12 monthsProgramme duration
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Environmental Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Whether you are studying or on the job market, acquire the tools to contribute to the search for solutions to the major ecological challenges of the 21st century. Integrating the natural, social and human sciences, the master's degree with dissertation combines general interdisciplinary training in environment and sustainable development (ESD) and specialized training in the field you choose. Note that the course includes 18 course credits and 27 research credits.
This program aims to make you an interdisciplinary specialist in environment and sustainable development. With this in mind, it prepares you to:
- Analyze a problem, develop and implement intervention plans integrating ecological and social dimensions adapted to their context of application
- Communicate effectively both with specialists from other disciplines and with local communities and decision-makers
- Take a critical look at various disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in the field, while recognizing the contribution and limits of each to the construction of knowledge
- Acquire the tools necessary to carry out research in environment and sustainable development
- Apply knowledge of environment and sustainable development through practical experience
Are you more interested in a course focused on professional experience? Consult the master's degree in environment and development (with internship).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Environmental Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Whether you are studying or on the job market, acquire the tools to contribute to the search for solutions to the major ecological challenges of the 21st century. Integrating the natural, social and human sciences, the master's degree with dissertation combines general interdisciplinary training in environment and sustainable development (ESD) and specialized training in the field you choose. Note that the course includes 18 course credits and 27 research credits.
This program aims to make you an interdisciplinary specialist in environment and sustainable development. With this in mind, it prepares you to:
- Analyze a problem, develop and implement intervention plans integrating ecological and social dimensions adapted to their context of application
- Communicate effectively both with specialists from other disciplines and with local communities and decision-makers
- Take a critical look at various disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in the field, while recognizing the contribution and limits of each to the construction of knowledge
- Acquire the tools necessary to carry out research in environment and sustainable development
- Apply knowledge of environment and sustainable development through practical experience
Are you more interested in a course focused on professional experience? Consult the master's degree in environment and development (with internship).
Admission Requirements
General eligibility conditions
To be eligible as a regular student, the candidate must meet the general eligibility conditions (section XI) of the Educational Regulations for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Required diplomas and admission thresholds: Quebec
To meet the Université de Montréal average of 3.0 out of 4.3, candidates from this province must meet the following requirements:
Accepted diploma: Baccalaureate, Bachelor; duration of 3 years, or other undergraduate degree deemed equivalent.
Minimum average:
- Bishop: 75%
- Concordia University: 3.0/4.3
- Higher Technology School: 3.0/4.3
- HEC Montreal: 3.0/4.3
- McGill University: 3.0/4.0
- Polytechnique Montréal: 2.75/4.0
- University of Sherbrooke: 3.0/4.3
- Laval University: 3.0/4.3
- Universities of Quebec: 3.2/4.3
To be eligible as a regular student for the Masters in Environment and Sustainable Development with dissertation, the candidate must:
- meet the general eligibility conditions (section XI) of the Educational Regulations for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
- hold an undergraduate degree adequately preparing for the studies they wish to undertake, or provide evidence of training considered equivalent
- have obtained in the 1st cycle a cumulative average of at least 3.0 out of 4.3 (or the equivalent) or the average required by the original university for admission to a 2nd cycle program, if this is higher
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