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Program Requirements
Thesis Courses (32 credits)
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BREE 691 M.Sc. Thesis 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Problem definition and literature Review.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 691.
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BREE 692 M.Sc. Thesis 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : .
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 692.
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BREE 693 M.Sc. Thesis 3 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Methodology development.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 693.
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BREE 694 M.Sc. Thesis 4 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Experimentation 1.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 694.
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BREE 695 M.Sc. Thesis 5 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Experimentation 2.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 695.
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BREE 696 M.Sc. Thesis 6 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Data analysis.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 696.
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BREE 697 M.Sc. Thesis 7 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Draft thesis preparation.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 697.
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BREE 698 M.Sc. Thesis 8 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Thesis completion and acceptance.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 698.
Required Courses (11 credits)
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BREE 651 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : To give seminars and participate in discussions.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Fall) Lefsrud, Mark (Winter) Orsat, Valerie (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 651.
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BREE 652 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : To give seminars and participate in discussions.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Fall) Lefsrud, Mark (Winter) Orsat, Valerie (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 652.
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BREE 699 Scientific Publication (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Review and critique papers that are published in field of the candidate. Prepare draft paper(s) following the format of leading journals in field of study undertaken.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Prasher, Shiv (Fall) Prasher, Shiv (Winter) Prasher, Shiv (Summer)
Periodic conferences
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 699.
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ENVR 610 Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Analysis of current environmental policies to reveal implicit and explicit assumptions regarding scientific methods, hypothesis testing, subject/object, causality, certainty, deities, health, development, North-South concerns for resources, commons, national sovereignty, equity. Discussion of implications of such assumptions for building future environmental policies.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Brown, Peter Gilbert; Naylor, Robin Thomas; Goldberg, Mark (Fall)
Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.
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ENVR 650 Environmental Seminar 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Environment : Interdisciplinary environmental research seminars with the goals of appreciating both the breadth and interconnectedness of environmental research questions.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Scott, Marilyn (Fall)
Restriction: Open to students registered in Environment Option.
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ENVR 651 Environmental Seminar 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Environment : Environmental seminars and workshops focused on critical thinking, critical review of articles, team work, effective public speaking, grantmanship.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Fabry, Frederic (Winter)
Restriction: Open to students registered in the Environment Option.
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ENVR 652 Environmental Seminar 3 (1 credit)
Overview
Environment : Final research seminar.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Scott, Marilyn (Fall) Badami, Madhav Govind (Winter)
Prerequisite: ENVR 650.
Restriction: Open to students registered in Environment Option.
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
Chosen from the following:
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ENVR 519 Global Environmental Politics (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : How the problem of environmental degradation is dealt with at the international level. The scope and nature of global environmental protection issues that cross boundaries, both physical and conceptual. Actors, structures and processes of international society. Consideration of global commons and transnational resources and of environmental externalities.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Ellis, Jaye Dana (Fall)
Prerequisite: ENVR 201 or ENVR 203 or permission of instructor
Restrictions: Open to students in the Environment Graduate Option (available to other students with permission of instructor). (Not open to students who have taken ENVR 580 -- section 001 -- in Winter 2002, Fall 2003, or Fall 2004
Note: This course has been offered three times as a Topics in Environment Course
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ENVR 544 Environmental Measurement and Modelling (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Utility of geographic information systems, remote sensing and spatially-explicit modelling for environmental planning in conjunction with analytical frameworks used in the decision-making process (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, life-cycle analysis and multi-criteria decision making).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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ENVR 580 Topics in Environment 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Advanced-level seminars and discussion of interdisciplinary aspects of current problems in environment led by staff and/or special guests. This course is offered on an irregular basis.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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ENVR 611 The Economy of Nature (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : The course focuses on the interface between the ecosystem, biodiversity and economic systems through discussion of (1) conceptual, methodological and theoretical foundations of ecological economics, (2) management incorporating changing conditions, conflicting interests and values, trade-offs and uncertainty, (3) policy applications at national and international levels and (4) case studies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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ENVR 620 Environment and Health of Species (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : How major environmental problems affect the health of human and non-human species, and how environment and health interact at different spatial and temporal scales and with different components of the ecosystem. Immediate, chronic and evolutionary consequences on health. Uncertainty and causation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Restriction: Open to students in the Environment Option (available to other students with permission of instructor).
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ENVR 622 Sustainable Landscapes (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Tools and knowledge needed to evaluate landscapes for sustainable management. Processes that shape landscapes, consequences of alternate landscape patterns on ecological flows, implications of management choices on biodiversity and sustainability, and need for social innovations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Restriction: Students registered in Environment Option, or permission of instructor.
- Note: An understanding of ecological principles is required to take this course. Comparative case studies will be used.
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ENVR 630 Civilization and Environment (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Considers ways to reduce the human impact on Earth's life support systems through variables such as population size, wealth, technology, and conduct. Critically describes ethical frameworks for judging personal and policy choices, including post-collapse scenarios.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Brown, Peter Gilbert; Goldberg, Mark; Kosoy, Nicolas (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
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ENVR 680 Topics in Environment 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Seminars and discussion of advanced, interdisciplinary aspects of current problems in environment led by staff and/or special guests.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Restriction: students taking the Neotropical Environment Option.
- Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
or another 500-, 600-, or 700-level course recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee.
Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 18, 2011) (disclaimer)