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Program Requirements
Thesis (32 credits)
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BREE 691 M.Sc. Thesis 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Problem definition and literature Review.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 691.
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BREE 692 M.Sc. Thesis 2 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Written and oral presentation of thesis proposal to the research Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 692.
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BREE 693 M.Sc. Thesis 3 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Methodology development.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 693.
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BREE 694 M.Sc. Thesis 4 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Experimentation 1.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 694.
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BREE 695 M.Sc. Thesis 5 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Experimentation 2.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 695.
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BREE 696 M.Sc. Thesis 6 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Data analysis.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 696.
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BREE 697 M.Sc. Thesis 7 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Draft thesis preparation.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 697.
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BREE 698 M.Sc. Thesis 8 (4 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Thesis completion and acceptance.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 698.
Required Courses (11 credits)
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BIOL 640 Tropical Biology and Conservation (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Long-term research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute will be organized and synthesized to examine historical assembly and ecological maintenance of tropical communities. This synthesis will draw on phylogenetic concepts for historical insight and will examine the probable resilience of these communities to global change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Herre, Edward (Winter)
Restriction: students enrolled in Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor
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BREE 651 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : To give seminars and participate in discussions.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav; Dumont, Marie-Josee (Fall) Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 651.
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BREE 652 Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : To give seminars and participate in discussions.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Adamchuk, Viacheslav; Dumont, Marie-Josee (Fall) Adamchuk, Viacheslav (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 652.
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BREE 699 Scientific Publication (3 credits)
Overview
Bioresource Engineering : Review and critique papers that are published in field of the candidate. Prepare draft paper(s) following the format of leading journals in field of study undertaken.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Orsat, Valerie (Fall) Orsat, Valerie (Winter)
Periodic conferences
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 699.
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ENVR 610 Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Environment : Analysis of current environmental policies to reveal implicit and explicit assumptions regarding scientific methods, hypothesis testing, subject/object, causality, certainty, deities, health, development, North-South concerns for resources, commons, national sovereignty, equity. Discussion of implications of such assumptions for building future environmental policies.
Terms: Fall 2013
Instructors: Brown, Peter Gilbert; Naylor, Robin Thomas; Goldberg, Mark (Fall)
Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.
Note: Participation in the MSE-Panama Symposium presentation in Montreal is required.
Elective Course (3 credits)
3 credits, at the 500 level or higher, on environmental issues to be chosen in consultation with and approved by the student's supervisor AND the Neotropical Environment Options Director.
Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences—2013-2014 (last updated Aug. 21, 2013) (disclaimer)
