Leveraging the competencies of the University of Toronto (UofT), one of the world's most prestigious universities, the Faculty offers joint minor programmes in Environmental Biology and Environmental Chemistry, for which NUS students study advanced courses for at least one semester at UofT. Successful participants are able to transfer both credits as well as grades to satisfy their graduation requirements. Under the terms of this partnership with UofT, NUS students need to pay their usual tuition fees to NUS only, for the duration of their studying stint at UofT.

Environmental Biology
This minor is offered by the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (UofT) and the Department of Biological Sciences (NUS). To be awarded the joint minor in Environmental Biology, NUS students are required to read and pass the following:

NUS Modules
1) LSM1103 Biodiversity
2) LSM3251 Ecology and Environmental Processes
3) LSM3252 Evolution and Comparative Genomics

UofT Courses
4) ENV234Y Environmental Biology (Capstone)
5) ENV336 Ecology in Human-Dominated Environments

and any 2 of the following courses:

6) EEB319H Population Ecology
7) EEB321H Community Ecology
8) EEB323H Evolutionary Genetics
9) EEB328H Physiological Ecology
10) EEB362H Introduction to Macroevolution


Note: Students whose major includes the LSM modules taken for this minor, not more than 8 MCs are allowed to be double-counted. The duration of the overseas exchange is one academic year at UofT, from August to May.

Environmental Chemistry
This minor is offered by the Department of Chemistry (UofT), the Centre for Environment (UofT), and Department of Chemistry (NUS). To be awarded a minor in Environmental Chemistry, NUS students are required to read and pass the following:

NUS Modules
1) CM2121 Organic Chemistry
2) GEK1535 Our Atmosphere: A Chemical Perspective

UofT Courses
3) EXG235H Physics and Chemistry of Planet Earth
4) CHM317H Introduction to Instrumental Methods of Analysis *
5) CHM310H Environmental Chemistry (Capstone)
6) CHM415H Atmospheric Chemistry

* Students may take CM3241Instrumental Anaysis in NUS in place of CHM317H Introduction to Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Note: Students whose major includes the CM modules taken for this minor, not more than 8 MCs are allowed to be double-counted. The duration of the overseas exchange is one semester in UofT, from Jan to May.

Eligibility
The joint minors in Environmental Biology and Environmental Chemistry are open to all NUS students, including students whose majors are Life Sciences and Chemistry respectively. To be allowed to take this Joint Minor Programme, students must

a) have a CAP of at least 3.0 at the point of application

b) have read and passed the following modules before embarking on the courses at UofT:

For Environmental Biology
1) A-level Biology or equivalent or LSM1301 General Biology
2) A-level Mathematics or 1st year NUS mathematics module
3) Any 4 MC NUS Statistics or Probability module
4) LSM1102 Molecular Genetics
5) LSM1201 General Physiology
6) LSM2102 Molecular Biology

For Environmental Chemistry
1) A-level Physics or NUS Physics Bridging module
2) A- level Mathematics or 1st year NUS mathematics module
3) CM1101 Principles of Modern Chemistry
4) CM1121 Basic Organic Chemistry
5) CM1131 Basic Physical Chemistry
6) CM2142 Analytical Chemistry or CM2166 Analytical Chemistry for Applied Chemistry

Financial Responsibilities
For their studying stint at UofT, students pay tuition fees to NUS only. However, they will have to pay for their airfare, accommodation, books, health insurance, living expenses (food, public transport etc.).

Application
For Environmental Biology, please contact the coordinator at the Department of Biological Sciences, Assoc Prof Rudolf Meier at email: dbsmr@nus.edu.sg or tel: 65162714

For Environmental Chemistry, please contact the coordinator at the Department of Chemistry, Dr Adrian Michael Lee at email: chmaml@nus.edu.sg or tel: 65165130.