Diploma in Circumpolar Studies (online only)

About this programme

Be a groundbreaker as you study in the first fully online Circumpolar Studies diploma offered at a Canadian university. The Trent School of the Environment offers a unique online diploma for students who wish to undertake a single academic year of study (September to April) focused upon the landscape, peoples, and contemporary issues of concern in the Circumpolar world. Students study the Circumpolar region from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Introductory courses begin with the examination of the geography, history, and biophysical and physical systems of the Sub-Arctic and Arctic regions. The diploma curriculum then turns to the Indigenous and contemporary peoples of the region, traditional economies and knowledge, governance systems, human security issues, and overall questions of economic development, cultural resilience, and environmental sustainability. A Circumpolar Studies diploma prepares you for many possible career paths in a wide range of industries, including: