Academics
Exploring sustainability courses at UNB
This resource highlights a selection of sustainability-focused and sustainability-inclusive courses offered at UNB Fredericton and UNB Saint John. It’s designed to help current and prospective students discover opportunities to integrate sustainability into their academic journey.
Fredericton campus
Faculty of Arts
Department of Anthropology
- ANTH1003 Environment and Climate Change
- ANTH2011 Environment and Infrastructure
- ANTH3111 Resource Extraction, Conflict, and Resistance
- ANTH3694 Latin America and the Caribbean
- ANTH4114 Culture and Environment
Department of Classics and Ancient History
- CLAS3723 Ancient Science
- CLAS3913 Gender and Power in Ancient Greece and Rome
- CLAS3923 Ancient Law
- CLAS3933 Golden Ages of the Ancient Mediterranean
- CLAS5103 Ancient World, Modern Issues
Department of Culture and Media Studies
- MAAC2021 Popular Culture
- MAAC3057 Advertising and Consumer Culture
- MAAC3405 Media and Environment
- MAAC3431 Global Media, Politics, and Power
- MAAC3435 Media, Culture, and Change
Department of Economics
- ECON3017 Canadian Economic Development
- ECON3055 Public Policy Analysis
- ECON3755 Environmental Economics
- ECON3766 Economics of Climate Change
- ECON3801 Economics of Transportation I
- ECON3865 Energy Economics
- ECON3905 Contemporary Issues in the Canadian Economy
- ECON5755 Environmental Economics II
- ECON5805 Transportation Economics I
Department of English
- ENGL2608 Introduction to Contemporary Canadian Literature
- ENGL2903 Current Issues in Literature
- ENGL3798 American Literature since 1945
- ENGL3983 Literature and the Environment
- ENGL5684 Indigenous Futurism: Speculative Fiction and New Media for a New World
- ENGL6684 Indigenous Speculative Fiction
Department of French
- FR2184 Francophone Cultures of Canada
- FR3665 French Literature 1900-1950
Department of Historical Studies
- HIST3355 Nature, Culture and the Canadian Environment
- HIST3624 A History of Climate Movement
Department of Philosophy
- POLS1403 Contemporary Political Ideas and Ideologies
- POLS1603 Politics of Globalizatio
- POLS1803 Politics of Climate Change
- POLS2013 Introduction to Political Economy
- POLS2303 Politics of the Developing World
- POLS2603 Comparative Politics of the Industrialized World
- POLS3217 Canadian Environmental Policy
- POLS3323 Urban Politics and Policy
- POLS3643 United Nations
- POLS3716 Governance of the Global Economy
- POLS3718 International Security in Theory and Practice
- POLS3723 Global Political Economy
- POLS4724 Topics in Environmental History and Politics
- POLS4725 Climate and Energy Policy
- POLS4734 Political Economy of Energy and the Environment
- POLS6724 Topics in Environment History and Politics
Department of Sociology
- SOCI1503 Sociological Perspectives
- SOCI1523 Youth Culture and Society
- SOCI1564 Social Determinates of Health
- SOCI2801 Food and Culture
- SOCI3553 Sociology and the Environment
- SOCI3563 Global Perspectives in Environmental Health
- SOCI3605 International Human Rights
- SOCI3714 Introduction to GIS for the Social Sciences
- SOCI3801 Food Studies
Faculty of Computer Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
- ENGG1002 Engineering Profession Lecture Series II
- ENGG4000 Senior Design Project
- ENGG4002 Engineering Profession Lecture Series IV
- ENGG4013 Law and Ethics for Engineers
Department of Chemical Engineering
- CHE5274 Re-Engineering Waste - A Chemical Engineering Approach
- CHE5313 Energy and The Environment
- CHE5314 Chemical Process Industries
- CHE5413 Air Pollution Control
- CHE5744 Steam Supply Systems
- CHE5844 Nuclear Safety and Reliability
- CHE5933 Biorefining: Principles, Processes and Products
Department of Civil Engineering
