Sustainability Management (Water) - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Environment 3

Environment 3 (EV3) Building located on Waterloo's Campus, across from Laurel Creek.

Contribute to the creation of academic knowledge by developing methods, systems, concepts, and tools for sustainability management while discovering innovative ways to tackle global water challenges with the PhD in Sustainability Management Collaborative Water program.

As a future sustainability innovator, you’ll gain interdisciplinary research skills, management approaches, strategies, and processes to realize sustainable outcomes within business, government and not-for-profit organizations and others.  

Along with developing expertise in your area of research, two interdisciplinary water courses will capture both theoretical and practical components, including in-class lectures, fieldwork, interdisciplinary group work, and individual research seminars.

You’ll be prepared for career paths both inside and outside academia, with professional development seminars available to gain and mobilize your knowledge and develop skills for careers outside of academia including government, business and not-for-profit organizations.

Learn more about the Collaborative Water Program →

Research project opportunities for this program

Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership

The main goal of this climate mitigation project is to support Canadian municipalities to monitor, measure and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation goals. The aim is to ensure emissions reduction projects, policies and programs are aligned with Canada's national reduction commitments. The project is creating improved measurement, analysis and monitoring systems for both municipal and community-wide GHG emissions to advance the quantification of GHG emissions and enable the application of methods to identify mitigation opportunities and evaluate their effectiveness. This research augments national reporting processes and aligns with international practice.

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: Collaborative, Doctoral, Research
Length of program: 48 months (full-time)
Registration option(s): Full-time, Part-time
Study option(s): Thesis

Application deadlines

  • February 1 (for admission in September)

Key contacts

Janine Graham
grad.seed-research@uwaterloo.ca

Supervisors

Admission requirements

  • A master's degree with distinction (typically an overall average of at least 80%, or equivalent).
  • Facility with research methods is expected, whether through the presentation of specific graduate courses or original research at the graduate level.

Degree requirements

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
    • ​​​​​​​Three academic references are required, unless a professional reference is specified.
  • 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