Description Students become immersed in learning about Indigenous culture and traditional ecological knowledge for the purpose of understanding the roots and basis of evolving Indigenous consultation. This experience type focuses on facilitating the involvement and deep connection of non-separation between people and the natural world. Examples Examples include: Faculty Involvement EUC faculty members serve to […]
Description This experience encourages students to merge academic research with creative media components and environmental activism to learn how to communicate complex environmental issues to the public. Examples Examples Include: Faculty Involvement Environmental storytelling emphasizes narration and its potential to mobilize as students learn to frame environmental knowledge through ethical storytelling, visual literacy and advocacy. […]
Description Students become immersed in either supporting a current faculty member's environmental research or a large independent course-based project. Faculty members are encouraged to act as research mentors and supervisors by formulating connections to green sector networks and community partners. This will aid students seeking post-graduate research in areas including climate change analysis, conservation and […]
Description Students engage in immersive, scenario-based simulations and innovation labs that replicate real-world environmental challenges and green sector dynamics. These experiences combine professional role-playing with entrepreneurial thinking to address environmental problems. Examples Examples Include: Faculty Involvement EUC faculty members act to guide these exercises with input from policy networks, community organizations or green industry professionals. […]
Description Students become immersed in applying environmentally principled theoretical concepts with laboratory experiments. These labs may take place in York University’s woodlots, parks, river sheds, green roofs, or conservation areas. Students apply these methods to gain insight into environmental change while engaging with faculty members and peers. Examples Examples Include: Faculty Involvement EUC faculty members […]
Description Students engage in environmentally principled design challenges that aim at addressing real-world pressing issues. This experience type further aims at deepening students' understanding of environmental processes by engaging with EUC faculty members, external partners and other students. Examples Examples include designing: Faculty Involvement EUC faculty members serve as mentors, helping students navigate technical and […]
The software below is available at HNES 258. You can find more application and software information in MyApps. MyApps is York University’s virtual application service, which offers students, faculty and staff remote access to software available here. Please Note: Passport York username and password is required to access MyApps at https://myapps.yorku.ca/login. Software name Version Company Description of Software Adobe […]
The software below is available at HNES 253. You can find more application and software information in MyApps. MyApps is York University’s virtual application service, which offers students, faculty and staff remote access to software available here. Please Note: Passport York username and password is required to access MyApps at https://myapps.yorku.ca/login. Software name Version Company Description Acrobat Reader DC […]
By Alex Huls | August 1, 2025 Through a collaboration with the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), York University’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) is now home to national leadership programs that empower students and educators to drive community change. AKFC is a non-profit international development organization and part of the global Aga Khan Development […]
By Ashley Goodfellow Craig July 25, 2025 Wild bumblebees across Canada face significant threats linked to agricultural methods, a new study out of York University finds. Published in Conservation Science and Practice, the study examines how Canadian agricultural practices contribute to disease spillover from managed pollinator bees – used to support crop production – to wild bumblebees. Led […]