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Program Requirements

The Neotropical Environment Option is offered in association with several university departments, the 91ÉçÇø School of Environment and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI-Panama) and includes the thesis, comprehensive examination, required (9 credits) courses in Geography, Environment and Biology, and complementary courses (3 credits) chosen from Geography, Agriculture Sciences, Biology, Sociology, Environment, and Political Science.

Participation in the MSE-Panama Symposium presentation in Montreal is also required.

Thesis Courses (30 credits)

• GEOG 698 Thesis Proposal (6 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Geography : Preparation and evaluation of thesis proposal.

  Terms: Fall 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.

• GEOG 699 Thesis Research (24 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Geography : Independent research under the supervision of a research director.

  Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Required Courses (9 credits)

• BIOL 640 Tropical Biology and Conservation (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  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

• ENVR 610 Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)

  Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (School of Environment)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  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.

• GEOG 631 Methods of Geographical Research (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Geography : General research seminar in human and physical geography.

  Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018

  Instructors: Coomes, Oliver T (Fall) Coomes, Oliver T (Winter)

Complementary Course (3 credits)

3 credits, one Geography graduate course. GEOG 696 can count among these complementary credits for students with an appropriate background.

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.