Elective courses

Electives are courses you can choose, allowing you to study topics that interest you. Electives, when added to your core courses, make up the total number of units needed to complete your degree.

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 and DEVP)
  • Courses offered in SEED are electives for everyone, and may be open to students across campus.
  • Courses offered in other departments in the University (not listed on this page)

You can refer to course details provided in SEED’s course outlines (for current and previous years), and official course descriptions in the graduate calendar. The Graduate Schedule of Classes will list courses being offered in the upcoming term. 

Elective courses must be approved by your supervisor and/or program administrator.

Recommended Electives by program:

Master of Economic Development and Innovation (MEDI)
  • ECDEV 611: Industrial Location Theory and Concepts
  • ECDEV 612: Land Development Planning
  • ECDEV 615: Community Economic Development
  • ENBUS 612: Social Entrepreneurship and Scaling Social Innovation
  • ENBUS 642: Stakeholder Engagement, Collaborations and Partnerships
  • DEVP 604: Sustainable Cities
  • SUSM 630: Marketing for Sustainability
Master of Environment and Business (ENBUS)

A minimum of ONE (1) of the following ENBUS courses must be completed:

  • ENBUS 612: Social Entrepreneurship and Scaling Social Innovation
  • ENBUS 632: Sustainability Reporting
  • ENBUS 642: Stakeholder Engagement, Collaborations and Partnerships
  • ENBUS 652: Business and Climate Change

Master of Sustainability Management (SUSM)
  • DEVP 603: Global Health
  • DEVP 604: Sustainable Cities
  • DEVP 605: Economics for Sustainable Development
  • DEVP 606: Energy Sustainability
  • ECDEV 603: Analytical Tools for Economic Development
  • ECDEV 604: Management and Policy Tools for Economic Development and Sustainability Professionals
  • ECDEV 606: Innovation and Economic Development in Cities and Regions
  • ECDEV 615: Community Economic Development
  • ENBUS 612: Social Entrepreneurship and Scaling Social Innovation
  • ENBUS 632: Sustainability Reporting
  • ENBUS 652: Business and Climate Change
  • SUSM 620: Sustainable Operations
  • SUSM 630: Marketing for Sustainability
  • SUSM 650: Sustainable Finance
  • SUSM 660: Public International Law
  • SUSM 678: Governing the Commons
  • SUSM 680: Industrial Ecology: Principles and Approaches
  • GEMCC 605: Climate Change and Society
Master of Development Practice (DEVP)
PhD in Sustainability Management
  • Two electives are required. Please discuss with your supervisor which electives to enrol in. 

SEED graduate students can consider offerings from other programs in the Faculty of Environment:

These courses are often, but not always, open to SEED students. Please check with the relevant department to see if a course is available.

Recognized courses from other programs within the Faculty of Environment (check with department for availability):

  • PLAN 621: Metropolitan Form and Structure in Canada
  • GEMCC 610: Climate Prediction, Modeling and Scenarios
  • GEMCC 620: Climate Data and Analytics
  • GEMCC 640: Climate Change Governance: From Global Treaties to Local Innovation
  • GEMCC 652: Climate Change and Community Plan
  • GEOG 668: Indigenous Environmental Management Perspectives
  • INTEG 640: Computational Social Sciences
  • INTEG 641: Decisions & Wicked Problems