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postgraduate

Degree

Master of Science - Earth Sciences (Thesis-Based)

postgraduate

Degree

Master of Science - Earth Sciences (Thesis-Based)

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2023)

    $19,013 CAD

  • Application fee

    $120 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    76 out of 100

Highlights
Thesis

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Options
Co-op

These items are optional and you can choose them as you wish after applying for the course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-February-2024 2024-02-01
Winter-January 01-August-2024 2024-08-01
Summer-May 01-December-2023 2023-12-01

Overview

Master of Science - Earth Sciences

Carleton University’s MSc in Earth Sciences falls under an umbrella organization called The Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre. 

This joint initiative between Carleton University and the University of Ottawa offers students the unique opportunity to take courses at both universities while benefiting from the expertise of a larger pool of professors. 

The centre houses modern instrumental facilities, and research activity includes most areas of the earth sciences. 

Graduate students are enrolled in the university where their faculty supervisor holds an appointment.

Capital Advantage

The location in the nation’s capital offers unique opportunities for collaborative research over a broad range of disciplines. 

Of particular note is the Centre’s close collaboration with the Geological Survey of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Nature and local geophysics and mining companies. 

Carleton and the University of Ottawa are 15 minutes apart by complimentary inter-university transport and within a short distance of most federal facilities. 

Career opportunities are just down the road.

Faculty Research Highlights

  • Meteorite impacts and extinction events in Western Canada
  • Geochemistry and mineral potential of large igneous provinces
  • Determining the age of metamorphism by dating garnet crystals
  • The evolution of dinosaurs
  • The hazards of soil shaking during earthquakes.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$27,907

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $9,156
Accommodation 1 bed room $8,894
Tuition 1 person $19,013

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Letters Of Reference (2 required)
  • Statement of Intent (1 required)
  • CV/Resumé (1 required)

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
6
listening
6
writing
6
speaking
6
reading

TOEFL

86
20
listening
22
writing
22
speaking
20
reading

PTE

60
60
listening
60
writing
60
speaking
60
reading

Cambridge

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

If your first language is not English, you can prove your language proficiency by:

  • presenting one of the official Language Proficiency (ESL) test scores as defined in the table below;
  • showing that you have completed ESLA 1900 or ESLA 1905 at Carleton University with a final grade of B- or higher; or
  • present official certification (transcripts) that you have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree within the past three years in a university in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, or any country in which the primary language is English, where the language of instruction in the relevant educational institution was English, and the language of instruction in their most recently completed undergraduate or graduate degree was English.

Note: Letters from your universities stating the medium of instruction is English are not acceptable.


Academic background and requirement

  • An honours BSc degree, with at least a B+ in geology or a related discipline.

Career opportunities

  • Petroleum Geologist
  • Hydrogeologist
  • Engineering Geologist
  • Environmental Geologist
  • Geophysicist
  • Economic Geologist
  • Geomorphologist
  • Paleoclimatologist

Ottawa weather chart

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