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 2023-2024 academic year.
Fall 2023
Offered on Mac Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered Downtown Campus; also offered in Winter 2024
Offered on Mac Campus
Offered on Downtown and Mac Campuses
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus; also offered in Winter 2024
Winter 2024
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus (MATH 141 prerequisite)
Offered on Mac Campus; also offered in Fall 2023
Offered on Downtown and Mac Campuses
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus; also offered in Fall 2023
Offered on Downtown Campus
Offered on Downtown Campus; also offered in Fall 2023 at Mac
This list was last updated in May 2023. 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
