Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.88
Liaison Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel
Submission Date June 3, 2019
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Polytechnique Montréal
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Shirley Fagnen
Sustainable Development Advisor
Sustainable Development Office
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development

A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:

The Environmental and Sustainable Development option, available in the modular Masters' Degree in Chemical Engineering, is intended for candidates wishing to enhance their training and knowledge about the impacts of chemical processes, life cycle analysis, waste management, water treatment etc.


The website URL for the graduate-level degree program:
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Environment

A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):

The Environment option, available in the modular Masters' Degree in Civil Engineering, is intended for candidates wishing to enhance their training and knowledge about water treatment, water use and supply, atmospheric pollution, etc.


The website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
Master's Degree in Power Engineering, Renewable Energy

A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):

The program aims to deepen students' technological and scientific knowledge on renewable energy. This includes solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, thermo, energy from biomass and waste, energy storage, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles.


The website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:
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Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Yes

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
D.E.S.S. (specialized graduate diploma) in Sustainable Development

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:

A 30-credit program designed to provide a solid training on the basic concepts and tools that integrate sustainability issues related to engineering. It also involves the acquisition of specific knowledge in certain areas of engineering where sustainable development concepts are strongly implemented.

Six options are available:
-Energy and Sustainable Development
-Processes and Environment
-Environmental Engineering
-Organisational Resilience
-Sustainable Design and Manufacturing
-Circular Economy


The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Microprogram in Sustainable Development

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):

A 12-credit graduate-level microprogram.


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Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
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