Each academic year, ten core and elective UArctic Circumpolar Studies courses are offered. All Circumpolar Studies instructors are experienced in curriculum development and online pedagogy.
The credit system and semester dates in the table below are based on North American models, but the courses are open to students at any UArctic member institution, and credits can be adapted. The accredited UArctic Circumpolar Studies programme serves as the foundation for Circumpolar or Northern Studies programmes, majors, or minors in some North American member institutions, for which course codes are provided in the table below.
The following UArctic Circumpolar Studies courses are available in the 2025-26 academic year. Download your copy of the UArctic Circumpolar Studies brochure for more details of each course.
FALL 2025
| Course title | Core/Elective | Institution | Instructor | Trent Code | Yukon Code | UNBC Code | Lakehead Code |
| Introduction to the Circumpolar World | Core (CS 100) | Yukon, Lakehead | A Graham, A Lino | GEOG 1045H | NOST 101 | NORS 101-3 | Northern Studies 1111 |
| Lands and Environments of the Circumpolar North I | Core (CS 311) | Trent | K Fleming | GEOG-ERST 2320H | NOST 326 | NORS 311-3 | Northern Studies 3111 |
| Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I | Core (CS 321) | Trent | D King | INDG 3745H | NOST 328 | NORS 321-3 | Northern Studies 3211 |
| Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I | Core (CS 331) | Trent | H Nicol | GEOG-ERST 3390H | NOST 324 | NORS 331-3 | Northern Studies 3311 |
| Canada's People and Places | Elective | Trent | H Nicol | GEOG-CAST 2810H | |||
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The Contemporary Canadian North in a Circumpolar Context |
Elective | Trent | H Nicol | CAST 3243H | |||
|
Reading Course in Circumpolar Studies |
Elective | Trent | H Nicol | GEOG 3904H |
WINTER 2026
| Course title | Core/Elective | Institution | Instructor | Trent Code | Yukon Code | UNBC Code | Lakehead Code |
| Introduction to the Circumpolar World | Core (CS 100) | Yukon, UNBC | A Graham, S Hellyer | GEOG 1045H | NOST 101 | NORS 101-3 | Northern Studies 1111 |
| Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World II | Core (CS 332) | Trent | H Nicol | GEOG-ERST 3640H | NOST 325 | NORS 332-3 | Northern Studies 3312 |
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Arctic Environmental Security |
Core (CS 400) | UAA | D Causey | GEOG 3904H | |||
|
Histories of the Canadian North |
Elective | Trent | H Nicol | CAST 3241H |
SUMMER 2026
| Course title | Core/Elective | Institution | Instructor | Trent Code | Yukon Code | UNBC Code | Lakehead Code |
| Introduction to the Circumpolar World | Core (CS 100) | Trent | K Fleming | GEOG 1045H | NOST 101 | NORS 101-3 | Northern Studies 1111 |
| The International Arctic: Environment, Diplomacy and Geopolitics | Elective | Trent | H Nicol | CAST-GEOG 2811H |
