The Master of Arts in Social Justice and Ecology program seeks to further student skills, knowledge, and comprehension in areas related to relationships between environmental degradation and social injustices and inequities.
The curriculum addresses both conceptual knowledge and practical connections between social injustices and ecological and social stability. This involves correlations between various social injustices and a range of ecological issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, energy and extractive industries, as well as animal welfare, habitat loss and other emerging topics. The program includes ecological literacy as well as various theoretical approaches to ethics and justice.
The interdisciplinary coursework builds on the research and teaching expertise of Saint Paul University’s schools and faculties, while providing opportunities for students to deepen their own interests and professional trajectories.
Conditional upon approval by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities
The admission requirements are as follows:
Compulsory courses (9 units)
EPE5110 Integral Ecology (3u)
EPE5111 Social Justice and Ecological Issues (3u)
EPE6302 Environmental Ethics (3u)
Optional courses (9 units)
9 units from:
ECS5120 Selected Topics in Conflict Studies (3u)
EPE5101 Social Philosophy (3u)
EPE6303 Ethics and Human Rights (3u)
EPE6304 Ethics and International Development (3u)
EPE6309 Ethics, Philosophy and Public Policy (3u)
EPE6320 Selected Topics in Ethics (3u)
HUM5103 Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (3u)
INS5101 Theoretical Foundations of Social Innovation (3u)
INS5109 Selected Topics in Social Action (3u)
INS5110 Selected Topics in Critical Thinking (3u)
INS5303 Design and Social Innovation (3u)
Graduate courses other than those listed above may be selected subject to the approval of the program director.
Research (6 units)
6 units from:
EPE5112 Internship Report in Social Justice and Ecology (6u)
EPE5113 Research Paper in Social Justice and Ecology (6u)
Study of the philosophical underpinnings of social life from the theoretical approaches of living together and of the common good, to problems of contemporary societies, such as solidarity and social citizenship rights.
Study of integral ecology: ecological iteracy; interconnected facets of economics, poverty creation, structural injustices and ecological degradation; links between cultural and biological diversity.
Understanding social justice. Study of the specific links between social and ecological problems with insights from ecojustice, climate justice, environmental racism, ecofeminism and The Earth Charter.
Report on the theory and practical elements. Assessment on integration of courses content.
Topic proposal, expectations and assessment discussed.
Ethical analysis of environmental policies. Nature of the relationship between humans and the environment.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Problems of values and cultural relativism. Ethical foundation of human rights. Historical perspectives and contemporary debate.
Ethical components of development and underdevelopment theories. Rights and obligations of wealthy countries towards poor countries. Ethical critique of policies governing international aid.
Study of the concrete and normative aspects of public policy and of their ethical and philosophical implications, both locally and globally. Study of the main public policy issues and challenges in Canada as well as in other countries.
Study of a specialized area in ethics.
Study of the interrelationship between nonviolence, peace and ecology in various contexts (e.g., creative, grassroots, social, political). Focus on the challenges that conflict, violence and peace pose for ethical action in the world. Explores current issues related to nonviolence, peace and ecological movements in dialogue with social justice frameworks.
Critical study of founding texts in social innovation and of the main approaches in the field. Study of key actors and strategies in contemporary social innovation.
In-depth study of selected topics and contemporary issues in collective action and social movements.
Study of a specific issue within contemporary critical theories, emancipatory projects and global alternatives to oppressive systems.
Study of the main notions in design and practical analysis of this approach on social innovation projects: design thinking, social design, collaborative design, institutional design, creativity, etc.
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