Planning - Master of Environmental Studies (MES)

Accredited by the Professional Standards Board for the Planning Profession in Canada, you’ll gain a practice-oriented and conceptually rigorous education that offers unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Through your research, explore some of the most pressing societal issues such as affordable housing, climate change, environmental conservation and policy, active transportation, urban economies, participatory planning processes, and equity and inclusion, among many other subjects. You'll have the choice of two study options: a thesis or a master’s research paper.

While much of the research in the School of Planning is multidisciplinary, professors' research activities generally fall into two major theme areas; the physical/natural environment and the human and built environment. Funding packages are available for incoming Planning graduate students who meet certain levels of academic merit and apply by the application deadline. Graduates from this program have gone on to work in a variety of positions in government and private industry.

• Review the degree requirements on the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar, including the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree.
• Check out Waterloo's institutional thesis repository - UWspace to see recent submissions from the School of Planning graduate students.