Environment and Management

Course Summary

• Type: MEM
• Location: Victoria, BC
• Duration: 2 Years
• Deadline: Various

Course Description

The Master of Environment and Management (MEM) program is a graduate degree of interdisciplinary study in either the Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Science (MSc) designed to enhance strategic decision making in the environmental field. The program emphasizes teamwork and focuses on technical, policy, and system and sustainability issues to prepare students to become environmental professionals who are effective leaders and managers. This is a two year program made up of 3 three-week on-campus residencies (mandatory) combined with online learning.

The MA/MSc in Environment and Management program helps students to:

• assess the environmental, social, cultural, political, legal, and economic elements of enhancing and sustaining environmental health and ecosystem well-being;
• develop and evaluate goals, objectives and strategies for leadership and management of environmental issues through a range of perspectives;
• identify and use appropriate research, assessment and reporting methods for the investigation and analysis of environmental issues, problems, and projects;
• present a systems perspective on the implications of scale for options, actions and decisions respecting environmental sustainability, facilitate the learning and decision-making ability of others, and develop and model personal and team visions;
• prepare, communicate and implement action plans for environmental change.