New graduate program
Message from the dean
In 2014-15 Brock started one new graduate program.
The scale and complexity of the environmental and social challenges that we face in the 21st century demand insights from across disciplines and recognition that the environment and society are inextricably interwoven. Located on our campus in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the beautiful Niagara Peninsula, Brock University’s masters program in Sustainability Science and Society offers students the opportunity to work with nationally and internationally recognized faculty to become leaders in understanding the problems and developing solutions necessary for a vibrant future for the entire planet.
New in 2014, the graduate program in Sustainability Science and Society (SSAS) responds to environmentally related challenges and is aligned with the emerging transdisciplinary approach of sustainability science. It aims to facilitate society’s transition towards sustainability by offering high-quality graduate education, enriching research and applied experiences, and engagement in problemsolving through innovative pedagogy. The SSAS graduate program offers students two paths to study environmental sustainability. Students can tailor their program to specific career and research interests through enriching classroom learning with practical experience through a paid co-op placement (Scheme A) or intensive research experience (Scheme B). brocku.ca/social-sciences/ departments-and-centres/ssas
Message from the director Ryan Plummer, Graduate Program Director, Sustainability Science and Society rplummer@brocku.ca Our graduate program offers a dynamic learning situation where students and faculty cross conventional disciplinary boundaries to study environmental sustainability and engage in cutting-edge research. Students are prepared for professional careers as well as further education through a combination of classroom learning, problem solving, practical application and intensive research experiences. Enriching opportunities abound as the Sustainability Science and Society program is housed within the vibrant Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC).
EXCELLENCE
13 2014-15 Annual Report
Master of Sustainability: Science and Society
Thomas Dunk, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences tdunk@brocku.ca
