Diploma (Dip.) Environment

McGill University

Program Requirements

The Diploma in Environment is designed for students with an undergraduate degree who wish to enrich or reorient their training, supplementing their specialization with additional undergraduate-level course work in Environment.

The Diploma requires 30 credits of full-time or part-time studies at McGill and is a one-year program if taken full-time.

Required Courses (18 credits)

The core ENVR courses are offered on both campuses. You should register in Section 001 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Downtown campus, and in Section 051 of an ENVR course that you plan to take on the Macdonald campus.

ENVR 200 The Global Environment (3 credits)
ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits)
ENVR 202 The Evolving Earth (3 credits)
ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment (3 credits)
ENVR 301 Environmental Research Design (3 credits)
ENVR 400 Environmental Thought (3 credits)

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

12 credits of complementary courses are selected as follows:

3 credits - selected with the approval of the Program Adviser in an area outside of the student's previous degree (e.g., those with a B.A. or equivalent degree must take at least 3 credits in the natural sciences; those with a B.Sc. or equivalent degree must take at least 3 credits in the social sciences). A list of Suggested Courses is given below.

9 credits - in an area of focus chosen by the student with the approval of the Program Adviser. At least 6 credits must be taken at the 400 level or higher. A list of Suggested Courses is given below.

Suggested Course List

The Suggested Course List is divided into two thematic categories: Social Sciences and Policy; and Natural Sciences and Technology.

Most courses listed at the 300 level and higher have prerequisites. You are urged to prepare your program of study with this in mind.

This list is not exhaustive. You are encouraged to examine the course lists of the various domains in the Environment program for other courses that might interest you. Courses not on the Suggested Course List may be included with the permission of the Program Adviser.

Some courses on the Suggested Course List may be subject to other regulations (e.g., the Restricted Courses List for Faculty of Science students). If in doubt, ask the Program Adviser.

Location Note: When planning your schedule and registering for courses, you should verify where each course is offered because courses for this program are taught at both McGill's Downtown campus and at the Macdonald campus in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

Social Sciences and Policy

AGEC 231 Economic Systems of Agriculture (3 credits)
AGEC 333 Resource Economics (3 credits)
AGEC 430 Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy (3 credits)
AGEC 442 Economics of International Agricultural Development (3 credits)
AGRI 411 Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture (3 credits)
ANTH 206 Environment and Culture (3 credits)
ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3 credits)
ANTH 339 Ecological Anthropology (3 credits)
ANTH 418 Environment and Development (3 credits)
ANTH 512 Political Ecology (3 credits)
CCOM 314 Communicating Science (3 credits)