School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)
Environment 3 (EV3), Room 4203
519-888-4567, ext. 30005
As of Winter 2022 all course outlines for the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development courses will be available to all members of the University of Waterloo community via the Course Outline Repository.
- Course outlines for ENBUS and INDEV labelled courses offered by the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development from Fall 2018 to Fall 2021 are listed below.
- Course outlines for earlier terms can be requested by contacting the SEED Graduate Advisor for the specific program . Course outlines can change between terms, so please request the outline for the specific term (or terms) you require.
In addition to the graduate course outlines below, please see:
- Course descriptions for MEDI - Master of Economic Development and Innovation program (*ECDEV)
- Course descriptions for MEB - Master of Environment and Business (*ENBUS)
- Course descriptions for MDP - Master of Development Practice (*INDEV)
- Course descriptions for Sustainability Management (*SUSM)
- Schedule of Classes (for enrolment caps, class times and locations)
*program course codes
Fall 2021
Master of Economic Development and Innovation (ECDEV)
- ECDEV 601: Economic Development Theory
Instructor: Jeffrey Wilson - ECDEV 602: Economic Development Practice
Instructor: Brock Dickinson - ECDEV 604: Management and Policy Tools
Instructor: Heather Hall
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 602: Economic Development Practice
Instructor: Amelia Clarke - ENBUS 620: Business Operation and Sustainability
Instructor: Komal Habib - ENBUS 642: Stakeholder Engagement, Collaborations & Partnerships
Instructor: Marie-Claire Cordonier-Segger
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 601: Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice
Instructor: Marie Claire Cordonier-Segger - INDEV 602: International Development: Theories & Practice
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - INDEV 603: Global Health
Instructor: Siera Vercillo - INDEV 604: Sustainable Cities
Instructor: Cameron McCordic - INDEV 609: Sustain Apps & Key Debates
Instructor: Simron Singh - INDEV 611: Field Placement
Instructor: John Abraham
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 601: Foundations for Sustainability Management
Instructor: Jason Thistlethwaite - SUSM 602: Theories and Concepts of Sustainability Management
Instructor: Olaf Weber - SUSM 620: Sustainable Operations
Instructor: Komal Habib - SUSM 675: Reading Course
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - SUSM 701: Advanced Theories of Sustainability Management
Instructor: Olaf Weber
Spring 2021
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 612: Social Entrepreneurship and Scaling Social Innovation
Instructors: Oswald Zachariah, - ENBUS 630: Enterprise Marketing
Instructors: Jennifer Lynes - ENBUS 652: Business and Climate Change
Instructors: Saveena Patara, Ying Zhou - ENBUS 690B: Enterprise Sustainability Project
Instructor: Dan Murray
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 611: Field Placement
Instructors: John Abraham - INDEV 617: Field Course
Instructors: Prateep Nayak
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 630: Marketing for Sustainability
Instructor: Jennifer Lynes - SUSM 675: Reading Course
Instructor: Section specific
Winter 2021
Master of Economic Development and Innovation (ECDEV)
- ECDEV 603: Analytical Tools for Economic Development
Instructor: Paul Knafelc - ECDEV 605: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Instructor: Brendan Wylie-Toal - ECDEV 606: Innovation and Economic Development in Cities and Regions
Instructor: Brock Dickinson - ECDEV 612: Land Development Planning
Instructor: Timothy Blair
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 640: Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises
Instructors: Garrick Ng - ENBUS 650: Environmental Finance
Instructor: Olaf Weber - ENBUS 690A: Enterprise Sustainability Project (PDF)
Instructor: Dan Murray
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 603: Global Health
Instructor: Eliana Fleifel - INDEV 605: Economics for Sustainable Development
