Future Students
Qualifications for Admissions:
Admission is limited and competitive.
To be considered for admission, applicants shall have an undergraduate degree, with a minimum B standing, from an institution recognized by Senate.
In exceptional cases, applicants who have not completed an undergraduate degree may be considered for admission. Preference will be given to those who have a minimum of 10 years of full-time professional experience, including demonstrated success in environmental policy, and who have successfully completed substantial university course work including several courses at an advanced undergraduate level from an institution recognized by Senate. Applicants without an undergraduate degree must have completed one or more undergraduate courses in public policy, public administration or political science AND one or more undergraduate courses in geography, biology or chemistry from an institution recognized from Senate, with a minimum B standing in each course. Applicants may also be required to successfully complete the GMAT or the GRE with an acceptable score and/or additional undergraduate courses before being considered for admission.
To be eligible for consideration for admission, applicants shall meet the English Proficiency Requirements described under General Regulations – Qualifications for Admission, English Proficiency Requirements.
Applicants will be assessed for admission to the M.A. in Environmental Policy based on their interests, their potential to produce meaningful research in the field of environmental policy and the availability of supervisors in the area of the applicant’s interest.
Interdisciplinary study in the program is encouraged by the university. Applicants with an interdisciplinary background or whose background combines two or more fields of study (e.g., political science, public policy, environmental studies, geography, resource management, environmental science, public administration) would be an excellent fit for this program.
The Masters of Arts in Environmental Policy (MAEP) program reserves one (1) seat for a qualified Aboriginal student under the Aboriginal Designated Seats Program. The Aboriginal Designated Seats Program is part of an initiative at Memorial University that responds to the recommendations of the 2009 Presidential Task Force on Aboriginal Initiatives. The seats have been established in a number of programs across the university and are protected by the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission. Students admitted through the Designated Seats Program must meet minimum entrance standards. The same admissions criteria apply to Aboriginal students as they do to non-Aboriginal students. There is no separate application process for the Aboriginal Designated Seat. Students interested in the Aboriginal Designated Seat Program must apply to the MAEP program through the normal School of Graduate Studies process. In your application, please indicate in the Statement of Interest section that you self-identify as Aboriginal and that you would like to be considered for the Aboriginal Designated Seat Program.
Application Timing:
- Applicants seeking full-time enrollment will normally only be admitted to the program in the Fall (September) semester.
- Applications must be postmarked no later than February 15 for applicants wishing to enter full-time or part-time studies in the Fall (September) semester.
- Applications must be postmarked no later than August 15 for applicants wishing to enter part-time studies in the Winter (January) semester.
- Individuals submitting applications later than the above dates are not assured of consideration for admission to the program in the semester desired; their applications will be processed only if time and resources permit.
Procedure for Admission:
Applications for admission to the M.A. in Environmental Policy program must be made on the appropriate form and submitted to the School of Graduate Studies. Online applications are recommended.
The following documents must be submitted in support of the official application form:
- Letter of appraisal from two referees, at least one of whom is capable of appraising the applicant’s academic potential as a graduate student, and at least one of whom is capable of appraising the applicant’s professional experience and/or actual or likely success in a career in environmental policy.
- Official transcript(s) from each university or other post-secondary institution previously attended, to be sent directly by its Registrar (or equivalent officer) to the School of Graduate Studies. If not recorded on the transcript, official evidence of completion of undergraduate degree must also be submitted.
- All applicants must submit a one page statement outlining their research interests and are strongly encouraged to identify a supervisor.
- Application files are normally evaluated after the deadline dates for application noted above and only when all required documentation has been received.
- Admission shall be by the Dean of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Graduate Committee in Environmental Policy (GCEP). Upon notification from the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies of acceptance into the M.A. in Environmental Policy program, applicants must give written notice to the School of Graduate Studies of their intention to register.
Length of the Program:
Thesis Option: 2 years full-time study or up to 4 years part-time study
Research Paper Option: 1 year full-time study or up to 3 years part-time study
Program Requirements
M.A. with Thesis (two year program)
Completion of 15 credit hours in graduate program courses, an internship (ENVP 6030) and a thesis. There are four required courses, representing 12 credit hours, (ENVP 6000, ENVP 6001, ENVP 6002, ENVP 6003). One elective, representing three credit hours, related to the student’s research specialty is to be completed and may be chosen from Table I or Table II in consultation with the student’s thesis supervisor.
