Environment 3 (EV3) Building located on Waterloo's Campus, across from Laurel Creek.
Support the economic, social and political transition to sustainability with the Master of Environmental Studies in Sustainability Management program.
As a future sustainability innovator, you’ll gain interdisciplinary research skills, management approaches, strategies, and processes to realize sustainable growth outcomes within business, government and not-for-profit organizations and others.
A broad range of courses covers a spectrum of topics in sustainable development, environment, management and innovation, with elective courses available from other graduate programs in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) and in other departments at Waterloo. Sustainability Management MES graduates work as consultants, program managers, junior analysts, and many other positions that utilize the skills they developed in the program.
Study options
NEW Coursework option:
The course-work option allows you to complete 9 courses, including a graduate-level projects course. Full-time students can complete the program in 3 terms (1 year).
Thesis option:
The thesis option allows you to conduct research in your chosen topic, complete 6 courses, and produce a thesis that contributes to the sustainability field. Full-time students can expect to be enrolled for 6 terms (2 years).
Program overview
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Faculty: Faculty of Environment
Admit term(s): Fall (September - December)
Delivery mode: On-campus
Program type: Master's, Research
Length of program: 12 - 24 months (full-time, depending on study option)
Registration option(s): Full-time, Part-time
Study option(s): Thesis, Coursework
Application deadlines
- February 1 (for admission in September)
Key contacts
Thesis option: Janine Graham
grad.seed-research@uwaterloo.ca
Coursework option: Jennifer Doucet
grad.seed-course@uwaterloo.ca
Tobi Oyewole, a first year Master of Environmental Studies in Sustainability Management (SUSM) student, won the United Nations award on business and sustainable development.
Supervisors (for thesis option only)
- Review finding a supervisor resources.
Admission requirements
- A four-year undergraduate degree equivalent in a humanities, social science, health, engineering, natural science, environmental science, or business discipline with an overall average of at least 75% in the last two years.
Degree requirements
- Review the degree requirements on the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar, including the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree.
- Check out Waterloo's institutional thesis repository - UWspace to see recent submissions from the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development graduate students.
Application materials
- Resume
- Statement of interest
- A statement of maximum 500 words explaining your interest in and fit for the program you’re applying to, uploaded as a supporting document in the online application. Review the writing your personal statement resources for helpful tips and tricks on completion.
- Program-specific questions (PSQ)
- These are questions specific to the program you’re applying to. They can be viewed once you’ve started an application and are completed through a form in the online application.
- Transcript(s)
- References
- Two academic references are required.
- Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable
TOEFL 100 (writing 26, speaking 26), IELTS 7.5 (writing 7.0, speaking 7.0)
Tuition and fees
- Visit the graduate program tuition page on the Finance website to determine the tuition and incidental fees per term for your program.
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Review living costs and housing.
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Review the funding graduate school resources for graduate students.