Environmental Studies (Collaborative Program)
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Lead Faculty
Arts and Science
Participating Degree Programs
Adult Education and Community Development – MA, MEd, PhD
Anthropology – MA, MSc, PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry – MASc, MEng, PhD
Chemistry – MSc, PhD
Counselling Psychology – MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – PhD
Economics – MA
Forestry – MScF, MFC, PhD
Geography – MA, MSc, PhD
Geology – MASc, MSc, PhD
Information – MI
Information Studies – PhD
Management – MBA, PhD
Philosophy – MA, PhD
Physics – MSc, PhD
Planning – MScPl, PhD
Political Science – MA, PhD
Religion – MA, PhD
Sociology – MA, PhD
Sociology in Education – MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Women and Gender Studies – MA
Overview
The graduate programs listed above participate in the Environmental Studies (ES) Collaborative Program which is offered through the Centre for Environment (CFE) at the University of Toronto. Graduate students admitted to a participating "home" department can apply to the collaborative program and pursue coursework and research in environmental areas. The Centre currently has graduate students from across the disciplinary spectrum.
The Centre offers a unique and comprehensive program of graduate study. By utilizing the University's extensive library holdings and faculty resources, it offers one of North America's most engaging and cross-disciplinary programs in the environment. One of the compelling strengths of the Centre's program is the interdisciplinary environment in which teaching and research is conducted. For example, in its core courses, professors from the humanities team teach with faculty from the social sciences, engineering, biology, and chemistry. Students are both able to specialize in an area of environmental research and gain exposure to a wide range of intellectual and methodological disciplines focused on environmental issues.
Students who complete the collaborative program receive the following notation on their transcripts: "Completed Collaborative Program in Environmental Studies" and an official parchment from the School of Graduate Studies.
Contact and Address
Web: www.environment.utoronto.ca/Graduate.aspx
Email: centre.environment@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3475
Fax: (416) 978-3884
Centre for Environment
University of Toronto
Earth Sciences Centre
Room 1016V, 33 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E8
Canada
Master's Level and Doctoral Level
Admission Requirements
- Students who wish to enrol in the Environmental Studies (ES) Collaborative Program offered by the Centre for Environment must first apply to and be accepted into a master's or doctoral program in a degree granting unit, also called a "home department." Information about applying to a home department can be found at the School of Graduate Studies website, www.sgs.utoronto.ca.
- Prospective students are strongly encouraged to submit copies of the documents indicated on the Centre's website by the application deadline established by the home department. Please contact the home department to which you intend to apply in order to confirm its application deadline. The Centre for Environment also allows potential students to enrol in its ES Collaborative Program beyond the deadline set by their home department.
Program Requirements
- Students must complete the requirements below in addition to the degree requirements of their home departments. Typically, students complete up to 1.0 full-course equivalent (FCE) and conduct research on an environmental topic. Please note that requirements in some participating programs vary slightly. Therefore, we encourage students to check the calendar entries for their respective "home" department programs. The Centre also offers students in non-thesis master's degree stream the opportunity to complete an internship in fulfilment of the collaborative program. Specific collaborative program requirements for each participating degree program are listed on the Centre's website under the Environmental Studies Collaborative Program.
Master's Degrees
- Complete the core course ENV 1001H (0.5 FCE).
- Complete one half-course elective (0.5 FCE)
- Complete internship of approximately three months (ENV 4444Y; 1.0 FCE).
- Produce a research paper related to the internship (ENV 5555Y; 1.0 FCE).
master's thesis option
- Complete the core course ENV 1001H (0.5 FCE).
- Complete one half-course elective (0.5 FCE).
- Write a thesis in the home department on an environment-related topic.
PhD Degrees
- Complete the core course ENV 1001H (0.5 FCE), unless already completed at the master's level.
- Complete one half-course elective (0.5 FCE).
- Complete a thesis on an environmental topic in the home department.
- Present a seminar on thesis research, either in the Centre's seminar series or at the Centre for Environment Research Day.
- Additional courses may be required by the home department and/or by the supervisor or supervisory committee, depending on academic and/or career goals of the student, as well as departmental regulations.