M.A. with Research Paper (one year program)
Completion of 18 credit hours in graduate program courses, an internship (ENVP 6030) and a Research Paper (ENVP 6999). There are four required courses, representing 12 credit hours, (ENVP 6000, ENVP 6001, ENVP 6002, ENVP 6003). Two electives, representing six credit hours, are to be completed, of which at least one is to be from Table I. The second elective, related to the student’s research specialty, may be chosen from Table I or Table II in consultation with the student’s research paper supervisor.
All Students (Thesis and Research Paper Options)
- Further courses beyond the minimum number may be required, depending on the background and needs of the student.
- Students are responsible for fulfilling all pre-requisites.
- All students are required to complete two Workshops.
- All students are required to complete an Environmental Policy Internship.
- Students in the M.A. in Environmental Policy shall meet the minimum residency of at least two semesters required by the School of Graduate Studies 2.2.3.5 of the University Calendar. Students are encouraged to meet this residency requirement in the first two semesters of their program.
- All students will be required to present a seminar on their thesis or research paper in the final semester of their program as part of their thesis or research paper requirements. For applicable students, the thesis will be examined in accordance with the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies.
Evaluation for Courses
Candidates for the Master of Arts in Environmental Policy degree must obtain a grade of B or better in all program courses.
Candidates who receive a grade of less than B in a program course will be permitted to remain in the program, provided the course is repeated and passed with a grade of B or better. Alternatively, the candidate may, on the recommendation of the Graduate Committee in Environmental Policy (GCEP), and with the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies, substitute another graduate course. Only one course repetition or substitution will be permitted during the candidate’s program after which the candidate shall be required to withdraw from the program.
Changing Options
Students may request a switch from one stream to another. Forms for change of route are available online and from the School of Graduate Studies.
Courses
All MAEP students must take the four core courses. Students in the thesis stream (i.e. in the two year, thesis-based program) must take one additional elective course, for a total of five courses. Students in the research paper stream (i.e. in the one-year, course-based program) must take two additional elective courses, for a total of six courses.
MAEP Required Core Courses
This course provides students with theoretical and conceptual tools for the development and administration of environmental policy. It surveys a limited range of public policy approaches (e.g., public choice, corporatism, pluralism, neoinstitutionalism, statism) and introduces students to the policy cycle (from agenda setting to policy evaluation). Modes of policy change (incremental vs. non-incremental) and policy instruments are investigated within the context of international, national (e.g., federal) and sub-national (e.g., provincial/state/local) constitutional and legislative frameworks. Administrative challenges, such as accountability, to this multi-level form of governance are highlighted throughout the process.
This course provides students with an opportunity to apply concepts and ideas learned in ENVP 6000 to a current practical environmental problem facing decision makers. Cases for study are presented by government and industry officials. Students then work together to define the issue, identify and elaborate the relevant science in the problem, identify and elaborate the relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks and propose courses of action to address the problem that balances environmental, social, economic and political objectives. This is a hands-on course with students collecting and integrating data from various sources including governments and the community. Students present their final analyses to decision makers. Case study topics vary from year to year depending on needs and include issues related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, drinking water quality, sewage treatment, species at risk, wildlife management, energy use and related issues, environmental recreation and leisure conflicts, forest practices, land use, waste diversion and recycling, fisheries management and mining exploration, extraction and rehabilitation. Students are guided throughout the course by two faculty members—one from the environmental policy field while the second from the environmental science field.
This course serves as an introduction to the diversity of qualitative and quantitative methods available to researchers in the environmental policy field. Topics covered include designing a research project, identifying causal relationships, building on theory, conducting a literature review, ethical considerations in data gathering, and various data gathering methods (e.g., interviews, historical documents, experiments, surveys) and quantitative analysis. For all approaches, the interpretation, validation, and communication of findings will be emphasized. This course will assist students in the development of a proposal for the thesis or research paper.
