See what graduate programs you can take to expand your skills and knowledge in a specific area of sustainability.
UBC offers research-based and professional graduate sustainability programs. Research-based graduate programs are thesis-based. Professional programs are course-based and do not require a thesis. Instead, they often include capstone projects and work placements.
Below we’ve curated some examples of professional and research-based graduate programs that are frequently chosen by students interested in sustainability.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS BY faculty
Applied Science
- Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Planning (PhD)
- Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture (MASLA)
- Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering (MASc)
- Master of Applied Science in Materials Engineering (MASc)
- Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering (MASc)
- Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (MASc)
- Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture (MARCLA)
- Master of Arts in Planning (MAP)
- Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP)
- Master of Engineering in Chemical and Biological Engineering (MEng)
- Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (MEng)
- Master of Engineering in Mining Engineering (MEng)
- Master of Engineering Leadership in Clean Energy Engineering (MEL)
- Master of Engineering Leadership in High Performance Buildings (MEL)
- Master of Engineering Leadership in Integrated Water Management (MEL)
- Master of Engineering Leadership in Sustainable Process Engineering (MEL)
- Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems (MEL)
- Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
- Master of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering (MSc)
- Master of Science in Materials Engineering (MSc)
- Master of Science in Planning (MSCP)
- Master of Urban Design (MUD)
Arts
- Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD)
- Master of Arts in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (MA)
- Master of Arts in Geography (MA)
- Master of Arts in Political Science (MA)
- Master of Arts in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MA)
- Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA)
- Master of Science in Geography (MSc)
Education
Forestry
- Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)
- Master of Applied Science in Forestry (MASc)
- Master of Forestry (MF)
- Master of Geomatics for Environmental Management (MGEM)
- Master of International Forestry (MIF)
- Master of Science in Forestry (MSc)
- Master of Sustainable Forest Management (MSFM)
- Master of Urban Forestry Leadership (MUFL)
Land and Food Systems
- Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD)
- Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE)
- Master of Land and Water Systems (MLWS)
- Master of Science in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (MSc)
- Master of Science in Soil Science (MSc)
Medicine
Science
- Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Science (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Engineering (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Oceans and Fisheries (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)
- Master of Applied Science in Geological Engineering (MASc)
- Master of Applied Science in Geophysics (MASc)
- Master of Engineering in Geological Engineering (MEng)
- Master of Science in Atmospheric Science (MSc)
- Master of Science in Chemistry (MSc)
- Master of Science in Geophysics (MSc)
- Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology (MSc)
- Master of Science in Oceanography (MSc)
- Master of Science in Oceans and Fisheries (MSc)
- Master of Science in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (MSc)
Create your own interdisciplinary graduate degree
Are you a highly motivated and qualified graduate student willing and able to steer your own independent course?
At UBC, you can find a researcher in your area of sustainability, or create your own interdisciplinary graduate degree based on a sustainability research question.