Environmental Science

Degrees offered

MSc
MEnvSci
PhD

Application deadlines

February 1 for a program starting in the Fall Semester
April 1 for a program starting in the Winter Semester

Departmental website

Why Environmental Science at Memorial?

Students enter the Environmental Science Program from a wide range of undergraduate science backgrounds. Our graduate program gives students an opportunity to build upon their undergraduate science education, to investigate its environmental relevance, to see how it relates to other scientific disciplines important in Environmental Science, and to learn more about these other disciplines.

There are three ways to complete a degree through the Environmental Science Graduate Program: one is a course-based program leading to the degree of Master of Environmental Science (MEnvSci), the other is a more research-intensive program leading to the degree of Master of Science (MSc, Environmental Science), and the third is the research-based PhD.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Environmental Science. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MSc: $16,500

PhD: $17,500

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Environmental Science. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
Plan C	$1,010	$1,312	3
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Master’s: 1-2 years | PhD: 4 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Environmental Science program website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Description of programs

Virtually all local and global environmental problems require interdisciplinary approaches in understanding the problems and designing the required solutions. The Master of Science (Environmental Science) and Master of Environmental Science degree curricula emphasize the rigorous application of scientific principles to these tasks.

The Environmental Science programs share some courses with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. The collaboration between the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science further enhances the breadth of preparation and cross-sensitization of the programs' graduates.

Students enter the Environmental Science Program from a wide range of undergraduate science backgrounds, including the undergraduate program in Environmental Science offered at Grenfell Campus (Memorial's campus in Corner Brook). Our graduate program gives students an opportunity to build upon their undergraduate science education, to investigate its environmental relevance, to see how it relates to other scientific disciplines important in Environmental Science, and to learn more about these other disciplines.

The programs have two primary goals:

to provide instruction in the application of scientific theory to the examination of environmental problems
to sensitize students to the interlinkages between scientific disciplines

Minimum admission requirements

For MSc and MEnvSci: Bachelor's degree (second class honours) in an appropriate area of study
For PhD: Master's degree in an appropriate area of study

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.