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- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Agricultural Economics (Thesis) (46 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) (45 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) (45 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) (45 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Non-Thesis) — Environmental Assessment (45 credits)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Environment
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Neotropical Environment
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Bioinformatics
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Environment
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Environment
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Neotropical Environment
Natural Resource Sciences
Location
Location
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences
- 91ÉçÇø, Macdonald Campus
- 21,111 Lakeshore Road
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC H9X 3V9
- Canada
- Telephone: 514-398-7838
- Email: gradstudies.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/nrs
About Natural Resource Sciences
About Natural Resource Sciences
The Department of Natural Resource Sciences offers programs leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in:
- Agricultural Economics
- Entomology (includes Environment and Neotropical Environment options)
- Microbiology (includes Bioinformatics and Environment options)
- Renewable Resources (includes Forest Science, Micrometeorology, Soil Science, and Wildlife Biology with Environment and Neotropical Environment options available)
An interdisciplinary option in Bioinformatics for doctoral students is also available.
The Department possesses, or has access to, excellent facilities for laboratory and field research. Affiliated with the Department are the Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory, the Molson Nature Reserve, the Morgan Arboretum, and the Ecomuseum of the St. Lawrence Valley Natural History Society.
Master of Science Degrees
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Agricultural Economics (Thesis) (46 credits) |
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| This program provides students with applied economic concepts and tools to identify, define, and analyze economic problems affecting the performance of the agri-food sector and the environment. The ideal prior preparation is an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Economics or Economics, including undergraduate courses in intermediate economic theory (micro and macro), calculus, algebra, statistics, and econometrics. Attention is given to the development of analytical skills in the broad areas of agricultural, environmental, and ecological economics. Students may specialize, by way of their research program, in agribusiness, development, finance, marketing and trade, policy, and resource economics. The program prepares graduates for rewarding careers in research, analysis, and decision-making in academia, private and NGO sectors, and government. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) (45 credits) |
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Graduate students in the entomology program work within, and often across, multiple disciplines of basic and applied environmental sciences. Specialties within the program include terrestrial arthropod ecology, physiology, zoogeography, diversity, and systematics. Our students typically have exceptionally strong backgrounds in one or more of these specialties and an interest in research that advances both theory and applied management of ecosystems. After completing their degrees they go on to careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, industry, and other fields. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits) |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits) |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) (45 credits) |
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Graduate students in the microbiology program work within, and often across, multiple disciplines of basic and applied environmental sciences. Specialties within the program range from the study of microbial diversity in extreme environments, either natural or man-induced, to the role of microbes in managed ecosystems, such as in agriculture and forests. Our students typically have exceptionally strong backgrounds in one or more of these specialties and an interest in research that advances our fundamental knowledge about microorganisms as well as leads to improved efficiencies of our managed ecosystems. After completing their degrees they go on to careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, industry, and other fields. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits) |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) (45 credits) |
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Graduate students in the renewable resources program work within, and often across, multiple disciplines of basic and applied environmental sciences. Specialties within the program include environmental and ecological economics, environmental health and toxicology, forest ecology, fish and fisheries biology, landscape ecology, limnology, micrometeorology, soil science, and wildlife biology. They typically have exceptionally strong backgrounds in one or more of these specialties and an interest in research that advances both theory and applied management of natural resources. After completing their degrees they go on to careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, industry, and other fields. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits) |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits) |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Non-Thesis) — Environmental Assessment (45 credits) |
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This program is currently not offered. |
Ph.D. Degrees in Entomology, Microbiology, or Renewable Resources (Includes Micrometeorology, Forest Science, Soil Science, and Wildlife Biology)
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology |
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Graduate students in the entomology program work within, and often across, multiple disciplines of basic and applied environmental sciences. Specialties within the program include terrestrial arthropod ecology, physiology, zoogeography, diversity, and systematics. Our students typically have exceptionally strong backgrounds in one or more of these specialties and an interest in research that advances both theory and applied management of ecosystems. After completing their degrees they go on to careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, industry, and other fields. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Environment |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Neotropical Environment |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology |
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Graduate students in the microbiology program work within, and often across, multiple disciplines of basic and applied environmental sciences. Specialties within the program range from the study of microbial diversity in extreme environments, either natural or man-induced, to the role of microbes in managed ecosystems, such as in agriculture and forests. Our students typically have exceptionally strong backgrounds in one or more of these specialties and an interest in research that advances our fundamental knowledge about microorganisms and leads to improved efficiencies of our managed ecosystems. After completing their degrees they go on to careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, industry, and other fields. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Bioinformatics |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Environment |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources |
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Graduate students in the renewable resources program work within, and often across, multiple disciplines of basic and applied environmental sciences. Specialties within the program include environmental and ecological economics, environmental health and toxicology, forest ecology, fish and fisheries biology, landscape ecology, limnology, micrometeorology, soil science, and wildlife biology. They typically have exceptionally strong backgrounds in one or more of these specialties and an interest in research that advances both theory and applied management of natural resources. After completing their degrees they go on to careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, industry, and other fields. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Environment |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Neotropical Environment |
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Please contact the Department for more information about this program. |
Natural Resource Science Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Natural Resource Science Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
M.Sc. Thesis (Agricultural Economics)
Direct admission to the M.Sc. requires the completion of a B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics or a closely related area, with the equivalent cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0 (second class–upper division) or 3.2/4.0 during the last two years of full-time university study. High grades are expected in courses considered by the academic unit to be preparatory to the graduate program.
