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.

MAg in Agricultural Economics

Students entering the MAg program, specializing in Agricultural Economics, should typically have completed the following types of courses in the undergraduate program:

Undergraduate coursework in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Quantitative Methods (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Statistics) and Applied Economics (Development Economics, Environmental Economics, Trade, Money and Banking, Finance)

MAg in Rural Sociology

Students entering the MAg program, specializing in Rural Sociology, should typically have completed the following types of courses in the undergraduate program:

Undergraduate coursework in Statistics, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods and Social theory.

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

Admission Requirements

Thesis-based Masters program in a related area, or its academic equivalent, from a recognized institution.

Grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 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.

PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC)

Students entering the PhD program, specializing in Agricultural and Resources Economics, will normally have completed a thesis-based Masters program in Agricultural/Resource Economics, Economics, Business or a related field that includes the following types of courses:

Masters level Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Theory

Graduate level applied Econometrics

Other Applied Economics courses at the Masters level, such as Development Economics, Resource Economics, Agricultural Marketing or Price Analysis, Financial Economics, etc.

PhD in Rural Sociology

Students entering the PhD program, specializing in Rural Sociology, will normally have completed a thesis-based Masters program in Rural/Environmental Sociology, Sociology or a related field that includes the following types of courses:

Masters level Social Theory

Graduate level Applied Quantitative/Qualitative Methods

Other Topical Sociology courses at the Masters level, such as Natural Resource Sociology, Development, Gender, Risk, Social Movements, Social Impact Assessment, etc.