Get foundational sustainability knowledge for every undergraduate degree.
Whether you're exploring sustainability for the first time, expanding your understanding of global challenges, or looking for ways to connect sustainability to your field of study, these courses provide the knowledge and perspectives needed to understand and address complex issues.
Open to undergraduate students across all faculties.
SUST 201 - Introduction to Sustainability
An introduction to the history of sustainability as a concept, contemporary sustainability issues, and the diverse perspectives that disciplines and professions take on while approaching sustainability.
SUST 202 - Global Sustainable Development and the SDGs
SUST 202 examines the evolution of development, sustainable development, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on their environmental, social, and economic dimensions.
Note SUST 201 is not a pre-requisite for this course.
SUST 300: Topics in Sustainability
Topics vary by offering and may be repeated for credit if the topic differs. Previous offerings have examined environmental conflicts in mining, fisheries, and agriculture, with a focus on social-ecological systems and collective decision-making.
SUST 410 - Directed Study in Sustainability
Directed research or study in an area of sustainability defined by the student and a supervising instructor. May be used to fill the integrative project requirement of the Certificate in Sustainability. Registration requires approval of the Sustainability Council.
Email Apryl at apryl@ualberta.ca for information on how to register for this course.
Student Experience
I took SUST 202 and participated in the Community Service Learning (CSL) placement. This course widened my perspective on the importance and challenges of sustainability that I can apply in both my personal and professional life. The quality of education I received through both the course and CSL placement will always stand out as a highlight of my undergraduate degree.
Taylor Martin, BSc in chemistry and biology, Third-year student