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Program overview
Engage in deep scholarship on the relationships between spaces, people and places. Graduate students admitted into the Geography program join a community of internationally recognized scholars offering one-on-one supervision and small graduate seminars. The program offers a judicious mix of course work and investigation that is tailored to meet the needs of each student's research endeavour. Faculty have extensive experience with physical and human geography, as well as geographic methods. With a campus located in Alberta's open prairies at the foot of the stunning Rocky Mountains, the University of Calgary offers students an incomparable location to pursue advanced study in Geography.
Students are normally admitted to the Fall term. However, off-cycle admissions may also be considered on an individual basis but will require alternate funding arrangements. Program funding will only be distributed in the competition for Fall admissions. Please contact the program for details.
Completing this program
- Core Course: History and Philosophy of Physical or Human Geography.
- Conference: Students will participate in the annual department conference.
- Additional Courses: Topics may include remote sensing, statistical methods, spatial analysis and modelling, fluvial geomorphology and others.
- Thesis: Students will prepare and defend an original research thesis.
Outcomes
Cartographer, commercial/residential surveyor, environmental consultant, planning and development surveyor, teacher, planner, demographer, community developer, resource management specialist, municipal advisor, development officer.
A master’s degree in geography will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.
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Accepting InquiriesRemote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies, The Boreal Ecosystems Recovery and Assessment Project, Forestry and Ecological Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Characterizing the Effects of Linear Disturbances on Peatland Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Remote Sensing for Biodiversity Monitoring in Alberta, The Alberta-Bavaria Research Network (ABBY Net) -
Accepting Inquiriesurban governance, politics of urban and regional sustainability, neighbourhood change and inequality, social movements, governance of smart cities -
Accepting InquiriesPhysical Geography - permafrost and glacial hydrology, cold regions coastal dynamics -
Accepting InquiriesGIS (Geographic Information Systems), Health Geography, Urban Geography -
Seeking StudentsCritical Approaches to Contemporary Urbanization -
Accepting InquiriesSnow covered sea ice thermodynamic processes
Admission requirements
GPA
A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
Minimum education
A four year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
Work samples
None
Documents
- A proposal describing applicant’s intended research area
- A C.V
Reference letters
Two
Test scores
None
English language proficiency (ELP)
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT including TOEFL iBT Home Edition) minimum score of 86 (Internet-based, with no section less than 20).
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 (with no section less than 6.0).
- Cambridge C1 Advanced or Cambridge C2 Proficiency minimum score of 180.
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 59 or higher
- Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) overall score of 70 (no section less than 60).
- Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) minimum of B+ in each course.
- Duolingo English Test obtaining a minimum score of 125 (with no sub-score below 105).
*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.
Deadlines
For admission on September 1:
- Canadians and permanent residents - apply by January 5, submission of all supporting documents due at time of application.
- Online reference submission required by January 15
- International applicants – apply by January 5, submission of supporting documents due at time of application.
- Online reference submission required by January 15
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
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