Environment & Sustainability | Royal Roads University

Science for a sustainable world

You're passionate about building a sustainable world. You're curious about the current needs and trends of sustainable businesses, organizations and societies. You’re wanting to inspire communities and policymakers through collaboration and dialogue.

And you want to harness your passion for science and the environment to empower your career.

What to expect

Our graduate and undergraduate programs are designed to help you facilitate the changes we need to protect the environment and steward resources:

Focus on community action and current science.
Study the intersections of environmental, social, cultural, political and economic elements of sustainability.
Identify and create effective strategies to overcome the challenges of moving to a sustainable society.

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Explore our programs

Undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Environmental Leadership

This program prepares Indigenous learners to identify and address environmental issues within their nations and communities. Learn more.

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Master's degrees

Master of Arts

Climate Action Leadership

Join the global movement tackling the climate crises with ground-breaking solutions through communication, changemaking and leadership.

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Master of Arts

Environment and Management

Tackle complex global sustainability questions through leading-edge research and on-the-ground practice.

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Master of Science

Environment and Management

Tackle complex global sustainability and environmental problems. Prepare to lead sustainability initiatives in multiple sectors.

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Master of Arts

Environmental Education and Communication

Cultivate your mastery and deepen your passions with an education of personal and planetary significance.

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Master of Arts

Environmental Practice

Find out how people contribute to, and can do something about, climate change and sustainability.

Online

Master of Science

Environmental Practice

Learn how social, natural and physical science impacts the environment and discover how you can lead people to make a difference. Earn your ECO Canada Certification.

Online

Graduate diplomas

Graduate Diploma

Climate Action Leadership

Learn how to tackle the climate crisis. Engage with real-world problems and open learning curriculum to address today's most pressing issues.

Online

Graduate Diploma

Environmental Education and Communication

Deepen your passion for engaging people through environmental education and communication.

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Graduate certificates

Graduate Certificate

Environmental Education and Communication

Share your passions and deepen your environmental understanding to engage people through environmental education and communication. Learn and apply innovative and interdisciplinary skills for change.

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Graduate Certificate

Regenerative Sustainable Community Development

Build skills to inspire sustainable local communities. Work with municipalities to tackle complex challenges. Build networks and apply your learning to create sustainable spaces and places.

Online

Graduate Certificate

Science and Policy of Climate Change

Make a difference. Work hands-on with organizations to solve climate challenges locally and globally. Learn about multifaceted challenges of climate change and related issues.

Online

Bachelor's degrees

Bachelor of Arts

Environmental Practice

Learn practical and workplace skills to build a career in solving problems of sustainability.

Online

Bachelor of Science

Environmental Practice

Gain a broad overview of environmental science and policy. Learn workplace-ready skills in the environmental sector, and build your career solving scientific problems of global sustainability.

Online

Bachelor of Science

Environmental Science

Build your passion for science and the environment with basics of environmental management, economics, law, communications and sustainable development. Apply skills to a practical research project.

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Take the next step

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