- About
- People
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Research
- News & Kudos
- Events
Master of Environmental Toxicology
Program Requirements
As a professional Master's program, the Master of Environmental Toxicology (MET) is primarily course-work based. The program requires completion of 7 core courses, 3 electives and a thesis, for a minimum of 38 units. The program is normally completed within 9 terms and requires successful completion and defence of an MET project based on original research.
Core Courses
Students complete all of
- BISC 650 - Environmental Risk Assessment (3)
- BISC 651 - Toxicity Tests I: Ecological Effects Based Tests (3)
- BISC 652 - ET Tests II: Mammalian Toxicity Tests (3)
- BISC 654 - Food and Drug Toxicology (3)
- BISC 655 - Environmental Toxicology Seminar (3)
- BISC 855 - Biochemical Toxicology (3)
- STAT 603 - Quantitative Analysis of Research Studies (5)
Program Guidelines & Resources
Elective Courses
Students also complete one of
- BISC 854 - Ecotoxicology (3)
- EASC 613 - Groundwater Modelling (3)
- REM 610 - Applied Environmental Toxicology and Environmental Management of Contaminants (5)
six units chosen from the following
- BISC 8?? - (new course under development)
- BISC 883 - Special Topics in Environmental Toxicology (3)
- BPK 851 - Recent Advances in Experimental Carcinogenesis (3)
and a project course
MET Program Timeline
* Enroll in the core MET & elective coursework in the semesters they are offered. Discuss any course selection questions with the MET coordinator or your supervisor.