PhD in Environmental Studies

PhD

The PhD program in Environmental Studies would provide graduate training in socio-ecological issues and sustainable approaches to addressing environmental issues, emphasizing interdisciplinary and focusing on the concept of sustainability and sustainable practices. The theme of sustainability emphasizes the long-term nature and impacts of environmental change, the connections between today's decisions and tomorrow's welfare, and the strong dependence of human well-being on environmental quality. The program responds to widespread perceptions and concerns about society’s future in a world of finite resources.

Approved to Commence

February 20, 2013

Master of Science in Healthcare Quality

MSc(HQ)

The Master of Science in Healthcare Quality is unique in that it will bring together and develop a discipline in three areas of healthcare that are rarely linked - quality, risk and safety–with the intent to ensure better quality healthcare minimizing errors for Canadians. As healthcare planning is often conducted in isolation and within narrow parameters, this Master’s degree will prepare professionals to examine quality across a broader spectrum: understanding legal precedence and decisions, linking quality to beneficence (doing good), minimizing the emphasis on non-maleficence (doing no harm), and recognizing the role of policy, health care reorganization, human factors and engineering to provide excellent care.

The MSc(HQ) program is interdisciplinary in its design, delivery and scope. Use of informational technologies will permit access for potential students across Canada, and internationally.

Approved to Commence

May 30, 2012

Community Relations for the Extractive Industries

Graduate Certificate

Canadian based mining companies face the challenge of building constructive and positive working and living relationships with mining affected communities not only within Canada, but also abroad. This certificate program is structured to address some of the most critical community relations skill and practice deficiencies of mining company staff working at North American based operations, and potentially at foreign sites as well. The program reflects industry needs, community challenges and political realities in North America. This practitioner-targeted certificate is skill based and competency focused, with 3 out of 4 courses packaged for distance delivery, allowing participants to continue working as they learn. The program is designed primarily to meet the professional needs of people already working in or having worked in the minerals industry, in associated government agencies, or in non-governmental or community based organizations. It aims to equip students with the knowledge, competencies and best practices that will help them to understand, engage with, and contribute more effectively to the creation of positive and lasting company-community relationships. Successful graduates will be able to assume expanded work roles and increasing levels of responsibility within their organisations.

Approved to Commence

March 12, 2012    

Master of Management Analytics

MMA

The Master of Management Analytics program will meet the rapidly growing need for analysts who understand the technical and mathematical challenges of analytics as well as the management contexts in which they arise. This program will give students with strong quantitative abilities the skills that they need to develop, direct, and deliver projects in analytics that add value to businesses or other organizations. The program is designed for working professionals and will provide thorough coverage of the mathematical and statistical theories and methods that underlie modern analytics, while maintaining a practitioner focus. Graduates will be able to develop and use advanced database and search techniques to extract useful data from very large data sources and apply modern methods of data summarization and visualization to enhance understanding of organizational environments, including the economy, internal organizational performance, competitive positioning, and the structure and behaviours of markets or client groups.

Approved to Commence

December 18, 2012