• Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Management at the University of Waterloo is offered as a 2-year (4 terms) program.
  • It is an online, course-based program offered on a part-time basis only.
  • This graduate diploma program is for the early-to mid-career professionals who must integrate climate risk management into their regular professional duties.
  • This part-time, entirely online program focuses on applied skills that are relevant across multiple disciplines and professions.
  • The professionals in the CRM diploma program will develop competency in climate science, risk, and provide opportunities to achieve in-depth knowledge in three of the following:
    • Accessing and interpreting climate change data
    • Incorporating climate change into business decisions
    • Managing climate change risk
    • Greenhouse gas accounting and management
  • The students to faculty ratio for this program is 24:1.
  • There is a growing demand for professionals in all sectors to possess a holistic knowledge of climate change science, policy and management.
  • GEM offers two graduate programs that equip its students with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to manage, minimize, and mitigate climate change and extreme weather impacts.
  • Through this program, department offer a rich learning environment where students can develop professional competencies both inside and outside the classroom. 
  • Waterloo is pleased to provide the President's Graduate Scholarship (PGS) to outstanding graduate students who hold major federally and provincially funded competition-based scholarships.
  • The average salary after this degree is 32,667 USD.