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Degree Programs Offered
Environmental Science – MEnvSc
The Centre for Environment (CFE) provides opportunities for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies at the University of Toronto. It has both teaching and research functions. Its faculty members are cross-appointed from several departments including engineering, physical sciences, health sciences, biological sciences, forestry, social sciences, and the humanities.
A 12-month professional course-work Master of Environmental Science (MEnvSc) degree program is offered at the University of Toronto Scarborough as a program of the Centre for Environment. All courses within the program fall within the designated major field of study: Biophysical Interactions in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems. Although the program base is broad, a major focus for training professionals is understanding the flux of contaminants through surface and sub-surface environments and the methods/solutions needed to remediate contaminated or damaged environmental systems. The program is committed to the development of well-trained practitioners in environmental science to meet the needs primarily of industry and government. The program is designed for both newly graduated students and existing professionals in industry and government agencies. The training is also designed to allow students to pursue PhD studies in the environment.
Contact and Address
Environmental Science
Web: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/envsci/menvsci/
Email: menvsc@utsc.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 287-7357
Fax: (416) 287-7204
Graduate Program Assistant
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
University of Toronto at Scarborough
Room S639A, 1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4
Canada
Degree Programs
Environmental Science
Master of Environmental Science
At press time, admission requirements for the MEnvSc program were pending final approval.
The MEnvSc program offers three streams:
- Research
- Internship
- Part-time studies
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Students are expected to satisfy all requirements for entry into the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto within a competitive selection process. Applicants educated outside Canada should pay particular attention to the English language competency requirements.
- Four-year University of Toronto bachelor's degree, or its equivalent from a recognized university, either in science or engineering with a minimum mid-B grade average in the last two years of the undergraduate program. Science background should contain chemistry, physics, calculus, and biology. Students with small deficiencies in these basic science courses will be considered. Those students lacking one or more essential background courses may be required to take additional courses prior to admission.
- Applicants must submit a written statement explaining their objectives for entering the program and the suitability of their background. Appropriate postgraduate work experience, such as in industry, will be considered as part of the admission application.
Program Requirements
- In all three streams, course work consists of 5.5 full-course equivalents (FCE).
- It is anticipated that students will complete all instructional courses in two sessions and will complete field and research-focused courses as well as the internship during the summer.
Course List
ENV 1100H Advanced Seminar in Environmental Science
ENV 1101Y Research Paper in Environmental Science
ENV 1102H Analytical Chemistry for Geoscientists
ENV 1103H Air and Water Quality Sampling and Monitoring
ENV 1104H Methods for the Detection of Pathogens
ENV 1105H Soil Contamination Chemistry
ENV 1106H Geology and Geophysics of the Shallow Subsurface
ENV 1107H Remediation Methods
ENV 1108H Environmental Science Field Camp
ENV 1109H Advanced Techniques in Geographic Information Systems
ENV 1110H Sediment and Contaminant Transport in Aquatic Systems
ENV 1111H Freshwater Ecology and Biomonitoring
ENV 1112H Boundary Layer Climates and Contaminant Fate
ENV 1113H Groundwater Hydrochemistry and Contaminant Transport
ENV 1114H Directed Readings in Environmental Science I
ENV 1115H Directed Readings in Environmental Science II
ENV 1116Y Internship
