From air pollution and water contamination to climate change, the anthropogenic impact on our environment has significant repercussions on human health. A collaboration between the School of the Environment and Human Biology, the objective of the Environment and Health program is to provide students with instruction in fundamental biological sciences and to integrate a broad understanding of the environmental determinants of health.
For more information, please email the School of the Environment’s Undergraduate Student Advisor, David Powell, at ug.office.env@utoronto.ca.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2025). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry and there are program-specific year 3 entry enrolment requirements. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Environment & Health Major program in the Summer after Year 2 and have completed a 0.5 credit of ENV221H1 or ENV222H1 and a 0.5 credit of EEB240H1 or BIO220H1 prior to ASIP entry.
(14.0 credits, including 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level)
To help students proceed through the program, it is recommended that the first year BIO and CHM requirements are completed before entering the program.
Year 1:
2. ( CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1 (Only transfer credits that carry exclusions to CHM135H1 and/or CHM136H1 will be accepted)
3. 1.0 credit from: GGR100H1/ JEG100H1/ GGR101H1/ MAT135H1/ MAT136H1/ JMB170Y1/ PHY131H1/ PHY132H1/ PHY151H1/ PHY152H1/ PSY100H1
Year 2: Foundations of environment and health
5. BIO220H1, BIO230H1/ BIO255H1
8. EEB240H1/ ENV234H1, ENV337H1
9. PHL273H1
Year 3: Selected topics in environment and health with greater depth.
10. STA220H1/ STA288H1, STA221H1
11. BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ LMP363H1/ NFS284H1/( PSL300H1 and PSL301H1)/ PSL350H1
13. 1.0 credit from: CHM210H1/ ENV342H1/ ENV441H1/ (only one from ESS261H1/ GGR203H1/ GGR303H1/ GGR314H1/ PHY231H1)
Years 3 & 4:
14. 1.5 credits from environment and health relevant courses: HMB302H1/ HMB303H1/ HMB312H1/ HMB314H1/ HMB322H1/ HMB390H1/ HMB496Y1/ HMB499Y1/ ANA300Y1/ ANA301H1/ BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ BCH370H1/ CHM310H1/ CSB325H1/ CSB327H1/ CSB328H1/ CSB331H1/ CSB346H1/ CSB347H1/ CSB350H1/ CSB351Y1/ EEB318H1/ EEB319H1/ EEB321H1/ EEB328H1/ EEB362H1/ EEB375H1/ EEB428H1/ ENV315H1/ ENV316H1/ ENV336H1/ ENV342H1*/ ENV441H1*/ ESS311H1/ ESS312H1/ ESS425H1/ ESS463H1/ GGR303H1/ GGR305H1/ GGR347H1/ GGR348H1/ GGR372H1/ GGR433H1/ HIS423H1/ HST405H1/ IMM334Y1/ LMP301H1/ LMP363H1/ MGY377H1/ NFS382H1/ NFS386H1/ NFS488H1/ PCL381H1/ PSL350H1/ PSL372H1/ PSL420H1/ PSY435H1 or any other approved course for which the student has appropriate prerequisites. The 1.5 credits can be chosen to reflect the particular academic interests of each student. *If not taken for Requirement 13 above.
Year 4: Advanced topics in environment and health with emphasis on primary research and critical analysis
15. ( ENV421Y1/ ENV421H1)/ ENV491Y1*/ ENV492H1*/ ENV493H1* or a minimum of 0.5 credit from any approved departmental or college independent research project (*the research topic for these courses must be related to environment and health)
16. JEH455H1
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
E&H Specialist Program Note:
- Not all non-ENV courses listed in requirement 14 above have priority enrolment for the Environment & Health Specialist. Students are responsible for checking the priority of courses, as well as meeting course prerequisites for courses they wish to take.
