Master of Climate Change Electives | Geography and Environmental Management

Students are able to tailor their program of study based on their individual interests by choosing two designated climate change electives and two open electives.

The following courses cannot be used as designated climate change elective options:

GEMCC 600 Fundamentals of Climate Change - Master of Climate Change students are not eligible to enroll in GEMCC 600 as this course is a summary of the material taught in the three core courses; it was designed as a foundational course for the Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Management
GEMCC 601 Climate Change: Physical Science Basis - core course; not eligible as an elective option
GEMCC 602 Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation - core course; not eligible as an elective option
GEMCC 603 Climate Change: Mitigation - core course; not eligible as an elective option
GEMCC 605 Climate Change and Society - Master of Climate Change students are not eligible to enroll in GEMCC 605 as this course is a summary of the material taught in the three core courses; it was designed as a foundational course for the Graduate Diploma in Climate Change

Graduate Schedule of Classes

The Graduate Schedule of Classes can be found here:

https://classes.uwaterloo.ca/grad.html

set the schedule to the term that you interested in
click on a subject code in the Subject (one must be selected) section
type all or part of the course number you are looking for, or, leave the box for the course number blank to view all course within a subject code
click on Search

Course Outlines

Course outlines are generally provided by the instructor on the first day of class.

Course outlines from previous years are stored here: https://outline.uwaterloo.ca/browse/

Centre for Extended Learning course outlines (courses offered online only) can be found here: https://my.cel.uwaterloo.ca/p/form/courses/search

In the Subject drop down menu choose: Geography and Environmental Mgmt, Climate Change (GEMCC)
Click on SUBMIT
Click on the course you are interested in
Scroll down and beside Course Work and Exam you will find a link to the most current version of the course outline.

Designated Climate Change Electives

GEMCC courses (note: GEMCC 600, GEMCC 601, GEMCC 602, GEMCC 603, and GEMCC 605 are not eligible as designated elective options)
GEOG 669 / ERS 619 / INDEV 606 Energy Sustainability
GEMCC 675 Reading Course
- Reading Courses are generally set up between one student and one professor. To set up a designated climate change elective such as this, the student contacts a professor to determine if they would be willing to do a Reading Course on a specific climate change topic. The student then works with the professor to fill out a course contract that outlines the course description and the course deliverables. GEMCC 675 Reading Course Contract must be approved by the MCC Program Director to ensure they have sufficient climate change focus. Students can obtain a GEMCC 675 Reading Course Contract from the MCC Graduate Program Administrator. Only one one-to-one reading course (GEMCC 675 or GEOG 675) can be used towards degree requirements.

Note: not all courses will be offered every academic year.

Please consult the Graduate Schedule of Classes in order to determine course availability: https://classes.uwaterloo.ca/grad.html

Open Electives

Each open elective must be a graduate level course (0.50 units) and can be chosen from:

the designated climate change electives list
partnering graduate programs within the Faculty of Environment (that are willing to allow the student to enroll in a course)
graduate programs offered by other faculties (that are willing to allow the student to enroll in a course)
GEOG 675 Reading Course
- Geography Reading Courses are generally set up between one student and one professor. To set up an open elective such as this, the student contacts a professor to determine if they would be willing to do a Reading Course on a specific topic. The student then works with the professor to fill out a course contract that outlines the course description and the course deliverables. Students can obtain a GEOG 675 Geography Reading Course Contract from the MCC Graduate Program Administrator. Only one one-to-one reading course (GEMCC 675 or GEOG 675) can be used towards degree requirements.

Partnering programs within the Faculty of Environment are Geography and Environmental Management (GEM), the School of Environmental Resource Studies (SERS), the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), the School of Planning, and Knowledge and Integration (KI).

GEM subjects are listed as GEOG and GEMCC
SERS subjects are listed as ERS
SEED subjects are listed as ENBUS, INDEV, ECDEV and SUSM
School of Planning subjects are listed as PLAN
KI subjects are listed as INTEG

Please consult the Graduate Schedule of Classes in order to determine course availability: https://classes.uwaterloo.ca/grad.html

Enrolling in courses that have the notation 'offered at WLU'

Enrolling in courses that have the notation 'offered at WLU’ requires you to enrol at UW and at WLU:

Contact the MCC Graduate Program Coordinator and Advisor for a permission number; enrol in the course at UW via Quest.
- See Step 5 regarding using permission numbers here: https://uwaterloo.ca/quest/help/students/how-do-i/add-classes
Enrol in the course at WLU – as you are a visitor to WLU, you need to complete paperwork in order to access WLU’s MyLearningSpace (which is equivalent to UW’s LEARN).
- The paperwork required is the Ontario Visiting Graduate Student (OVGS) application form. It can be found here: https://uwaterloo.ca/forms/graduate-studies/ontario-visiting-graduate-student-ovgs-application. Complete sections 1 and 2, and sign the form using the Fill & Sign function in Tools. Submit the form to the MCC Graduate Program Coordinator and Advisor. The date will be added and the form will be submitted for further processing.

Withdrawing from courses that have the notation 'offered at WLU’ requires you to withdraw at UW and at WLU:

Drop the course via Quest.
Submit an OVGS withdrawal form which can be found here: https://uwaterloo.ca/forms/graduate-studies/ontario-visiting-graduate-student-ovgs-notification. Once you complete the form, send it the MCC Graduate Program Coordinator and Advisor who will forward it to Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs for processing.