stream.
A student who successfully completes this degree program and major may apply to the Alberta Institute of Agrologists (AIA) to be registered as a Professional Agrologist within Alberta. Students should contact the Coordinator of Agricultural Studies early in the program for further information.
Concentration: Agricultural Business (optional)
Students in the Post-Diploma B.Sc. in Agricultural Studies degree program may declare a Concentration in Agricultural Business.
Required Courses:
Accounting 2100 - Introductory Accounting
Marketing 2020 - Marketing
Three of:
Economics 3030 - Managerial Economics
Economics 3780/Management 3780 - Principles of Industrial Organization
1Human Resources and Labour Relations 3050 - Human Resource Management
Management 3010 - Business Law
Political Science 2210 - Canadian Politics and Government
Notes:
1This course has a prerequisite or corequisite that is not required for the major. See the Course Catalogue for more information.
For students who complete all the requirements, the Concentration in Agricultural Business will be acknowledged on the official academic transcript.
Concentration: Geographical Information Science (optional)
Students in the Post-Diploma B.Sc. in Agricultural Studies degree program may declare a Concentration in Geographical Information Science.
Required Courses:
Computer Science 1620 - Fundamentals of Programming I
Geography 3720 - Remote Sensing
Geography 3740 - Geographical Information Systems
Geography 4725 - Advanced Remote Sensing
Geography 4740 - Advanced Geographical Information Systems
Notes:
An alternate Geography course may be counted toward the concentration requirements provided (1) it is clearly related to Geographical Information Science and (2) it is approved by the Chair of the Department of Geography.
Students may not double count courses required for the Concentration in Geographical Information Science in fulfilling requirements for the Geography stream.
For students who complete all the requirements, the Concentration in Geographical Information Science will be acknowledged on the official academic transcript.
c.Post-Diploma Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science
This program is directed toward graduates of approved two-year college diploma programs in Computer System Technology or Computer Information Technology. Graduates of other diploma programs in these areas will also be considered. See www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/post-diploma for a list of colleges with approved diplomas.
Students must complete at least 20 courses (60.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, or School of Liberal Education, as follows, with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
Required core (12 courses):
Computer Science 1820 - Discrete Structures
Computer Science 2720 - Practical Software Development
Computer Science 3615 - Computer Architecture
Computer Science 3620 - Data Structures and Algorithms
Computer Science 3740 - Programming Languages
Mathematics 2000 - Mathematical Concepts
1Four additional courses (12.0 credit hours) in Computer Science at the 3000/4000 level
Two courses (6.0 credit hours) in Computer Science at the 4000 level, excluding Computer Science 4850 (Topics), Computer Science 4980 (Applied Studies), and Computer Science 4990 (Independent Study).
Electives (eight courses):
Four courses (12.0 credit hours) from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities
Four courses (12.0 credit hours) from List II: Social Sciences
Notes
1One of the additional 3000-level Computer Science courses may be replaced by a course from the following list:
Physics 3900 - Intermediate Experimental Physics (Series) (Digital Electronics)
Any 3000/4000-level Mathematics course
Courses labeled as “electives” may be used towards a minor if a minor is chosen.
To determine if a given course has a Fine Arts and Humanities designation or a Social Science designation, see List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses and List II: Social Science Courses (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
No more than two Independent Study courses (3990 or 4990; 6.0 credit hours) may be counted towards the program.
Students may find that their diploma courses may overlap in content with some course offerings in the Computer Science program. However, the Department’s offerings will often differ in focus and emphasis from diploma course offerings that bear superficially similar course descriptions. Students who have reservations about apparent duplication of offerings of Computer Science Electives studied in their diploma programs are encouraged to pursue other Elective offerings from the Department.
Students will be expected to have a working knowledge of the programming languages used by the Department in the delivery of Computer Science 1620 and Computer Science 2620. A student without this background will be expected to remedy any programming language deficiencies.
d.Post-Diploma Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Environmental Science
This program is directed toward graduates of approved two-year college diploma programs in Environmental Science or related areas. Graduates of other diploma programs in Environmental Science will also be considered. See www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/post-diploma for a list of colleges with approved diplomas.
