| Faculty/Staff | Course/Lab/Program |
| Alexandra Lyon | AGRI 2250 Agriculture and Food Systems in British Columbia This course provides an introduction to the concept of a food system as an interconnected web of activities, processes, structures, resources, and people involved in providing human nourishment. Using case examples from British Columbia, we will examine the underlying logic, values, and function of food systems, and their implications for communities and the environment. We will consider how food systems outcomes are shaped by regional policies such as supply management and the Agricultural Land Reserve, and how food systems contribute to issues of international interest such as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. |
| John Martin | ARTS 1100 Experiencing the Arts Students will be introduced to a broad range of liberal arts-related fields of study within the academic world. They will explore various disciplined-based and interdisciplinary approaches to a specific, current and compelling unifying theme, which will change periodically. Students will learn a number of key concepts and methods that shape and inform the perspectives developed in these fields, and how they articulate and inform one another. They will learn to view their world through multiple, and sometimes contrasting, perspectives and develop intellectual skills which are essential for learning in various disciplines and for continued learning in life beyond the University. |
| Various BIOL instructors | BIOL 1110 Introductory Biology I Students completing the Biomes and Ecosystems unit of this general biology course will be able to explain the significance of the elements carbon and nitrogen to living organisms and outline the major steps in the cycling of these elements in the biosphere. They will further discuss the impact that humans have made on biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems and discuss their implications. |
| Landon Kleis | CBSY 2100 Data Analytics for Impact Intended to introduce students to the practice of data analytics: asking the right questions and following a methodology to achieve actionable insights from data. The course is meant to be accessible to students from all disciplines. It does not teach new statistical methods or software; rather, we build upon the prerequisite statistics courses and use Excel for data-wrangling, analysis, and charting. There is no explicit Climate related assignments/content in the course at the moment. However, it would be straightforward to adapt one of the assignments to use climate-related data. |
| Dale Tracy | ENGL 3356 Modern and Contemporary Poetry Ec(h)o: How do poems echo the world? And how do we echo poems as models for living? And how do poems use echo—rhyme, rhythm and other patterns—to produce meaning and feeling? In this course, we will wonder about what sorts of knowing we can gain and what sorts of experiences we can have reading poems. We’ll pay special (but not exclusive) attention to ecopoetry, noticing how the eco in the words we read can echo in our actions. To consider the ec(h)o—the eco and the echo—we will bring poems to life together, with ungraded opportunities to collaborate creatively in class. |
| David Sud | ENVI 1106 Environmental Chemistry I Students will study chemistry with a focus on environmental issues and applications. They will study volumetric and gravimetric analysis, general equilibrium reactions, intermolecular forces, basic organic chemistry concepts, and oxidation-reduction reactions relevant to natural and environmental applications. |
| Melissa Drury, Andrew Frank | ENVI 1121 Environmental Issues Students will learn to identify the basic scientific and social principles that underlie the main current environmental issues. They will also examine local and global case studies and will study the effects of pollution and resource degradation on society. Climate, water resources and pollution, air pollution, solid waste, smart growth, green infrastructure, urban transportation, biodiversity, land use, mining and resources |
| Christopher Hauta | ENVI 2901 Environmental Research Seminar Students will discuss the scope of research projects in environmental protection in the context of their relevance to the environmental industry and needs of society. They will make a preliminary research project selection, discuss how to carry it out, and provide feedback to their classmates on their proposed research. |
| Christopher Hauta | ENVI 2902 Environmental Research Project Students will engage in an intensive study of a selected topic in environmental protection technology. They will select a research topic, collect and interpret data, write a report on the results of the project, and present their results. |
| Dola Pradhan, John Rose, John Martin, | GEOG 1101 Human Geography Students will examine the nature and diversity of human geography, and learn to understand and describe the spatial characteristics of human population change, distribution and settlement, social-cultural interactions, and economic activities. Students will also learn how the natural environment facilitates or constrains these activities, and how human activities in turn affect the natural environment. They will learn and apply basic cartographic, qualitative and quantitative techniques commonly used in human geography. |
| Victoria Tubrett, Mungandi Nasitwitwi, Joe Koch | GEOG 1102 Physical Geography Students will apply basic scientific principles to study three main components of the geophysical system: the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. They will examine weather and climate processes including the hydrologic cycle, local and regional weather, and climate change. Students will examine internal and external processes shaping the earth including, but not limited to tectonic, volcanic, glacial, coastal, fluvial and hillslope processes. Students will learn and apply a variety of quantitative and qualitative techniques commonly used in physical geography including map use and interpretation. |
