PhD in Transdisciplinary Sustainability at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Programme overview

Doctoral programme at Grenfell Campus training students to research sustainability issues through a transdisciplinary approach that integrates distant disciplines and co-produces knowledge with external partners.

Faculty: School of Graduate Studies (Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook) | Department: Environmental Policy Institute / School of Science and the Environment | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Core courses on conceptualizations of sustainability, complex systems, sustainability science, transdisciplinary methods, team science and knowledge co-production, plus an individually structured programme.

Career pathways

Consultants, researchers, professors, sustainability managers, research scientists, technicians, community planning officers and policy analysts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master's degree in a relevant field; or 12 months in a master's programme with demonstrated doctoral capacity; or an honours bachelor's and 5 years of relevant professional experience; plus English proficiency (IELTS above 6.5 or TOEFL above 80, or eligible English schooling). Deadline January 15 for September start.

Domestic applicants: CAD 10,656 for the whole programme. Newfoundland and Labrador resident; total doctoral programme cost over 12 semesters (tuition only) Source

International applicants: CAD 17,988 for the whole programme. Total doctoral programme cost over 12 semesters (tuition only) Source

Graduate intakes are Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Spring (May to August); the intake offered depends on the programme, and most doctoral programmes admit for Fall. Some programmes have no set deadline and admit in Fall, Winter and Spring.

Deadlines vary by programme. January 15: Anthropology, Archaeology, Folklore, History, Transdisciplinary Sustainability, Interdisciplinary PhD (Fall). February 1: Environmental Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology (Fall). March 1: Biochemistry, Food Science (Fall). December 1: Computer Science, Engineering (Fall). Nursing PhD 31 January (Fall, even-numbered years only); Social Work PhD 15 September (Spring, even-numbered years). Marine Biology and Medicine (Bioscience, Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Genomics, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Neurosciences) have no set deadline. Education PhD admissions are paused until further notice.

Graduate application processing fee: $60 for Canadian applicants and $120 for non-Canadian applicants; late fee $30 up to one week after the deadline and $10 for each subsequent week.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply-to-memorial/

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