ENV 1117H Climate Change Impact Assessment
ENV 1118H Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling
ENV 1119H Quantitative Environmental Analysis
ENV 1120H The Dynamics of Contaminant Dispersal in Fluids
ENV 1121H Modelling the Fate of Organic Chemicals in the Environment
ENV 1122H Global Environmental Security and Sustainable Development
ENV 1123H Environmental Regulations
ENV 1124H Environmental Project Management
ENV 1125H Contaminated Site Remediation
Graduate Faculty
Full Members
Abbatt, Jonathan - BSc, PhD
Adams, Barry - BSc, MS, PhD
Allen, D Grant - BASc, MASc, PhD
Andrews, Robert - BASc, MASc, PhD
Archontitsis, Georgios - BSc, MSc, DSCA
Barrett, Spencer - BSc, PhD
Bernstein, Steven - PhD
Blake, Terence - DIPFOR, BSCF, STB, MF, PhD
Boland, Alana - BA, MA, PhD
Branfireun, Brian - BA, MSc, PhD
Bunce, Michael - BA, PhD
Byer, Philip - BS, MS, PhD
Chalin Clark, Catherine - BSN, MA, MDiv, PhD
Chen, Jing - BSc, PhD
Cole, Donald - MSc, MD
Conway, Tenley - BS, MS, PhD
Cooper, Paul - BEd, BSc, MSc, PhD
Corey, Paul - BSc, MA, PhD
Cormack, Donald - BASc, MASc, PhD (Program Director, Environmental Science)
Cowling, Sharon - BSc, MSc, PhD
Cunningham, Hilary - PhD (Coordinator of Graduate Studies)
Daniere, Amrita - AB, PhD
Dei, George JS - BA, MA, PhD
Dewees, Donald - LLB, BSCEE, PhD
Diamond, Miriam - MSc, MSc, PhD
Edwards, Elizabeth - BEng, PhD
Eichler, Margrit - MA, PhD, LLD
Engstrom, Mark - PhD
Evans, Gregory - PhD
Eyles, Nicholas - BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc
Fulthorpe, Roberta - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gough, William - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gross, Mart - BSc, PhD
Harvey, Leslie - BSc, MSc, PhD
Holness, D Linn - MHSc, MD
Howard, Kenneth - BSc, MSc, PhD
Jia, Charles - BEng, MEng, PhD
Kant, Shashi - BE, MA, PhD
Karney, Bryan - BSc, MEng, PhD
Kennedy, Christopher - BEng, MEC, MBA, MASc, PhD
Knowles, J Gary - MS, EdD
Mabury, Scott - BS, PhD
MacDowell, Laurel - BA, MSc, PhD
Maclaren, Virginia - BA, MRP, MSc, PhD
Maclean, Heather - BSc, EdD
MacLean, Heather - BASc, MASc, MBA, PhD
Malcolm, Jay - BSc, MSc, PhD
Martell, David - BASc, MASc, PhD
McCarney, Patricia - BA, MCP, PhD
Miall, Andrew - BSc, PhD
Miller, Eric - BASc, MASc, PhD
Mitchell, Carl - PhD
Moore, GW Kent - BSc, PhD
Munro, D Scott - BSc, MSc, PhD
Murphy, Jennifer - BCH, DCHEM
Murphy, Michelle - BA, PhD
Poland, Blake - BA, PhD
Price, Anthony - BSc, MSc, PhD
Prudham, Scott - BASc, BA, MA, PhD
Reeve, Douglas - BSc, MASc, PhD
Rodd, F. Helen - PhD
Sage, Rowan - PhD
Sain, Mohini - PhD
Sandbrook, Richard - BA, MA, DPhil
Sass-Kortsak, Andrea - BSc, MHSc, PhD
Sawchuk, Lawrence - BA, MA, PhD
Scharper, Stephen - MTh, PhD
Sherwood Lollar, Barbara - PhD
Sieciechowicz, Krystyna - BA, MA, PhD
Silverman, Frances - PhD
Simpson, Andre - BSc, PhD
Simpson, Myrna - BS, DPhil
Skogstad, Grace - DRRERPOL
Smith, C.Tattersall - BA, MS, PhD
Smith, Sandy - BAGRSC, MSc, PhD
Stabile, Mark - MA, MPH, PhD
Stefanovic, Ingrid - BA, MA, PhD (Director)
Strong, Kimberly - PhD
Tarlo, Susan - MBBS
Timmer, Victor - BSCF, MSCF, PhD
Upshur, Ross Edward - BSc, BA, MA, MD
Vanderburg, Willem - BASc, MASc, PhD
Wakefield, Sarah - BA, MA, PhD
Walsh, Denis - BA, MPH, PhD
Wania, Frank - MPH, PhD
Wells, Mathew - BS, DPhil
Wells, Peter - BScPhm, DP
White, Rodney - BA, MSc, PhD
Williams, D Dudley - DIPED, BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc
Members Emeriti
Aird, Paul - BSc, MS, PhD
Bryan, Rorke - BA, PhD
Burton, Frances - BSc, MA, PhD
Cunningham, Frank - BA, MA, PhD
Greenwood, Brian - BSc, PhD
Regier, Henry - BA, MS, PhD
Roy, Dibyendu - BSc, MA, DPhil
Stren, Richard - BA, MA, PhD
Sumner, L Wayne - BA, MA, PhD
Whitney, Joseph - BA, PhD
Williams, George - BSc, DSc, DSc
Associate Members
Ambachtsheer, Jane - BA, MA
Basiliko, Nathan - PhD
Bass, Bradley - BSc, MSc, PhD
Bowman, Kerry - BA, BSW, MSW, PhD
Chiotti, Quentin - BA, MA, PhD
Dooley, James - BASc, MASc, PhD
Green, Andrew - LLB, BA, LLM, MA, PhD
Grima, Angelo - BA, MA, PhD
Hosein, H Roland - BSc, MSc, PhD
Kenney, Andrew - BSc, MSc, PhD
Labatt, Sonia - BA, MA, PhD
Macdonald, Douglas - PhD
McGeachie, Susan - BA, MBA
Mirza, Monirul - BSE, MEng, PhD
Munn, Robert - BA, MA, PhD
Murck, Barbara - AB, PhD
O'Hara, Dennis - BA, MDiv, PhD
Ratto, Matthew - PhD
Savan, Beth - BSc, PhD
Smith, Lesbia - BS, MD
Wagner, Helene - MSc, MSc, PhD
Wilson, Kathleen - AB, AM, PhD
Woodland, Cindy - PhD