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School of the Environment

The hub for environmental education, research and outreach at Saint Mary’s University.

Learn about sustainability at Saint Mary's

As the hub for environmental education, research and outreach at Saint Mary’s University, The School of the Environment brings together students and professors from across the university, and highlights research successes in all Faculties of the university.

The School of the Environment supports the university's environmental programs, listed below, in which our students learn to apply knowledge from many academic disciplines to solve complex problems of the global environment in the face of human development.

The School of the Environment encourages interdisciplinary and community collaboration among researchers, government agencies, local groups, and national organizations committed to environmental education, research, and sustainability.

Programs within the School of the Environment:

Environmental Science
B.Sc. degree with Major/Minor/Honours in Environmental Science

Geography
B.A. degree with Major/Minor/Honours in Geography
B.Sc. degree with Major/Minor/Honours in Geography

Environmental Studies
B.E.S. degree - Bachelor of Environmental Studies

 

Other programs with an environmental aspect include Global Development Studies, Geology and more. 

 

Our curriculum is far-reaching and includes areas such as:

  • Business Sustainability
  • Climate Change
  • Energy, Resources and Pollution
  • Environment and Development
  • Environmental Contaminants
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Environmental Geology
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Environmental Management and Policy
  • Green Chemistry
  • Habitat and Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Physical and Human Geography
  • Remote Sensing