Faculty/StaffCourse/Lab/Program
Various BIOL instructorsBIOL 1110 Introductory Biology I  
Students completing the Biomes and Ecosystems unit of this general biology course will be able to explain the significance of the elements carbon and nitrogen to living organisms and outline the major steps in the cycling of these elements in the biosphere. They will further discuss the impact that humans have made on biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems and discuss their implications.
Marcelo MachadoBUSM 6130 Digital Transformation and Change Management
Students complete cases and work on a reflection paper that focus on modern technology developments and how their impact businesses and society. The current business environment in which the climate crisis is an important factor is part of the context of the course, ethical implications (including weather and society related) are too. One specific topic, and common theme of a student’s term project is Digital Technologies for Sustainability. The theme of the project is a students choice, but it is typically related to practical applications of modern technologies to generate a net gain when it comes to environmental impacts.
Marcelo MachadoBUSM 6180 Graduate Capstone Experience Practicum
 Professionals will manage, work-hands on and have a professional presentation on a comprehensive project that will meet the requirements of an organization. The project can also be narrow in scope but comprehensive in its design (e.g. new clean technology, innovation of a product or service in an international context, or a business plan with the respective academic framework). They will develop and complete the project in partnership with industry.
Paula HirschmannCRIM 3113 Critical Criminology
Introduction to Green Criminology, a discussion of different ecophilosophies of justice, and an opportunity to produce an action project in their area of interest (could include a focus on the environment).
Sue FairburnDEPD 2331 Human Factors for Product Design  
This course is for students interested in understanding the limits of the human body and how design creates ways to protect and extend these limits. C+C specific content will include: Intersectionalism and data bias in design and The impact of Climate Change on how we work and play in extreme environments (hot/cold, etc.)
Janet Lynn WebsterENGQ 1092 Professional and Technical English 12  
Professional and Technical Communications as it may relate to Climate Change issues and the KPU Climate+ Challenge.
Dale TracyENGL 1100 Introduction to University Writing
This course focuses on university writing, which involves critical thinking, communication skills, and rhetorical awareness. As we work on reading and writing skills, we engage with various texts on various topics, including transphobia, anti-Black racism, and climate change.
Dale TracyENGL 3304 Canadian Drama in English
In this course, we explore the border between art and reality, asking how drama can help us think about real life, including climate realities.
ENVI 1106 Environmental Chemistry I  
Students will study chemistry with a focus on environmental issues and applications. They will study volumetric and gravimetric analysis, general equilibrium reactions, intermolecular forces, basic organic chemistry concepts, and oxidation-reduction reactions relevant to natural and environmental applications. 
Melissa DruryENVI 1121 Environmental Issues  
Students will learn to identify the basic scientific and social principles that underlie the main current environmental issues. They will also examine local and global case studies and will study the effects of pollution and resource degradation on society.
ENVI 2901 Environmental Research Seminar  
Students will discuss the scope of research projects in environmental protection in the context of their relevance to the environmental industry and needs of society. They will make a preliminary research project selection, discuss how to carry it out, and provide feedback to their classmates on their proposed research.
ENVI 2902 Environmental Research Project  
Students will engage in an intensive study of a selected topic in environmental protection technology. They will select a research topic, collect and interpret data, write a report on the results of the project, and present their results.
Dola Pradhan, John Rose, Parthi Krishnan
GEOG 1101 Human Geography 
Students will examine the nature and diversity of human geography, and learn to understand and describe the spatial characteristics of human population change, distribution and settlement, social-cultural interactions, and economic activities. Students will also learn how the natural environment facilitates or constrains these activities, and how human activities in turn affect the natural environment. They will learn and apply basic cartographic, qualitative and quantitative techniques commonly used in human geography.
Tracy Adole,
Joe Koch, Victoria Tubrett		GEOG 1102 Physical Geography
Students will apply basic scientific principles to study three main components of the geophysical system: the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. They will examine weather and climate processes including the hydrologic cycle, local and regional weather, and climate change. Students will examine internal and external processes shaping the earth including, but not limited to tectonic, volcanic, glacial, coastal, fluvial and hillslope processes. Students will learn and apply a variety of quantitative and qualitative techniques commonly used in physical geography including map use and interpretation.
Mungandi Nasitwitwi,
John Martin, Joe Koch		GEOG 1160 Geography of British Columbia  
Students will explore the physical and human geography of British Columbia. They will examine how and why environmental, cultural, socio-economic, and political processes have shaped the development of British Columbia and its component regions. Students will consider current topics such as resource management, climate change, Indigenous sovereignty, and urban/rural development.
Joe KochGEOG 2320 Geomorphology  
Geomorphology is the study of landforms and the processes that shape them. The aim is to understand why landscapes look the way they do and what processes are responsible for their formation. Landscapes can be studied at different scales, so we will look at processes that impact large areas such as mountain building due to plate tectonics, and much more local events such as mass wasting events on hill slopes. Landforms evolve in response to a combination of natural and anthropogenic processes and every landscape is a representation of its history.
John MartinGEOG 2390 Methods in Geography  
Students will explore techniques for describing, visualizing, and analyzing quantitative data in geography. They will examine the application of descriptive and inferential statistical methods with particular attention to issues concerning spatial data. Students will develop basic proficiency using industry-standard computer software.
John MartinGEOG 3310 Natural Hazards  
Students will investigate physical processes and initiation of natural hazards such as geologic hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes), atmospheric hazards (hurricanes, tornadoes), hydrologic hazards (flooding, water pollution), biologic hazards (pest, diseases), as well as more general topics such as global climate change and its effects on hazard frequency. Students will analyze why certain populations are at risk and how humans try to prepare for and mitigate hazardous conditions. They will examine new technologies and investigate historic and recent events in case studies, lab and field trip settings.
