Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering (Co-op)

at Dalhousie University Canada

WHY STUDY THE SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT DALHOUSIE?
This program is your career accelerator in business after completing your diploma. Designed for future entrepreneurs, business owners, operators and more, this program positions you to transform your diploma to an undergraduate degree in as little as two years. 

IS SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR ME?
Have you completed a two-year diploma? Have you dreamt about the possibility of owning and operating your own business or have thought about taking your career to the next level? If so, Small Business Management could be your next step. In completing the Small Business Management program, you will earn much more than an undergraduate degree. The program complements and enhances the technical expertise gained in your initial twoyear diploma program and positions you for careers in business management or ownership. With only an extra two years, students can build onto and transform their college diploma into a degree. 
    
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
The Small Business Management program offers core business courses that will complement your technical diploma, such as:

• Organizational Behaviour
• Management
• Financial Management
• Marketing Research
• Leadership Development
• Human Resource Management
• Advanced Entrepreneurship
• Economics

NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY
Who are Nuclear Medicine Technologists?
Nuclear Medicine Technologists are highly skilled health care professionals who use radioactive drugs called radiopharmaceuticals to help diagnose and treat a variety of illnesses. They treat patients of all age groups, from newborns to older adults.

What do Nuclear Medicine Technologists do?
Nuclear Medicine Technologists perform examinations that evaluate how the body functions. There are many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures Nuclear Medicine Technologists are responsible for performing; the most common organs evaluated/treated are:

• Bones
• Heart
• Kidneys
• Liver
• Thyroid
• Brain
• Parathyroids
• Intestinal Tract
• Lymphatics

How do I become a Nuclear Medicine Technologist?
The School of Health Sciences offers a four year Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc) degree program, which includes theory and practice. Students will take core professional development courses with a concentration on nuclear medicine specific skills. The program curriculum offers the necessary competencies to challenge the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) professional examination.

Examples of courses in the program

• Anatomy & Physiology
• Cardiac Imaging
• Radio-pharmacy
• Radiation Biology and Protection
• Pediatric Imaging
• Professional Practice
• Health Care Ethics
• Statistics
• Research Methods

Engineering touches everyone's lives in countless ways. The opportunities in engineering are virtually limitless, allowing you to pursue a career in almost any field, in any industry, in any location around the world.

If you thrive in a smaller campus environment with average class sizes of 20 to 30 people, consider doing the first two years of your degree on our Truro campus. After completing your first two years (and earning an Engineering diploma), you will move to the Halifax campus to complete the final two years of your degree.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
A rapidly growing discipline within the engineering profession, environmental engineers develop solutions to environmental problems – from ensuring our drinking water is clean to remediation of environmental hazards. You'll learn various approaches to environment-based design, waste management, water and soil quality, energy conservation and renewables, and air quality.

You will learn to utilize the world’s limited resources by using solid scientific methods that measure and analyze the choice made by people and institutions.  The traditional way of teaching helps students to learn and utilize their skills and knowledge in the best possible way.  

Graduates of the program work in various fields as they can apply principles of economics to anything. The program helps you to shape public life and society as you may work as a policy advisor, politician, or business consultant. 

You'll have the alternative to pick courses that are more designed for the sociologies instead of the math side of the financial hypothesis. So, there is a characteristic association among math and financial matters that may rouse you to fabricate your math aptitudes. 

WHY STUDY COMMERCE AT DAL?
Don't follow the leader–become one.
Our Rowe School of Business offers one of the few mandatory commerce co-op programs in Canada and allows you to develop valuable skills, gain workplace experience, and build a network of professional contacts before you begin your career—all while earning a pay cheque.
What will I learn?
Whether you choose to focus your studies by declaring a major, or customize your degree to meet your career goals, you'll learn the basic business disciplines of marketing, accounting, finance, business management and organizational behaviour. You'll also gain valuable IT skills as you learn to work with spreadsheet programs, database packages, and other software applications used in statistical analysis, financial projections, and market research.

Our business school has been judged to be among the best in the world with the accreditation of its programs by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). This accomplishment distinguishes Dalhousie as an internationally benchmarked, premium business school ranking among the world’s top-tier institutions.

Dalhousie offers one of the few accredited commerce co-op programs in Canada. The Commerce Co-op program is accredited by Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada for a six year period expiring December 2024. Achieving these accreditation standards ensures that the programs have a credible and valuable co-op educational strategy.