Students must complete at least 20 courses (60.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, or School of Liberal Education, as follows, with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
Required core (14 courses):
Biology 1010 - Cellular Basis of Life
Biology 2000 - Principles of Genetics
Environmental Science 4010 - Current Events in Environmental Science
Geography 2300 - Weather and Climate
Geography 3740 - Geographical Information Systems
One of:
Physics 1050 - Introduction to Biophysics
Statistics 1770 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
One of:
Biology 2150 - Biostatistics
Geography 2700 - Geographical Data and Analysis
Three of:
Biology 2090/Geography 2090 - Biogeography
Biology 3095/Geography 3095 - Advanced Biogeography
Biology 3300 - Evolution
Biology 3460 - Plant Physiology
Biology 3520 - Invertebrate Zoology
Biology 3530 - Vertebrate Zoology
Biology 3630 - Field Biology
Biology 3660 - Field Botany
Biology 3700 - Ecosystem Ecology
Biology 3710 - Population Biology
Biology 3720 - Community Ecology
Biology 4605 - Conservation Biology
Biology 4700 - Molecular Ecology
Biology 4710 - Evolutionary and Ecological Modelling
Biology 4740 - Behavioural Ecology
Biology 4800 - Biology of Parasitism
Two courses (6.0 credit hours) in Geography at the 3000/4000 level, with a Science designation
Two lab-based courses (6.0 credit hours) in Chemistry at the 1000 level or above (preferably Chemistry 1110 - Chemistry for Life Sciences I and Chemistry 2120 - Chemistry for Life Sciences II)
Electives (six courses):
Three courses (9.0 credit hours) from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities
One course (3.0 credit hours) from List II: Social Sciences
One course (3.0 credit hours) from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities or List II: Social Sciences
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) at the 3000/4000 level, excluding Activity courses (labeled PHAC and MUSE)
Notes
Courses labeled as “electives” may be used towards a minor if a minor is chosen. Additional courses (apart from the core and elective courses) must be completed if a concentration is declared.
To determine if a given course has a Fine Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Science designation, see List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses, List II: Social Science Courses, and List III: Science Courses (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
No more than two Independent Study courses (3990 or 4990; 6.0 credit hours) may be counted towards the program.
Students may not take for credit those courses offered by Biological Sciences or Geography that have close equivalents in the college diploma program. These excluded courses include the following: Biology 1020, Biology 2200, Geography 1000, Geography 2065, Geography 2735, and Geography 3080.
Concentration: Geographical Information Science (optional)
Students in the Post-Diploma B.Sc. in Environmental Science degree program may declare a Concentration in Geographical Information Science.
Required courses:
Computer Science 1620 - Fundamentals of Programming I
Geography 3720 - Remote Sensing
Geography 4725 - Advanced Remote Sensing
Geography 4740 - Advanced Geographical Information Systems
One of:
Geography 4400 - Advanced Hydrology
Geography 4700 - Advanced Digital Mapping
Geography 4710 - Remote Sensing Field Techniques
Geography 4730 - Spatial Statistics
Geography 4751 - Spatial Modelling
Geography 4753 - Seminar in Remote Sensing
Notes:
An alternate Geography course may be counted toward the concentration requirements provided (1) it is clearly related to Geographical Information Science and (2) it is approved by the Chair of the Department of Geography.
Students may not double count courses required for the Concentration in Geographical Information Science in fulfilling requirements for the major.
For students who complete, in addition to the minimum 20 courses for this B.Sc. degree program, all five courses, the Concentration in Geographical Information Science will be acknowledged on the official academic transcript.
e.Post-Diploma Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Geography, With a Concentration in Geographical Information Science
This program is directed toward graduates of approved two-year college diploma programs in geography, geomatics and land resource information systems. Graduates of other diploma programs in these areas will also be considered. See www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/post-diploma for a list of colleges with approved diplomas.
Students must complete at least 20 courses (60.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, or School of Liberal Education, as follows, with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
Required core (14 courses):
Computer Science 1620 - Fundamentals of Programming I
Geography 1200 - Introduction to Human Geography
Geography 2210 - Spatial Organization of Economic Activity
Geography 2700 - Geographical Data and Analysis
Geography 3720 - Remote Sensing
Geography 3740 - Geographical Information Systems
Geography 4725 - Advanced Remote Sensing
Geography 4740 - Advanced Geographical Information Systems
Two of:
Environmental Science 2000 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science
Geography 2030 - Geomorphology
Geography 2300 - Weather and Climate
One of:
Geography 3700 - Mapping in the Cloud
Geography 3710 - Field Techniques in the Earth Sciences
One of:
Geography 4400 - Advanced Hydrology
Geography 4700 - Advanced Digital Mapping
Geography 4710 - Remote Sensing Field Techniques
Geography 4751 - Spatial Modelling
Geography 4753 - Seminar in Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing 4650 - Physics of Remote Sensing
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in Geography or Archaeology at the 3000/4000 level, with a Science designation
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) in Geography or Archaeology at the 4000 level, with a Science designation
Electives (six courses):
Three courses (9.0 credit hours) from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities
One course (3.0 credit hours) from List II: Social Sciences
One course (3.0 credit hours) from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities or List II: Social Sciences
One additional course (3.0 credit hours) at the 3000/4000 level, excluding Activity courses (labeled PHAC and MUSE)
Notes
Courses labeled as “electives” may be used towards a minor if a minor is chosen.
To determine if a given course has a Fine Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Science designation, see List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses, List II: Social Science Courses, and List III: Science Courses (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
Students may not take for credit courses that have close equivalents in their diploma program. Students should consult the Program Coordinator for Geography (Geographical Information Science Concentration) concerning possible adjustments to the above program requirements. Excluded courses include the following: Geography 1000 and Geography 2735.