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).
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
Offered on Mac Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Mac Campus
Offered on Downtown and Mac Campuses
Offered on Mac Campus; also offered on Downtown Campus in Winter
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Winter 2026
Offered on Mac Campus
Offered Downtown Campus
Offered Downtown Campus in Fall; also offered on Mac Campus in Winter
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
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.
Climate Action
- Climate
- Ecology
- Pollution
- Renewable
Social Justice
- Inequality
- Gender
- Justice
- Race
Financial Wellbeing
- Economy
- Labour
- Socioeconomic
- Welfare
Culture
- Colonialism
- Community
- Ethnicity
- Food
- Immigration
- Indigenous