University of Waterloo Faculty of Environmental Studies
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The Faculty of Environmental Studies is one of six faculties at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
One of Canada’s leading centres for environmental research and teaching, the Faculty offers undergraduate and graduate programs in: Environment and Business, Environment and Resource Studies, Geography, Geomatics, Geography and Aviation, Urban Planning, Local Economic Development, as well as Tourism Policy and Planning.
Currently home to 1,100 undergraduate students, 200 graduate students, and 50 faculty members, the Faculty is growing in both undergraduate and graduate enrollment.
Co-op education, whereby students alternate 4 months in school with 4 month paid work terms in jobs relating to their program, is a major feature of the Faculty. Co-op students can earn up to $45,000 through their work terms and graduate with nearly 2 years of paid work experience.
[edit] Departments and Schools
The Faculty of Environmental Studies consists of: Department of Environment and Resource Studies, Department of Geography, and the School of Planning.
[edit] Research
The Faculty's research centres and groups include: Adaptation and Impacts Research Group, Canadian Cryospheric System (CRYSYS), Ecological Restoration Group, Ecoplan China, Heritage Resources Centre, Mid-size City Research Centre, Parks Research Forum of Ontario (PRFO), Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP), State of the Canadian Cryosphere, Sustainable Energy Research, and Waterloo Laboratory for Earth Observations (WatLEO).
[edit] External links
- University of Waterloo website
- Faculty of Environmental Studies website
- the Faculty's Cool Job of the Month website
- Take the Faculty's virtual tour
| Faculties | Applied Health Sciences - Arts - Engineering - Environmental Studies - Mathematics - Science |
| Schools | School of Accountancy - School of Architecture - David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science - School of Optometry School of Pharmacy - School of Planning - School of Social Work |
| Colleges | Conrad Grebel - Renison - St. Jerome's - St. Paul's |
| Student Life | University of Waterloo Federation of Students - Waterloo Warriors |
| Student Publications | Imprint - The Iron Warrior |
| Misc. | JobMine (Co-op job search) - Elliott Avedon Museum & Archive of Games - Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing - Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research - Institute for Quantum Computing |
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