Faculty List

• G.B. Arhonditsis, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Agricultural Univ. of Athens, Greece), Ph.D. (Univ. of the Aegean, Greece), Professor  
• N. Klenk, Ph.D. (British Columbia), Associate Professor  
• J.I. MacLellan, R.P.F. (New Brunswick), B.A., B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream  
• A. Martin, B.A.(Hon.), M.F.C., Ph.D. (Toronto), Assistant Professor  
• C. Mitchell, B.Sc. (McMaster), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto), Professor  
• T. Mohsin, B.Sc. (Dhaka), M.Sc. (Dhaka), M.E.S. (Newcastle), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream  
• K. Smith, B.Sc. (Queen’s), M.Sc. (California Institute of Technology), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream  
• L. Tozer, B.Sc., (Guelph), M.A, Ph.D. (Toronto), Assistant Professor
• D. Weaver, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream 

For an updated list of Program Supervisors, please visit the Environmental Studies website.
For more information, visit the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences website.

[The Major in Climate Change Studies is a new program that is pending final approval in 2025. No offer of admissions will be made to the program pending final approval by the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance.]

Climate change is a profound challenge for society. The Major in Climate Change Studies prepares students to understand and address the social, economic, political, and ecological aspects of climate change by providing them with a strong foundation in the human dimensions of climate change (e.g., policy responses, social justice concerns, and cultural change), as well as an introduction to the physical science basis of climate change (e.g., global ecological systems and the science of climate change).  

Students complete courses in interdisciplinary environmental studies and environmental sciences, as well as courses in politics and social sciences. Through the selection of elective courses, students will have the opportunity to focus on aspects of the climate change challenge in accordance with their interests and career goals, including scientific, political, social and cultural aspects (e.g., politics, Indigenous studies, policy, law, development studies etc.), and/or physical science aspects of climate change (e.g., climatology, climate change impact assessment etc.). These courses also include many opportunities for experiential learning through problem-solving case studies, team-based projects, and individual research. The Major in Climate Change Studies is an excellent companion to Majors such as Anthropology, Human Geography, Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Biology, Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Physics and Astrophysics, and Physical Sciences.

Program Combination Restrictions

The Major in Climate Change Studies cannot be combined with the Major in Environmental Studies.