Environment and Urban Sustainability - BA (Hons)
Environment and Urban Sustainability - BA (Hons)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Requirements: Grades-Only
Grade range: Low 70s1
Experiential learning: Internship available
Full-time format: 4 Year
Is this degree for you?
Are you passionate about the environment? Understanding and managing our environment are among the defining challenges of today’s world. Governments at local, regional, provincial and national levels seek to research, understand and manage environmental issues.
In the Environment and Urban Sustainability degree program, you’ll explore how citizens, corporations and governments resist or embrace eco-friendly ideas and approaches. You’ll learn how to research and resolve environmental issues through fieldwork, consulting for external clients, investigating urban sustainability issues, going on an international exchange and pursuing an optional internship.
After graduation, your ability to interpret various environments, analyze people’s behaviour and critique sustainable initiatives will empower you to effect change.
The Environment and Urban Sustainability program is one of 11 bachelor of arts programs that share a one-year foundation.2
“Arts gave me the opportunity to learn all about the facets that contribute to healthy communities, which broadened my horizons on how I can contribute to a more sustainable future world.”
- Sarah Brigel, Environment and Urban Sustainability, Class of 2016
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A TMU researcher has secured a grant from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), which supports research focused on post-pandemic recovery. The project, led by Geography professor Claus Rinner, will focus on how communities can be better engaged in decision-making during future emergencies, and how governments can effectively communicate and build trust with local communities.
Read more: Faculty of Arts research will help inform future policymakers
After you graduate with this degree
🎓 Further education:
- Environmental Applied Science and Management (MASc)
- Geography
- Policy
- Urban Development (MPI)
Career possibilities:
- Agricultural specialist
- Conservation officer
- Environmental consultant
- Policy advisor
- Sustainability officer
💼 Employer possibilities:
- Government of Canada
- Microhabitat
- Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
- Unity Health Toronto
- WSP Global Inc.
Academic requirements
This is a Grades-Only program. Admission decisions for Grades-Only programs are based on academic performance.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.
Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:
- A minimum grade of 70% or higher will be required in Grade 12 U English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred) as requirement
Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page.
Tuition and fees range 2024-2025
For detailed fees information, visit tuition and fees by program.
Full-time format:
Ontario students: $7,239 - $7,264
Out-of-province students: $8,415 - $8,440
International students: $35,075 - $35,100
First-year courses
Here is a preview of first-year courses based on the available undergraduate calendar information.
1st & 2nd Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 1: Four courses from Table I.
OPEN ELECTIVE: Two Open Electives.
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts programs combine a liberal arts education with something unique: Toronto Metropolitan University's brand of relevant, practical learning that's designed to make you a well-rounded, informed human being who is also highly employable.
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Notes:
- Actual minimum grade ranges required for fall 2025 admission/wait list consideration will be determined based on grades and qualifications presented by the applicant pool as they become available. Required grade ranges may fluctuate from year to year (up or down) as a result of competition. Applicants not educated in Ontario may present the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.
- Updated December 2024: As of November 2024, the number of bachelor of arts programs that share a one-year foundation increased from 10 to 11.
Disclaimer:
While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this site, in the event of a discrepancy, TMU's current Undergraduate Calendar is the official reference.