- CE2973 Civil Engineering Design I
- CHE5313 Energy and The Environment
- CE3403 Environmental Engineering
- CE3603 Construction Engineering
- CE3713 Hydraulics and Hydrology
- CE3983 Civil Engineering Design II
- CE5232 Transport Facility Design
- CE5421 Water Quality and Treatment
- CE5432 Wastewater Treatment and Pollution Control
- CE5613 Construction: Financial and Industry Issues
- CE5623 Project Management
- CE5721 Ecohydraulics
- CE5753 Engineering Hydrogeology
- CE6153 Environmental Geotechnics
- CE6155 Environmental Geotechnics II
- CE6193 Long Term Management of Radioactive Waste
- CE6210 Spatial Economic Modeling for Integrated Land Use Transportation Planning
- CE6241 Infrastructure Asset Management
- CE6281 Transportation Policy
- CE6283 Transportation Policy
- CE6293 Transportation Seminar
- CE6303 Urban Planning
- CE6413 Physical and Chemical Processes in Environmental Engineering
- CE6414 River Habitats and Hydraulics
- CE6415 Graduate Seminar in Water and Environment
- CE6416 Industrial Wastewater Treatment
- CE6443 Water Quality Modelling
- CE6451 Environmental Engineering Laboratory I
- CE6453 Water Resources Systems Analysis
- CE6463 Solid Wate Managements Systems
- CE6483 Environmental Engineering
- CE6543 Deterioration of Materials
Geological engineering
- GE2022 Engineering Geology
- GE4401 Applied Glacial Geology
- GE4412 Applied Rock Mechanics
- GE4993 Senior Team Design
- GE5753 Engineering Hydrogeology
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE3031 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design
- ECE3612 Electric Machines and Design in Sustainable Energy Systems
- ECE4133 Instrumentation Design
- ECE4433 Safety Critical Design
Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering
- GGE2501 Land Administration
- GGE3202 Geodesy I
- GGE4512 Land Administration II
- GGE5833 Land Use Planning for Geomatics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- ME4424 Sustainable Energy Systems Design
- ME4860 Senior Design Project
- ME5553 Ocean Wave Energy Conversion
- ME5578 Low Speed Aerodynamics
- ME5933 Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management
Environmental management
- ENVM1001 Professional Skills in Forestry and Environmental Management
- ENVM1002 Foundations of Environmental Management and Stewardship
- ENVM1532 Ecological Modelling
- ENVM2004 Social and Cultural Systems
- ENVM2021 Natural Resource Management, Institutions, Policy and Governance
- ENVM2023 Climate Change
- ENVM2114 Water Sustainability: Practice and Technology
- ENVM3000 Indigenous Issues and Perspectives in Natural Resources Stewardship
- ENVM3002 Applied Environmental Management
- ENVM3005 Environmental Planning: People and Policy
- ENVM3112 Water Resources Management
- ENVM3201 Urban Hydrology and Water Management
- ENVM3457 Forest Watershed and Water Quality Management
- ENVM3532 Ecohydrology
- ENVM4001 Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
- ENVM4002 Stakeholder Approaches to Environmental Problem Solving
- ENVM4020 Management Practicum
- ENVM4101 Professional Internship in Forestry and Environmental Management
- ENVM5003 Environmental Management Tools
- ENVM6001 Nature, Society, and Social Ecology
- ENVM6002 Biophysical Foundations of Ecosystem Management
- ENVM6003 Advanced Management Topics in Forestry and Environmental Management
- ENVM6004 Environmental Impact Assessment
- ENVM6005 MEM Internship
Forestry
- FOR2006 Introduction to Natural Resources Management
- FOR2505 Forest Soils: Formation and Properties
- FOR3006 Forest Management Foundations
- FOR3445 Ecology of Populations and Communities
- FOR3456 Forest Watershed and Forest Fire Management
- FOR4020 Management Practicum