This course aims to develop an understanding of different approaches to human-environment relationships through the study of various worldviews. Students are asked to evaluate critically different forms of thinking about the environment from both a global and historical perspective and to link these approaches to problems faced by environmental policy makers. Approaches examined include, but are not limited to, indigenous worldviews, world religions, deep ecology, ecofeminism, ecosocialism, ecopsychology, reform environmentalism, as well as Marxist and neo-liberal approaches. Readings will be drawn from historically significant theories as well as from contemporary literature in the area of environmental ethics and thought. This course is typically team taught to reflect multiple ideological frameworks.
MAEP Elective Courses (offered at Grenfell Campus on a rotating basis)
This course introduces students to the political economy and political ecology of environmental policy. Topics include the politics of global climate change and sustainability, the environmental movement, equality and economic growth. Discussions will also examine the domestic and international determinants of environmental policy. Consideration will be given to contemporary theoretical perspectives and alternative political solutions to improving long-term sustainability. Students will be familiarized with a range of comparative cases across the advanced industrial and developing world as well as with the different issues and responsibilities facing developing and industrialized countries as they reconcile economic development and environmental sustainability. Students will undertake a research project analyzing a critical political economy issue.
The course is based on a transdisciplinary field of academic research that aims to address the interdependence and co evolution of human economies and natural ecosystems over time and space. It is distinguished from environmental economics by its treatment of the economy as a subsystem of the ecosystem, its emphasis upon preserving natural capital and its focus on “strong” sustainability as opposed to unlimited economic growth. Concepts of stocks and flows, throughput, uneconomic growth and energy balance will be discussed and issues of irreversibility of environmental change, uncertainty of long-term outcomes, and intergenerational equity will be introduced in analysis and valuation. Rules for possible sustainable economies on a finite earth with finite resources will be presented.
This course examines the interconnections between labour and environmental policy. It also explores the relationship between employment and the environment by studying the environmental impacts of industrialization as well as labour organizations’ historical commitment to addressing environmental issues. It considers new alliances between labour and environmental actors (“blue-green” alliances) to develop policies shifting traditional extractive economies to “green,” sustainable economies in both developing and developed country cases. The course addresses the interests of both the environment and workers by examining sustainable development, environmental justice and social ecology.
This course examines the environmental assessment (EA) process as a contribution to the integrated planning of development projects, policies, plans and programs. A comparative international approach is employed with the Canadian EA legislative framework serving as the basis for comparison in order to introduce students to best practices employed around the world. The following topics are addressed: EA history and foundations, EA practices in federations, EA methods and techniques, EA review and meta-assessment, public consultation and EA, and EA permutations including Strategic Environmental Assessment and Cumulative Impacts Assessment.
This course provides an introduction to different concepts of risk, their quantification, and to decision tools and models used in the different fields. The possibility and motives of quantification are questioned. A case-study based approach will be used to demonstrate how results are integrated across different hierarchies of decision-making and to familiarize students with the various institutions and agencies involved in the process and the hierarchies of decision-making.
This course examines and compares the environmental policy regimes surrounding energy exploration and production with an emphasis on developed state cases. It surveys the environmental implications of energy development across the entire production chain, from early exploration to final consumption (climate change, land/habitat degradation and air and water pollution), and explores key trends in environmental policies managing these impacts. Specific reference is made to land use planning, cumulative impact assessment, public consultation and access to information processes as well as policy implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The seminar analyzes policies relating to traditional fossil fuel energy sources (primarily oil, natural gas and coal) and evaluates the effectiveness of policies encouraging the transition from fossil fuel energy to sustainable sources (such as wind, tidal, hydro, solar and geothermal).
This course introduces students to the interplay between environmental, social and institutional systems as it applies to water resources management. It provides students with an overview of water processes and resources (e.g., hydrologic cycle, surface water, ground water) and surveys a limited range of methodological approaches for the study of water policy. Lastly, it introduces students to a series of concepts (e.g., scale, heterogeneity, “community”, collaboration) and regulatory approaches (e.g., privatization, government, community-based) at the heart of water management and regulation.
