BA/BS in Environmental Studies is a bachelor's degree in Sustainable Development programme offered by Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Sustainable Development
Local tuition: CAD 11,350 / year
International tuition: CAD 22,890 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Environmental Studies at Mount Allison University focuses on the human dimensions of environmental change, approaching problem-solving through environmental management, planning, and policy, and building analytical skills for environmental leadership and decision-making. The credential is a Bachelor of Arts, offered as a major or an honours degree, with a minor also available in any other program. Core coursework covers environmental policy, natural resource management, and environmental ethics, and students choose from four upper-year streams: environmental social justice, environmental policy and economics, environmental history and philosophy, and ecology and environment. Sample courses range from introductory study of the human environment to international environmental affairs, touching on traditional ecological knowledge, religious perspectives on nature, and environmental economics. Delivery is on-campus at the Sackville, New Brunswick campus, with an emphasis on experiential learning, real-world community engagement, faculty mentorship, and student-led research projects. The program suits students interested in the human side of environmental change and sustainability, preparing graduates for roles such as urban planner, environmental journalist, conservation manager, or policy analyst.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Environmental Studies's programme page sets no academic prerequisites of its own for a Bachelor of Arts and defers to Mount Allison's general admission requirements. There, decisions weigh the whole applicant — academic record, leadership, level of commitment, and potential for personal growth — with the specific courses and grades required varying by the applicant's province or country and prior education. Applicants whose language of instruction was not English must meet Mount Allison's English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 20 in each of Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing (PTE Academic 60 with no score below 51, CAEL CE 70 with no part below 60, Cambridge English B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 with no band below 169, and Duolingo English Test 110 are also accepted). Three years of Canadian secondary schooling, or 30+ credit hours at an English-medium post-secondary institution, can also satisfy it; applicants short only on language may receive conditional admission through the university's English Summer Pathway Program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Mount Allison uses rolling admission with no fixed general deadline: for the 2027-28 (Fall 2027) intake, early admission based on final Grade 11 marks opens 1 October 2026, general admission with mid-year Grade 12 transcripts opens in February 2027, and 1 March 2027 is the deadline to submit all application documents for admission and scholarship consideration. The deadline to accept an offer and pay the registration deposit is 1 May 2027. Bachelor of Music applicants must submit their application package by 1 February 2027, and Fine Arts (BFA/BA) applicants must submit their portfolio by 15 February 2027. International applicants follow the same published dates; Mount Allison does not publish a separate international deadline, so admission remains rolling until programs are full. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
