Program requirements

3 required core courses (offered on campus only and in the fall term only)

The three required core courses provide a broad foundation in the research and practice specific to each of the three Working Groups of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):

• GEMCC 601 - Climate Change: Physical Science Basis 
• GEMCC 602 - Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation
• GEMCC 603 - Climate Change: Mitigation

3 required core courses (offered on campus only and in the fall term only)

The three required core courses provide a broad foundation in the research and practice specific to each of the three Working Groups of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):

• GEMCC 601 - Climate Change: Physical Science Basis 
• GEMCC 602 - Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation
• GEMCC 603 - Climate Change: Mitigation                      

2 designated climate change electives

Students are able to tailor their program of study based on their individual interests by completing 2 designated climate change electives. The availability of designated climate change electives varies year‐to‐year.

3 designated climate change electives

Students are able to tailor their program of study based on their individual interests by completing 3 designated climate change electives. The availability of designated climate change electives varies year‐to‐year.

2 open electives

Open electives can be chosen from the designated climate change elective options, partnering programs within the Faculty of Environment, and graduate programs offered by other faculties.

2 open electives

Open electives can be chosen from the designated climate change elective options, partnering programs within the Faculty of Environment, and graduate programs offered by other faculties.

Normally: 3 terms of full-time studies; 6-8 terms of part-time studies

A typical full-time course load is the 3 required core courses in the fall term, and the remaining 4 required electives completed in the winter and spring terms. Students can complete an online spring term course while completing their internship. Tuition fees are charged per term (not per course). Terms during which students are working on their internships are considered active terms and tuition fees are charged.

A typical part-time course load is 1 or 2 courses per term. Students cannot complete the internship until they have completed the 3 required core courses.Tuition fees are charged per term (not per course). Terms during which students are working on their internships are considered active terms and tuition fees are charged.

Normally: 3 terms of full-time studies; 6-8 terms of part-time studies

A typical full-time course load is the 3 required core courses in the fall term, and the remaining 5 required electives completed in the winter and spring terms.

A typical part-time course load is 1 or 2 courses per term. Students can begin working on elective options before the 3 required core courses are completed.

Offered only online on a part-time basis.

Students must complete 4 courses from the following list:

• GEMCC 600 Fundamentals of Climate Change (offered only online; normally offered in the Fall term)
• GEMCC 620 Climate Data and Analytics (offered only online; normally offered in the Winter term)
• GEMCC 644 Climate Resilient Canadians and Health Systems (offered only online; normally offered in the Spring term)
• GEMCC 650 Business and Climate Change (offered only online; normally offered in the Spring term)
• GEMCC 652 Climate Change and Community Planning (offered only online; normally offered in the Winter term)
• GEMCC 660 Carbon Accounting and Management (offered only online; normally offered in the Fall term)

GEMCC 600 Fundamentals of Climate Change is required unless students can demonstrate equivalent competence (e.g. through undergraduate climate change courses and/or equivalent professional experience). Students choose 3 of the 4 remaining courses, or all 4 courses if they are able to demonstrate competence and opt out of GEMCC 600.