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Starting in Fall 2025

Students can declare for this minor starting in the Fall 2025 term. 

Faculty
Arts & Sciences

School
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies

Integrate an environmental sustainability approach into your degree with the Environment and Society Minor.

This minor provides an interdisciplinary, experiential approach to exploring complex, contemporary environmental issues. Courses are based on experiential learning, fieldwork and opportunities to collaborate with community partners on positive change.

You'll begin by taking ENSO 100 - Catalysts to Change, where you will learn about biodiversity, conservation, ecosystem integrity and sustainable development alongside students from the sciences, social sciences and other backgrounds for a truly interdisciplinary experience in taking awareness to action.

Next, you'll explore environmental issues in courses like environmental geography, environmental biology, ecology, ecological economics, the environment in Canadian history and environmental ethics.

Moving into the 300 and 400 levels, you will learn about ecological sustainability principles and the biosphere, including the Átl'ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere region.

In INTS 345 - Reconciliation in Action, you'll be invited to engage in advancing reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Learning about ecology and sustainability incorporates understanding from multiple perspectives and students explore how reconciliation can inform our pathways forward.

To complete the minor, you can select two more upper-level courses from the options listed in the modules for the Bachelor of Environment & Society degrees. 

Intakes

Applications are closed for the most recent program intake; however, applications will re-open shortly. Check this space frequently or visit the Request Information page to get in touch.

How to Apply

Are you applying as a domestic or as an international student?

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Review this program's admission requirements

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First-time applicants submit your application on EducationPlannerBC

Every student must apply to CapU through EducationPlannerBC (EPBC), a website for applying to universities and colleges across British Columbia.

Visit Apply Now to make sure you're ready to fill in your application.

  • When you submit your application, you will need to pay an application fee of $50, which gives you the opportunity to apply for 2 programs. 
  • You will need to upload a digital (PDF) copy of your transcripts and supporting documents at this time.
  • If you are currently in Grade 12, you must request that the Ministry of Education submit your transcript directly to Capilano University.
  • Documents must be in the original language of issue and translated into English by a recognized translator, if required.
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Receive an acknowledgement email

After submitting your application on EducationPlannerBC you will receive an acknowledgement message from us to your personal email.

  • This email will include your Student ID number and your myCapU account and email address.
  • Instructions on how to track your application will also be included.
  • All future messages from us will be sent to your myCapU email.
  • If you're applying to CapU as a new student, you can use your myCapU account to apply for entrance awards.

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Submit your official transcripts

For students who have previously attended post-secondary, even though you submitted a digital copy of your transcripts on EducationPlannerBC, you must submit official university or college transcripts for transfer credit.

Please send all official documents to:

Registrar's Office
Library Building, Room LB152
2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC
V7J 3H5

Official documents may include:

Official university or college transcripts

These documents must be sent directly from that institution to Capilano University. They must include the seal of the institution and the signature of the authorizing school representative.

We will accept photocopies of transcripts if certified by the authorizing university or college officer. Notarized copies are not acceptable.

Certified documents

Students may also submit photocopies of academic documents verified by the issuing authority. These authorities include the Ministry of Education, the high school, university, or college, the apostille* or by the appropriate examination board.

Notarized copies are not acceptable.

*Apostille countries refers to an international form of a notary seal as certified by the Hague convention. These would be official notary documents from countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, etc. and can be accepted in place of original or school-certified documents. The Apostille is prepared by either the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Justice in these countries.

Please note: Documents issued in a language other than English must also include certified English translations. Documents must be in the original language of the issue and translated into English by a recognized translator, if required.

Original academic documents

An academic document is original if issued to the student by the institution following that institution’s policies.

Notarized copies are not acceptable.

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Get ready for your first day

Once you've been accepted into a program, you'll need to start planning your courses.

  • You will be notified of your acceptance through your CapU email and your myCapU account.
  • View our page for admitted students to learn how to prepare for your first day.
  • If you wish to receive transfer credits, please submit official university/college/International Baccalaureate (IB)/Advanced Placements (AP) transcripts either electronically or by mail:

     

    Registrar's Office
    Library Building, Room LB152
    2055 Purcell Way
    North Vancouver, BC
    V7J 3H5

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The courses below reflect the current program profile. Login to myCapMap to see the program requirements for the term you started.

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Required Courses

Lower-Level Requirements

Total credits: 9.00

Required:
ENSO 100Catalysts to Change - Perspectives on the Living Planet3.00 credits
Choose 3.00 credits from the following list:
BIOL 105Environmental Biology4.00 credits
GEOG 101Environmental Geography: Understanding the Issues3.00 credits
Choose 3.00 credits from the following list:
BIOL 208Ecology4.00 credits
ECON 230Ecology, Environment and Economic Policy3.00 credits
HIST 206People of the Land: Environment in Canadian History3.00 credits
PHIL 208Environmental Ethics3.00 credits

 

Upper-Level Requirements

Total credits: 15.00

Required:
BIOL 305Ecological Principles for Sustainability3.00 credits
ENSO 310Globally Significant Places and Peoples - Biospheres3.00 credits
INTS 345Reconciliation in Action3.00 credits
Choose 6.00 credits from the following list:
BIOL 308Conservation Biology3.00 credits
BIOL 350Natural History of BC3.00 credits
BIOL 351Global Biogeography3.00 credits
BIOL 401Applied Population Ecology4.00 credits
BIOL 402Applied Ecosystem Ecology4.00 credits
BIOL 408Ecosystem Restoration4.00 credits
BIOL 409Global Change Biology3.00 credits
ENSO 301Traditional Systems of Resource and Land Use3.00 credits
GEOG 316Climate Change: From Science to Sustainability3.00 credits
GEOG 325GIS Applications in Natural Resource Management4.00 credits
GEOG 330Water Changes Everything3.00 credits
GEOG 350Cities in the Global South3.00 credits
GEOG 355Urban Ecology3.00 credits
GEOG 360The Geography of a Sustainable World3.00 credits
GEOG 455Green Infrastructures and Community Networks3.00 credits
PHIL 310Climate Ethics and Climate Justice3.00 credits
PSYC 340Psychology of Environmental Sustainability3.00 credits
SOC 302Sociology of Climate Change3.00 credits
SOC 330Sociology of the City: Issues and Processes of Exclusion3.00 credits

Total program credits: 24.00

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