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Master of Environment and Sustainability

Western University

  • London, Canada
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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About the program

A four-year degree with majors in environmental studies or resource management.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (Up to 3 years (master's programmes of at least 8 months get 3 years, since 2024-02-15) (Post-Graduation Work Permit; one-time; programme of at least 8 months, full-time, at a PGWP-eligible DLI; language CLB/NCLC 7; no field-of-study requirement; apply within 180 days of completion)): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Environment and Sustainability can develop the ability to interpret environmental or natural-system data
  • Evaluate human impacts
  • And propose evidence-based approaches to resource or sustainability challenges. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Resource management
  • Environmental policy and planning
  • Consulting
  • Environmental education
  • Journalism
  • Research
  • Non-governmental organizations
  • Graduate study

Curriculum

  • Four years
  • 120 credit hours. Two majors share common courses: Environmental Studies adds economics
  • Political science and geography
  • Resource Management adds ecology and science courses such as GIS
  • Population and resource dynamics and quantitative methods. Ethics
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Risk and policy run through the degree.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • 4-year undergraduate degree in any discipline
  • From a recognized university or college (BA
  • BSc
  • B.Eng) A third and fourth year combined average of 78% or greater (entrance average) Applicants who have already completed a Master’s degree may apply
  • Using both undergraduate and graduate transcripts

Accepted academic background

Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution comparable to a four-year Canadian bachelor's degree (some three-year degrees may not qualify), Program-specific requirements, References, Statement and CV

Language tests

  • IELTS 7
  • TOEFL iBT 94

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
  • Referee contact details
  • Evidence of English proficiency if applicable
  • Program-specific supplementary documents if required

How to apply

  1. Check the program page for requirements and the international deadline. Create an applicant account and apply online; the application fee is 185 CAD
  2. non-refundable (some programs charge differently). Upload transcripts from every post-secondary institution (unofficial copies are enough to apply; English translation if needed)
  3. enter referee emails and add program documents such as CV
  4. statement or writing samples. SGPS does a preliminary check
  5. then the program decides. Accept the offer in Student Center by the date in the offer letter and send official transcripts to [email protected].

Other costs

Tuition per year$42,584 CAD
Application fee$185 CAD
Deposit$66,032 CAD

Program details

CampusLondon (main campus)
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Science
DepartmentEnvironment and Sustainability
Teaching languageEnglish
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Study pace_
Post-study stayUp to 3 years (master's programmes of at least 8 months get 3 years, since 2024-02-15) (Post-Graduation Work Permit; one-time; programme of at least 8 months, full-time, at a PGWP-eligible DLI; language CLB/NCLC 7; no field-of-study requirement; apply within 180 days of completion)
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.