Study Master of Environmental Studies at Lakehead University in Canada, Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

This is an interdisciplinary program offered jointly by the Departments of Anthropology and Geography and the Environment, designed to train graduates to investigate, understand and appreciate issues of environment and culture, including environmental equity. Graduates of this program will have the skills to meet the challenges of environmental and cultural issues faced by communities, industries, and services in northern areas. Lakehead University offers a Master of Environmental Studies degree as an interdisciplinary area of study that has its roots in both the sciences and social sciences such as anthropology, environmental studies and environmental science, human and physical geography, history, leisure studies, psychology and sociology. The program is designed to train graduates to investigate, understand and appreciate issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, providing students with the skills to meet the challenges of human-environment interactions and issues faced by communities, industries, governments and services. The research focus of the program requires designing and conducting research that will result in a final thesis for external defense.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

CAD$23,000.01 (US$ 16,532) per year

Books/Supplies 1000

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Thunder Bay

955 Oliver Road,

Thunder Bay,

Ontario,

P7B 5E1, Central Canada, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants for admission must be graduates of a recognized university, college, or institute as well as show evidence of scholarly achievement. Except where otherwise stated in the Admission Requirements of a particular program, degree students must have a four-year bachelor's degree or its equivalent with at least second class standing (B) based on their last 20 half courses or equivalent.

An applicant holding a degree other than one in the discipline area to which admission is sought will be considered on the basis of courses taken and academic standing. A Qualifying Year at the undergraduate level may be required to meet the admission standards. Courses taken as part of a Qualifying Year cannot be used as credit towards a graduate degree.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) - Minimum Score: 60

Cambridge Academic English (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - Minimum Score: 176 (no individual score less than 169)

Duolingo English Test - Minimum Score: 110

International English Language Testing System (

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.