This course introduces students to conceptual issues and themes underpinning natural resources of relevance to many northern communities including Newfoundland and Labrador. Issues of scarcity, resiliency, values, knowledge (scientific vs. traditional ecological) and management (private, common, adaptive co-management) are intertwined with jurisdictional complications and difficulties in defining appropriate roles for governments, businesses, communities and non-governmental organizations in resources extraction and management. Resources surveyed include mining (metallic and non-metallic), fisheries and forestry. The course is interdisciplinary focused and draws on guest lecturers from various fields both within and outside of academia (e.g., government).
These courses are to explore policy challenges related to various environmental sectors. Emphasis is placed on examining linkages between institutional, organizational and economic characteristics, public policy and environmental outcomes. Courses may include those in Forestry, Fisheries, Agriculture and Environmental Stewardship, Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Ecosystem-based Planning and Management, Coastal Zone Management Issues, Urban Development and Sustainability, Rural and Regional Development and Sustainability, Regional Development and Sustainable Tourism, and, Advanced Public Policy Theory and Analysis.
Other MAEP Relevant Courses
(offered at St. John’s Campus and may be selected on a case by case basis)
Biology
7551 Fisheries Resource Management
Business
8210 Labour Relations
9329 Labour Law
Economics
6014 Topics in Public Sector Economics
6020 Economics of Nonrenewable Natural Resources
6021 Economics of Renewable Natural Resources
6022 Environmental Economics
6023 Advanced Fisheries Economics
6024 Topics in Resource Economics
Engineering
9601 Environmental Pollution and Mitigation (cross-listed as Environmental Science 6004)
9622 Environmental Statistics
9624 Air Pollution (cross-listed as Environmental Science 6008)
9625 Environmental Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
9629 Environmental Policy and Regulations
9630 Pollution Prevention
Environmental Science
6000 Environmental Science and Technology
6001 Earth and Ocean Systems
6002 Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
6003 Applied Ecology, Fisheries Resource Management
6003 Fisheries Economics
6004 Fisheries Policy
6005 Fisheries Planning and Development
6006 Business Management for Fisheries
Geography
6204 Sustainable Community and Regional Development
6250 Conservation and Sustainability of Natural Resources
6251 Survey Design, Questionnaire Development and Techniques of Data Collection
6300 Problems in Fisheries Geography
6500 Cultural Geography
6700 Political Geography
Medicine
6288 Policy and Decision Making
6722 Environmental Health
Political Science
6710 Intergovernmental Relations
6740 Public Administration
6790 Public Policy Process
Sociology
6140 The Community
6350 Environmental Sociology
Funding, Tuition and Housing
Funding
Funding packages for graduate students in the Master of Arts in Environmental Policy program have been approximately $12,000 – $15,000 in value. For more information on financial support, refer to Graduate Funding.
Tuition
Graduate tuition at Memorial University of Newfoundland is among the lowest in Canada. For more information on graduate program fees and the relatively low cost of living, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.
Housing
Student Housing offers accommodations to approximately 600 students in two types of residences; two traditional residence buildings and chalet apartments. In our standard residences, students have their own bedroom, and share a refrigerator and bathroom with one other person. Students cook on the floor’s communal kitchen and socialize in the TV lounge.
If you are looking for a little more independence, you may choose one of our eight chalet apartments which sit on two sites, flanking the campus. Students who choose this option will have own bedroom, but will share a living room, kitchen and one and a half bath with three roommates.
For many upper-year undergraduates, or graduate students, the chalet apartments are an appropriate living option. Chalet 6, in particular, is considered a graduate chalet, in that it is a quiet building and also contains our four family chalets.
It is important to know that applying to live on campus is separate from the general university and/or graduate application process. To apply to live in Student Housing, please visit Student Housing’s webpage and click on the application link. Students beyond their first year of study (including graduate students) must apply online and pay the online $20 housing application fee by March 31. Applications received after this deadline will be processed as time permits. Once the housing application is received, an automated email will be sent to the prospective student confirming receipt of the application and fee.
