Northern Outdoor and Environmental Studies [Yukon College]

Northern Environmental Studies provides a multidisciplinary exploration of contemporary environmental issues and human-environment relationships, with particular emphasis on northern systems. Drawing upon the natural and social sciences, humanities and the arts, a variety of environmental issues of northern concern are critically examined, including resource depletion, wilderness fragmentation, loss of biodiversity, pollution and global climate change. The complex nature of environmental subject matter is addressed through ecological, socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical inquiry. Program content integrates experiential learning opportunities to bridge classroom, community and Yukon wilderness.