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The global climate emergency demands swift and decisive action. With escalating temperatures, rising sea levels, and increasingly common severe weather phenomena like hurricanes and wildfires, the situation grows more critical daily. UPEI's Bachelor of Science in Applied Climate Change and Adaptation equips students to tackle this planetary challenge by examining both its complexities and potential remedies. Worldwide entities—including corporations, nonprofits, governments, and consulting firms—are prioritizing climate initiatives and searching for skilled professionals who possess the expertise to devise innovative, impactful strategies against this pressing issue.
Enhance your resilience by acquiring the capabilities necessary to formulate climate-conscious solutions. Climate Change Adaptation involves modifying behaviors, systems, and traditional knowledge to better withstand or even capitalize on shifting climatic conditions. These adjustments might involve a farmer switching to hardier crop varieties or coastal towns strategizing infrastructure protection against encroaching waters. The effects of climate change are already transforming communities and natural habitats globally, with projections indicating intensifying consequences as worldwide temperatures keep climbing.
Successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
English Language Requirements:
Application Deadlines:
Documentation for all applicants should be complete by 1 August, if applying to the Fall semester, or by 1 December, if applying to the Winter semester.