| Mungandi Nasitwitwi, Joe Koch | GEOG 1160 Geography of British Columbia Students will explore the physical and human geography of British Columbia. They will examine how and why environmental, cultural, socio-economic, and political processes have shaped the development of British Columbia and its component regions. Students will consider current topics such as resource management, climate change, Indigenous sovereignty, and urban/rural development. |
| John Rose | GEOG 2140 Geography of Canada Students will explore the physical and human geography of Canada. They will examine how and why environmental, cultural, socio-economic, and political processes have shaped the development of Canada and its component regions. Students will consider current topics such as natural hazards, climate change, Indigenous sovereignty, and Canada’s place in a changing world. |
| John Martin | GEOG 2390 Quantitative Methods in Geography Students will explore techniques for describing, visualizing, and analyzing quantitative data in geography. They will examine the application of descriptive and inferential statistical methods with particular attention to issues concerning spatial data. Students will develop basic proficiency using industry-standard computer software. |
| Mungandi Nasitwitwi | GEOG 2400 Introduction to GIS Students will study the basic theory of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and apply GIS concepts to practical problems in geography at an introductory level. They will discuss a range of GIS technical issues, apply GIS operations using a popular desktop GIS software package, and through these applications improve their skills in designing and creating appropriate graphics. |
| Dola Pradhan | GEOG 3120 Economic Geography Students will critically examine the location and distribution of economic activities with particular emphasis at the urban scale. They will examine the unequal distribution of economic activity around the world and discuss processes of globalization and development. They will analyze theories explaining the location of natural resource industries, manufacturing and services, and changes in local and regional economies. Students will critically evaluate relationships among urban land use, transportation infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. |
| John Rose | GEOG 3130 Society and Urban Space Students will examine society from a geographic, or ‘spatial’ perspective, with particular attention to the urban setting. They will explore how various facets of social identity such as race, ethnicity, disability, class, gender/sexuality, family status, age, and criminality, are expressed in the landscape. They will also examine how identities are shaped, and social relations influenced, by the organization of space. Students will explore and evaluate positions on a variety of related urban issues, such as housing affordability, gentrification, accessibility, crime prevention, and residential segregation. They will conduct research that addresses contemporary social geographic issues in metropolitan Vancouver. |
| Joe Koch | GEOG 3310 Natural Hazards Students will investigate physical processes and initiation of natural hazards such as geologic hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes), atmospheric hazards (hurricanes, tornadoes), hydrologic hazards (flooding, water pollution), biologic hazards (pest, diseases), as well as more general topics such as global climate change and its effects on hazard frequency. Students will analyze why certain populations are at risk and how humans try to prepare for and mitigate hazardous conditions. They will examine new technologies and investigate historic and recent events in case studies, lab and field trip settings. |
| Darren Anderson | GRMT 6100 Sustainability and Business Administration Students will learn how to integrate, evaluate, report sustainability in organizations. Students will learn specific reporting techniques on sustainability, including but not limited to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Principles of ISO 14001. This course is also heavy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy and programs as they relate to governance and sustainability. |
| Phaedra Burke | GRMT 6110 Green Marketing Management This course will prepare professionals in understanding and applying green marketing concepts in organizations. Green marketing is marketing products and services based on environmental factors or awareness. Companies involved in green marketing make decisions relating to the entire process of companies’ products, from design, methods of processing, packaging and distribution. This course will also help identify global business opportunities. The conceptual opportunities in this course can be applied on the Green Marketing Plan, in Green Project Management course or even the Capstone course. |
| GRMT 6120 Ecological Economics for Organizations This course explores new ways of thinking about how we manage our lives and our planet to achieve a sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future. By the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the integration of “nature’s household” and “humankind’s household” under ecological economics as well as the trans-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary nature of management analysis. Students should have an applied understanding of the interdependence and co-evolution of human economies and natural ecosystems and natural ecosystems over time and space. The above follows the type of system’s thinking that is necessary in organizations and societies all over the world. | |
