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The mission of McGill University is the advancement of learning and the creation and dissemination of knowledge.

McGill is a student-centered institution and one in which the learning of faculty, staff, and community partners is also actively supported. It is the University’s role, as an educational institution, to produce learning outcomes that create aware and engaged citizens.

McGill offers more than 100 courses related to sustainability each year. Undergraduate students can also choose from several sustainability-related programs, including Sustainability, Science & Society (Bachelor of Arts and Science).

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Sustainability Elective Courses

The following non-exhaustive list was prepared by the McGill Office of Sustainability to offer a sample of elective courses without or with minimal prerequisites open to students during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Fall 2025

Offered on Downtown Campus

AGRI 215 - Agro-Ecosystems Field Course

Offered on Mac Campus

BIOL 215 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution (BIOL 111 prereq.)

Offered on Downtown Campus

ENVB 222 St. Lawrence Ecosystems

Offered on Mac Campus

ENVR 201 - Society, Environment, and Sustainability

Offered on Downtown and Mac Campuses

ENVR 203 - Knowledge, Ethics and Environment

Offered on Mac Campus; also offered on Downtown Campus in Winter

GEOG 203 Environmental System

Offered on Downtown Campus

HIST 292 History and the Environment

Offered on Downtown Campus

INDG 200 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies

Offered on Downtown Campus

Winter 2026

AEIS 230 Indigenous Health and Nutrition

Offered on Mac Campus

ECON 225 Economics of the Environment

Offered Downtown Campus

ENVR 200 - The Global Environment

Offered Downtown Campus in Fall; also offered on Mac Campus in Winter

FSCI 198 Climate Crisis and Climate Actions

Offered on Downtown Campus

GEOG 205 - Global Change: Past, Present and Future

Offered on Downtown Campus

GSFS 200 - Feminist and Social Justice Studies

Offered on Downtown Campus

INTD 200 - Introduction to International Development

Offered on Downtown Campus

LLCU 230 Environmental Imaginations

Offered on Downtown Campus

PHYS 228 - Energy and the Environment

Offered on Downtown Campus

SOCI 270 Sociology of Gender

Offered on Downtown Campus

This list was last updated in July 2025. If you have any questions about or would like your course to be featured on this list, please email sustainability [at] mcgill.ca.

Sustainability Keywords

Want to discover other sustainability-related courses or programs? Use keywords from the list below to help your search in the eCalendar and Undergraduate Admissions program guide.