Notification of returning/transfer/graduate students’ housing application status is emailed in late April/early May. If you are accepted into Student Housing, and choose to accept this offer, a deposit/confirmation fee of $500 must be paid within a three week period of receiving your acceptance email. This deposit will be credited toward your Student Housing fees when you arrive in September. Failure to cancel an Offer of Accommodations before the indicated deadline on your acceptance email will result in the forfeiture of the deposit/confirmation fee. Please note that it is not guaranteed that you will be accepted into Student Housing once you have applied. An acceptance to Student Housing is based on number of factors including availability, date of application, and fee payment.
Room assignments are emailed out in late July informing students about their room/chalet apt numbers, and their roommates. Further assignments are made based on cancellations.
For more information on Student Housing, please contact the Student Housing at 709 637-6266.
Aboriginal Designated Seat Program
About the Program
The Masters of Arts in Environmental Policy (MAEP) program reserves one seat for a qualified Aboriginal student under the Aboriginal Designated Seats Program. The Aboriginal Designated Seats Program is part of an initiative at Memorial University that responds to the recommendations of the 2009 Presidential Task Force on Aboriginal Initiatives.. The seats have been established in a number of programs across the university and are protected by the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission.
Tuition Admission Criteria
Students admitted through the Designated Seats Program must meet the minimum entrance standards. The same admissions criteria apply to Aboriginal students as they do to non-Aboriginal students.
Admissions Process
There is no separate application process for the Aboriginal Designated Seat. Students interested in the Aboriginal Designated Seat Program must apply to the MAEP program through the normal School of Graduate Studies (http://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply/) process. In your application, please indicate in the Statement of Interest section that you self-identify as Aboriginal and that you would like to be considered for the Aboriginal Designated Seat Program.
Workshops and Internships
Workshops
Policy and Science Orientation Workshop
This workshop is held the first week of September each year. Its intent is to provide students with a limited policy or biophysical background with conceptual tools to frame each discipline in order to orient students to the program. The workshop is team-taught and is three full days in length.
Pre-Internship Workshop
This two day workshop reviews the internship requirements, aids students in writing resumes and cover letters, discusses interviewing practices and examines student/employer relationships. It is held during the first week after classes end in December of each year.
Internships
Required Component
All students are required to complete an Environmental Policy Internship (ENVP 6030) with a relevant government office, non-governmental organization, community group or business. Internships are normally selected from a list of approved organizations that is maintained by the Internship Officer and Graduate Program Coordinator. Internship placements may be outside the Corner Brook area and possibly outside Newfoundland and Labrador.
Part-time MAEP students who are working in the environmental policy field may be assigned a special project by their employer for their Internship. A full-time student who is on a leave of absence from their current employment cannot return to their original job to complete their Internship. If they return to their previous employer to complete their Internship, they must have a special project, etc. that is deemed acceptable by the Internship Officer. Final decisions for internship placements rest with the Graduate Program Coordinator in consultation with the Internship Officer.
Course Timing
Internships are usually completed in the Spring semester of each year.
Full-Time and Part-Time Durations
Internships are for full-time employment hours for the duration of the semester (12 weeks). Part-time internships over longer periods may be considered and will require approval from the Internship Officer and the Graduate Program Coordinator.
Internship Competitions
A competition for internships is organized by the Internship Officer. By entering the competition, students give permission for the Internship Officer to supply their university transcripts to potential employers. Students who do not wish to accept an internship arranged by the Internship Officer shall be responsible for finding an alternative acceptable to the Internship Officer in consultation with the Graduate Program Coordinator.
Required Meetings
Students must attend scheduled pre-internship orientation workshop, professional development and exit meetings.
Supervision
Each Internship placement is supervised and evaluated by the Internship Officer, the on-site Supervisor assigned by the employer and the Graduate Program Coordinator. The internship shall consist of two components:
On-Site Student Performance as evaluated by the Internship officer in consultation with the on-site Supervisor assigned by the employer.
An Internship Report graded by the Internship Officer or the Graduate Program Coordinator in consultation with the on-site Supervisor assigned by the employer.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Internship shall result in one of the following final grades:
Pass, or
Fail
A student must obtain a Pass in both the On-Site Student Performance and the Internship Report to obtain a final grade of Pass. If a student fails to achieve the internship standards specified above, the student may be required to withdraw from the program. Such a student may reapply to the program after a lapse of two semesters, at which time the student will be required to complete a further internship with satisfactory performance before being admitted to any further academic term in the Faculty. An internship may only be repeated once.
