Elective group in sustainability studies
Many of the most pressing issues of the day have to do with the way humans interact with the environment, and sustainability topics engages across disciplines, as does this elective group.
This elective group is a 15-credit program to add value to and complement your BA, BSc, and BComm studies.
Overview
This program is specifically designed for students who do not have space for the Minor in Sustainability Studies but are still interested in the field.
- The main goals are to develop sustainability literacy from a broadly interdisciplinary perspective and situate the knowledge students gain from their focal disciplines within the context of complex local and global sustainability issues.
- The secondary goals are to support the development of globally responsible citizens and promote sustainability engagement on campus, in the local community, and globally.
- The Elective Group supports its vision through broad, flexible, interdisciplinary course offerings from across the university, allowing students to tailor their curriculum to their individual needs and interests while seeking expertise and insight from outside of their major discipline.
Course requirements
Students in this elective group must take 15 credits of coursework in the area of sustainability studies. Please consider taking courses currently on offer for this elective group at the Loyola College of Diversity and Sustainability.
The issue of sustainability and humans’ ability to interact with their environment responsibly with respect for the future, is vital for our survival but cannot be understood from only one perspective. This Elective Group thus includes courses from not only the Loyola College of Diversity and Sustainability but also Geography, History, Management, Philosophy, Biology and Physics and makes a good complement to any degree.
15 credits required
6 credits as follows:
- BIOL 205/LOYC 205 Introduction to Sustainability (3 credits)
- LOYC 320 Biodiversity on Earth (3 credits)
And 9 credits chosen from the following:
- ANTH 384 Food and Sustainability (3 credits)
- ANTH 450 Social Economy and Sustainable Futures (3 credits)
- BIOL 203 Fundamental Nutrition (3 credits)
- GEOG 203 Canadian Environmental Issues (3 credits)
- GEOG 204 Global Environmental Issues (3 credits)
- HIST 395 Environmental History (3 credits)
- LOYC 220 The Contemporary World (3 credits)
- LOYC 230 Globalization and Diversity (3 credits)
- LOYC 240 Global Environmental Issues and Ecological Justice (3 credits)
- LOYC 260 Introduction to Environmental Sustainability: Cosmologies, Principles, and Issues (3 credits)
- LOYC 298 Selected Topics in the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability (3 credits)
- LOYC 340 Culture and Communication (3 credits)
- LOYC 380 Sustainable Development (3 credits)
- LOYC 397 Perspectives on Animals and Sustainability (3 credits)
- LOYC 398 Selected Topics in the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability (3 credits)
- LOYC 420 Integrative Project (3 credits)
- LOYC 421 Directed and Independent Study (3 credits)
- MANA 369 Business and Sustainability (3 credits)
- MANA 374 Sustainable Management (3 credits)
- PHIL 210 Critical Thinking (3 credits)
- PHIL 220 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
- PHIL 236 Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
- PHYS 273 Energy and Environment (3 credits)
- RELI 312 Justice and Social Conflict in a Globalized World (3 credits)
- RELI 3970 Perspectives on Animals and Sustainability (3 credits)
- SOCI 384 Food and Sustainability (3 credits)
- SOCI 450 Social Economy and Sustainable Futures (3 credits)
Notes:
- Several of the courses listed in this elective group are cross-listed. In cases where cross-listed courses appear, either version of the course may be applied towards the elective group requirement. Students may not, however, take both versions of a cross-listed course for credit.
Contact
If you would like advice about this elective group or are interested in adding it to your academic plan, please get in touch.
Rebecca Tittler
loyolacollege.fas@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 2125
