The Master’s in Environmental Sustainability has a mandatory research component, so students must identify a supervisor and topic, albeit not during the admission process. When undertaking graduate studies, it is important to know who you might want to work with during your studies, since this will have a significant impact on your work and on your overall experience. Ideally, you should try to find a faculty member who shares your enthusiasm for the topic and area of interest, and who is available to take on a student.
While the program does not require the student to have a supervisor’s formal commitment during the admission process, it is important that students start looking for a supervisor during the summer before they start the program in September. Note that the student is responsible for finding a supervisor and topic.
To help you find your thesis supervisor, we suggest that you browse through a list of our faculty members and their areas of expertise. You can also enter keywords (such as environment, climate change, etc.) into uOttawa Experts database to help you find faculty members with research interests in a particular field.
We ask you to contact potential supervisors directly to discuss the possibility of working with them during the course of your studies.