- FOR4096 Advanced Topics in Forest Management
- FOR4425 Conservation Genetics
- FOR4545 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management
- FOR4625 Natural Disturbance of Forests
- FOR4785 Urban Forest Conservation and Management
- FOR5281 Introduction to GIS for Forestry and Environmental Management
- FOR5920 Forestry in Atlantic Canada
Faculty of Kinesiology
- KIN3041 Disability Awareness
- KIN3202 Mindfulness and Health
Faculty of Law
- LAW3443 Natural Resources Law
- LAW3454 Environmental Law
- LAW3763 International Law and Organizations
- LAW4053 Municipal and Community Planning Law
- LAW4193 Indigenous-NonIndigenous Relations
- LAW4194 Land Claims and Selfgovernment agreements
- LAW4223 Indigenous Selfgovernment and economies
Law in society
Faculty of Management
- ADM3192 Community Leadership
- ADM4197 Consumer Behaviour and Economic Spending in an Indigenous Context
- ADM4635 Supply Chain Management
Faculty of Nursing
Faculty of Science
Department of Biology
- BIOL1621 Introduction to Biology on a Changing Planet
- BIOL2003 Introduction to Ecology
- BIOL2063 Biological Diversity
- BIOL3412 Plant Physiology and Development
- BIOL3453 Plants and People
- BIOL3541 Plant Ecology
- BIOL4351 Climate Change and Environmental Response
BIOL4368 Techniques in Paleoecology and Climate Change BIOL4393 Trophic and Food Web Ecology BIOL4443 International Ecology Field Course BIOL4652 Introductory Oceanography and Paleoceanography BIOL4863 Environmental Biology - BIOL4991 Aquaculture in Canada
Department of Chemistry
Department of Earth Sciences
- ESCI1012 Environmental Earth Sciences
- ESCI1063 There Is No Planet B - Understanding How the Earth System Works
- ESCI2022 Engineering Geology
- ESCI2211 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- ESCI2272 Paleontology
- ESCI3292 Climate and Environmental Change Through Time
- ESCI3442 Geohydrology
- ESCI3482 Mineral Resources, Economics, and the Environment
- ESCI3492 Petroleum Geology, Carbon Cycle and the Environment
- ESCI3631 Geochemistry of Natural Waters
- ESCI3713 Geoenvironmental Field School
- ESCI4212 Sedimentary Environments, Landforms, and Sequences
- ESCI4282 Introductory Oceanography and Paleoceanography
- ESCI4401 Applied Glacial Geology
- ESCI4452 Environmental Impact Assessment
- ESCI4512 Applied Geophysics II
Science
- SCI1911 Climate Change Science
- SCI4999 Interconnections in Environmental Sciences
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Department of Physics
- PHYS2902 Environmental Physics
- PHYS3883 Atmospheric Physics
School of Leadership Studies
- LEAD1011 Worldviews, Religions and Cultures
- LEAD1021 Cultivating Wellbeing
- LEAD3043 Science and Society
- LEAD4010 Systems Thinking
- LEAD4011 Worldviews and Leadership
Saint John campus
Faculty of Arts
Department of History and Politics
Registrar's warrants
- HIST1602 Global Environmental History
- HIST3314 Resource Development and Indigenous Health
Politics
- POLS1201 Introduction to Canadian Politics
- POLS1301 Global Political Studies
- POLS2601 Introduction to International Politics
- POLS3221 Canadian Political Issues I
- POLS3355 Politics of the Environment
- POLS3601 Contemporary Issues in World Politics
- POLS3625 Gender and International Politics
- POLS3631 Survey of Global Issues
- POLS3632 Politics and the City
- POLS3683 Human Rights
- POLS3685 The Politics of Food
- POLS4216 Politics of Sustainability
Department of Humanities and Languages
Registrar's warrants
- PHIL3117 Contemporary Political Philosophy
- PHIL3153 Business Ethics
- PHIL3241 Philosophy of Natural Science
- PHIL3252 Environmental Philosophy
Department of Social Science
- SOCI2008 Sociological Approaches for Understanding Indigenous Experiences
- SOCI2376 Sociology of Health, Illness and Healing
