Dalhousie University - Master of Environmental Studies (MES) / Master of Resource and Environmental Management (MREM)

http://sres.management.dal.ca/index.php

Halifax, NS
Faculty of Management
School of Resource and Environmental Studies
Phone: (902) 494-3632
Email: sres@dal.ca

Dr. Peter Tyedmers, Academic Program Coordinator
Email: Peter.Tyedmers@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-6517

The School’s mandate is to teach natural resource management and environmental studies and to conduct interdisciplinary research on problems of significance in Canada and abroad. The School now offers two graduate programs: The Master of Environmental Studies (MES) and the Master of Resource and Environmental Management (MREM). The graduate programs emphasize interactions between social and natural sciences necessary for resolving complex environmental and resource management problems.

All students are given opportunities to understand and analyze environmental and resource management problems of current concern as they prepare themselves for problems they are likely to face later in their professional lives. The goals of the two programs are to provide advanced training in resource and environmental problem-solving and to enhance environmental literacy and responsibility.

Students are expected to achieve a working knowledge of concepts and methods from different disciplines, including the natural and social sciences, law, policy and public administration.

The MES program is designed to broaden a student’s perspective on natural resource and environmental issues while strengthening their research capabilities. The MES is designed as a two-year degree which includes course work and a thesis. A student will ideally finish within 24 months

This program involves intensive coursework and an applied internship during a 16-month period. The MREM will graduate highly skilled professionals with the problem-solving tools and scientific (social and biophysical) understanding to create innovative solutions to resource and environmental issues.

The program's goal is to produce graduates who can confidently and independently address both the biophysical and sociopolitical dimensions of resource and environmental problems. The MREM degree is an advanced "professional" degree aimed at management and practical problem-solving.

Retrieved from Dalhousie University website on 4/19/2010.