Master of Science (Environmental & Life Sciences) MELS
The Master of Science, Environmental and Life Sciences, degree (MELS) is an interdisciplinary program combining the traditional fields of biology, chemistry, environmental science, geography, and geology.
Please Note:
- International applicants are advised that visa approval times vary around the world. Check with the Government of Canada website for processing times, or contact the Admissions Office if you have any questions.
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MELS News
- Women’s Week at BU begins with celebration of outstanding female students
- March 5, 2021
- Celebrating 110 years of Geology at BU
- February 23, 2021
- Research projects by BU students target breast cancer, plastic pollution
- October 29, 2020
- Researchers from BU contribute to historic dinosaur study
- June 2, 2020
Student News
MELS student Jessica Kalyniuk was part of the research team who first to examined the actual stomach contents of a nodosaur that lived more than 110 million years ago in the area that would later become northern Alberta. The research was published in the online open access journal Royal Society Open Science and can be viewed here (free). https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.200305
Congratulations on this exciting discovery, Jessica!