{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies-programtemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:56:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Graduate Program in Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-lg border-primary px-3 py-4 mb-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Masters (MES), Masters\/Juris Doctor (MES\/JD) Masters Planning (MES Planning), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To address and solve some of the most pressing and complex environmental issues, our Environmental Studies graduate degree programs build on an interdisciplinary approach to the environment in which the social sciences, humanities, arts, and natural sciences meet and inform each other.&nbsp;Individualized programs engage in an extensive array of environmental concerns, approaches, and actions, and prepare students to become agents of change through research, education and activism in the public, private and non-profit sectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-uppercase mb-0\"><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/programs\/\">Learn more about our Environmental Studies Graduate Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button bg-primary-2 text-white rounded-0 learnmore-block p-2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/ipee-summer-school\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#810001\">IPEE Summer School <i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right small pl-2\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper \"  style=\"width: 359px\"><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/student-status\/important-dates\/\">Academic Important Dates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/registration-enrolment\/fgs-forms\/\">FGS Forms<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/grad-wellness-counselling\/wellness-consultations\/\">Wellness &amp; Counselling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of Environmental &amp; Urban Change<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2024\/12\/Graduate-VIEWBOOK-2025.pdf\">Future Students Viewbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"toast fade show\" data-autohide=\"false\" role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"assertive\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"toast-header\">\n    <i class=\"fas fa-exclamation-circle mr-2 text-primary\"><\/i>\n    <strong class=\"mr-auto\">Application Period<\/strong>\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"ml-2 mb-1 close\" data-dismiss=\"toast\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n      <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00d7<\/span>\n    <\/button>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"toast-body\">\n    <div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n      <div class=\"col-5\">\n         MES (Domestic):\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-7\">\n      Oct 8, 2025\u2013Mar 15, 2026\n      <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-5\">\n        MES (International):\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-7\">\n      Oct 8, 2025\u2013Feb 15, 2026\n      <\/div>\n       <div class=\"col-5\">\n        PhD:\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-7\">\n      Oct 8, 2025\u2013Jan 15, 2026\n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n    $(document).ready(function() {\n        $(\".toast\").toast('show');\n    });\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-4 pt-2\">Environmental Studies at a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns infographics-block card-deck is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column bg-primary-2 text-white p-4 mb-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<i class=\"fas fa-calendar h1\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">1968<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\">Creation of the Master of Environmental Studies (MES). The program is grounded in an interdisciplinary approach combining natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the profession of planning, and promotes a self-directed approach to redefining the boundaries and relations between natural and human environments. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column bg-primary-2 text-white p-4 mb-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<i class=\"fas fa-certificate h1\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">4 Programs,<br>2 Diplomas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\">Ph.D.; MES; MES\/Planning, MES\/JD; Diploma in Business and the Environment; Diploma in Environmental\/Sustainability Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column bg-primary-2 text-white p-4 mb-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<i class=\"fas fa-arrows-alt h1\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Theme Areas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\">Environmental Conservation and Management; Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Transitions; Ecological Economics and Footprints; Sustainable Food Systems; Environmental Arts, Culture and Justice; Urban and Regional Planning and Infrastructures; Climate, Environmental and Indigenous Justice; Critical Theories of International Development and Global Inequalities; Environmental Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns featured-faculty is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Ahmed-Abu-Shaban.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Ahmed Abu Shaban\" class=\"wp-image-1838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Ahmed-Abu-Shaban.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Ahmed-Abu-Shaban-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Ahmed-Abu-Shaban-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Ahmed Abu Shaban<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Market system analyses; consumer preference research; socioeconomic analyses of natural resources management; poverty assessment and outreach; economics of green circular economy and climate change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block pr-2\"><a href=\"mailto:shabanab@yorku.ca\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/faculty\/ahmed-abu-shaban\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Muna-Udbi-Abdulkadir-Ali.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Muna-Udbi Abdulkadir Ali\" class=\"wp-image-1840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Muna-Udbi-Abdulkadir-Ali.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Muna-Udbi-Abdulkadir-Ali-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Muna-Udbi-Abdulkadir-Ali-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Muna-Udbi Abdulkadir Ali<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Studies; Diaspora &amp; Transnational Migration Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block pr-2\"><a href=\"mailto:muali@yorku.ca\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/faculty\/muna-udbi-abdulkadir-ali\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Gail-Fraser.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Gail Fraser\" class=\"wp-image-1841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Gail-Fraser.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Gail-Fraser-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Gail-Fraser-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Gail Fraser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waterbird Ecology; Wildlife Management; Oil &amp; Gas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block pr-2\"><a href=\"mailto:gsfraser@yorku.ca\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/faculty\/gail-fraser\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Dayna-N-Scott.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dayna N Scott\" class=\"wp-image-1839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Dayna-N-Scott.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Dayna-N-Scott-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2025\/09\/Dayna-N-Scott-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Dayna N Scott<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental Justice; Gender &amp; Environmental Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block pr-2\"><a href=\"mailto:dayscott@yorku.ca\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"d-inline-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atlas.cafe.uit.yorku.ca\/atlas\/servlet\/atlas\/action\/AtlasAction\/template\/person.vm?eventsubmit_doperson=Person&amp;searchp=131507\"><i class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column d-flex align-items-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Susan Chiblow (Doctoral student in Environmental Studies) talks about her research on \u201cN\u2019be Kendaaswin\u201d (water knowledge). 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