Applied Sustainability

Frequently asked questions

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 7.0 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Calendar entry for this degree: Overview Courses The collaborative specialization in Applied Sustainability offers M.Eng. and M.A.Sc. students training in a multidisciplinary environment spanning engineering departments and linking with researchers in the School of Policy Studies. The collaborative specialization allows students to undertake cutting-edge research under the supervision of internationally recognized investigators in diverse Applied Sustainability fields, and provides opportunities for multidisciplinary research and learning that will be invaluable for the graduate student’s career development. Areas of research interest include: Applied Sustainability and Energy Technology, Applied Sustainability and Fresh Water Systems, Applied Sustainability and Resource Management and Applied Sustainability and Policy Studies. Building on the applied sustainability strategic theme of the Smith Engineering Faculty, the objective of the collaborative specialization is to expose students to the implementation of sustainable engineering solutions within the context of broader sustainability theory. To do this properly, engineering students must not only advance their technical education, but must gain insights into how public policy impacts on the success of engineering solutions to multidisciplinary sustainability problems. The collaborative specialization available to Master’s students is associated with these six graduate programs at Queen’s University: Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering Mechanical and Materials Engineering Mining Engineering Application Procedure Applicants are accepted under the general regulations of the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs and of the member graduate programs. The collaborative specialization is offered at only the Master’s level. For further details, interested students are encouraged to contact the representative from the department that is best aligned with their current research interest. Program of Study The collaborative specialization is available to eligible, approved Master's students associated with the six member programs at Queen's University. Students will enroll in their respective home departments and must meet the program requirements of their home departments. There will be two mandatory core courses students in the collaborative specialization must take: CMAS 801 Topics In Applied Sustainabili and CMAS 897 Applied Sustainability Seminar . M.A.Sc. students take four courses plus a thesis, plus the sem ... · English: IELTS 7.0; PTE Academic 65 · English test waiver: Applicants whose native language includes English are not required to sit an English-language proficiency test. A final grade of 80% or more in ESLA 140 or ESLA 150 from Queen's University's English for Academic Purposes Program, achieved at the time of application, may also remove the test requirement. Source: https://www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc/grad-studies/apply · Application fee: CAD 120.00 - non-refundable graduate application fee, payable by Visa or Mastercard; the application is complete only once the fee is paid. Source: https://www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc/grad-studies/apply

• Is there a scholarship?

  Queen's publishes no entrance scholarship specific to this programme, and Queen's graduate funding guarantee does not reach it: the guarantee is stated for full-time doctoral students, and for master's study Queen's says only that "The majority of Master's students in full-time non-professional programs also receive funding support (i.e., in year one for one-year programs, and in years one and two for two-year programs)". Applicants may still apply for the university-wide graduate awards - the Ontario Graduate Scholarship ("The current value of the award is $5,000 per term. Awards will be for two or three consecutive terms"; a small number are made to study-permit holders), the internal Queen's scholarships, fellowships and awards administered by the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs ("These awards do not require an application, and many are part of funding packages given to students when they receive an admission offer."), SGSPA Conference Travel Awards, the need-based Queen's General Bursary, and the external sources Queen's lists for international students (Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Mitacs Globalink Research Awards and Globalink Graduate Fellowship, Government of Canada / Global Affairs Canada scholarships, the CALDO agreements and the China Scholarship Council agreement). Sources:;; This row is a collaborative specialization rather than a stand-alone degree: students enrol in one of the constituent home programmes and are funded through that programme View scholarship page