AGENDA ITEM NO: 10.5
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
REQUEST FOR DECISION
PRESENTED BY:
Francois Messier, Vice-Chair, Academic Programs Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
May 15, 2008
SUBJECT:
Approval of Master of Sustainable Environmental
Management, Master of Environment and Sustainability, and
the Environment and Sustainability specialization in the PhD
program
DECISION REQUESTED: It is recommended that Council approve the Master of Sustainable
Environmental Management, the Master of Environment and
Sustainability, and the Environment and Sustainability
specialization in the PhD program
PURPOSE:
The graduate programs in Environment and Sustainability are academic programs at the
University of Saskatchewan.
SUMMARY:
Master of Sustainable Environmental Management (M.SEM.): an interdisciplinary, course
based, professional-style program that can be completed within one year of full-time study.
Students enrolled in this program will be required to complete 24 credit units of course work, a 6
credit unit project, and participate in the Seminar in Environment and
Sustainability. This program is intended to provide prospective or current environmental
practitioners a post-graduate learning opportunity in sustainable environmental management.
Master of Environment and Sustainability (M.E.S.): an interdisciplinary, thesis-based program
that can be completed within two years of full-time study. Students enrolled in this program will
be required to complete 12 credit units of course work, a thesis based on original research, and
participate in the Seminar in Environment and Sustainability.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): an interdisciplinary, research-based program that can be
completed within three years of full-time study. Students enrolled in this program will be required
to complete a qualifying examination, 6 credit units of course work, a comprehensive
examination, a dissertation based on original research, and to participate in the Seminar in
Environment and Sustainability.
New courses:
ENVS 801/3 Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
ENVS 802.3 Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
ENVS 803.3 Research in Environment and Sustainability
ENVS 804.3 Strategic Environmental Planning and Project Management
ENVS 805.3 Data Analysis and Management
ENVS 821.3 Sustainable Water Resources
ENVS 831.3 Current Issues in Land Reclamation and Remediation
ATTACHED:
Proposal documents; Report from College of Graduate Studies & Research; Questions and
responses from APC.