This Certificate is designed to provide students with greater depth and awareness of the social, existential, and ethical dynamics of climate change so that they can contribute to ethical and proactive adaptation and response. All Certificate courses may be credited toward other undergraduate programs. Any undergraduate student may apply for admission, subject to prerequisites and general admission requirements. Current courses for the Certificate will be maintained by the Social Justice and Peace Studies department and the Philosophy department.
Completion of first-year requirements with no failures.
To qualify for the Certificate in Ecological Justice and Climate Ethics, students must: (i) complete 4.0 courses and (ii) satisfy the experiential learning requirement.
1.0 course from: Philosophy 2242F/G, Philosophy 3244F/G, Social Justice and Peace Studies 1025F/G.
2.0 courses from at least two disciplines from:
English: English 2262F/G.
Philosophy: Philosophy 2203, Philosophy 2208E, Philosophy 2227F/G, Philosophy 2246F/G, Philosophy 3244F/G, Special Topics courses (see Department for approved list).
Politics and International Relations: Political Science 3400F/G, Special Topics courses (see Department for approved list).
Religious Studies: Religious Studies 2230F/G.
Social Justice and Peace Studies: Social Justice and Peace Studies 1026F/G, Social Justice and Peace Studies 2290A/B, Social Justice and Peace Studies 2304F/G, Social Justice and Peace Studies 3362F/G, Social Justice and Peace Studies 3383F/G
Sociology: Sociology 2220A/B, Sociology 3318F/G.
Thanatology: Thanatology 3331F/G.
1.0 course: Social Justice and Peace Studies 3500E (with placement in a local environmental organization) or 1.0 course with approved experiential learning components.
A list of approved Special Topics courses will be maintained and updated each year by the departments of Social Justice and Peace Studies and Philosophy.
All Certificate courses may be credited toward other undergraduate programs.