PhD in Sustainability Management

The PhD program in Sustainability Management requires completion of four courses and several program milestones, including professional development seminars, the comprehensive examination, the PhD thesis proposal and oral defence, and the PhD thesis examination. The expected time to completion for a full-time student is four years. Students are normally expected to remain in residence until completion of the thesis proposal.

Elective courses should be selected in consultation with the supervisor. Reading courses may be used as electives but should be discussed with the supervisor. A student is required to maintain an overall average of 75% in the course phase to remain in good standing in the program.

If interested in applying, please reach out first to one or more approved doctoral supervisors in SEED to discuss areas of faculty research interest, alignment with a supervisors research and student funding.

The PhD program includes a series of key milestones designed to support students as they develop the knowledge, skills, and research expertise needed to make an original contribution to sustainability management.

*The timing of the professional development seminars is flexible. Normally, these should be completed before the comprehensive examination.

For detailed information about the comprehensive examination, including committee formation, timelines, written and oral requirements, and assessment, please see the PhD Comprehensive Examination page.