- A supervisor or supervisory committee may be appointed for each student by the home department and the Centre for Environment.
Course List
The Centre for Environment offers individual credit courses that are open to graduate students from all parts of the University, subject to enrolment limits. With the exception of the core course, not all courses are offered every year. Graduate students enrolled in the Environmental Studies Collaborative Program are also allowed to take elective courses listed under the Environment and Health Collaborative Program toward completing their Environmental Studies Collaborative Program requirements (these are listed under Environmental Health Collaborative Program in this Calendar). For current graduate course listing, please refer to the Centre for Environment website at www.environment.utoronto.ca/Graduate/CourseSchedules.aspx.
Core Course
ENV 1001H Environmental Decision Making
CFE Elective Courses
ENV 1002H Environmental Policy
ENV 1004H Urban Sustainability and Ecological TechnologyENV 1005H Business and Environmental Politics
ENV 1008H Worldviews and Ecology
ENV 1444H Capitalist Nature
ENV 1701H Environmental Law
ENV 1707H Environmental Finance and Sustainable Investing
ENV 2000H, Y Topics in Environmental Studies
ENV 2002H Special Topics—Environmental Studies
ENV 4444Y+ Internship
ENV 5555Y+ Research Paper
Other Elective Courses
Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
AEC 1104H Community Education and Organizing
AEC 1131H Special Topics in Adult Education: Adult Education for Sustainability
AEC 1160H Introduction to Transformative Learning Studies
AEC 1178H Practitioner/Ecological Identity and Reflexive Inquiry
AEC 3176H Sense of Place in Professional and Natural Contexts
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
JNC 2503H Environmental Pathways
Forestry and Social Work
JFS 1460H Community Based Natural Resource Management
Geography
JGE 1413H Environmental Impact Assessment
JGE 1420H Urban Waste Management
GGR 1214H Global Ecology and Biogeochemical Cycles
Geography and Planning
JPG 1402H Environment and Development
JPG 1403H Political Ecology of African Environments
JPG 1404H Issues in Global Warming
JPG 1407H Efficient Use of Energy
JPG 1408H Carbon-Free Energy
JPG 1414H Cities as Ecosystems
JPG 1415H Global Environmental Justice and Social Movements
JPG 1419H Aboriginal/Canadian Relations in Environment and Resource Management
JGE 1609H Cities, Industry and Environment
History
HIS 1111H Topics in North American Environmental History
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
JEI 1901H Technology, Society, and the Environment I
JEI 1902H Technology, Society, and the Environment II
Political Science
JPV 1201H Politics, Bureaucracy, and the Environment
Philosophy
JVP 2147H Environmental Philosophy
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education
SES 1909H Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice I
Program Committee
Watson, Jeanne - BA, MA, PhD – Adult Education & Counselling Psychology
Boddy, Janice - BA, MA, PhD – Anthropology
Reeve, Douglas - BSc, MASc, PhD, PEng – Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Morris, Robert - BSc, PhD – Chemistry
Rowe, Locke - BSc, MSc, PhD – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Hosios, Arthur - BEng, MA, MEng, PhD – Economics
Stefanovic, Ingrid - BA, MA, PhD – Environment
Smith, Sandy - BScAgr, MSc, PhD – Forestry
Maclaren, Virginia - BA, MPI, MS, PhD – Geography
DiFrancesco, Richard - PhD, MCIP, RPP – Geography, Environment
Cruden, Alexander - BSc, PhD – Geology
Ross, Seamus - BA, MA, PhD – Information
Martin, Roger - AB, MBA – Management
Boyle, Joseph - BA, PhD – Philosophy
Shepherd, Theodore - BSc, PhD – Physics
Rankin, Katharine - BA, MRP, PhD – Planning
Cameron, David - MSc, BA, PhD – Political Science
Kloppenborg, John - BA, MA, PhD – Religion
Wheaton, Blair - BA, MA, PhD – Sociology
Dehli, Kari - BA, MA, PhD – Sociology and Equity Studies in Education
McElhinny, Bonnie - PhD – Women & Gender Studies
+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.