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Program Requirements
Participation in the MSE-Panama Symposium presentation in Montreal is also required.
Thesis Courses (39 credits)
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BIOL 697 Master's Thesis Research 1 (13 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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BIOL 698 Master's Thesis Research 2 (13 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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BIOL 699 Master's Thesis Research 3 (13 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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BIOL 640 Tropical Biology and Conservation (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Long-term research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute will be organized and synthesized to examine historical assembly and ecological maintenance of tropical communities. This synthesis will draw on phylogenetic concepts for historical insight and will examine the probable resilience of these communities to global change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Arias Mejia, Carlos; Potvin, Catherine; Pérez Jvostov, Felipe; McMillan, William (Winter)
Restriction: students enrolled in Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the 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 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Hirose, Iwao; van der Ven, Hamish (Fall) Hickey, Gordon (Winter)
Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.
Elective Courses (3 credits)
3 credits, at the 500 level or higher, on environmental issues to be chosen in consultation with and approved by the student’s supervisor AND the Neotropical Environment Options Director.
Faculty of Science—2017-2018 (last updated Aug. 23, 2017) (disclaimer)
