Master of Climate Change Electives

Students are able to tailor their program of study based on their individual interests by choosing two designated climate change electives and two open electives.

The following courses cannot be used as designated climate change elective options:

  • GEMCC 600 Fundamentals of Climate Change - Master of Climate Change students are not eligible to enroll in GEMCC 600 as this course is a summary of the material taught in the three core courses; it was designed as a foundational course for the Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Management
  • GEMCC 601 Climate Change: Physical Science Basis - core course; not eligible as an elective option
  • GEMCC 602 Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation - core course; not eligible as an elective option
  • GEMCC 603 Climate Change: Mitigation - core course; not eligible as an elective option
  • GEMCC 605 Climate Change and Society - Master of Climate Change students are not eligible to enroll in GEMCC 605 as this course is a summary of the material taught in the three core courses; it was designed as a foundational course for the Graduate Diploma in Climate Change

Graduate Schedule of Classes

The Graduate Schedule of Classes can be found here:

  • set the schedule to the term that you interested in
  • click on a subject code in the Subject (one must be selected) section
  • type all or part of the course number you are looking for, or, leave the box for the course number blank to view all course within a subject code
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Course Outlines

Course outlines are generally accessible via LEARN on the first day of class.

Course outlines from previous years are stored here:

Designated Climate Change Electives

Designated Climate Change Elective Options

  • GEMCC 610 Climate Change Prediction, Modelling and Scenarios
  • GEMCC 614 Climate Services
  • GEMCC 620 Climate Data and Analytics – offered online only
  • GEMCC 622 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • GEMCC 630 Land Use and the Carbon Cycle
  • GEMCC 640 Climate Change Governance: From Global Treaties to Local Innovation
  • GEMCC 644 Climate Resilient Canadians and Health Systems – offered online only
  • GEMCC 650 Climate Change and Business – offered online only
  • GEMCC 652 Climate Change and Community Planning – offered online only
  • GEMCC 653 Sustainability Transitions
  • GEMCC 660 Carbon Accounting and Management – offered online only
  • GEMCC 690 Climate Change Projects
  • GEMCC 675 Reading Course
    • Reading Courses are generally set up between one student and one professor. To set up a designated climate change elective such as this, the student contacts a professor to determine if they would be willing to do a Reading Course on a specific climate change topic. The student then works with the professor to fill out a course contract that outlines the course description and the course deliverables. GEMCC 675 Reading Course Contract must be approved by the MCC Program Director to ensure they have sufficient climate change focus. Students can obtain a GEMCC 675 Reading Course Contract from the MCC Graduate Program Administrator. Only one one-to-one reading course can be used towards degree requirements.

Note: not all courses will be offered every academic year.

Please consult the Graduate Schedule of Classes in order to determine course availability:

Open Electives

Each open elective must be a graduate level course (0.50 units) and can be chosen from:

  • the designated climate change electives list
  • partnering graduate programs within the Faculty of Environment (that are willing to allow the student to enroll in a course)
  • graduate programs offered by other faculties (that are willing to allow the student to enroll in a course)
  • GEOG 675 Reading Course
    • Geography Reading Courses are generally set up between one student and one professor. To set up an open elective such as this, the student contacts a professor to determine if they would be willing to do a Reading Course on a specific topic. The student then works with the professor to fill out a course contract that outlines the course description and the course deliverables. Students can obtain a GEOG 675 Geography Reading Course Contract from the MCC Graduate Program Administrator. Only one one-to-one reading course (GEMCC 675 or GEOG 675) can be used towards degree requirements.

Partnering programs within the Faculty of Environment are Geography and Environmental Management (GEM), the School of Environmental Resource Studies (SERS), the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), the School of Planning, Knowledge and Integration (KI), Dean's Office and the Master of Future Cities.

  • GEM courses are listed as GEOG and GEMCC
  • SERS courses are listed as ERS
  • SEED courses are listed as ENBUS, DEVP, ECDEV and SUSM
  • School of Planning courses are listed as PLAN
  • KI courses are listed as INTEG
  • Master of Future Cities courses are listed as FCIT

Please consult the Graduate Schedule of Classes in order to determine course availability: