Graduate & Professional Studies
More than 50% of AQUA graduates have pursued graduate studies or completed professional programs in a wide range of areas, including public policy, environment, climate change adaption, law, geographic information systems (GIS), education (public school and university), archaeology, geography, marine and/or fisheries management, marine biology, earth sciences (mining, oil and gas, hydrology), aquaculture, public administration, ocean technology, marine protected areas, coastal management, environmental sustainability, etc.
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What types of Graduate and Professional Programs can you do with an AQUA degree?
The following are examples of programs that StFX Aquatic Resources graduates have completed:
Graduate Degrees
- Master of Arts (MA) Resource Management & Environment, UBC, Vancouver, BC
- Doctorate (PhD) Oceanography, Dalhousie U., NS
- Master of Science (MSc) Environmental Practice (online), Royal Roads U., BC
- Master of Science (MSc) Coastal & Marine Management, U of the Westfjords, Iceland
- Master of Science (MSc) Marine Management, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie U., NS
- Master of Science (MSc) Earth Sciences, Acadia U., NS
- Master of Arts (MA) Economics, U. of Calgary, AB
- Doctorate (PhD) Energy and Climate Change Policy, Queen’s U., Belfast, Ireland
- Master of Science (MSc) Water Science, Policy, and Management, Oxford U., England
- Master of Resource & Environmental Management (MREM), Dalhousie U., NS
- Master of Arts (MA) Archaeology, Trent U., ON and U. of Calgary, AB
- Doctorate (PhD) Civil Engineering - Hydrogeology, UNB, Fredericton, NB
- Master of Arts (MA) Sustainable Environmental Management, U. SASK, SK
- Master of Sustainable Resource Management, U. of Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Master of Environmental Entrepreneurship, U. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
- Master of Science (MSc) Climate Change Adaptations, U. of Waterloo, ON
- Master of Science (MSc) Human Anatomy, U. of Dundee, Scotland
- Master of Arts (MA) Environmental Policy, Memorial U., Newfoundland
- Master of Marine & Environmental Management, York U., Toronto, ON
- Doctorate (PhD) Ocean Sciences, Memorial U., Newfoundland
- Master of Landscape Architecture, U. of Toronto, ON
- Master of Science (MSc) Integrated Water Resources Management, McGill U., Montreal, PQ
- Doctorate (PhD) Environmental Geochemistry, Queen’s U., ON
- Master of Water Security and International Development, U. of East Anglia, Norwich, England
- Master of Arts (MA) Marine Protected Areas (Geography), U. of Guelph, ON
- Master of Science (MSc) Oceanography, Dalhousie U., NS
Professional Programs
- Law, U. of Edinburgh, Scotland
- Veterinary Medicine (fish), Atlantic VET College, PEI
- Juris Doctor of Law and International Relations, U. of Ottawa, ON
- Juris Doctor of Law (Environmental), Queen’s U., ON
- Surveying Technician (Certificate), COGS/NS Community College, NS
- Food Insecurity & Urban Agriculture (Certificate), Ryerson U., Toronto, ON
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS), COGS/NS Community College, NS
- Oceans Technology, NS Community College, NS
- Museum Management and Curatorship (Grad Certificate) Flemming College, ON
- Environmental Engineering Technology (Water), NS Community College, NS
- Ecosystem Restoration, Niagara College, ON
- Knowledge Mobilization, U. of Guelph, ON
- Economic Development & Public Relations (Certificate), Concordia U., Montreal, PQ
- Aquaculture, Marine Institute, Memorial U., Newfoundland
- Marine Geomatics, NS Community College, NS
- Energy Sustainability Engineering Technology, NS Community College, NS
- Occupational Health & Safety (OHS), U. of Victoria, BC
- Education (primary & secondary) StFX, NS
- Creative & Cultural Business (Certificate), Int’al & Intercultural Communications, Robert Gordon U., Scotland
- Journalism, King’s U., NS
- Nursing, StFX, NS
Contact
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