Program Overview

Master of Resource & Environmental Management

The Master of Resource & Environmental Management (MREM) program at Dalhousie University is one of Canada's longest-running and most recognized environmental management degrees. MREM students are passionate about finding innovative solutions to current environmental challenges.

Program Overview

MREM Internship students apply and share knowledge that furthers social and ecological sustainability. They have a multidisciplinary focus with a goal to create a more sustainable future. Students consider how to better use land, resources, facilities, and services to secure physical, economic, and social prosperity.

Student Skills

• Management planning and reporting
• Geographic information systems (Arc GIS)
• Mixed methods research tools (law/policy, social, environmental)
• Collaborative project management
  • Data analysis and management
  • Writing
  • Multidisciplinary problem solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Communicating with/to a diverse audience

Past Internships

• Watershed Restoration Assistant
• Water Quality Research Intern
• Water Policy and Coordination
• Research Intern, Marine Protected Areas
• Species at Risk Monitoring and Conservation
• Invasive Species Management Coordinator
  • Environmental Consultant
  • Climate Change Mitigation/Adaption Officer
  • Environmental Policy Analyst
  • Environmental Educator/Communicator
  • Waste Management Officer
  • Renewable Energy Project Intern

Work Term Schedule

| Fall | Winter | Summer
---|---|---|---
1st year | Study | Study | Work Term
2nd year | Study | Graduation |

Average Pay Rates During Internship

Hourly | $24.67

Department

The program is offered by the Faculty of Science.

Location

The program is based at Dalhousie University, with two campuses:

• Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
• Agricultural Campus, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 5E3