Graduate students in the renewable resources program work within, and often across, multiple disciplines of basic and applied environmental sciences. Specialties within the program include environmental and ecological economics, environmental health and toxicology, forest ecology, fish and fisheries biology, landscape ecology, limnology, micrometeorology, soil science, and wildlife biology. They typically have exceptionally strong backgrounds in one or more of these specialties and an interest in research that advances both theory and applied management of natural resources. After completing their degrees they go on to careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, industry, and other fields.
Program Requirements
Includes Micrometeorology, Forest Science, Soil Science and Wildlife Biology as areas of research.
Thesis Courses (36 credits)
NRSC 691 M.Sc. Thesis Research 1 (12 credits)
NRSC 692 M.Sc. Thesis Research 2 (12 credits)
NRSC 693 M.Sc. Thesis Research 3 (12 credits)
Required Courses (3 credits)
NRSC 643 Graduate Seminar 1 (1 credit)
NRSC 644 Graduate Seminar 2 (1 credit)
NRSC 651 Graduate Seminar 3 (1 credit)
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
Two 3-credit courses at the 500 level or higher recommended by the supervisory committee; one of which must be in quantitative methods/techniques.
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Renewable Resources (Thesis): Neotropical Environment
Program Requirements
The McGill-STRI Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) is a research-based option for Masters or PhD students in the departments of Anthropology, Biology, Bioresource Engineering , Geography, Natural Resource Sciences, Plant Science, and Political Science at McGill University. NEO is aimed at students who wish to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries.