ESS Academic Advising and Requirements
ESS Program Options
Wondering where to start? where former academic advisor Kaarin Tae breaks down the different options for making ESS a part of your degree program.
First Year Worksheet
Want to know what your first year of the ESS program might look like? Check out this handy [301 KB].
Environment, Sustainability & Society (ESS)Ā can be a Major or Minor in a diversity of degree programs, and the College also offers multiple sustainability Certificate programs.Ā Check out theĀ differentĀ options!
ESS Major and Minor requirements
View the pages below forĀ information aboutĀ completing a Major, Honours, or Minor in ESS in different degree programs.Ā If you changed degree programs at Dal, visit the page forĀ the degree that you intend to complete. For example, if you changed from the BA degree to the BSc degree, visit the page forĀ the BSc.
Certificates offered by the College of Sustainability
Do you want to study Environment, Sustainability & Society (ESS) but aren't sure you can fit it into your degree as a Major,Ā HonoursĀ or Minor subject? OrĀ perhaps youĀ want to add anĀ additionalĀ sustainability credential to your record?Ā The College of Sustainability offers the following certificate options:
- Certificate in ESS
- Certificate in Communicating Sustainability
- Certificate in Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability
- RBC Sustainability Leadership Certificate
ESS academic advisors
Do you have questions?Ā Our ESS Academic Advisors are available forĀ advisingĀ appointments in person, online,Ā and by phone.Ā PleaseĀ reach out toĀ ess.advising@dal.ca.
Advising tips:
- Declare your majors in
- Run your own degree audit in
- Academic Calendars from previous years are archived on the Ā (click PDF for archived calendars).Ā
Refer to the Calendar for the year you began your degree program! - Meet with academic advisors for ALL of your Major/Honours/Minor subjects!