Master Of Environmental Studies (Mes)

Wilfrid Laurier University

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Qualification

2 Years

Course duration

8/31/2025

Start Date

US$15674

Fee

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Our Master of Environmental Studies (MES) is a two-year program offered by the Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography. The collaboration between our universities makes us the third-largest graduate geography program in Canada, and our program is enhanced by a number of research centers and groups, including the Laurier Institute for Water Science, the Cold Regions Research Centre and the International Migration Research Centre. You can benefit from the breadth and depth of the expertise of our faculty and your fellow graduate students in this rich intellectual environment. Our joint program allows you to explore a range of research interests, from the analysis of pressing social and environmental problems to theoretical questions of philosophical and technical importance. The MES program is ideal if you’re interested in environmental and resource management, or some aspects of human geography or environmental applications of geometrics. We also offer a Master of Arts in Geography and a Master of Science in Geography. Program Options The thesis option requires you to complete nine units of credit: five courses and the thesis (four credits). The thesis option is normally completed in six terms (two years). The research paper option requires you to complete 10 units of credit: eight courses and the research paper (two credits). The research paper option is normally completed in three terms (one year). Careers MES students who recently completed the program are employed by/as: municipal governments (Thunder Bay, Calgary) provincial government departments (Alberta Environment) federal government departments (Fisheries and Oceans) conservation authorities (Halton Hills) market and GIS analysts and technicians in industry (Loblaws, de Beers, BMO Financial, MDA, Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute, China Railway First Survey and Design Institute, Cogeco, Ecopia Tech, InferUrban) lab technicians, research assistants (University of Waterloo) independent consultants with international organizations (United Nations Development Programme)

For international students

Students must have the following: A four-year (honours) undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in geography or related program. A minimum B average. English Proficiency The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): TOEFL iBT: minimum score of 89, with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the skills tests (speaking, writing, reading and listening). Paper-based TOEFL: minimum of 573. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum score of 7. Pearson Test of English (PTE): minimum score of 60. The Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment: minimum score of 70.

2 Years - Full time

Fee

CAD$21,807.00 (US$ 15,674) per yearAccommodation Dormitory Style (Waterloo) Traditional -3,666.04

Start Date

8/31/2025

Address

Waterloo Campus, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Central Canada, Canada

About

Wilfrid Laurier University, popularly known as ‘Laurier’ has two primary campuses, one in Waterloo and the other in Brantford. Additionally, the Faculty of Social Work functions out of the town of Kitchener and a weekend MBA program is offered in Toronto. Recently a global campus has been opened in Chongqing in China. Laurier offers world class accredited programs in Arts and Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Music, Science, Social Work and Education. With a graduate employment rate of 96%; studying at Laurier is an attractive proposition.

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