Maryanne EvaGRMT 6100 Sustainability and Business Administration  
Students will learn how to integrate, evaluate, report sustainability in organizations. Students will learn specific reporting techniques on sustainability, including but not limited to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Principles of ISO 14001. This course is also heavy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy and programs as they relate to governance and sustainability.
Phaedra BurkeGRMT 6110 Green Marketing Management 
This course will prepare professionals in understanding and applying green marketing concepts in organizations. Green marketing is marketing products and services based on environmental factors or awareness. Companies involved in green marketing make decisions relating to the entire process of companies’ products, from design, methods of processing, packaging and distribution. This course will also help identify global business opportunities. The conceptual opportunities in this course can be applied on the Green Marketing Plan, in Green Project Management course or even the Capstone course.
Jose AreekadanGRMT 6120 Ecological Economics for Organizations  
This course explores new ways of thinking about how we manage our lives and our planet to achieve a sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future. By the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the integration of “nature’s household” and “humankind’s household” under ecological economics as well as the trans-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary nature of management analysis. Students should have an applied understanding of the interdependence and co-evolution of human economies and natural ecosystems and natural ecosystems over time and space. The above follows the type of system’s thinking that is necessary in organizations and societies all over the world.
Maryanne EvaGRMT 6130 Principles of Green and Clean Technologies for Business and Society’s Sustainability  
This course covers the introduction to physical and technological principles of solar, indirect solar, and non-solar energies with an environmental policy, social and economic backgrounds. This course introduces students to Green and Clean Technologies for business professionals. Introduction to waste management, e-waste, green buildings and water filtration training is also provided in order to ladder into other professional, corporate or on the-job-training as well. Further knowledge of technologies or industry/corporate knowledge applied to specific companies can/should be developed for those interested in the Green Project Management course or Capstone.
Amir AzaronGRMT 6140 Sustainable Operations  
This course develops students’ ability to define and analyze sustainable business practices within the value chain of the product or service in order to develop and integrate sustainable practices at each step of the value chain. Students will learn how to measure and account for sustainability initiatives as a means of creating value at the operations management level within an organization. Students will be challenged to consider the sustainability challenges from the different stakeholder perspectives and priorities in developing and implementing sustainable operational practices and initiatives. Students will analyze graduate level papers on a variety of current research.
Tomasz GradowskiHORT 1104 Soils and Growing Media  
Students will study the components and properties of soils and growing media. They will discuss the characteristics of organic matter and biological activity within the soil profile. Students will study how plant growth is affected by soil and growing media properties such as pH, nutrient retention, salinity, and the movement and retention of water. They will examine plant nutrient deficiencies, fertilizer types, and liming recommendations. Students will practice basic soil sampling and testing methods and discuss environmental issues involving soil and growing media practices.
Erick VillagomezIDSN 2404  Studio 4  
Students will investigate and summarize design theories, issues, principles and precedents for dwelling spaces with a focus on visual analysis and design communication. They will continue to produce, individually and in teams, original designs that respond to specific conceptual, behavioural, and contextual criteria for single and multi-unit dwelling spaces. They will focus on process, space planning, spatial volume development, and connect ideological concepts with their own interior design solutions.
Paivi KoskinenLING 1300 Languages of the World  
Students will learn fundamental facts about the world’s languages and will examine topics critical to language. They will examine a range of questions: the regional and historical similarity and diversity of languages, linguistic typology and language universals, sound and structural features of the world’s languages, issues of languages in contact, minority language endangerment, and the role of English as a world language.
Allyson RozellMATH 1115  Statistics I 
Applications of statistical concepts will include climate change and its impact on various animal species.
Allyson RozellMATH 1117  Environmental Mathematics 
Students will learn to apply mathematics in a variety of settings related to the environment.
Holly LongairPHIL 3512 Confronting Moral Issues: The Natural Environment
This course will discuss different theoretical approaches to environmental ethics (utilitarianism, Kantianism, virtue ethics, deep ecology, ecofeminism, Indigenous perspectives), and the application of these approaches to specific ethical issues related to the natural world (climate change, biodiversity and extinction, pollution, etc.)
Shiva OlyaeiPOST 3110 Applied Sustainability Seminar
Sustainability + Climate Change: Environmental Law and Stewardship
Shiva OlyaeiPOST 4900 Special Topics
This dynamic seminar explores immersive learning opportunities in sustainable development, social justice, and climate change. Students will have the opportunity to delve into policy analysis, sustainability frameworks, and environmental law while addressing real-world challenges and fostering informed perspectives. This course is an exceptional opportunity and transformative journey for all of us to drive change, shape a sustainable future, expand our knowledge and make a difference.
Christina ShorthousePRLN 1120 Writing for Public Relations  
Students can apply persuasive (Op Eds) and explanatory writing skills to inspire action on climate.
Christina ShorthousePRLN 1150 Introduction to Public Relations  
Students can apply strategic communications planning skills to address climate challenges.
Fabricio TeloSOCI 1125 Introduction to Society 
Addressing how climate change relates to environmental injustice from a global perspective.
Fabricio TeloSOCI 3320 Sociology of Global Inequalities
Addressing how climate change relates to environmental injustice from a global perspective.
Marcelo MachadoTMAS 5150 Product and Service Development
One the topics of the course, and a source of in-class exercise, and common them chosen by students for course assignments and the term project is circular design. The idea of developing products and services for circular, more environment – effective business models.