Bachelor of Arts in Aquatic Resources with Public Policy and Social Research (combination of Political Science, Public Policy and Governance, and Sociology)

St. Francis Xavier University

Interdisciplinary Studies in AQUATIC RESOURCES (AQUA) is a four-year dual-major program, consisting of the standard 120 academic credits, and leading to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.The Aquatic Resources degree option offers students an integrated approach to better understand water - groundwater, watersheds, wetlands, lakes, rivers, oceans - and how it is managed by people through diverse social, economic and political structures.Many of the most urgent challenges we face today, and into the future, involve water Some of these are climate change, sustainable energy development, water privatization and accessibility, decline of coastal communities, invasive species, conservation, sustainability of food systems (fisheries, agriculture, aquaculture), etc.Bachelor of Arts (BA)Major: Aquatic Resources and Major: EconomicsMajor: Aquatic Resources and Major: Public Policy and Social Research (combination of Political Science, Public Policy and Governance, and Anthropology)Major: Aquatic Resources and Major: Public Policy and Social Research (combination of Political Science, Public Policy and Governance, and Sociology)