Overview

About this Degree

Courses take an integrative approach to understanding interactions between the solid Earth, the biosphere, the atmosphere and the hydrosphere, addressing how these interactions have developed over geological, historical, and recent time periods. Themes of the program include Earth surface processes (e.g., evolution of landforms and sedimentary basins), paleoclimatology (e.g., drivers of Earth’s natural climate variability), biogeochemistry, Quaternary science (understanding the ice ages) and global environmental change.

This Earth and Environmental Systems program at the University of Toronto provides broad context over time and space to better understand and provide solutions for the current issues of climate change, resource consumption and global pollution weighing heavily on people and societies. Students are advised to check course prerequisites, to review the clusters of courses listed for the geoscience major program, and to consult the Earth Sciences Undergraduate Handbook for logical course progressions.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Adaptation and Biodiversity
Physics
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Biological Perspectives on Earth System Evolution
Earth System Processes
Hydrogeology
Chemistry: Physical Principles

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

65

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89

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Credits

20 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences View 178 other Bachelors in Environmental Sciences in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

65

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TOEFL^® IBT

89

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Duolingo English Test

120

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants are required to present a senior level/Grade 12 English course for admission consideration

An International Baccalaureate Diploma, including English HL or SL is required for admission

English is the language of instruction and examination at U of T, and success in our degree programs requires a high level of English language proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

61720 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 61720 CAD per year during 48 months.
National

6910 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6910 CAD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Toronto

1502 - 2563 CAD /month

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