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Admission

  • Online Application
  • 100$ application fee
  • Official transcripts
  • Recommendation letter
  • TOEFL/IELTS

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Application

  • Online Application
  • 100$ application fee
  • Official transcripts
  • Recommendation letter
  • TOEFL/IELTS

Click here for further information about the application process.

Thesis / Non-thesis Program

Thesis Program:

Thesis Courses (29 credits)

As part of the course Master's Thesis 1, a thesis candidate must provide a protocol to his or her supervisor setting out details as to the thesis topic, the deadlines for the completion of the various thesis courses and the schedule of meetings with the thesis supervisor. Modifications to the protocol must be made in writing and submitted to the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies).

  • Master's Thesis 1 (3 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 2 (3 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 3 (3 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 4 (6 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 5 (12 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 7 (2 credits)

Required Courses (10 credits)

  • Legal Research Methodology (4 credits)
  • Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)
  • Environmental Seminar 1 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 2 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 3 (1 credit)

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

3-6 credits chosen from:

  • International Environmental Law and Politics (3 credits)
  • Environment and the Law (3 credits)

0-3 credits chosen from:

  • Global Environmental Politics (3 credits)
  • Environmental Measurement and Modelling (3 credits)
  • Environment and Health of Species (3 credits)
  • Sustainable Landscapes (3 credits)
  • Civilization and Environment (3 credits)
  • Topics in Environment 4 (3 credits)

or another course at the 500 level or higher recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee. Please click here for further information.


Non-thesis Program:


Research Project (17 credits)

The non-thesis option requires a substantial supervised research project during the third term of registration, a 15,000-word paper, assessed by the supervisor on a pass-fail basis, and typically completed in the Summer.

  • Research Project 1 (15 credits)
  • Research Project 2 (2 credits)

Required Courses (10 credits)

  • Legal Research Methodology (4 credits)
  • Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)
  • Environmental Seminar 1 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 2 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 3 (1 credit)

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

15 credits chosen from:

  • Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (3 credits)
  •  International Environmental Law and Politics (3 credits)
  • Environment and the Law (3 credits)

and/or other Faculty of Law offerings.

3 credits chosen from:

  • Global Environmental Politics (3 credits)
  • Environmental Measurement and Modelling (3 credits)
  • Environment and Health of Species (3 credits)
  • Sustainable Landscapes (3 credits)
  • Civilization and Environment (3 credits)
  • Topics in Environment 4 (3 credits)

or another course at the 500 level or higher recommended by the Advisory Committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee. Please click here for further information.

PROGRAM THESIS/ NON-THESIS

Thesis Program:

Thesis Courses (29 credits)

As part of the course Master's Thesis 1, a thesis candidate must provide a protocol to his or her supervisor setting out details as to the thesis topic, the deadlines for the completion of the various thesis courses and the schedule of meetings with the thesis supervisor. Modifications to the protocol must be made in writing and submitted to the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies).

  • Master's Thesis 1 (3 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 2 (3 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 3 (3 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 4 (6 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 5 (12 credits)
  • Master's Thesis 7 (2 credits)

Required Courses (10 credits)

  • Legal Research Methodology (4 credits)
  • Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)
  • Environmental Seminar 1 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 2 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 3 (1 credit)

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

3-6 credits chosen from:

  • International Environmental Law and Politics (3 credits)
  • Environment and the Law (3 credits)

0-3 credits chosen from:

  • Global Environmental Politics (3 credits)
  • Environmental Measurement and Modelling (3 credits)
  • Environment and Health of Species (3 credits)
  • Sustainable Landscapes (3 credits)
  • Civilization and Environment (3 credits)
  • Topics in Environment 4 (3 credits)

or another course at the 500 level or higher recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee. Please click here for further information.


Non-thesis Program:


Research Project (17 credits)

The non-thesis option requires a substantial supervised research project during the third term of registration, a 15,000-word paper, assessed by the supervisor on a pass-fail basis, and typically completed in the Summer.

  • Research Project 1 (15 credits)
  • Research Project 2 (2 credits)

Required Courses (10 credits)

  • Legal Research Methodology (4 credits)
  • Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)
  • Environmental Seminar 1 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 2 (1 credit)
  • Environmental Seminar 3 (1 credit)

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

15 credits chosen from:

  • Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (3 credits)
  •  International Environmental Law and Politics (3 credits)
  • Environment and the Law (3 credits)

and/or other Faculty of Law offerings.

3 credits chosen from:

  • Global Environmental Politics (3 credits)
  • Environmental Measurement and Modelling (3 credits)
  • Environment and Health of Species (3 credits)
  • Sustainable Landscapes (3 credits)
  • Civilization and Environment (3 credits)
  • Topics in Environment 4 (3 credits)

or another course at the 500 level or higher recommended by the Advisory Committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee. Please click here for further information.