Doctorate Environmental Sustainability

This program leads to a PhD in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Ottawa, an interdisciplinary doctoral program combining environmental science, economics, law, and policy. It trains researchers and professionals to develop, analyze, and evaluate public policies and institutions addressing the transition to sustainability, building understanding of the complexity of environmental sustainability problems alongside methodological expertise across multiple disciplines. The program combines required coursework with independent thesis research focused on real-world policy solutions, in areas including climate policy, market-based instruments for environmental protection, community-based resource management, biodiversity conservation, and toxics control. Students may collaborate with the Smart Prosperity Institute, a national research network affiliated with the university. The program is completed through a doctoral thesis supervised by a faculty member in the student's area of specialization, and is offered full-time in both English and French.