The Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) is a professional course-based master’s program designed for those pursuing the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. The program will be delivered through face-to-face instruction, and students will have the option of completing the program over two semesters of full-time study or one semester of full-time study followed by two semesters of part-time study, which will enable concurrent employment for those who seek it. By combining the conceptual and quantitative elements of accounting while promoting the integration of theory and practice, the MPAcc provides students with an advanced systemic understanding of financial accounting and managerial accounting, fulfilling the requirements of professional accounting standards defined by the CPA Canada Competency Map for the first four modules of the Professional Education Program (PEP). Students will develop the technical, analytical, evaluative, leadership, and communication skills needed for a successful career in accounting and related management areas, and graduates will be on-track toward gainful employment in Canada, post-graduation.

The Master of Real Estate (MRE) is a course-based program that specializes in the theory and practice of commercial real estate in Canada. Commercial real estate takes numerous forms, including office buildings, retail facilities, residential rental properties, restaurants, warehouses and a long list of specialty property types. The growing complexity of the industry requires a workforce that can combine relevant technical skills with the high-level understanding needed to identify and implement opportunities. The program has been designed to integrates traditional real estate topics (such as finance, market analysis, property management, asset management, development) with emerging issues that will dominate the next decades. The program concludes with a capstone project through which students identify a topic of personal interest and begin start to establish expertise in the area.

The Master of Sustainable Agriculture (MSAg) is a 16-month course-based master’s program, building on the Ontario Agricultural College’s multi-disciplinary expertise in agriculture to develop highly skilled graduates who will contribute to various facets of the agri-food sector as leaders in sustainable agriculture and food in Canada and abroad. The program begins with a summer semester at Ridgetown Campus, where students benefit from living and learning in the rural Canadian agri-food context through on-campus classes with field trips, cohort-based activities, and local industry- and community-engagement. Following this, students spend two semesters completing coursework in Guelph, where they have the option of specializing their studies in one of the three fields: Livestock Agriculture; Environmental Sciences; or Plant Agriculture. Learning culminates in completion of a 12–16-week internship, through which students will develop their professional skills and reflect on how their classroom knowledge can or could be implemented toward finding creative solutions to address the complex issues the agricultural sector is facing and will continue to face.

The Master of Arts (MA) in Mental Health is a course-based study of mental health and psychotherapeutic ideas that is delivered entirely online through remote synchronous learning. The program has been designed for those who want to upgrade or enhance mental health knowledge to inform a career in an allied profession. The course of study offers theory, knowledge, and research related to social-cultural attunement, sexuality, trauma, mental health, and social policy. It is theoretically grounded in psychotherapeutic ideas and influenced by systemic relational perspectives. Students complete required social policy and capstone courses through which they may create and update workplace policies or develop programming related to improving mental health in a variety of contexts.

The Master of Psychotherapy (MP) is a two-year immersive clinical training program that integrates theory into clinical practice. Students in the MP program simultaneously develop theoretical and clinical knowledge. The curriculum is grounded in psychotherapeutic practices and influenced by systemic relational perspectives, with a major emphasis on the clinical training of advanced interview skills and select foundational post-modern therapy models (including but not limited to Dialogic- Collaborative Language Systems Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Narrative Therapy). Over the course of six semesters, students undertake clinical skills training by completing three clinical practica, including two semesters of supervised internships at the on-site Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology (an interdisciplinary mental health clinic open to the public and university community members), and a one-year supervised clinical externship in a community-based setting. The MP program will be a recognized education, training and clinical experience program with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).

The Master of Relational and Family Therapy (MRFT) is a systemic and relationally focused two-year program that provides an immersive course of study of integrated clinical practice in relational systemic family therapy. Students in the MRFT program simultaneously develop theoretical and clinical knowledge. The curriculum covers theory and research related to social-cultural attunement, sexuality, trauma, and mental health, and places major emphasis on clinical training using selected postmodern and foundational therapy models (including, but not limited to, Dialogic-Collaborative Language Systems Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Integrative Practice). Students complete six semesters of practicum/clinical skills training and supervision at the on-site Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology (an interdisciplinary mental health clinic open to the public and university community members). The MRFT program will be a recognized education, training and clinical experience program with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and is provisionally accredited by the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT).

The Master of Plant Agriculture (MPAg) is a course-based master’s program that offers students the opportunity to specialize in one of three fields: Breeding and Genetics; Biochemistry and Physiology; or Crop Production Systems. Through a combination of coursework and experiential learning opportunities, students gain a deeper understanding of basic and applied science and come to understand how it shapes modern plant agriculture. Students are exposed to cutting edge advances that impact plant agriculture within Canada and around the globe through interaction with leading university researchers and professionals in the sector. Capstone experiences include visits to farm and research stations wherein students are expected to develop innovative solutions to problems facing plant agriculture using science driven solutions, as well as an internship in their final semester of study.

The one-year, course-based Master of Wildlife Biology (MWB) program is uniquely designed to help graduates acquire the academic, technical and experiential training needed to solve problems of relevance for society, wildlife and ecosystems in the government, not-for-profits, environmental consulting, education and industry sectors. Within Wildlife Biology, students may choose to customize their program of study by specializing in one of three fields: Wildlife Rehabilitation; Biomonitoring; or Wildlife Conservation. The program is organized around three domains of learning: 1) Professional Skills and Qualifications, 2) Integrative Competencies in Wildlife Biology, and 3) Integrative Experiences and Applications of Knowledge. In addition to required and elective courses, students will complete 80-hours of workshops, seminars or skills training specific to their academic and professional goals. Finally, students will complete either an experiential placement with a company, institution or wildlife centre that aligns with their career pursuits, or a Major Research Project under the supervision of faculty. All students will complete an Independent Pathways Plan at the beginning of the program to help guide their course selection and eventual placement.

The Master of Project Management (MPM) provides learners from a variety of academic disciplines and professions with graduate-level training in the transferable field of project management. The three-semester program delivers enriching, professionally relevant, and flexible academic experiences through a combination of intensive seven-week online courses and weekly face-to-face courses. Students are trained to function effectively in diverse industry careers that utilize project work (e.g., information technology, engineering, life sciences, health care, arts, media, transportation, and supply chains) through coursework that combines the academic rigor of evidence-based management with real world applications that supports project related managerial decision making. The MPM curriculum is aligned with the learning outcomes established by the Project Management Institute and thus supports graduates seeking PMP certification. The program includes coursework in supply chain management, project governance and business analytics, and culminates in a case study-based capstone course.

The Graduate Diploma in Project Management provides learners from a variety of academic disciplines and professions with graduate-level training in the transferable field of project management. The one-semester program delivers enriching, professionally relevant, and flexible academic experiences through a combination of intensive seven-week online courses and weekly face-to-face courses. Students are trained to function effectively in diverse industry careers that utilize project work (e.g., information technology, engineering, life sciences, health care, arts, media, transportation, and supply chains) through coursework that combines the academic rigor of evidence-based management with real world applications that supports project related managerial decision making.