Sample courses:

• Business in a Global Context
• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Production/Operations Management

Chemical principles govern most aspects of life, from the food we eat to the technology we take for granted. Understanding chemistry helps us protect our environment and influence people’s daily lives. As a Dalhousie chemistry student, you’ll notice the dedication our award-winning faculty have to teaching and mentoring students.  

What will I learn?
Studying chemistry at Dalhousie involves training in the four major branches of chemistry: inorganic, organic, analytical and physical. Through courses and labs you’ll acquire a range of skills from organizing large bodies of information, to quantitative analytical skills. You’ll learn to describe your work clearly, both orally and in writing. You’ll learn how to reliably generate data, and asses the meaning of your results.

First-year students begin by taking foundation courses in chemistry, physics and math. These courses will give you the background for more in-depth studies in topics such as materials science, chemistry of living systems and quantum mechanics and chemical bonding.

Students who want a challenging program have the opportunity to complete an honours degree in their fourth year by conducting an independent research project. Co-op Education opportunities are also available to students who wish to put learning into practice and gain career-related experience while completing their degree.

European Studies is a multi-disciplinary program that enables understudies to take courses all through the workforce of Arts and Social Sciences. Our understudies get a wide base ever, language, governmental issues, and culture, and go on to a wide assortment of professions and graduate projects. 

Build up an expansive point of view on Europe through three fundamental subject classes: history and governmental issues; writing and thoughts; and the expressive arts. You'll likewise gain proficiency with a European language by enlisting into the Bachelor's Program in European examinations. 

The thought behind Dal's European Studies program is that the most ideal approach to comprehend Europe is to take a wide scope of courses from various offices. Probably the best advantage of Dal's European Studies program is the way multidisciplinary it is. The expansiveness of learning and the basic reasoning abilities you'll get will help set you up for potential professions ways that are as shifted as your individual advantages.

Engineering touches everyone's lives in countless ways. The opportunities in engineering are virtually limitless, allowing you to pursue a career in almost any field, in any industry, in any location around the world.

If you thrive in a smaller campus environment with average class sizes of 20 to 30 people, consider doing the first two years of your degree on our Truro campus. After completing your first two years (and earning an Engineering diploma), you will move to the Halifax campus to complete the final two years of your degree.

MINERAL RESOURCE ENGINEERING
Mineral resource engineers develop economically and environmentally responsible ways of extracting and processing minerals from the Earth. Mineral resource engineers evaluate the economics of mineral deposits; develop plans for surface mines, roadways and tunnels; design underground mine plants and ventilation systems; ensure mine safety and environmental protection; and develop innovative mine technology.

Co-op options
Co-op students take the same academic program as the non co-op program; however, our co-op option gives you an opportunity to complement your studies with three paid work terms.

The Faculty of Science at Dalhousie University is the primary centre for education and research in science in Atlantic Canada. With over 180 full-time faculty members in eight departments, plus allied science faculty in Medicine, Dalhousie offers a breadth of programs and classes, and a depth of expertise. You will learn with Dalhousie Science faculty who have won national and international awards for excellence in teaching and research.

The Faculty is dedicated to excellence. Our professors rank in the top five in the country by research achievements, our students rank in the top ten nationally by high school performance, and we attract the highest percentage of out-of-province students for any major research university. Students are challenged to develop the capacity for enquiry, logical thinking and analysis, to cultivate the ability to communicate with precision and style, and to acquire the skills for lifelong learning.

WHY STUDY MANAGEMENT AT DAL?
Develop as a leader with skill and creativity
There's no other program like it in Canada. Our Bachelor of Management provides an innovative and interdisciplinary program that combines information management, environmental resource management, public administration and business.

What will I learn?
Your first two years are dedicated to core courses in Management Issues, Accounting, Marketing, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Government Structure, Data Literacy, Economics and Statistics.

In your third and fourth years, you'll choose electives to tailor your degree to your strengths and interests. Choose from one of five majors (Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Leadership and Organizations; Managing Data and Information (formerly Knowledge Management); Public Sector Management; or Environment, Sustainability and Society) to focus on your area of interest, or stay flexible by doing a general Bachelor of Management degree without a major.

Sample courses:

• Interdisciplinary Management
• Data Literacy
• Financial Accounting
• Professional Communication Skills