- SOCI3325 The Sociology of Disability
- SOCI3889 Sociology of Indigenous Issues and Culture
Faculty of Business
Business administration
- BA1501 How Business Works
- BA4857 Management of Occupational Health and Employee Wellness
Economics
- ECON3755 Environmental Economics
- ECON3765 Sustainability Economics
Hospitality tourism
- HTM1103 Introduction to Tourism
- HTM2103 International Tourism
- HTM3505 Resort and Recreation Management
- HTM4161 Planning and Development of Sustainable Tourism
- HTM4516 Natural Area Tourism
- HTM4545 Special Topics in Hospitality Management / Tourism and Travel
Faculty of Science, Applied Science and Engineering
Department of Biological Sciences
- BIOL1302 Introduction to Environmental Biology
- BIOL2585 Introductory Ecology
- BIOL3065 Ecological Decision-Making
- BIOL3245 Environmental Chemistry
- BIOL3565 Conservation Biology
- BIOL3652 Science and Management of Marine Fisheries
- BIOL3655 Coastal Ecology and Management
- BIOL3665 Introduction to Environmental Law
- BIOL3922 History and Development of Aquaculture
- BIOL3923 History and Development of Marine Aquaculture
- BIOL4861 Advanced Environmental Biology
- BIOL4985 Coastal Ecological Modelling
Geography
- GEOG1001 Introduction to Human Geography
- GEOG2001 Introduction to Regional Geography of Canada
Geology
- GEOL1074 Earth Processes, Resources and the Environment
- GEOL2262 Earth, and the Composition of Our World
- GEOL3442 Environmental Geology
Science
- SCI1862 Shaping the Earth's Surface
- SCI3255 Women, Development and the Environment
Department of Computer Science
- CS3553 Introduction to Bioinformatics
- CS3773 Topics in Web Science
- CS3983 Professional Practice
- CS4795 Artificial Intelligence
Computer science
- ENGG1015 Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving
- ENGG4014 Law and Ethics for Engineers
- ENGG4032 Engineering Economics
Environmental engineering
- ENVT2011 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- ENVT3121 Water Resources Engineering
- ENVT3133 Hydraulics and Hydrology
- ENVT3231 Contaminants and Pollutants Transport in the Environment
- ENVT3665 Introduction to Environmental Law
- ENVT4322 Waste Management
- ENVT4432 Air Pollution and Emission Control
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
Bachelor of Health
Department of Psychology
- PSYC3035 Environmental Psychology
- PSYC3323 Community Psychology and Mental Health
If you know of a course that aligns with sustainability and isn’t listed here, we’d love to hear from you. Contact us at sustain@unb.ca.
UNB Climate Change Working Group
The Climate Change Working Group at UNB brings together faculty, teaching staff, and graduate students who are interested in weaving climate change and sustainability into the curriculum.
As a community of practice, the CCWG offers space to share ideas, build connections, and support one another—whether you're developing a full climate change minor or simply looking to incorporate a sustainability-focused reading into your course.
The group typically meets twice per term (fall and winter) via Microsoft Teams.
By integrating climate change and sustainability topics into coursework, we give students more opportunities to build climate literacy, access meaningful resources, and feel empowered—not overwhelmed—by the challenges ahead.
Research
UNB Sustainability promotes sustainability research being conducted at UNB through our Sustainability Research Champions initiative.
Each champion is featured on our Green Review blog, and shared on Facebook and Instagram, helping spotlight their contributions to a more sustainable future.
Know someone doing great work in this space? We would love to hear from you.
Contact us at sustain@unb.ca.
