Â鶹AV

Program Curriculum


Integrated Water Resource Management Course - Â鶹AVThe 45-credit non-thesis MSc in IWRM program consists of two terms of coursework followed by a term in which an internship and research project are completed:

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Sequence - Fall Admission (September)

Fall Winter Summer
13 credits 13 credits 19 credits

BREE 651 (1)

BREE 503 (3)

BREE 510 (3)

BREE 652 (1)

BREE 655 (3)

PARA 515 (3)

BREE 630 (13)

BREE 631 (6)

2 elective courses (6) 2 elective courses (6) Ìý

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Sequence - Winter Admission (January)

Winter Summer Fall Winter 2
13 credits 0 credits 13 credits 19 credits

BREE 651 (1)

BREE 655 (3)

PARA 515 (3)

No courses; scheduled break

BREE 652 (1)

BREE 503 (3)

BREE 510 (3)

BREE 630 (13)

BREE 631 (6)

2 elective courses (6) Ìý 2 elective courses (6) Ìý

Core IWRM Courses

  1. BREE 503 Water: Society, Law and Policy 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  2. BREE 510 Watershed Systems Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  3. BREE 630 IWRM Internship 13 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  4. BREE 631 IWRM Project 6 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  5. BREE 651 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 1 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  6. BREE 652 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 2 1 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  7. BREE 655 IWRM Research Visits 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  8. PARA 515 Water, Health and Sanitation 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

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Electives (500-level or higher) may be chosen from any Â鶹AV department, in consultation with the IWRM Program Advisor. Examples of departments may include:

Agricultural Economics, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Bieler School of Environment, Bioresource Engineering, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Geography, Human Nutrition, Law, Management, Natural Resource Sciences, Public Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Sociology, Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design, Urban Planning. It is also possible to take an elective at another Montreal-area university.

Site visits

Crop: Integrated Water Resource Management Course - Â鶹AVAs a part of the BREE 655 IWRM Research Visits course, students have visited the International Joint Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Environment Canada, CH2M HILL, AECOM and Ouranos (Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change). Talks have also been given by senior representatives of the UN, World Bank, Local water NGOs and SNC-Lavalin.

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