Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
This is a four-year research-based PhD program, with three possible areas of specialization:
- Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Rural & Environmental Sociology
- Forest Economics
Before beginning your application to the REES Doctor of Philosophy, please review the admission and program requirements.
Summary of Admission Requirements
Complete Program Requirements (PDF)
Funding Options
- REES offers guaranteed funding of approximately $25,000/year
- Selected excellent doctoral students can receive up to $37,500/year in funding
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Agricultural economics is an applied field that typically explores issues related to agriculture, food production, and consumption. Resource economics seeks to understand the supply and demand of natural resources, their role in the economy, and how to manage them for long-term sustainability. These fields also make significant contributions to environmental issues.
Focused on resource, environment, and development economics; agriculture and food markets/policy; production economics and development; agricultural business; international agriculture; international development and trade.
Rural & Environmental Sociology
Rural sociology examines social structure and social change in rural areas, as well as issues such as food and agriculture, forestry, mining, and energy development.
Researchers in REES examine wide-ranging, interdisciplinary and international issues such as international development, globalization, food security, climate change and gender. Environmental sociology examines societal-environmental interactions, often focusing on environmental problems, environmental risk, environmental values, consumption, waste, and consumer behaviour.
Forest Economics
Forest Economics focuses on public policy and regulatory issues in the forestry sector. It explores the roles of institutions and property rights in regulating the timber supply, and the provision, production, and trading of forest resources and products.
Researchers in REES study forest policy and economics.