Instructor: Teferi Mergo - INDEV 607: Systems Approach
Instructor: Simron Singh - INDEV 608: Water and Security
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - INDEV 617: Field Course
Instructor: TBA
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 603: Methods
Instructor: Juan Moreno-Cruz - SUSM 605: Thesis Development
Instructor: Laszlo Sarkany - SUSM 640: Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises
Instructor: Garrick Ng - SUSM 650: Environmental Finance
Instructor: Olaf Weber - SUSM 660: Public International Law
Instructor: Neil Craik - SUSM 674: Special Topics in SUSM
Instructor: Steven Young, Goretty Dias - SUSM 675: Reading Course
Instructor: Prateep Nayak, Komal Habib - SUSM 702: Research Methods
Instructor: Juan Moreno-Cruz
Fall 2020
Master of Economic Development and Innovation (ECDEV)
- ECDEV 601: Economic Development Theory
Instructor: Jeffrey Wilson - ECDEV 602: Economic Development Practice
Instructor: Paul Parker - ECDEV 604: Management and Policy Tools
Instructor: Heather Hall
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 602: Economic Development Practice
Instructor: Amelia Clarke - ENBUS 620: Business Operation and Sustainability
Instructor: Komal Habib - ENBUS 642: Stakeholder Engagement, Collaborations & Partnerships
Instructor: Naime Samuel
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 601: Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice
Instructor: Marie Claire Cordonier-Segger - INDEV 602: International Development: Theories & Practice
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - INDEV 604: Sustainable Cities
Instructor: Cameron McCordic - INDEV 606: Energy Sustainable Cities
Instructor: Jatin Nathwani - INDEV 609: Sustain Apps & Key Debates
Instructor: Goretty Dias - INDEV 611: Field Placement
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 601: Foundations for Sustainability Management
Instructor: Jason Thistlethwaite - SUSM 602: Theories and Concepts of Sustainability Management
Instructor: Olaf Weber - SUSM 620: Sustainable Operations
Instructor: Komal Habib - SUSM 675: Reading Course
- SUSM 701: Advanced Theories of Sustainability Management
Instructor: Olaf Weber
Spring 2020
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 612: Social Entrepreneurship
Instructors: Ola Tjornbo - ENBUS 630
Instructors: Jennifer Lynes - ENBUS 652: Business and Climate Change
Instructors: Komal Habib - ENBUS 690B: Enterprise Sustainability Project
Instructor: Dan Murray
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 611
Instructors: Prateep Nayak
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 630:
Instructor: Jennifer Lynes - SUSM 675: Introduction to LCA
Instructor: Goretty Dias - SUSM 675: Governing the Commons
Instructors: Prateep Nayak
Winter 2020
Master of Economic Development and Innovation (ECDEV)
- ECDEV 604: Management and Policy Tools for Economic Development and Sustainability Professionals
Instructor: Heather Hall - ECDEV 605: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Instructor: Heather Hall - ECDEV 606: Innovation and Economic Development in Cities and Regions
Instructor: Brock Dickinson - ECDEV 612: Land Development Planning
Instructor: Jeffrey Solly
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 640: Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises
Instructors: Amelia Clarke - ENBUS 650: Environmental Finance
Instructor: Olaf Weber - ENBUS 690A: Enterprise Sustainability Project (PDF)
Instructor: Dan Murray
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 605: Economics for Sustainable Development
Instructor: Teferi Mergo - INDEV 607: Methods of Sustainable Development Practice: A Systems Approach
Instructor: Cameron McCordic - INDEV 608: Water and Security
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - INDEV 617: Field Course
Instructor: Bruce Frayne
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 603: Methods
Instructor: Juan Moreno-Cruz - SUSM 605: Thesis Development (PDF)
Instructor: Heather Hall - SUSM 640: Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises
Instructor: Amelia Clarke - SUSM 650: Environmental Finance
Instructor: Olaf Weber - SUSM 660: Public International Law
Instructor: Neil Craik - INDEV 608: Water and Security (PDF)
