Elective course options for graduate students in SEED programs are diverse and include:
- Courses that are offered (and may be required) in other SEED programs (including course codes SUSM, ECDEV, ENBUS, INDEV)
- Courses offered in SEED that are elective for everyone, and may be open to students across campus
- Courses offered in other departments in the University (not listed on this page)
Refer to course details provided in SEED’s course outlines from previous years and to official course descriptions in the graduate calendar:
- Master of Sustainability Management (SUSM)
- Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)
- Master of Economic Development and Innovation (MEDI) with courses listed as Economic Development (ECDEV)
- Master of Development Practice (MDP) with courses listed as International Development (INDEV)
We recommend SEED graduate students consider offerings from other programs in the Faculty of Environment: Geography and Environmental Management (GEM), Environment and Resource Studies (ERS), Climate Change (GEMCC), Planning (PLAN) and Tourism Policy and Planning (TOUR). These courses are often, but not always, open to SEED students. Please check with the relevant department to see if a course is available.
Elective courses not listed, in the table or below the table, must be approved by your supervisor and/or program administrator.
Current electives offered in SEED
Program | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 | Spring 2025 |
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SUSM 620: Sustainable Operations SUSM 660: Public International Law SUSM 675: Reading course SUSM 680 Industrial Ecology
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SUSM 640: Strategy for Sustainable Enterprises SUSM 650: Sustainable Finance SUSM 675: Reading course |
SUSM 630: Marketing for Sustainability |
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ECDEV 603: Analytical Tools for Economic Development |
ECDEV 604: Management and Policy Tools for Economic Development and Sustainability Professionals ECDEV 605: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development ECDEV 606: Innovation and Economic Development in Cities and Regions |
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ENBUS 620 Business Operations and Sustainability ENBUS 632: Sustainability Reporting ENBUS 642: Stakeholders, Collaborations |
ENBUS 640 Strategies for Sustainable Enterprises ENBUS 650 Sustainable Finance |
ENBUS 630: Enterprise Marketing and Social Accountability ENBUS 652: Business and Climate Change |
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INDEV 602: International Development: Theories and Practice INDEV 603: Global Health INDEV 604: Sustainable Cities |
INDEV 605: Economics for Sustainable Development INDEV 606: Energy Sustainability INDEV 607: Methods for Sustainable Development Practice: A Systems Approach INDEV 608: Water and Security |
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*Subject to change | *Subject to change |
Recognised courses from other programs within the Faculty of Environment (check with department for availability):
- PLAN 674: Indigenous Peoples and Community Planning
- PLAN 621: Metropolitan Form and Structure in Canada
- GEMCC 610: Climate Prediction Modeling
- GEMCC 620: Climate Analytics
- GEMCC 640: Climate Governance
- GEMCC 652: Climate Change Community Plan
- GEOG 668: Indigenous Environmental Management Perspectives
- INTEG 640: Computational Social Sciences
- INTEG 641: Decisions & Wicked Problems