Program Requirements | Saint Paul University

Honours BA with Major
in Leadership, Ecology and Equity

School of Leadership, Ecology and Equity

Foundational Courses (12 units)

  • HTP1102 Approaches in the Humanities: Interpreting the Human Experience
  • HTP1103 People, Social Justice and Ecology
  • HTP1105 Critical Analysis, Reading and Writing Academic Works
  • HTP1106 The First Peoples in Canada

Discipline Specific Courses (42 units)

Compulsory courses (30 units)

  • HUM1101 Integral Ecology
  • HUM1102 Ecological Literacy
  • HUM2101 Contemporary Ecological Movements
  • HUM2112 Transformative Leadership and Theories of Change
  • HUM3102 Ecofeminism
  • HUM4103 Special Topics
  • INS2102 Social Justice and Critical Thinking
  • INS3107 Ecology and Environmental Justice
  • PHI2141 Fundamentals of Democracy and Governance
  • PHI3134 Environmental and Animal Ethics

Optional courses (12 units)

6 units from:

  • HUM2102 Approaches to Social and Ecological Issues
  • HUM2103Communities and the Land: Exploring Spiritualities and Indigeneity
  • HUM2111 Worldviews, Communities and Cultures
  • INS2101 Introduction to Social Innovation
  • INS2103 Social Movements
  • PHI2146 Social Justice
  • PHI3133 Feminist Ethics

3 units from:

  • HUM3112 Resilience in Community Practice
  • INS3111 Anti-Racist and Anti-Colonial Movements
  • PHI3308 Ethics and Public Service

3 units from:

  • HUM4102 Ecological Dimensions of Conflict
  • HUM4104 Ecojustice, Peace and Nonviolence
  • PHI4155 Selected Topics in Ethics and Politics

With the approval of the program director, several courses offered by the University of Ottawa may replace the electives listed here. A list of these courses is updated annually.

Elective Courses (66 units)

Students complete a second major (42 units) and 24 units or a minor (30 units) and 36 units. 18 units must be of 3000 or 4000 level.