Trent University
MyTrent
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Programs
    • Graduate Programs
    • Trent Online
    • Summer Courses
    • Continuing Education
    • Study Abroad
    • Academic Calendar
    • Academic Timetable
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Academic Advising
    • Library
    • Centre for Teaching and Learning
  • Admissions
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Services & Support
    • Academic Advising
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Administrative Departments
    • Alumni Services
    • Athletics
    • Campus Security
    • Careerspace
    • Colleges
    • Communications
    • Conferences
    • Financial Aid
    • Financial Services
    • Health & Wellness
    • Indigenous Services
    • Information Technology
    • International Students
    • Learning Support
    • Parking
    • Printshop
    • Recruitment
    • Registrar's Office
    • Residence & Housing
    • Student Clubs
    • TrentU Card
  • Research
    • Research at Trent
    • Research Centres
    • Find an Expert
    • Resources
  • Give to Trent
  • About Trent
    • About Trent
    • Careers
    • Giving to Trent
    • Governance
    • How to Find Us
    • Media
    • News & Events
    • President's Office
    • Staff Directory
    • Trent Facts
    • Contact Us
  • Campus Locations
    • Peterborough
    • Durham GTA
    • Online
  • Future Students
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Current Students
  • Alumni
  • Trent Forward: COVID-19 Info
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Map
  • Careers
  • Directions
  • Library
  • Site Map
  • Bookstore
Skip to main content Home
  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
  • Online
  • MyTrent
MENU
Trent University

Sustainability Studies M.A.

  • Welcome
  • The Experience
  • Program
  • Faculty & Research
  • Alumni
  • Contact
Sustainability M.A. student taking a measurement in the forest

Sustainability Studies M.A.

  • Welcome
  • The Experience
  • Program
    • Course Listing
    • Program Options
    • Resources for Current Students & Faculty
  • Faculty & Research
  • Alumni
  • Contact
TRENTU.CA / Sustainability Studies M.A. / Program

Program

Admissions

Applicants to the M.A. program will be expected to have completed a B.A. or B.Sc. Honours with a minimum average of A- (80%, GPA 3.7).  

Admissions will be based on:

  • Availability of appropriate faculty as instructors, supervisors and committee members
  • Feasibility of the applicant’s proposed course of study and research project
  • Appropriateness of the applicant’s previous education and training

Once admitted, students must earn an average of at least B- (70%, GPA 2.7) in each of their courses.

Application Process

Prior to submitting an application to the Sustainability Studies program, applicants should be communicating with a member(s) of the faculty, whose research area of interest best matches up with their intended research focus. 

Similar to other graduate programs at Trent, interested applicants are required to submit:

  • Official transcripts
  • Referee contact information
  • Plan of study**
  • Writing sample
  • Proof of citizenship
  • Proof of English language proficiency

**Please be as specific as possible in your Plan of Study, outlining your research interest and potential supervisor.

Please visit the Graduate Studies webpage for more information on How To Apply, including details on The Admissions Process and International Applicants, as well as Tuition, Awards and Funding.

 

female kneeling on grass shoreline planting a tree

Structure

The Program consists of four streams which include a Thesis Stream, a Major Research Paper, Internship, and an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Stream.

Program Options
group of people standing outside a barn

Courses

The MA in Sustainability Studies curriculum involves a customized individual Study Plan for each student consisting of a balance of core and elective courses.

Course Listing

Program

  • Course Listing
  • Program Options
  • Resources for Current Students & Faculty

Related Links

  • How to Apply
  • School of Graduate Studies
  • School of the Environment
Trent University logo
Challenge the Way You Think

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

Peterborough

1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, ON Canada, K9L 0G2

Toll Free: 1-855-MY-TRENT

Campus Map

Durham Greater Toronto Area

55 Thornton Road South
Oshawa, ON Canada, L1J 5Y1

Phone: 905-435-5100

Campus Map

Social Media Directory
  • Contact
  • Directions
  • Site Map
  • Accessibility
  • @ Copyright 2023 Trent University