Supervisors
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.
Please note: additional supervisors may be available. Contact the program for more information.
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.
Thesis-based program
Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.
Courses
Four courses and four graduate research seminars
Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar
Classroom delivery
Time commitment
Two years full-time; four years maximum
Supervisor
A supervisor is required, and must agree to oversee the student's research before the student applies for admission
Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on fees and fee regulations, and for information on awards and financial assistance.
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Accepting InquiriesHuman-Animal Relationships, Conservation and Geospatial Science -
Unavailable -
Seeking StudentsPublic engagement with science and technology; Science-based controversies (climate change, genomics), Human-animal relations; More-than-human geographies -
Accepting InquiriesUrban GIS, Critical GIS, Digital Humanitarianism, Open Data, Smart Cities, Geovisualization and geovisual analytics, Geographical software studies, Geographic political economy -
UnavailableSustainability; resources and environmental management and planning, Sustainable tourism, Parks and protected areas, Experiential education -
Seeking StudentsAir-sea interactions in the Arctic, Arctic marine carbon cycles, Remote sensing of Arctic marine environments, Arctic marine ecosystems, Improved weather observations for Arctic operations -
Accepting InquiriesUrban GIS -
Accepting InquiriesGeoarcheology, Archaeology of the Northern Plains, Public Outreach in Archaeology -
Accepting InquiriesBiogeography, Grassland ecology, Forest ecology, Dendrochronology -
Accepting InquiriesGEOBIA - Geographic Object Based Image Analysis, Thermal Imaging: HEAT - Heat Energy Assessment Technologies, MyHEAT - Startup Company (www.myheat.ca), **Please visit these sites for more information:
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) score of 86 with no section less than 20 (Internet-based).
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 with no section less than 6.0 (Academic version).
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 59, or higher (academic version).
- Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) score of 70 with no section less than 60.
- Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) score of B+ in each course.
Deadlines
For admission on September 1:
Canadians and permanent residents - apply by January 5 | submit all supporting documents by January 15
International students - apply by January 5 | submit all supporting documents 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
Learn more about this program
Department of Geography
Earth Sciences Building, Room 356
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
403.220.7131
Faculty of Arts
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
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