Sustainability in academics
Ontario Tech University offers a variety of sustainability courses and courses that include sustainability. In Fall 2018, the university launched its first interdisciplinary program, the Minor in Sustainability Studies, housed in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities.
The purpose of the Minor in Sustainability Studies is to provide foundational knowledge and skills related to the emerging discipline of sustainability and to prepare students to become innovators within their diverse fields. The minor seeks to educate students in the concepts and best practices in sustainability, and to teach them to consider all factors—economic, environmental and social, both in the short term and in the long term—in making decisions. Intended as a complement to core fields of study, the minor draws from courses across all faculties, and enhances and reflects each student's individual academic and career interests.
The minor consists of seven courses, which include three mandatory courses and four electives. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in minor courses is required to successfully complete the minor.
For more information, visit the Minor in Sustainability Studies page on the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities website or speak with your Faculty Advisor.
| APBS 7200G | Special Topics in Ecosystem Health |
| BIOL 4080U | Bioethics |
| CHEM 4050U | Environmental Chemistry |
| CHEM 4070U | Fossil Fuels and Biomass |
| CDPS 3300U | Building Sustainable Communities |
| CDPS 3301U | Eco-Justice |
| CDPS 3302U | Environment and Globalization |
| COMM 3310U | Communication, Communities and Social Change |
| COMM 3350U | Environmental Communication |
| ENGR 3260U | Introduction to Energy Systems |
| ENGR 3420U | Energy and Environmental Impact |
| ENGR 4480U | Emerging Energy Systems |
| ENGR 4994U | Thesis Design Project I |
| ENGR 4998U | Thesis Design Project II |
| ENGR 5014G | Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Engineering |
| ENGR 5275G | Design for Product End of Life |
| ENGR 5995G | Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Systems |
| ENVS 1000U | Environmental Science |
| ENVS 2010U | Introductory Environment Science |
| ENVS 3020U | Introductory Energy Science |
| ENVS 3110U | Economics and Politics of the Environment |
| HLSC 1811U | Social Determinants of Health |
| HLSC 3823U | Health and Indigenous People in Canada |
| HLSC 4803U | Global Health |
| LGLS 4040U | Law and the Environment |
| MANE 4380U | Life Cycle Engineering |
| MECE 3260U | Introduction to Energy Systems |
| MECE 4430U | Sustainable and Alternative Energy Technologies |
| POSC 3300U | Building Sustainable Communities |
| POSC 3301U | Eco-Justice |
| POSC 3302U | Environment and Globalization |
| POSC 3303U | Policies for Sustainability |
| SSCI 1470U | Impact of Science and Technology on Society |
| SSCI 5081G | Crime and Social Justice |
| BIOL 1020U | Biology II: Diversity of Life and Principles of Ecology |
| BIOL 1021U | Introduction to Organismal Biology and Ecology |
| BIOL 3031U | Infection and Immunity |
| BIOL 3610U | Comparative Zoology |
| BIOL 3660U | Ecology |
| BIOL 4010U | Introduction to Environmental Research Methods |
| BIOL 4020U | Environmental Risk Characterization |
| BIOL 4030U | Advanced Topics in Environmental Toxicology |
| BIOL 4610U | Field Biology |
| BIOL 4620U | Animal Behaviour |
| BUSI 1650U | External Environment of Management |
| BUSI 2620U | Business Ethics |
| BUSI 3360U | Health and Safety |
| BUSI 5020G | Ethics and Leadership |
| CHEM 4080U | Hydrogen-Based Energy Systems and Fuel Cells |
| COMM 3710U | Intercultural Communication |
| COMM 3720U | Communicating Diversity |
| CDPS 3101U | Inequality and Development |
| CDPS 3102U | Culture and Community |
| CDPS 3200U | Rural-Urban Fringe |
| CDPS 3201U | Rural Communities |
| CDPS 3203U | Urban Development |
| CDPS 3500U | Equity Policy |
| CDPS 3501U | Poverty and Public Policy |
| CDPS 3600U | Education Policy |
| CDPS 3601U | Health and Public Policy |
| CDPS 3751U | Technology and Conflict |
| EDUC 3201U | Environmental Education |
| ENGR 3570U | Environmental Effects of Radiation |
| ENGR 3730U | Solar Energy Technologies |
| ENGR 3830U | Wind Energy Systems |
| ENGR 4410U | Fossil Fuel Energy Conversion |
| ENGR 4440U | Advanced Power Generation |
| ENGR 4460U | Nuclear Power Systems |
| ENGR 4470U | Hydrogen Power Systems |
| ENGR 4620U | Radioactive Waste Management Design |
| ENGR 4940U | Capstone Systems Design for Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering I |
| ENGR 4950U | Capstone Systems Design for Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering I |
| ENGR 5100G | Advanced Energy Systems |
| ENGR 5101G | Thermal Energy Storage |
| ENGR 5161G | HVAC and Refrigeration Systems Design and Analysis |
| ENGR 5223G | Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Methodologies |
| HLSC 4802U | Public Health in Canada: Theory, Application and Challenges |
| HLSC 4809U | Environmental and Occupational Health |
| HLSC 4851U | Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Healthcare. |
| INDG 2000U | Introduction to Indigenous Studies |
| LGLS 2120U | International Law |
| LGLS 3230U | Law and Globalization |
| LGLS 3310U | Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada |
| MECE 4410U | Fossil Fuel Energy Conversion |
| MECE 4450U | Thermal Environmental Engineering |
| NUCL 1530U | Radiation and Nuclear Technologies |
| NUCL 4540U | Nuclear Steam Supply Systems |
| NUCL 5070G | Environmental Modelling |
| POSC 3500U | Equity Policy |
| POSC 3501U | Poverty and Public Policy |
| POSC 3600U | Politics of Education in Canada |
| POSC 3601U | The Politics of Health |
| POSC 3751U | Media, War and Conflict |
| POSC 3800U | Principles of Economics and Political Economy |
| PHY 4040U | Solar Energy and Photovoltaics |
| PHY 4050U | Emerging Energy Systems |
| RADI 4995U | Thesis Project I |
| RADI 4999U | Thesis Project II |
| SCIE 1910U | Science in Context |
| SSCI 1200U | Introduction to Social Policy |
| SSCI 1210U | History of Science and Technology |
| SSCI 1300U | Social Problems |
| SSCI 2020U | Issues in Diversity |
| SSCI 2930U | Geographic Information Systems |
| SSCI 4097U | Community Connections |
| SSCI 1700U | Reading Our World |
| SOCI 1000U | Introductory Sociology |
