General Information
The Arts & Science Academic Calendar has all the requirements, rules and regulations for completing your degree, programs and courses. All of the School’s courses and their prerequisites, corequisites, and recommended preparation courses, as well as the breadth category for the courses, are described in the Arts & Science Academic Calendar entry for the School of the Environment.
Please note: Many courses offered by the School of the Environment have pre-requisites and/or enrolment controls. If you do not meet the pre-requisites of a course or wish to enroll in an "E" enrolment-indicator course, please e-mail the Undergraduate Administrator.
Use the Timetable Builder to look up which courses are being offered in each term, their schedule, their building location*, and the instructor (*room numbers are only available on ACORN for the courses in which you are enrolled). Using the “Additional course information” link, you can also view the course description, including whether a course has prerequisites, corequisites, and/or recommended courses in the Arts & Science Academic Calendar.
Applications for ENV440H1F for Fall 2025 are open until 11:59pm on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
ENV440H1F Professional Experience Course
Please see the placements descriptions for the Fall 2025 iteration of ENV440H1F here: 
2025 Fall - Placement Descriptions - ENV440H1F.pdf
Please note the following estimated timeline:
- Student Intake Application Period: June 9 - June 22
- Notification of Application Status: early July
- Notification of Match: August 18th
- Team Sends E-mail Introducing Partner to Students: Week of September 2nd
- Course Begins: Week of September 2nd
- Introductory Meeting & Onboarding with Partner: Week of September 8th
Apply via this Microsoft Form. If you have any questions, please contact the Undergraduate Administrator at ug.office.env@utoronto.ca.
Summer Courses 2025
| Course Code | Course Title | Information |
|---|---|---|
| ENV100H1 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | ENV100H1F-20255.pdf |
| ENV200H1 | Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment | ENV200H1F-20255.pdf |
| ENV221H1 | Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment | |
| ENV222H1 | Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach | ENV222H1F-20255.pdf |
| ENV465Y1 | Toronto Climate Summer School | ENV465Y1F-20255.pdf |
Notes:
- ENV465Y1 is a 1.0 credit course that runs from May 5 - June 13, 2025. Students will participate in coursework, tutorials, workshops, and site visits the first three weeks from 10am - 5pm Mondays through Fridays. The second half of the course will focus on faculty-supervised research. Visit the Toronto Climate Observatory's website for more information.
Fall/Winter Courses 2025-2026
The table below includes 100, 200, 300, and 400 level course syllabi for this academic year:
100 Level Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | 2024-2025 Syllabus *Note: Syllabus may vary this coming year. |
|---|---|---|
| ENV100H1 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | ENV100H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV101H1 | Confronting the Climate Crisis | ENV101H1S-20251.pdf |
| Environment, Culture and Film | ENV196H1S-20251.pdf |
|
| ENV197H1 | Idleness and the Environment: What Does Sustainable Work Mean? | |
| ENV198H1 | Environment & Mental Wellness | |
| ENV199H1 | Debating & Understanding Current Environmental Issues | ENV199H1F-20249.pdf |
200 Level Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | 2024-2025 Syllabus *Note: Syllabus may vary this coming year. |
|---|---|---|
| ENV200H1 | Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment | ENV200H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV221H1 | Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment | ENV221H1F-20249.pdf |
| Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach | ENV222H1S-20251.pdf |
|
| ENV223H1 | Fundamental Environmental Skills | ENV223H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV262H1 | The Science of Energy in the Environment *NEW! |
300 Level Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | 2024-2025 Syllabus *Note: Syllabus may vary this coming year. |
|---|---|---|
| ENV307H1 | Urban Sustainability | ENV307H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV316H1 | Laboratory and Field Methods in Environmental Science | ENV316H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV320H1 | National Environmental Policy | ENV320H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV322H1 | International Environmental Policy | ENV322H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV323H1 | Ontario Environmental Policy | ENV323H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV330H1 | Waste Not: Faith-Based Environmentalism | ENV330H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV333H1 | Ecological Worldviews | ENV333H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV335H1 | Environmental Design | ENV335H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV337H1 | Human Interactions with the Environment | ENV337H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV338H1 | Environmental Research Data and Decision-Making | |
| ENV341H1 | Environment and Health | ENV341H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV342H1 | Ecology of the Mind *NEW! | |
| ENV346H1 | Terrestrial Energy Systems | ENV346H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV350H1 | Energy Policy and Environment | ENV350H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV360H1 | Is the Internet Green? | ENV360H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV361H1 | Social Media and Environmentalism | ENV361H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV362H1 | Energy and Environment: Transitions in History | ENV362H1S-20251.pdf |
400 Level Courses
| Course Code | Course Name | 2024-2025 Syllabus *Note: Syllabus may vary this coming year. |
|---|---|---|
| ENV411H1 | Sustainability Thinking | ENV411H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV421Y1 |
Community Research for Social & Environmental Change |
ENV421Y1Y-20249.pdf |
| ENV422H1 | Environmental Law | ENV422H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV430H1 | Community Research in Environment & Faith | ENV430H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV440H1 | Professional Experience Course | ENV440H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV441H1 | Human Health Impacts of Natural System Alteration | ENV441H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV451H1 | Current Environmental Topics | ENV451H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV452H1 | Environmental Science Seminar | ENV452H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV461H1 | The U of T Campus as a Living Lab of Sustainability | ENV461H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV462H1 | Energy and Environment: Economics, Politics and Sustainability | ENV462H1S-20251.pdf |
| ENV464H1 | Communicating Climate Change | ENV464H1F-20249.pdf |
| ENV482H1 | Special Topics in the Environment: Climate Finance *NEW! | |
| ENV491Y1 | Independent Studies Project | ENV491Y1.docx |
| ENV492H1-ENV493H1 | Independent Studies Project | ENV492H1-ENV493H1.docx |