Master of Environment in Environmental and Social Change

In the two-year Environmental & Social Change program, students focus on human roles in the environment by engaging in cutting-edge research at the intersection of natural and social sciences. This unique interdisciplinary training experience fosters the knowledge, skills, and professional abilities to address complex human environmental issues. Providing customized learning pathways, the unique research-intensive program offers three graduate degree options: Master of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Environment related to both human and environmental research and the applied analytical techniques and best practices for sustainable ecosystems, policies and societies.

Students specialize and work at the nexus of three related fields: human geography, natural sciences, and environmental studies. While students choose a degree path for their specialization, all participate in training activities that bridge social and natural science with humanities research. Graduates will be able to communicate information across disciplinary boundaries, so scientists will be able to speak effectively to policy makers and social scientists, and vice versa.

Students must hold, or reasonably expect to hold by September, an undergraduate degree suited to their desired credential (MA, MEnv, MSc) with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0. Examples of relevant undergraduate degrees may include Environmental Sciences or Studies, Geography, Planning, History, Natural Resource Management, or Indigenous Studies) English Requirement (if applicant's first language is not English): Minimum TOEFL score 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), 86 (internet-based) or IELTS score 6.5. The test should have been taken within two years of the date a completed application is filed.