The ideal preparation includes courses in agricultural economics, economic theory (intermediate micro and macro), calculus, linear algebra, and statistics. Students with deficiencies in these areas will be required to take additional courses as part of their degree program.
M.Sc. Thesis (Entomology, Microbiology, Renewable Resources)
Candidates are required to have a bachelor's degree with an equivalent cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0 (second class–upper division) or 3.2/4.0 during the last two years of full-time university study. High grades are expected in courses considered by the academic unit to be preparatory to the graduate program.
M.Sc. in Renewable Resources (Non-Thesis) – Environmental Assessment Option
Applications are not being accepted for the current academic year; the program is currently under review.
Ph.D. Thesis (Entomology, Microbiology, Renewable Resources)
Candidates, normally, are required to hold an M.Sc. degree and will be judged primarily on their ability to conduct an original and independent research study.
Qualifying Students
Some applicants whose academic degrees and standing entitle them to serious consideration for admission to graduate studies, but who are considered inadequately prepared in the subject selected may be admitted to a Qualifying program if they have met the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies minimum CGPA of 3.0/4.0. The course(s) to be taken in a Qualifying program will be prescribed by the academic unit concerned. Qualifying students are registered in graduate studies, but not as candidates for a degree. Only one Qualifying year is permitted. Successful completion of a Qualifying program does not guarantee admission to a degree program.
Financial Aid
Financial aid is very limited and highly competitive. It is suggested that students give serious consideration to their financial planning before submitting an application. Normally, a student will not be accepted unless adequate financial support can be provided by the student and/or the student’s supervisor. Academic units cannot guarantee financial support via teaching assistantships or other funds.
Application Procedures
Application Procedures
91ÉçÇø’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
Application Deadlines
Application Deadlines
The application deadlines listed here are set by the Department of Natural Resource Sciences and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate 91ÉçÇø departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.
| Canadian | International | Special/Exchange/Visiting |
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| Fall: May 31 | Fall: March 15 | Fall: Same as Canadian/International |
| Winter: Oct. 15 | Winter: Aug. 31 | Winter: Same as Canadian/International |
| Summer: N/A | Summer: N/A | Summer: N/A |
Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.
International applicants are advised to apply well in advance of these dates because immigration procedures may be lengthy.
