Sustainable Environmental Management (BES)
Dig into some of the most critical issues facing the earth today: the climate crisis, the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services provisions from nature. In the Sustainable Environmental Management program, you will investigate how the environment and natural resources are managed, and how we can transition toward more sustainable systems. You’ll learn key problem-solving, innovation and holistic strategies, combined with an understanding of policy, social dynamics with applied aspects of environmental science and technology.
As you learn first-hand about energy, water, biodiversity, food and waste, you will develop the technical skills to analyze, synthesize and evaluate political, economic and social dimensions of environmental problems develop pathways to sustainability transitions and innovation, especially those that address environmental and social injustices.
You will explore such critical issues as:
Low-carbon energy transition
Environmental policy and governance
Ecological economics
Climate change science and mitigation
Urban ecology
Sustainable and just transitions
Community energy and planning wildlife conservation
Students benefit from practical experience through hands-on classroom activities, field and lab-based exercises, and community engagement. The program offers educational work placements and opportunities to participate in the Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica.
You will develop transferrable skills in critical thinking, leadership, and project management to effectively engage in environmental issues in government, the private sector, and not-for-profit sectors in Canada and abroad, and make positive contributions toward a sustainable future.
Sample Courses
Foundations in Environmental Management
Sustainable Transitions
Energy Environment
Work Placement
Climate Change Mitigation
Ecosytem Services
Conservation Planning
