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Program Requirements
The Faculty of Law together with the School of Environment and other units at McGill offers a 45-credit LL.M. program, thesis option, in Environment. This is a research-intensive interdisciplinary, graduate program focused on developing research interests into a thesis project under the supervision of a faculty member. Graduate level courses on theoretical and methodological approaches to legal writing complement the research work and thesis completion process, and courses in specific areas of knowledge related to the candidate's research interests complete the program's credit requirements.
Candidates must remain in residence for three terms. The third term, usually devoted to thesis research, may be taken the summer of the first year. If the thesis is not completed in this time, students must register for additional sessions as needed. All degree requirements must be completed within a maximum of three years of the date of first registration.
Thesis - Required (29 credits)
As part of the course Master's Thesis 1, a thesis candidate must provide a protocol to his or her supervisor setting out details as to the thesis topic, the deadlines for the completion of the various thesis courses and the schedule of meetings with the thesis supervisor. Modifications to the protocol must be made in writing and submitted to the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies).
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CMPL 612 Master's Thesis 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Preparation of thesis proposal.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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CMPL 613 Master's Thesis 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Preparation of literature review.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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CMPL 614 Master's Thesis 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Thesis Seminar. A seminar bearing on thesis research in progress.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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CMPL 615 Master's Thesis 4 (6 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Thesis research report.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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CMPL 616 Master's Thesis 5 (12 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Completion of thesis.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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CMPL 618 Master's Thesis 7 (2 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Thesis research project.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Required Courses (10 credits)
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CMPL 610 Legal Research Methodology (4 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : A programme of instruction in legal research methodology, including electronic legal research and the formulation of research plans.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Campbell, Angela (Fall) Campbell, Angela (Winter)
- Restriction: Open only to graduate law students registered in a non-thesis Master's program or permission of instructor.
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ENVR 610 Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : 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.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Brown, Peter Gilbert; Naylor, Robin Thomas; Goldberg, Mark; Potvin, Catherine (Fall)
- Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.
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ENVR 650 Environmental Seminar 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Environment : Interdisciplinary environmental research seminars with the goals of appreciating both the breadth and interconnectedness of environmental research questions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Scott, Marilyn (Fall)
- Restriction: Open to students registered in Environment Option.
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ENVR 651 Environmental Seminar 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Environment : Environmental seminars and workshops focused on critical thinking, critical review of articles, team work, effective public speaking, grantmanship.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fabry, Frederic (Winter)
- Restriction: Open to students registered in the Environment Option.
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ENVR 652 Environmental Seminar 3 (1 credit)
Overview
Environment : Final research seminar.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Badami, Madhav Govind (Winter)
- Prerequisite: ENVR 650.
- Restriction: Open to students registered in Environment Option.
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
3 to 6 credits chosen from:
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CMPL 546 International Environmental Law and Politics (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Examination of institutions and processes for global environmental protection. Consideration of means for advancing international cooperation for environmental protection, focusing on international law. Analysis of obstacles to applying international law to environmental problems. Examination of a range of governance structures for environmental protection and the way in which they operate.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Public International Law recommended
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CMPL 580 Environment and the Law (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Environmental law, with emphasis on ecological, economic, political, and international dimensions.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Janda, Richard (Winter)
0 to 3 credits chosen from:
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ENVR 519 Global Environmental Politics (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : How the problem of environmental degradation is dealt with at the international level. The scope and nature of global environmental protection issues that cross boundaries, both physical and conceptual. Actors, structures and processes of international society. Consideration of global commons and transnational resources and of environmental externalities.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Purdon, Mark (Fall)
- Prerequisite: ENVR 201 or ENVR 203 or permission of instructor
- Restrictions: Open to students in the Environment Graduate Option (available to other students with permission of instructor). (Not open to students who have taken ENVR 580 -- section 001 -- in Winter 2002, Fall 2003, or Fall 2004
- Note: This course has been offered three times as a Topics in Environment Course
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ENVR 544 Environmental Measurement and Modelling (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Utility of geographic information systems, remote sensing and spatially-explicit modelling for environmental planning in conjunction with analytical frameworks used in the decision-making process (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, life-cycle analysis and multi-criteria decision making).
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sengupta, Raja (Winter)
- Prerequisites: NRSC 430 or GEOG201 or URBP 505 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Students registered in Environment Graduate Option (or permission of instructor)
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ENVR 580 Topics in Environment 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Advanced-level seminars and discussion of interdisciplinary aspects of current problems in environment led by staff and/or special guests. This course is offered on an irregular basis.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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ENVR 611 The Economy of Nature (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : The course focuses on the interface between the ecosystem, biodiversity and economic systems through discussion of (1) conceptual, methodological and theoretical foundations of ecological economics, (2) management incorporating changing conditions, conflicting interests and values, trade-offs and uncertainty, (3) policy applications at national and international levels and (4) case studies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisites: For MSE graduates, ECON 230 or equivalent. For non-MSE graduates, ECON 230 or equivalent or BIOL 208 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.
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ENVR 620 Environment and Health of Species (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : 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.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restriction: Open to students in the Environment Option (available to other students with permission of instructor).
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ENVR 622 Sustainable Landscapes (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Tools and knowledge needed to evaluate landscapes for sustainable management. Processes that shape landscapes, consequences of alternate landscape patterns on ecological flows, implications of management choices on biodiversity and sustainability, and need for social innovations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restriction: Students registered in Environment Option, or permission of instructor.
- Note: An understanding of ecological principles is required to take this course. Comparative case studies will be used.
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ENVR 630 Civilization and Environment 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Civilization and its relation to life and the world, the nature of civilization and the responsibilities of citizenship. Landscape design, economic development, science and citizen experts, governance and environment, beauty.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Brown, Peter Gilbert; Naylor, Robin Thomas; Kosoy, Nicolas (Winter)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENVR 680 in Fall 2004 or Fall 2005.
- Note: This course is given jointly between Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, UQAM and Université de Montréal. Some lectures and readings will be in French. Therefore, students should be able to read and preferably understand spoken French.
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ENVR 680 Topics in Environment 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Seminars and discussion of advanced, interdisciplinary aspects of current problems in environment led by staff and/or special guests.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restriction: students taking the Neotropical Environment Option.
- Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
or another course at the 500-level or higher recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the Environment Option Committee.
Faculty of Law—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 24, 2011) (disclaimer)