Welcome

The Collaborative Masters Program in Applied Sustainability (MAS) is an innovative program that began accepting students in September 2010.

Building on the applied sustainability strategic theme of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, the objective of the MAS program is to expose students to the implementation of sustainable engineering solutions within the context of broader sustainability theory. To do this properly, engineering students must not only advance their technical education, but must gain insights into how public policy impacts on the success of engineering solutions to multidisciplinary sustainability problems.

The program is a collaborative effort with faculty members from six programs within the Faculty: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Mining Engineering. A unique aspect of the program is the involvement of School of Policy Studies (SPS), which is contributing courses and faculty members who will participate in the co-supervision of MAS students. Other key features of the program are:

  • Students will enroll in their respective home departments and must meet the program requirements of their home departments
  • There are two mandatory core courses for all students: 1) Topics in Applied Sustainability (graded) and 2) Applied Sustainability Seminar Series (pass/fail)
  • M.A.Sc. students take four courses, plus the seminar series, plus a thesis (nominally two years to complete), M.Eng. students take seven courses, plus the seminar series, plus a project (nominally one year to complete)
  • Upon graduation, students will have "with specialization in Applied Sustainability" added to their official transcripts

Graduate Student Support

Full-time students are encouraged to seek external financial support and are encouraged to apply for NSERC and OGS graduate scholarships. Fellowships and teaching assistantships are available through the University and are automatically considered upon admission.

Application Procedure

The program is offered only at the Masters level. Applications must be submitted directly to the Queen's School of Graduate Studies, which can be done on-line.

In that application, students must identify which of the participating departments they wish to identify as their home department. Usually, this is the department aligned with the applicant's undergraduate engineering degree.

If applicants are unsure as to which department they wish to identify as "home", they are encouraged to contact the Department Representative that is best aligned with their research interests to answer this and any other questions that they may have about the nature of the MAS program: