Earth Sciences
Degrees offered
- MSc (Geology)
- MSc (Geophysics)
- PhD (Geology)
- PhD (Geophysics)
Application deadline
- January 15 for Fall admission
Departmental website
Why Earth Sciences at Memorial?
Our faculty are considered experts in the following areas of research:
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Application
Funding
Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Earth Sciences. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.
PhD: $18,950
Tuition
We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Earth Sciences. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.
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Program |
Program fee per semester |
# of semesters |
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Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents |
International Students |
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Master’s program |
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Plan A |
$733 |
$953 |
6 |
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Plan B |
$486 |
$632 |
9 |
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PhD |
$683 |
$887 |
12 |
Duration (for full-time students)
Master’s: 2 years | PhD: 4 years
Find a supervisor that meets your research needs
Visit the Department of Earth Sciences website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).
Description of programs
Memorial University of Newfoundland has one of the largest and most diverse Earth Science departments in Canada. With 30 faculty members, 15 staff members, and leading-edge teaching and research facilities, the department is able to offer high quality graduate degree programs. Graduates of Memorial’s Earth Sciences department have gone on to careers in academia, government, and the private sector.
The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is an excellent natural laboratory in which to study Earth sciences and many of our courses have field-based components. The cross section of geology that can be studied in Newfoundland and Labrador is unparalleled and spans a large part of Earth’s history. Our department’s long-standing, excellent reputation is, in part, due to its close proximity to this world-class geology.
The Earth Sciences department at Memorial University maintains close ties to the mining and petroleum industries of Canada, the USA, and elsewhere. Each year, leading petroleum and mineral exploration companies recruit at Memorial University because of the excellent education and training our students receive, and have taken with them throughout the world.
The Earth Sciences Department offers both MSc and PhD degrees in Geology and Geophysics. All graduate degrees require a research-based thesis. In addition to graduate research projects in these areas, the department also participates actively in multidisciplinary MSc programs in Environmental Science and Computational Science. These programs are initiatives of the Faculty of Science, and offer thesis-based degrees as well as course-only degrees.
Minimum admission requirements
- For MSc: Bachelor's degree (second class honours) in an appropriate area of study
- For PhD: Master's degree in an appropriate area of study
Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.
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