College of Sustainability
Introduction
Dalhousie's College of Sustainability provides an interdisciplinary forum for collaborative teaching and learning to address global issues in sustainability. The College of Sustainability is co-governed by four Faculties: Arts and Social Science, Science, Management, and Architecture and Planning. As a result, the Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) curriculum is integrated with a broad range of Dalhousie degrees and programs, providing a rigorous disciplinary basis for responsive, issues-oriented study. Professors in the College of Sustainability and many other Dalhousie departments are joined by guest speakers from business, government and community groups to offer energetic, problem-based courses and experiential learning opportunities. The College's vibrant community of students, teachers and community leaders fosters an ongoing exchange of ideas, expertise and passions. The College provides a common place at the centre of the Dalhousie community for the study of sustainability challenges and opportunities, and hosts an exciting range of public lectures, seminars and other activities.
Academic Programs
Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) can be studied with any undergraduate degree at Dalhousie. This diversity of options gathers students from many disciplines to study together and learn from each other.
- Bachelor of Arts (BA):
- Double major or combined honours degree in ESS with any major/honours subject in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science or the Faculty of Science (Work-Integrated Learning options available)
- Minor in ESS with 120 credit hour degree with other major/honours subject(s)
- 90 credit-hour degree with Minor in ESS
- BEng/BA Concurrent degree with Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Science (BSc):
- Double major or combined honours degree in ESS with any major/honours subject in the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Computer Science (Work-Integrated Learning options available)
- Minor in ESS with 120 credit hour degree
- Bachelor of Management (BMgmt):
- Major in ESS
- Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Community Design (BCD):
- Double major in Community Design and Sustainability
- Honours double major in Community Design and Sustainability
- Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Journalism (BJH):
- Combined honours in Journalism and ESS
- Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS): Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Applied Computer Science (BACS): Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Commerce (BComm): Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Music (BMus): Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences): Minor in ESS
- Bachelor of Engineering: BEng/BA Concurrent degree with Minor in ESS
- Certificate in Environment, Sustainability and Society (with any Dalhousie undergraduate degree, excluding ESS Major/Honours/Minor)
- Certificate in Communicating Sustainability (with any Dalhousie undergraduate degree)
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements of the Faculty offering the chosen degree apply. For example, for BSc Double Major, prospective students would be subject to the admission requirements of the Faculty of Science. See Admission Requirements section of the Academic Calendar for each Faculty.