Management: Environment (Ph.D.)
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Program Description
**This program is currently not offered.**
The new Environment Option provides students with an appreciation of the role of science in informing decision-making in the environment sector, and the influence that political, socioeconomic and ethical judgments have. The option also provides a forum whereby graduate students bring their disciplinary perspectives together and enrich each other's learning through structured courses, formal seminars, and informal discussions and networking. Students who have been admitted through their home department or faculty may apply for admission to the option. Option requirements are consistent across academic units. The option is coordinated by the MSE, in partnership with participating academic units.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Thesis
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.
Required Courses (15 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPH 689 | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. | 3 |
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Students will develop an understanding of teaching and learning as a process in which instruction is based on the learning to be accomplished. Students will design, develop, and evaluate a university course of their choice, and will develop facility and confidence in using teaching methods appropriate to their domains. | ||
| ENVR 610 | Foundations of Environmental Policy. | 3 |
Foundations of Environmental Policy. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Analysis of current environmental policies to reveal implicit and explicit assumptions regarding scientific methods, hypothesis testing, subject/object, causality, certainty, deities, health, development, North-South concerns for resources, commons, national sovereignty, equity. Discussion of implications of such assumptions for building future environmental policies. | ||
| ENVR 650 | Environmental Seminar 1. | 1 |
Environmental Seminar 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Interdisciplinary environmental research seminars with the goals of appreciating both the breadth and interconnectedness of environmental research questions. | ||
| ENVR 651 | Environmental Seminar 2. | 1 |
Environmental Seminar 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Environmental seminars and workshops focused on critical thinking, critical review of articles, team work, effective public speaking, grantmanship. | ||
| ENVR 652 | Environmental Seminar 3. | 1 |
Environmental Seminar 3. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Final research seminar. | ||
| MGMT 701 | Comprehensive Examination. | 0 |
Comprehensive Examination. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An examination that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program. | ||
| MGMT 707 | Research Methodology. | 3 |
Research Methodology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Philosophy of scientific inquiry, principles of research design, and application of statistical techniques. | ||
| MGMT 720 | Research Paper. | 3 |
Research Paper. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Research paper in management. | ||
Complementary Courses (15 credits)
12 credits of courses/seminars at the 500-level or higher in the student's management specialization area in consultation with student's advisory committee.
3 credits chosen from the following list:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENVR 620 | Environment and Health of Species. | 3 |
Environment and Health of Species. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. How major environmental problems affect the health of human and non-human species, and how environment and health interact at different spatial and temporal scales and with different components of the ecosystem. Immediate, chronic and evolutionary consequences on health. Uncertainty and causation. | ||
| ENVR 630 | Civilization and Environment. | 3 |
Civilization and Environment. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Considers ways to reduce the human impact on Earth's life support systems through variables such as population size, wealth, technology, and conduct. Critically describes ethical frameworks for judging personal and policy choices, including post-collapse scenarios. | ||
| ENVR 680 | Topics in Environment 4. | 3 |
Topics in Environment 4. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Seminars and discussion of advanced, interdisciplinary aspects of current problems in environment led by staff and/or special guests. | ||
Or another course at the 500-level or higher recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee.