The Environment Option is aimed at students who wish to use interdisciplinary approaches in their graduate research on environmental issues and who wish to benefit from interactions with students and faculty from a wide range of different disciplines.
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Complementary Courses: 15 credits
6 credits from:
ENVR 610. Foundations of Environmental Policy.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Analysis of current environmental policies to reveal implicit and explicit assumptions regarding scientific methods, hypothesis testing, subject/object, causality, certainty, deities, health, development, North-South concerns for resources, commons, national sovereignty, equity. Discussion of implications of such assumptions for building future environmental policies.
- Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
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ENVR 614. Mobilizing Research for Sustainability.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Through workshops and practice, students will develop communication strategies and acquire collaboration and leadership skills to foster innovation and help translate knowledge into action to address complex environmental and sustainability issues. Students will learn methods, build skills, and develop mindsets that can enable their research to have an impact on the most pressing issues in sustainability.
- Restriction(s): Open to graduate students enrolled in the Environment Option or permission of instructor
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3 credits chosen from:
ENVR 585. Readings in Environment 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Interdisciplinary literature project/essays related to environment, enabling advanced-level study under guidance of Environment faculty in areas outside the scope of individual departments.
- Prerequisites: ENVR 400 and ENVR 401, or permission of instructor
- Proposed topic and method of evaluation must be approved by the Program Adviser one month before the beginning of term. Contact the Program Adviser for information.
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ENVR 630. Civilization and Environment.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Considers ways to reduce the human impact on Earth's life support systems through variables such as population size, wealth, technology, and conduct. Critically describes ethical frameworks for judging personal and policy choices, including post-collapse scenarios.
- Note: This course is given jointly between McGill University, UQAM and Université de Montréal. Some lectures and readings will be in French. Therefore, students should be able to read and preferably understand spoken French.
- Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
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ENVR 680. Topics in Environment 4.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Seminars and discussion of advanced, interdisciplinary aspects of current problems in environment led by staff and/or special guests.
- Topic 2004/05: Montreal Advanced Seminar on Civilization & Environment.
- Restriction: students taking the Neotropical Environment Option.
- Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
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or 3 credits to be chosen from among 500-level or above departmental course offerings, recommended by the Advisory Committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee.
An additional 6 credits to be chosen from among 500-level or above departmental course offerings, as approved by the advisory committee.