Sustainability Degree Programs: Canada

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

INSTITUTION: University of Calgary, Environmental Design
DEGREE OFFERED: Environmental Design (MEDes, Ph.D.)
DESCRIPTION: In both the masters and doctoral programs, students can pursue a sustainability specialization.
WEBSITE: http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/EV/
CONTACT: Faculty of Environmental Design
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 1N4
Phone: (403) 220-6601
Fax: (403) 284-4399
Email:info@evds.ucalgary.ca

BUSINESS

INSTITUTION: University of Calgary and Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Latin American Energy Organization, Canadian International Development Agency
DEGREE OFFERED: Sustainable Energy Development (M.Sc.)
DESCRIPTION: This program is specifically aimed towards Latin American and Caribbean professionals. Students will learn the skills to implement and manage sustainable energy development projects. The program is offered at Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Students receive a joint degree from the University of Calgary. Students are expected to be fluent in English and Spanish.
WEBSITE: http://www.ucalgary.ca/usfq/
CONTACT: University of Calgary
OLADE Project Office
457 Scurfield Hall
Haskayne School of Business
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2N IN4
Phone: (403) 220 - 8991
Fax: (403) 282 - 0095
Email: maestria@olade.org.ec

INSTITUTION: York University, Schulich School of Business, Erivan K. Haub Program in Business and Sustainability
DEGREE OFFERED: Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Business Sustainability (MBA)
DESCRIPTION: "The Business and Sustainability specialization equips students for general management and senior corporate positions, as well as for work in specialist environmental management or consulting posts."
WEBSITE: http://www.schulich.yorku.ca/bsus.nsf
CONTACT: Erivan K. Haub Program in Business and Sustainability
Schulich School of Business, Room N211
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON
M3J 1P3
CANADA
Phone: (416) 736-5268
Fax: (416) 736-5195
BSUS@schulich.yorku.ca

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

INSTITUTION: Acadia University Environmental Science
DEGREE OFFERED: Environmental Science (M.S.)
DESCRIPTION: This program gives students an opportunity to develop a broad-based understanding of the environment through the study of a number of disciplines. Applied learning and community involvement are integral to the program. Sustainable development is a focus area. An introductory class helped produce a first ever Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report for Acadia in December 2004, and another class is currently conducting a paper audit for the campus.
WEBSITE: http://ace.acadiau.ca/science/env
CONTACT: KC Irving Centre LL Room 34
Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada B4P 2R6
Phone: 902.585.1141
lkelly.douglas@acadiau.ca

INSTITUTION: McGill University, McGill School of the Environment
DEGREE OFFERED: Environment (Arts (BA), Science (BSc), or Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (BSc(AgEnvSc)); Minor in Environment and a Diploma in Environment
DESCRIPTION: "All MSE programs are interdisciplinary and reflect current environmental issues and practices. MSE students stand to benefit from the diverse viewpoints of participating departments within three faculties on two McGill campuses:
- the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science, located on McGill's downtown campus in the heart of Montreal, Quebec;
-the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, located on McGill's pastoral Macdonald Campus, 35 kilometres west of Montreal."
WEBSITE: www.mcgill.ca/mse/about/
CONTACT: McGill School of Environment (MSE)
Downtown Campus
3534 University Street
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2A7
Phone: 514-398-4306
Fax: 514-398-1643
info.mse@mcgill.ca

INSTITUTION: University of Manitoba, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, Natural Resources Institute
DEGREE OFFERED: Natural Resources (M.S., Ph.D.)
DESCRIPTION: These programs include the "assessment of the theoretical foundations and practical applications of progress toward sustainable management of natural resources" as part of their "central academic agenda."
WEBSITE: http://www.umanitoba.ca/institutes/natural_resources/
CONTACT: University of Manitoba
The Natural Resources Institute
303-70 Dysart Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8373
Fax: (204) 261-0038

INSTITUTION: University of Winnipeg, Environmental Studies and Urban Studies
DEGREE OFFERED: Environmental Studies and Urban Studies (B.A.)
DESCRIPTION: This program allows students to specialize in one of two areas: "Issues in Sustainability" or "Urban Policy and the Environment."
WEBSITE: http://envstudies.uwinnipeg.ca/programs.html#
CONTACT: The University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
R3B 2E9
Phone: 204-786-7811

INSTITUTION: York University, Independent Environmental Studies
DEGREE OFFERED: Environmental Studies (M.A.)
DESCRIPTION: Individual directed study with several sustainability courses. Two examples of concentrations include Sustainable Development and Urban Renewal and Sustainable Economic Development.
WEBSITE: http://www.yorku.ca/fes/programs/mes/mes_courses.asp#6599
CONTACT: Nursing and Environmental Studies Building
4700 Keale St.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M3J 1P3
Phone: 416-736-5252.
fesinfo@yorku.ca

GENERAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

INSTITUTION: University of Toronto, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education Department of Adult Education and Counseling Psychology,
The Transformative Learning Centre
DEGREE OFFERED: Adult Education with an emphasis in Community, International
and Transformative Learning (Ph.D.)
DESCRIPTION: Students in this program, along with faculty members, can explore research interests related to community education, adult environmental education, and learning that is transformative.
WEBSITE: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/aecdcp/ae.html
CONTACT: AECP
252 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
Canada
Phone: 416-923-6641
Fax: 416-926-4749, OISE