Trent University is offering Canada’s first online one-year Master of Bioenvironmental Monitoring & Assessment program, preparing graduates for success in the environmental careers of the future.
Scheduled to start in fall 2018 and open for applications, the new 12-month M.BMA consists of eight months of online courses, followed by a four-month, hands-on internship which will provide students with face-to-face training with a variety of government and industry partners including environmental NGOs, conservation authorities, and government agencies. The program culminates in a week-long on-campus capstone course where the full cohort of students comes together to share placement experiences, network, and participate in professional skills workshops.
“The M.BMA program was designed to fill a gap in course-based graduate programs in the environmental sciences,” says Dr. Dennis Murray, a Professor of Biology at Trent, and the Canada Research Chair in integrative wildlife conservation. “This unique new program will prepare students for the environmental workforce, through targeted knowledge of wide ranging issues related to environmental monitoring and assessment.”
Students in the program can expect to take online courses on topics such as landscape ecology, science communication, and principals of environmental monitoring. The unique combination of online learning, internships, and the one-year intensive graduation timeline comprehensively and efficiently equips students for employment success as environmental professionals.
