The 45-credit non-thesis MSc in IWRM program consists of two terms of coursework followed by a term in which an internship and research project are completed:
Sequence - Fall Admission (September)
| Fall |
Winter |
Summer |
| 13 credits |
13 credits |
19 credits |
|
BREE 651 (1)
BREE 503 (3)
BREE 510 (3)
|
BREE 652 (1)
BREE 655 (3)
PARA 515 (3)
|
BREE 630 (13)
BREE 631 (6)
|
| 2 elective courses (6) |
2 elective courses (6) |
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Sequence - Winter Admission (January)
| Winter |
Summer |
Fall |
Winter 2 |
| 13 credits |
0 credits |
13 credits |
19 credits |
|
BREE 651 (1)
BREE 655 (3)
PARA 515 (3)
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No courses; scheduled break |
BREE 652 (1)
BREE 503 (3)
BREE 510 (3)
|
BREE 630 (13)
BREE 631 (6)
|
| 2 elective courses (6) |
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2 elective courses (6) |
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Core IWRM Courses
BREE 503. Water: Society, Law and Policy.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025
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Fall 2025 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
Water and society and the ramifications at the local, national and international scales with respect to legal and public policy issues related to, for example, drinking water quality, transboundary water management, public involvement, First Nations, agriculture, governance, and institutions relevant to the management of water resources.
- Fall
- Restriction: Open to students in the M.Sc. Bioresource Engineering (Non-Thesis): Integrated Water Resources Management program or other graduate students by permission of the instructor.
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Launch Visual Schedule Builder BREE 510. Watershed Systems Management.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025
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Fall 2025 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
A holistic examination of methods in watershed management with a focus on integrated water resources management (IWRM). Topics include: integration, participatory management, water resources assessment, modeling, planning, adaptive management, transboundary management, and transition management.
- (3-2-4)
- Restrictions: U3 students or above.
- Note: Case studies and a project.
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Credits: 13
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Graduate Studies)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
Placement in a government, or private sector agency for 13 weeks of full-time work on an integrated water resource management project (35 hours per week). Student shall be responsible for defining a mandate, then performing and reporting on the work/research performed. This course is now to be offered both in the Winter semester (new) and the Summer semester (current).
- Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the Non-Thesis IWRM program
- Prerequisites: BREE 510 and BREE 655
- Corequisite: BREE 631
- Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the Non-Thesis IWRM program
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Launch Visual Schedule Builder BREE 631. Integrated Water Resources Management Project.
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Credits: 6
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Graduate Studies)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
To broaden the scope of the IWRM internship experience (
BREE 630) in the form of a research paper or 'plan of action' that expands on the water resources management problem(s) or issue(s) examined in the internship. This course is now to be offered both in the Winter semester (new) and the Summer semester (current).
- Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the Non-Thesis IWRM program
- Prerequisites: BREE 510 and BREE 655
- Corequisite: BREE 630
- Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in the Non-Thesis IWRM program
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Launch Visual Schedule Builder BREE 651. Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 1.
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Credits: 1
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Graduate Studies)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
To give seminars and participate in discussions.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 651.
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Launch Visual Schedule Builder BREE 652. Departmental Seminar M.Sc. 2.
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Credits: 1
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Graduate Studies)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
To give seminars and participate in discussions.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Graduate Studies)
Terms Offered: Winter 2026
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Winter 2026 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
Class visits to various firms and agencies working in the realm of integrated water resources management.
- Restriction(s): Open only to students in the Non-thesis IWRM program.
- Visits occur in alternate weeks; each visit is followed by research and submission of a written report.
- This course carries an additional course charge of $74.73 to cover transportation costs for field trips related to the course.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Parasitology (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Winter 2026
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Winter 2026 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
The origin and types of water contaminants including live organisms, infectious agents and chemicals of agricultural and industrial origins. Conventional and new technological developments to eliminate water pollutants. Comparisons of water, health and sanitation between industrialized and developing countries.
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Electives (500-level or higher) may be chosen from any McGill department, in consultation with the IWRM Program Advisor. Examples of departments may include:
Agricultural Economics, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Bieler School of Environment, Bioresource Engineering, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Geography, Human Nutrition, Law, Management, Natural Resource Sciences, Public Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Sociology, Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design, Urban Planning. It is also possible to take an elective at another Montreal-area university.
Site visits
As a part of the BREE 655 IWRM Research Visits course, students have visited the International Joint Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Environment Canada, CH2M HILL, AECOM and Ouranos (Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change). Talks have also been given by senior representatives of the UN, World Bank, Local water NGOs and SNC-Lavalin.