Bachelor of Arts - Indigenous Environmental Studies (Honours) (RAI)

The natural world is intrinsic to human life, but people’s experience with the environment varies widely and this impacts their values and how they learn to interact with the natural world. IESS at Trent University brings together the principles of both Indigenous Knowledge and Western science to explore complex topics such as climate change, community sustainability, and Indigenous health and environment through a cross-cultural, transdisciplinary approach. This degree also offers an additional layer of exploration: co-op work terms. In the Indigenous Environmental Studies/Science Co-op stream, students will participate in three paid placements that will have them engaging in real-world leading environmental workplaces to help them chart the course of their career and consciousness of the natural world. Students will learn to generate solutions to complex local, regional, national, and international issues facing Indigenous and all peoples and communities around the world.