Internship Withdrawal
Students who voluntarily withdraw from the internship without prior approval from the Internship Officer and the Graduate Program Coordinator, or who conduct themselves in such a manner as to cause the host organization and the Internship Officer to terminate the placement, will normally be awarded a grade of FAIL in the internship.
Course Withdrawal
Students are not permitted to drop internships without prior approval of the Internship Officer in consultation with the Graduate Program Coordinator. The Internship Officer will make a recommendation to the Graduate Program Coordinator who will make the final decision. Students who drop an internship without permission, who fail to honour an agreement to work with a host organization, or who conduct themselves in such a manner as to cause their discharge from the internship position will normally be awarded a failed grade for the internship. Permission to drop an internship does not constitute a waiver of degree requirements, and students who have obtained such permission must complete an approved internship in lieu of the one dropped.
Internship Opportunities
Students enrolled in both the 1-year Course-Based Masters program and 2-year Thesis-Based stream are required to complete a 12 week (full time hours) internship.
These placements, which usually take place over the summer (beginning in late April or early May), allow the internship host organization to benefit from the considerable policy research, report writing, and critical thinking capacity of a graduate student while providing interns with invaluable experience in a real-world work environment. It is important to note that in most cases the internships are fully or partially funded by the host organization.
Over the past six years our students have completed placements in a wide variety of areas. Many of these internships take the form of policy analysis/comparison while others involve students conducting research in new areas of inquiry of interest to their host organization. All internship placements must have an Environmental Policy-related component. In some case we can help the host organization to articulate the environmental policy component.
Our students have conducted internships with a variety of host organizations including Kruger/Corner Brook Pulp and Paper, Pennecon Construction, local NGOs, and municipal, provincial, and federal government departments (including Parks Canada, DFO, and NRCAN), and many others. The foci of these internships are also quite diverse and have covered topics such as moose management, environmental impact assessment, the ISO 14K system, mineral exploration, forest planning, corporate social responsibility, land reclamation, and Aboriginal engagement policy.
Some examples of recently-completed internships include:
- A placement with the Provincial Department of Fisheries and Land Resources. In this case the intern was tasked with identifying, reviewing, and evaluating the merits of big game hunting license allocation strategies in jurisdictions across Canada (a cross jurisdictional policy scan). This scan was used by the department in their review of NL’s license allocation process as it provided information on both the process and merits of other license allocation strategies used in other areas.
- A student worked with the Shorefast Foundation of Fogo Island. In this case the student conducted a review of the Foundation’s New Ocean Ethic and identified connections with relevant federal fisheries policies and how such polices might influence the implementation of the set of initiatives set out in the Ethic.
- An intern helped establish a more effective recycling and composting program for a local municipality. Another intern evaluated opportunities for and the efficacy of Indigenous engagement by a department of the Federal government.
Graduate Handbook
(Link to come)
FAQ
About the program
Yes.
The Thesis-based option may be completed part-time over the course of 3-4 years.
The Research Paper-based option may be completed part-time over 2-3 years.
Students have the choice of pursuing the Thesis or Research Paper-based options and must indicate their choice by mid-Fall of their first year.
The Thesis-based option is an in depth piece of research that situates an original research question within the literature, details the methodologies followed to answer the question, presents and analyzes the data and concludes with final observations relating the results to the broader literature, the limitations of the research findings and details future research avenues.
The Research Paper-based option is more limited in scope often focusing on an extensive literature review to uncover gaps in the literature. It was previously believed that the Thesis-based option prepared students to pursue doctoral studies while the Research Paper-based option was better suited for people wanting to enter the workforce directly.
Today, opinions are mixed on this interpretation and a student's choice to pursue either option may hinge more on their curiosity and the depth of study they wish to pursue—a lot on a specific topic (Thesis) or a broader overview (Research Paper).
With either option, students must complete a 12 week Internship.
