Effects of human activities on natural systems. Students work in interdisciplinary seminar groups on challenging philosophical, ethical, scientific and practical issues. They will explore cutting-edge ideas and grapple with the reconciliation of environmental imperatives and social, political and economic pragmatics. Activities include meeting practitioners, attending guest lectures, following directed readings, and organizing, leading and participating in seminars. Students work in an interdisciplinary team on a real-world research project involving problem definition, methodology development, social, ethical and environmental impact assessment, execution of the study, and dissemination of results to the research community and to the people affected.
Teams begin defining their projects during the preceding year.
Research projects will be developed by instructors in consultation with Panamanian Universities, Government Agencies and non-Governmental Organizations. Project groups will consist of four to six students working with a Panamanian Institution. Section 01 courses are offered at the Downtown Campus, Section 51 are offered at the Macdonald Campus. General information McGill is an international university whose main language of instruction is English. Located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, McGill's 22 faculties and professional schools offer over 300 programs at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.