Transdisciplinary Sustainability PhD

Program Overview

The PhD in Transdisciplinary Sustainability program at Grenfell Campus trains students to understand and research sustainability issues through a transdisciplinary approach. The program emphasizes holistic conceptualizations of sustainability, complex systems, and knowledge co-production with stakeholders. Students complete core courses, an elective, graduate research seminars, a comprehensive exam, and a thesis.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Building capacity to address the 21st-century transition to sustainability, both globally and locally, is an urgent and complex task, which requires novel partnerships and the integration of expertise from a variety of perspectives. The PhD program in Transdisciplinary Sustainability (TRSU) aims to make a strong contribution to understanding and addressing complex ecological-social-economic-political issues by leveraging the unique strengths of Grenfell Campus and its School of Science and the Environment. This program trains students to understand and conduct research on sustainability issues through a transdisciplinary approach (i.e. drawing on a broad combination of disciplines and collaborating with external partners). Core TRSU courses focus on holistic conceptualizations of sustainability, complex systems, sustainability science, disciplinary reflection, transdisciplinary research methods, team science, and knowledge co-production with stakeholders. Students are able to pursue their individual interests in sustainability-related issues through a structured but flexible program.

Outline:

PhD – The PhD program involves two core courses, an elective course (as approved by the student’s supervisory committee), graduate research seminars, a comprehensive exam, and a thesis.

| Tuition Fees and Payment Information | |---|---| | Tuition (NL students) | PhD: $888/semester | | Tuition (Other Canadian students) | PhD: $1,154/semester | | Tuition (International students) | PhD: $1,499/semester |