The MEERL program allows our students to combine full-time professional responsibilities from anywhere in the world with part-time graduate studies. In this 20-month part-time program, you will take 10 courses and participate in two immersive residential sessions held in Kingston, ON and Calgary, AB.​
Dates are subject to change.​
Additional mandatory and optional workshops are not listed.​
| Semester 1 | 1st Residential | Kingston, Ontario | August 12 - 16, 2024 |
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| EERL 807 | Module 1 | September | |
| EERL 801 | Resource Life Cycle Overview | August - December | |
| EERL 803 | Economic Essentials Part 1 | September - December | |
| Semester 2 | EERL 807 | Module 2 | January |
| EERL 802 | Strategic Leadership in the Resource Sector | January - April | |
| EERL 805 | Operating Effectively: Law, Policy, Regulation, and Ethics | February - April | |
| Semester 3 | EERL 811 | Sector-Focused Project | May - April |
| EERL 810 | Field-Based Synthesis (Field Trip) | May or June | |
| 2nd Residential | Calgary, Alberta | May or June | |
| EERL 804 | Economic Essentials Part 2 (During Residential) | May or June | |
| Semester 4 | EERL 807 | Module 3 | September |
| EERL 808 | Mineral Life Cycle | September - December | |
| EERL 806 | Communications and Partnerships | October - December | |
| EERL 811 | Sector-Focused Project | Continued | |
| Semester 5 | EERL 807 | Module 4 | January |
| EERL 809 | Energy Life Cycle | February - April | |
| EERL 811 | Sector-Focused Project | Completed |
Residential Sessions
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The first residential session is held at the start of the program over 5 days at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. You will get to know your classmates and instructors, begin your first courses and discover best practices to be successful in online learning.​
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The second session is held midway through the program over 7 - 9 days in Calgary, Alberta. You will complete one of your core courses in just a week, reconnect with your classmates, attend networking events and workshops. (EERL 804: Economic Essentials Part 2)
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There is an optional 7 - 8 day elective field trip course paired with the second session where students visit industry sites and points of geological interest in Western Canada or Northern Ontario. (EERL 810: Field-Based Synthesis)