Graduate Diploma (GDip) in Climate Risk Management (CRM) | Geography and Environmental Management

Degree Requirements	Coursework Study Option
Academic Integrity	Graduate Academic Integrity Module
Courses	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.
Time for completion	Normally: 4 terms of part-time studies; there is no full-time option available
Minimum GPA to graduate	70%

NOTE: The Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Management is offered on a part-time basis only, so it is not eligible for OSAP funding. All part-time graduate programs without a full-time equivalent program are not eligible for OSAP funding.

If there is a discrepancy between the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar and the above program requirements, the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar will take precedence.

Questions?

Further inquiries can be directed to env-climate@uwaterloo.ca.