Why should I join SSS?

  1. Skillsets.
    The SSS program provides structure to ensure you gain a breadth of knowledge around the three core pillars. Further, the SSS program explicitly recognizes that to meet the sustainability challenges of the world today, leaders also need to develop core competencies to complement course-based learning.
  2. Community.
    SSS offers the opportunity to develop a close-knit cohort of classmates. The Student Association of SSS is active in helping facilitate this.
  3. Field studies opportunities.
    Many international and local field courses are available to students through exchange programs, individual projects, and field studies. These allow students to acquire practical, hands-on experience and a solid grounding for practicing sustainability. For more information consult these field opportunities.
  4. Leadership.
    McGill offers many opportunities for students to get involved in the sustainability community and develop their own projects. Just a few examples of projects that SSS students have helped spearhead in the past, and in which new students could get involved, through student governance, the McGill Office of Sustainability, Sustainability Project Fund, the McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative, and more.
  5. Flexibility.
    The SSS offers a broad structure to give you necessary breadth to understand today's sustainability challenges, but also provides students with a great deal of flexibility in coursework options relative to many other degrees at McGill.
  6. Branding.
    Your degree title is a signal to future employers and graduate schools and helps people understand your interests, desires, and perspective. Choosing a minor to appropriately reflect a core skillset also helps others understand your skills and perspective on sustainability. 

Customizing your SSS education

The main SSS course requirements aim to instill breadth in the degree. In addition to the program, students must take courses to fulfill minor & elective requirements, which can both provide additional depth in a particular area of studies.

Current SSS students are minoring in various areas including Urban Studies, GIS & Remote Sensing, Biology, Political Science, International Development Studies, Economics, Sociology, etc. For the full list of minors available to BA&Sc students, consult your Degree Advisor or the University Course Catalogue.