International Year One (UTP Stage II): Arts, Leading to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Environment and Urban Sustainability Navitas Group - Toronto Metropolitan University International College, Canada

Arts is a first-year studies option that lets you explore social science and humanities program areas before applying to your program of choice for your second year. All courses that you successfully complete in the Arts program will be credited to the selected Ryerson University major. Students can also choose electives from a wide range of areas including marketing, human resources and business – many of which can lead to a minor.

Program transfer options include

• Environment and Urban Sustainability
• Politics and Governance
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Philosophy

Arts Program Structure
During the UTP Stage II: Arts program you will study courses that introduce you to a wide range of disciplines including psychology, philosophy, politics and environment.

Following the completion of the RUIC Stage II: Arts, including maintaining academic good standing and achieving any program-specific CGPA, students will progress to their chosen major at Ryerson University. Students must achieve a CGPA of 3.3 to progress into Psychology.

Leading to:  Bachelor of Arts (Honours)  - Environment and Urban Sustainability

Contemporary social and environmental challenges demand coordinated responses that facilitate sustainable and equitable futures, and the health of life-supporting ecosystems. The program in Environment and Urban Sustainability is designed for students who are passionate about social and environmental issues and eager to learn about, envision, and develop innovative responses to challenges facing urban centres and surrounding interconnected resource-based communities locally and globally.

Students learn to evaluate effects of development on urban settlements and to assess and facilitate conservation and the development of sustainable responses. The program integrates the social sciences, natural sciences, and applied disciplines as related to environmental and sustainability issues.

Is the environment your passion? Understanding and managing our environment are among the defining challenges of today’s world. Governments at local, regional, provincial and national levels seek to research, understand and manage environmental issues. Companies of all types are incorporating environmental compliance into their management systems. Many citizens’ and other non-governmental organizations are active in seeking environmental change. Consultants provide the specialized skills to support them all. It is into this dynamic arena that you will move as a student in the Environment and Urban Sustainability program at Ryerson.