Global Environmental Systems
1 credential
braiding science, policy and spatial data
Technical + human
trained to move fluently between both
About Global Environmental Systems
Global Environmental Systems teaches students to think across the whole system, not one slice of it. By design it braids natural science, policy, human geography and spatial data under a single integrative credential. Its breadth is the point: graduates are trained to hold complexity and move fluently between the technical and the human.
Why SFU Global Environmental Systems
Systems Thinking
Exists in all eight programs, but GES is where it's the entire design principle, not one thread among others.
Careers
Roles that require holding complexity: sustainability strategy, climate policy, cross-sector coordination.
Hear from alumni
"I’m really grateful for my experience in GES at SFU. The program gave me a great mix of technical skills, environmental knowledge and professional experience."
— Aiden Parry, SFU Global Environmental Systems alumnus
Environmental work is everywhere. Come see it at our next Discovery Day