| Darren Anderson | GRMT 6130 Principles of Green and Clean Technologies for Business and Society’s Sustainability This course covers the introduction to physical and technological principles of solar, indirect solar, and non-solar energies with an environmental policy, social and economic backgrounds. This course introduces students to Green and Clean Technologies for business professionals. Introduction to waste management, e-waste, green buildings and water filtration training is also provided in order to ladder into other professional, corporate or on the-job-training as well. Further knowledge of technologies or industry/corporate knowledge applied to specific companies can/should be developed for those interested in the Green Project Management course or Capstone. |
| Bess Wong | GRMT 6140 Sustainable Operations course develops students’ ability to define and analyze sustainable business practices within the value chain of the product or service in order to develop and integrate sustainable practices at each step of the value chain. Students will learn how to measure and account for sustainability initiatives as a means of creating value at the operations management level within an organization. Students will be challenged to consider the sustainability challenges from the different stakeholder perspectives and priorities in developing and implementing sustainable operational practices and initiatives. Students will analyze graduate level papers on a variety of current research. |
| Jack Hayes | HIST 4490 History of British Columbia Students will engage in a wide-ranging investigation of war as a force contributing to environmental change and the environment’s role in shaping military conflict. Focusing on interactions between people and nature, readings and discussions will pose a series of questions: How has demand for resources emerged as a cause and consequence of military conflict? What has been the role of the natural landscape in military strategy? How have wartime considerations led to changes in environmental policy and management? How has war affected people’s conceptions of the environment? How have ideas about nature factored into wartime propaganda and the representation of enemies as the “Other”? Focusing primarily from the early nineteenth century to the present, the class will address these issues from a global perspective by analyzing and comparing the environmental dimensions of wars in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. |
| Tomasz Gradowski | HORT 1104 Soils and Growing Media Students will study the components and properties of soils and growing media. They will discuss the characteristics of organic matter and biological activity within the soil profile. Students will study how plant growth is affected by soil and growing media properties such as pH, nutrient retention, salinity, and the movement and retention of water. They will examine plant nutrient deficiencies, fertilizer types, and liming recommendations. Students will practice basic soil sampling and testing methods and discuss environmental issues involving soil and growing media practices. |
| Diego Martinez Manay | HORT 1110 Introduction To Sustainable Horticulture Students will consider horticulture within a context of social responsibility, exploring the interrelatedness between environment, society, and economy. They will differentiate between conventional and sustainable practices in different horticultural disciplines: greenhouse production, nursery, turf, and landscape. Students will examine the core issues of water use, soil management, energy consumption and waste, air quality/pollution, and land use. They will analyze the underlying topics of population pressure, pollution, urban land planning, crop diversity, genetic modification, and bioproducts/bioprocessing. Students will investigate sustainability within a frame work of the history of agriculture and horticulture, food and amenity systems, and the rise of ecological approaches to cultivation systems. |
| Allyson Rozell | MATH 1115 Statistics I Applications of statistical concepts will include climate change and its impact on various animal species. |
| Allyson Rozell | MATH 1117 Environmental Mathematics Students will learn to apply mathematics in a variety of settings related to the environment. |
| Fabricio Telo | SOCI 1125 Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures Students will learn essential concepts, theoretical perspectives, and methods used in the discipline of sociology to analyze social processes and structures. They will explore topics such as culture, socialization, social interaction, social inequalities, and social change. Students will critically examine assumptions people make about social life and will develop informed views on social issues that are important in their own lives and the lives of others in local, national, and global communities. |
| Fabricio Telo | SOCI 3320 Sociology of Global Inequalities Students will critically examine a number of perspectives on development and underdevelopment within a global context, focusing in particular on economic, political and social change. They will critically examine the globalization process, including problems of inequality and its social, political, and economic roots. They will also analyze the role of regional and world bodies, including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in development and underdevelopment, paying particular attention to the effects of these organizations on communities and individuals. Note: This is a seminar course. |