Natural Resource Sciences Faculty
Natural Resource Sciences Faculty
| Chair |
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| James W. Fyles |
| Graduate Program Director |
| Benoît Côté |
| Program Director - Agricultural Economics |
| John C. Henning (on leave) |
| Paul J. Thomassin (Acting) |
| Emeritus Professors |
| David M. Bird; B.Sc.(Guelph), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) – Wildlife Biology |
| William H. Hendershot; B.Sc.(Tor.), M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.) – Soil Science |
| Edmund S. Idziak; B.Sc.(Agr.), M.Sc.(McG.), D.Sc.(Delft) – Microbiology |
| Angus F. MacKenzie; B.S.A., M.Sc.(Sask.), Ph.D.(Cornell) – Soil Science |
| Peter H. Schuepp; Dipl.Sc.Nat.(Zür.), Ph.D.(Tor.) – Agricultural Physics |
| Robin K. Stewart; B.Sc.(Agr.), Ph.D.(Glas.) – Entomology |
| Professors |
| Peter Brown; B.A.(Haver.), M.A., Ph.D.(Col.) (joint appt. with Geography and 91ÉçÇø School of Environment) – Environmental Policy and Ethics |
| James W. Fyles; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Vic., BC), Ph.D.(Alta.) (Tomlinson Chair in Forest Ecology) – Forest Resources |
| Associate Professors |
| Niladri Basu; B.Sc.(Qu.), M.Sc.(Br. Col.), Ph.D.(McG.) (Canada Research Chair) (joint appt. with School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition) – Ecotoxicology |
| Elena Bennett; B.A.(Oberlin), M.S., Ph.D.(Wisc.) (joint appt. with 91ÉçÇø School of Environment) – Ecosystem Ecology |
| Christopher Buddle; B.Sc.(Guelph), Ph.D.(Alta.) – Forest Insect Ecology |
| Jeffrey Cardille; B.Sc.(Carn. Mell), M.Sc.(Georgia Tech.), M.Sc., PhD.(Wisc.) (joint appt. with 91ÉçÇø School of Environment) – Landscape Ecology |
| Benoît Côté; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Laval) – Forest Resources |
| Brian T. Driscoll; B.Sc., Ph.D.(McM.) – Microbiology |
| Gary B. Dunphy; B.Sc.(New Br.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Nfld.) – Entomology |
| John C. Henning; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Guelph) – Agricultural Economics |
| Gordon Hickey; B.Sc.(Melb.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.), EMPA(ANZSOG, Monash) – Sustainable Natural Resource Management |
| Murray Humphries; B.Sc.(Manit.), M.Sc.(Alta.), Ph.D.(McG.) – Wildlife Biology |
| Ian B. Strachan; B.Sc.(Tor.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Qu.) – Micrometeorology |
| Paul J. Thomassin; B.Sc.(McG.), M.S., Ph.D.(Hawaii Pac.) – Agricultural and Environmental Economics |
| Joann Whalen; B.Sc.(Agr.)(Dal.), M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Ohio St.) – Soil Science |
| Terry A. Wheeler; B.Sc.(Nfld.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Guelph) – Entomology |
| Lyle G. Whyte; B.Sc.(Regina), Ph.D.(Wat.) – Microbiology |
| Assistant Professors |
| Asim Biswas; B.Sc.(BCKV), M.Sc.(UAS Bangalore), Ph.D.(Sask.) – Soil Physics |
| Kyle Elliott; B.Sc.(Br. Col.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Manit.) – Avian Conservation Biology |
| Sebastien Faucher; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Montr.) – Microbiology |
| Jessica Head; B.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Ott.) – Ecotoxicology |
| Nicolas Kosoy; B.Sc.(Univ. Simon Bolivar), M.Sc.(Univ. of Kent, Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona), Ph.D.(Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona) (joint appt. with 91ÉçÇø School of Environment) – Ecological Economics |
| Christopher Solomon; B.Sc.(Cornell), Ph.D.(Wisc.) – Wildlife Biology |
| Associate Members |
| Colin A. Chapman (Anthropology) |
| Lauren J. Chapman (Biology) |
| Martin Chénier (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry) |
| David Green (Redpath Museum) |
| Marilyn Scott (Institute of Parasitology) |
| Donald L. Smith (Plant Science) |
| Ismael Vaccaro (Anthropology, 91ÉçÇø School of Environment) |
| Adjunct Professors |
| Guy Boivin |
| Kimberly Fernie |
| Charles W. Greer |
| Affiliate Member |
| Geoffrey Sunahara |
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Agricultural Economics (Thesis) (46 credits)
Students may specialize, by way of their research program, in agri-business, development, finance, marketing and trade, policy, and resource and ecological economics.
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Agricultural Economics (Thesis) (46 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) (45 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) (45 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Entomology (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) (45 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) (45 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Microbiology (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) (45 credits)
Includes Micrometeorology, Forest Science, Soil Science and Wildlife Biology as areas of research.
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) (45 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Environment (46 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits)
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Thesis) — Neotropical Environment (48 credits).
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Non-Thesis) — Environmental Assessment (45 credits)
**This program is currently not offered.** ...
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Renewable Resources (Non-Thesis) — Environmental Assessment (45 credits).
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology
Includes Micrometeorology, Forest Science, Soil Science, and Wildlife Biology.
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Environment
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Environment.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Neotropical Environment
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Entomology — Neotropical Environment.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology
Includes Micrometeorology, Forest Science, Soil Science, and Wildlife Biology.
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Bioinformatics
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Bioinformatics.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Environment
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Microbiology — Environment.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Environment
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Environment.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Neotropical Environment
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Renewable Resources — Neotropical Environment.