Royal Roads University offers Environmental Practice: Master of Science (MSc), a master's degree in Environmental Sciences programme in Victoria, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Environmental Sciences
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Last checked September 2026 · Source: royalroads.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This flexible, fully online 30-credit degree takes an integrated science approach to sustainability, ecosystems, environmental risk, and remediation, and can be completed at your own pace over two to seven years, though most students finish in two to three. Students take three required courses plus electives, some drawn from the Graduate Certificate in Science and Policy of Climate Change, and up to three from the University of Denver, one course at a time over 10 to 12 weeks at 10 to 15 hours of work per week, opening with a required non-credit course on academic integrity. Developed in partnership with the Environmental Careers Organization of Canada, it aligns coursework with National Occupational Standards, and eligible graduates may qualify to apply for Environmental Professional certification based on their work experience. Students complete the degree with either a six-credit research paper or a three-credit practicum, the latter leaving room for one additional elective.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Standard admission requires a four-year (or comparable) science-focused undergraduate degree from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of B (3.00/4.33) and at least two years of relevant work or volunteer experience, with roughly three years of environmental-sector experience recommended as a guideline; applicants below the GPA threshold must complete the Academic Writing and Critical Thinking course before starting. Flexible admission considers applicants without the standard credential who have normally six years of relevant work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, and the same writing-course requirement typically applies. The programme page defers to Royal Roads' institution-wide English language proficiency requirements for applicants whose first language is not English: for graduate programs, IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with a minimum 6.5 in writing and speaking and 6.0 in listening and reading, or TOEFL iBT 88 overall with a minimum 24 in writing and 20 in listening, reading and speaking. Applicants also submit official transcripts, two reference letters, a one-page personal statement and a detailed résumé.
Application Details
Start Date:January
Application Deadline:Royal Roads University sets no single university-wide deadline: domestic and international applicants apply directly to the university through the same process, and every programme page checked shows one identical deadline for both. RRU consistently closes a programme's application exactly three calendar months before that programme's own intake start date — a September 2027 intake typically closes 7 June 2027 — though a few programmes (the Master of Global Management, for example) use a six-month lead instead. Each programme lists its own upcoming intakes, running from 2026 into 2028 depending on the programme, and RRU says it may still accept a late application if space and processing time remain, but it publishes no separate international deadline and no institution-wide equal-consideration or rolling policy. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
