Graduate course outlines

Course information for ERS labelled courses, offered by the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability from Fall 2024 to Fall 2025, 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 2025 - subject to change

Course code Course title Instructor
ERS 604 Global Environmental Governance Andrea Collins
ERS 654 Parks and Protected Areas Douglas Stewart
ERS 660 Foundations in Resource and Environmental Management TBA
ERS 680 Sustainability Foundations Bob Gibson
ERS 684 Soil in the Environment Maren Oelbermann
ERS 701 Sustainability in Complex Socio-Ecological Systems Andrew Trant

Winter 2026 - subject to change

Course code Course title Instructor
ERS 606 Governing Global Food and Agriculture                             Jennifer Clapp    
ERS 669 Applied Statistics in Ecology and Environment Stephen Murphy
ERS 681 Sustainability Applications Helena Shilomboleni
ERS 702 Critical Analysis and Research     Derek Armitage

Fall 2024

Course code Course title and syllabus Instructor
ERS 604 Global Environmental Governance Andrea Collins
ERS 654 Parks and Protected Areas Douglas Stewart
ERS 660 Foundations in Resource and Environmental Management Terah Sportel
ERS 680 Sustainability Foundations Bob Gibson
ERS 684 Soil in the Environment Maren Oelbermann
ERS 701 Sustainability in Complex Socio-Ecological Systems Bob Gibson

Winter 2025

Course code Course title and syllabus Instructor
ERS 606 Governing Global Food and Agriculture Jennifer Clapp
ERS 619/
GEOG 660/
INDEV 606
Energy Sustainability Jessie Ma
ERS 669 Applied Statistics in Ecology and Environment       Brad Fedy
ERS 674 Great Lakes Biodiversity Conservation  Derek Armitage
ERS 681 Sustainability Applications  Helena Shilomboleni
ERS 702 Critical Analysis and Research                                           Derek Armitage