This fall during first term, UBC is offering two courses on SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP: CONS 449C (undergraduate) and CONS 504C (graduate).

The course will use a hands on pedagogical learning technique to teach students about sustainability, leadership, and what the two mean in the same sentence. The class will mesh together leadership exercises with applications to sustainability such as how to cultivate change in communities and use your authority as a critical and active member of the community.

From the website itself:

·         Are you craving a hands-on approach to skilfully engage with difficult situations?
·         Have you ever wondered how you could effectively create positive change in a social/environmental issue that matters to you?
·         Have you ever worked with a group that felt stuck and left you wanting to know how to help the group make progress on the challenge it was working on?
·         Do you have a longing for profound societal change and want to be a part of it?

Then check out ubc.sustainabilityleadership.ca/ to learn more about the course teachers, format, and syllabus.

All sustainability committee members: this course is for you. If you would like to learn how to get involved in the sustainability movement and gain skills that will further your career in a tangible way, then this course is definitely worth checking out.  25% of your mark comes from reflections, 25% from a film analysis, 25% from class participation, and 25% for your final portfolio.. plus there’s no final exam!