Graduate course outlines

Course information for ERS labelled courses, offered by the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027, is listed below.

  • Course outlines for ERS courses (from Winter 2022 onwards) will be available to all members of the University of Waterloo community via the Course Outline Repository.

Visit the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar for course descriptions and further information.

Fall 2026

Course code Course title Instructor
ERS 604 Global Environmental Governance Andrea Collins
ERS 615 Community Economic Development Stephen Quilley
ERS 654 Parks and Protected Areas Douglas Stewart
ERS 680 Sustainability Foundations Dustin Garrick
ERS 684 Soil in the Environment Maren Oelbermann
ERS 701 Sustainability in Complex Socio-Ecological Systems Dustin Garrick

Winter 2027 - tbc

Course code Course title Instructor
ERS 456 Transforming Canadian Resource Management Trevor Swerdfager
ERS 625 Qualitative Methods in Human Geography Peter Johnson
ERS 669 Applied Statistics in Ecology and Environment Brad Fedy
ERS 681 Sustainability Applications Helena Shilomboleni
ERS 702 Critical Analysis and Research     Stephen Quilley