# Geoscience
**Source**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/geoscience-msc-course
**Parent**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/discover-opportunities/explore-programs/geography-phd
Master of Science (MSc)
Course-based program
***This program is not currently accepting applications***
[Start your application](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Program overview
Geoscience offers non-thesis master’s degrees in both geology and geophysics. The program is suitable for full-time and part-time students and is a perfect fit for people with undergraduate degrees in geoscience who may already be in the workforce and want to pursue an advanced degree without taking a leave of absence. Students working in the industry may choose to complete an industrial capstone project and work with an industry partner.
The interdisciplinary specialization in reservoir characterization is offered jointly with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
### Completing this program
- **Courses:** Topics may include hydrogeology, flow in porous media, petrologic methods, structural methods, basin studies, geochemistry and others.
- **Geophysics Concentration:** Four electives, four core geophysics courses; topics may include seismic signal analysis, inverse theory and others.
- **Geology Concentration:** At least seven courses in geology or geophysics with a minimum of six at the graduate level.
- **Research Project:** All students including geology and geophysics concentrations write, present and defend a research report.
### Specializations
- [Reservoir Characterization](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/RSCHINTSPC)
### Outcomes
Post-Secondary Teaching and Research, Oil and gas , Resource exploration, Resource Management, Environmental Consulting, Geo Hazards, Renewable Energy, Policy and Regulation.
**A course-based master’s degree in geoscience is usually considered a final degree.**
### Course-based program
Nine courses, including a minimum of five graduate-level courses
[Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/GEOSMSCC)
### Classroom delivery
### Time commitment
Two years full-time; six years maximum
### Supervisor
A supervisor is not required
### Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on [fees and fee regulations,](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/tuitionandfeesoverview/grad) and for information on [awards and financial assistance](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/studfinsupport/awardsgrad).
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## Admission requirements
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#### 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
Four-year Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent. An Honours degree in geology or geophysics, or a field related to geophysics, such as physics or mathematics, is preferred.
#### Work samples
None
#### Documents
A concise statement outlining the applicant’s research interests and reasons for wishing to attend the University of Calgary.
#### Reference letters
Two
#### Test scores
None
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#### **English language proficiency (ELP)**
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the “Faculty of Science English Language Proficiency (ELP) Requirements” page in the [Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/pages/AtZIGQMl4WHoCe2qWSTP).
*\*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.*
#### Deadlines
**Please note: Applications are not currently being accepted for this program**
**For admission on September 1:**
- Canadians and permanent residents: Jan. 15 application deadline
- International students: Jan. 15 application deadline
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about
[international requirements](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/international-students)
## Are you ready to apply?
[Application process](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Learn more about this program
### Department of Geoscience
Earth Sciences Building Room 118\
2500 University Drive NW\
Calgary, ABT2N 1N4\
403.220-3254
[Contact the Graduate Program Administrator](mailto:sci.grad@ucalgary.ca)
[Visit the departmental website](https://science.ucalgary.ca/geoscience)
### Faculty of Science
University of Calgary\
2500 University Drive NW\
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
[Visit their website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/science/)
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[Thesis-based MSc](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/civil-engineering-msc-course)
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[PhD](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/physics-and-astronomy-phd)
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