Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program (formerly Watershed Ecosystems Graduate Program)

It’s not just about water anymore!

The Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program (formerly Watershed Ecosystems Graduate Program) at Trent University welcomes applications from students with interests in physical geography, climatology, hydrology, ecotoxicology, elemental cycling, organic and inorganic contaminants, environmental chemistry, environmental analysis and management, molecular virology, genetics of behaviour, aging and cancer, limnology, ecology, wildlife management, forestry, and plant science. This interdisciplinary program offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees enabling students to enhance their professional skills and to contribute to scientific knowledge at the local, national and international levels.

Research conducted in the Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program (formerly Watershed Ecosystems Graduate Program) is aimed at enhancing our understanding of the natural world – the implications of environmental change for living things and the dynamics of organisms in their natural surroundings. Our graduates are prepared to make scientific contributions to biological and environmental issues in Canada and beyond…