PhD degree requirements | School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability

Degree options	PhD	PhD (Water)
Required courses	Total 2 required courses: ERS 701: Sustainability in Socio-Ecological Systems (Fall) ERS 702: Critical Analysis and Advanced Research in Environmental Studies (Winter)	Total 4 required courses: ERS 701: Sustainability in Socio-Ecological Systems (Fall) ERS 702: Critical Analysis and Advanced Research in Environmental Studies (Winter) Water 601: Introduction to Integrated Water Management (Winter) Water 602: Integrated Water Project (Fall 2nd year)
Elective courses	Total 1 elective course (must be a graduate level course)	No Elective
Milestone	Comprehensive Exam (2nd year) Thesis Proposal Research Seminar Dissertation
Defence	Completion and successful defence of a PhD thesis
Time for completion	Normally: 12-13 terms full-time Most full-time students complete their course requirements within their first three terms and are prepared for their Comprehensive Exam in their fourth term.