Sustainability
Welcome
Our new interdisciplinary Sustainability program offers graduates a comprehensive education spanning Natural Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, and Health Sciences. It explores the intersection of environmental conservation, social equity, and economic development. Students will study topics such as renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and urban planning, which will prepare them to tackle complex environmental challenges and lead the global transition toward a sustainable future.
Upon successful completion, students will receive a Bachelor of Arts and Science (Hons) degree.
A sample of core courses include the following:
- SUST 1001U – Fundamentals of Sustainability I: Science & Technology
- SUST 4001U – Sustainability Group Capstone I
- SUST 4002U – Sustainability Group Capstone II
- BIOL 1020U – Biology II: Diversity of Life and Principles of Ecology
- CHEM 1010U – Chemistry I
- ENVS 1000U – Environmental Science
- INDG 2500U – Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences
- INDG 1000U – Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Colonial History and its Impacts on Indigenous Peoples
- ENSY 0101U – Calculus and Algebra for Energy Systems (one of several related options)
- POSC 1000U – Introduction to Political Science
- POSC 3303U – Policies for Sustainability
- ENVS 3110U – Economics and Politics of the Environment
- ENVS 3110U – Economics and Politics of the Environment
- SOCI 1000U – Introductory Sociology
- HLSC 1701U – Information Literacy and Written Communication for the Health Sciences
- SSCI 2920U – Qualitative Research Methods
- STAT 2020U – Statistics and Probability for Biological Science (one of several related options)
- BIOL 4010U – Introduction to Environmental Research Methods (one of two options)