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - SUSM 702: Research Methods
Instructor: Juan Moreno-Cruz
Fall 2019
Master of Economic Development and Innovation (ECDEV)
- ECDEV 601: Economic Development Theory – P.Parker & J.Wilson
- ECDEV 602: Economic Development Practice – P.Parker
- ECDEV 603: Analytical Tools for Economic Development - P. Knafelc
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 601: Business and the Case for Sustainability – B.Feltmate
- ENBUS 602: Introduction to Sustainability for Business – A. Clarke
- ENBUS 620: Business Operation and Sustainability – K.Habib
- ENBUS 622: Product Life Cycle Assessment & Management - G. Dias
- ENBUS 642: Stakeholder Engagement, Collaborations & Partnerships – M.C. Cordonier Segger
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 601: Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice – M.C. Cordonier Segger
- INDEV 602: International Development: Theories & Practice – L. Swatuk
- INDEV 604: Sustainable Cities – T.M. Schumilas
- INDEV 606: Energy Sustainable Cities – J. Nathwani
- INDEV 609: Sustainability Concepts, Applications & Key Debates – S. Singh
- INDEV 611: Field Placement
- INDEV 613: Water, Human Security & Development – L. Swatuk
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 601: Foundations for Sustainability Management – J. Thislethwaite
- SUSM 602: Theories and Concepts of Sustainability Management – O. Weber
- SUSM 675: Reading Course – G. Dias & J. Moreno-Cruz
- SUSM 701: Advanced Theories of Sustainability Management – O. Weber
Winter 2019
Master of Economic Development and Innovation (ECDEV)
- ECDEV 604: Management and Policy Tools for Economic Development and Sustainability Professionals (PDF)
Instructor: Brock Dickinson - ECDEV 605: Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Business Development (PDF)
Instructor: Amy Cervenan - ECDEV 606: Innovation and Economic Development in Cities and Regions (PDF)
Instructor: Tara Vinodrai
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- ENBUS 640: Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises (PDF)
Instructors: Amelia Clarke and Garrick Ng - ENBUS/SUSM 650: Environmental Finance (PDF)
- Instructor: Olaf Weber
- ENBUS 690A: Enterprise Sustainability Project (PDF)
Instructor: Patricia MacDonald
Master of Development Practice (INDEV)
- INDEV 603: Global Health (PDF)
Instructor: Joseph Kangmennaang - INDEV 607: Methods for Sustainable Development Practice: A Systems Approach (PDF)
Instructor: Simron Singh - INDEV 608: Water and Security (PDF)
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - INDEV 617: Field Course (PDF)
Instructor: Bruce Frayne
Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- SUSM 603: Research Methods for Sustainable Management (PDF)
Instructor: Laszlo Sarkany - SUSM 605: Thesis Development (PDF)
Instructor: Laszlo Sarkany - SUSM 675: Sustainable Energy (PDF)
Instructor: Larry Swatuk
Fall 2018
ECDEV
- ECDEV 601: Economic Development: Theories and Framework (PDF)
Instructors: Tara Vinodrai and Paul Parker - ECDEV 602: Economic Development: Policy and Practice (PDF)
Instructor: Paul Parker - ECDEV 603: Analytical Tools and Techniques for Economic Development (PDF)
Instructor: Paul Knafelc
INDEV
- INDEV 601: Foundations of Sustainable Development Practice (PDF)
Instructor: Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger - INDEV 602: Theories of Development (PDF)
Instructor: Larry Swatuk - INDEV 604: Sustainable Cities (PDF)
Instructor: Theresa Mary Schumilas - INDEV 606: Energy Sustainability (PDF)
Instructor: Juan Moreno-Cruz - INDEV 609: Sustainability Concepts, Applications and Key Debates (PDF)
Instructor: Simron Singh - INDEV 611: Field Placement
- INDEV 613: Water, Human Security and Development (PDF)
Instructor: Larry Swatuk
SUSM
- SUSM 601: Foundations for Sustainability Management
Instructor: Jason Thistlewaite - SUSM 602: Theories and Concepts of Sustainability Management (PDF)
Instructor: Olaf Weber - SUSM 675: Analytical Tools for Economic Development
Instructors: Steve Young, Simron Singh, and Jennifer Lynes - SUSM 701: Advanced Theories of Sustainability Management (PDF)
Instructor: Olaf Weber - SUSM 702: Research Methods (PDF)
Instructor: Juan Moreno-Cruz