Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) at York University located in Toronto, Canada, is best known for its two-year masters in environmental studies degree (MES). The program is one of most respected degrees of its kind in North America and beyond. Its interdisciplinary pedagogy embraces the built, organizational, spatial, socioeconomic, political and cultural as well as natural environments, bringing together natural and social scientists, activists and scholars, writers and artists. Building on the strengths of the Masters program first introduced in 1968 at a time of rising curiosity and concern about the environment, FES enrolled its first candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 1991, taking a positive step toward its goal to produce graduates who are at the leading edge of environmental studies, linking the Faculty's strengths in teaching and research. In the same year, the Faculty introduced the undergraduate degree, Bachelor in Environmental Studies (BES) for students interested in self-directed learning in an interdisciplinary setting. York University, located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Environmental studies is the systematic study of human interaction with their environment. ...

Attracting a wide range of applicants from areas such as biology, geography, urban studies, sociology, political science, engineering and psychology, it promotes unique and innovative approaches to various topics in the field of environmental studies. Areas of research include: Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of living organisms. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Social interactions and their consequences are the subject of sociology. ... Political science is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... Engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to develop economical solutions to technical problems, creating products, facilities, and structures that are useful to people. ... Psychology is an academic and applied field involving the study of the living mind, brain, and behavior. ...

• Biological conservation and biodiversity
• Bioregional and ecosystem planning
• GIS in Resource Management and Planning
• Global, international, and national development
• Environmental planning and design
• Communication, advocacy, and social change
• Environmental politics
• Ecological economics
• Environmental education and critical pedagogy
• Environmental thought and ethics
• Urban politics, planning and design
• Environmental information systems
• Gender, environment and development
• Environmental and social policy
• Sustainable food systems
• Environment and behavior
• Health and environment
• Organizations and change
• Non-profit and voluntary sectors
• Resource management
• Tourism/recreation planning and management
• Impact assessment

This does not imply that the Faculty of Environmental Studies replicates all university departments within other faculties that address the cultural, political, or other environments, of course; York's Departments of Political Science and of Environmental Science are, for instance, housed within the Faculties of Arts and of Science, respectively.

Program Highlights

• Joint MES-LLB degree with Osgoode Hall Law School
• MES recognized by Canadian Institute of Planners and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute
• Concurrent Degrees with Faculties of Arts, Education & Fine Arts

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• Joint MES-MBA degree with the Schulich School of Business Certificate in Information Technology with Atkinson College

Recently established:

• Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
• Certificate in Environmental Landscape Design (Landscape Architecture)
• Joint Program in Urban Policy and Practice between FES and the Civil and Resources Technology Programs in the Centre for the Built Environment, Seneca College
• Joint Program in Ecosystem Management between FES and the Ecosystem Management Technologist Program at Sir Sandford Fleming College
• Joint Program in International Project Management between the Faculty of Environmental Studies and the International Project Management Post-Graduate Certificate Program at the Business School at Humber College
• Currently developing proposals for a joint MES-MBA degree with Schulich School of Business and a Certificate in Information Technology with Atkinson College

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Faculty and Students

• 35 Full time Faculty
• 20 Part time Faculty
• 7 Emeritus Professors
• 100 graduate courses
• 50 undergraduate courses
• 800 students (including bachelor, master and PhD students)

In order to maintain and enhance the Faculty's high standards of teaching excellence, the faculty members must continue to conduct research and maintain their preeminent position in their fields. The Faculty's ability to attract and retain top scholars is directly determined by the reputation and publications of the faculty members and based on the impact professors have at home and abroad.