COURSE CURRICULUM

The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Studies emphasizes an integrated social science and humanities perspective, and focuses on the foundations of environmental citizenship. Our graduates understand the ecological underpinnings of environmental issues and the social aspects of environmental challenges, such as ethics, policy, governance, Indigenous perspectives, gender, and environmental justice. This positions students to be effective agents of social and environmental change. Students are provided with tools to assess sustainability in practice, learned through courses that examine policy, law, environmental assessment, and carbon and energy management. Employable skills such as GIS, cartography, communication and public engagement techniques, prepare graduates to solve today’s environmental challenges. The minimum requirement for completion of this degree is 120 credit hours.