Admission requirements:
4-year undergraduate degree in a related area, or its academic equivalent, from a recognized institution.
Grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0 in the last two years (approximately 60 credits) of post-secondary study.
Pre-requisites
Please review the following information to learn more about coursework that must be completed prior to applying. Please note: Based on our experience, without this type of background, students are unlikely to be successful in applying for admission to the respective program.
MSc in Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC)
Students entering the MSc program, specializing in Agricultural and Resources Economics, should typically have completed the following types of courses in the undergraduate program:
Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Theory courses at an intermediate undergraduate level (2nd or 3rd year courses)
Quantitative Methods, including Introductory Calculus, Linear Algebra and Statistics
An intermediate level (2nd or 3rd year) Econometrics course
Other Applied Economics courses at an intermediate or senior level, such as Development Economics, Resource Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Money and Banking, Finance or Financial Economics, etc.
MSc in Forest Economics
Students entering the MSc program, specializing in Forest Economics, should typically have completed the following types of courses in the undergraduate program:<
Microeconomic and Macroeconomic theory courses at an intermediate undergraduate level (2nd or 3rd year courses)
Quantitative Methods, including Introductory Calculus, Linear Algebra and Statistics
An intermediate level (2nd or 3rd year) Econometrics course
Intermediate level (2nd and 3rd year) courses in Forest Science, such as Silviculture, Wood Science, Forest Management, etc.
Other Applied Economics courses at an intermediate or senior level, such as Resource Economics, Forest Economics, Forestry Policy, etc.
MSc in Rural Sociology
Students entering the MSc program, specializing in Rural Sociology, should typically have completed the following types of courses in the undergraduate program:
Introductory Statistics
Intermediate (2nd or 3rd year) Quantitative/Qualitative Methods including Survey Research, Case Study or Ethnographic Methods, etc.
Intermediate (2nd or 3rd year) Social Theory, including Environmental Sociology, Contemporary Social Theory, and/or Development Theory, etc.
Other topical Sociology, or related courses at an intermediate or senior level, including Human Geography, Political Science, Economics, etc.
MSc in Risk and Community Resilience
Students entering the MSc program, specializing in Risk and Community Resilience, should typically have completed the following types of courses in the undergraduate program:
Introductory Statistics
Intermediate (2nd or 3rd year) Quantitative/Qualitative Methods
Intermediate (2nd or 3rd year) Social Science courses, such as Sociology or Economics
Topical Social Science courses at an intermediate or senior level