12 weeks. Internship placements will vary from year to year. Placements include those with government departments and agencies (local, provincial, federal), businesses, and environmental non-governmental organizations (local, regional, provincial, national, international).
Internship placements vary and may be local (e.g., Corner Brook and Western Newfoundland), provincial (Newfoundland), regional (Atlantic Canada), national (Canada), or even international (e.g., USA, Europe).
Yes. Students must attend the Pre-Internship Workshop to review requirements and processes in December of each year. Students apply for Internship placements in April of the following year. Internship placements begin in May and finish in July of every year.
Yes. Students may arrange for their own Internship placement and must obtain written approval from the Internship Placement Officer in consultation with the Graduate Program Coordinator 60 days prior to the Internship start date.
For further information about the program, contact the Administrative Staff Specialist.
Admissions
No. Applications are welcomed from students in different fields of study. Interdisciplinary is encouraged by the university.
Applicants with an interdisciplinary background or whose background combines two or more fields of study (e.g., political science, public policy, environmental studies, geography, resource management, environmental science, public administration) would be an excellent fit for this program.
Extra coursework may be required of students who lack a background in a particular area and depending on their needs and is to be decided in consultations among the student, the student's graduate supervisor and the Graduate Program Coordinator. Final decisions for extra coursework rest with the Graduate Program Coordinator in consultation with the student's graduate supervisor.
Admissions are guided by the School of Graduate Studies procedures and regulations. Online applications are recommended. In addition, students are to follow and meet program specific admission procedures and qualifications.
Finances
Information on tuition fees and funding is available from the School of Graduate Studies.
Yes, most students receive funding with recent students offered funding packages approximately $12,000 - $15,000 in value. However, there is no guarantee of funding as offers of financial support are made during the application process.
Applications are automatically considered for funding.
Most students are able to secure paid internship positions or other supports (e.g. travel and accommodation) from the partner organization. The few students that are assigned an unpaid internship position can apply for a small stipend from EPI.
Other Questions
Graduate students are guaranteed shared office space on campus.
About Corner Brook
Corner Brook is located in Western Newfoundland and Labrador, CANADA. You can get to Corner Brook via either plane or ferry. The nearest airport to Corner Brook is the Deer Lake Airport. If traveling by car and arriving via ferry, the ferry will dock in Port Aux Basques. You should travel east on the Trans Canada Highway then to reach Corner Brook.
- The Corner Brook area is an outdoor enthusiast's paradise offering many excellent outdoor activities exist in the Corner Brook area. These include the following:
- Kayaking
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Golf (Blomidon Golf & Country Club)
- Swimming
- Snowshoeing
- Skiing - Downhill (Marble Mountain Resort) - Cross country (Blow Me Down Ski Club)
- Snowmobiling
- Hiking trails e.g., Corner Brook Stream Trail, International Appalachian Trail, Copper Mine Trail, parks Gros Morne National Park, Margaret Bowater Park, Blow Me Down Provincial Park and Trail
The climate of Corner Brook can be described as semi-maritime and is well-suited to a wide variety of outdoor activities. Summers are warm but not hot with July mean temperatures averaging 17 °C. This is perfect for active sports like hiking, mountain biking or sea kayaking. Fall brings cooler temperatures and vibrant autumn colours which are in their prime around mid-October. Winters are cool and snowy.
According to Canadian Geographic Magazine, Corner Brook gets more snow than any other sizeable community in the country (averaging 400 cm). Mid-winter temperatures average around -6 C. Combined with the abundant snow, this means that downhill and cross-country skiers and snowmobiliers can start their activities in mid-December and continue them until early to mid-April. Corner Brook's total precipitation is about 110 cm with most of it falling in the fall and winter.
The spring and summer are the driest times of year in Corner Brook. At 49 °N, Corner Brook has 16 hours of sun at the summer solstice and 8 hours on December 21. Check the Weather Office for Corner Brook's current and long-term forecast conditions.
This depends on your personal preference but generally NO. Corner Brook has a public transit system that services the broader community including the Grenfell Campus. In addition, given the size of the city, people can get to most places within a 15-30 minute walk.
The City of Corner Brook has a population of approximately 21,000 people and growing. About another 20,000 people live within the immediate vicinity.