The Department offers programs leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Forest Economics, and Rural Sociology. A joint specialization in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics is offered collaboratively by the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, and Economics.
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 in coursework and a thesis.
Coursework
Agricultural/Resource and Forest Economics
Six 3 graduate-level courses from the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, approved by the department
Programs will depend on the student’s academic background
Students are required to take microeconomic and macro-economic theory, graduate-level applied econometrics.
Additional coursework may be required.
Rural Sociology
Six 3 graduate-level courses approved by the department
Programs will depend on the student’s academic background
Students are required to take courses in social theory, quantitative methods, and qualitative methods, plus two courses that are directly or indirectly related to the student’s field of research
Additional coursework may be required.
Thesis
Registration in 900-level THES. All candidates for the PhD must prepare and defend a dissertation on an approved topic.
Length of Program
The time required to complete the PhD will vary according to the academic background of the applicant and the nature of the research undertaken; however, a minimum of 36 months is normally required.
The maximum time to complete the PhD program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is six years.