Geography
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Master of Arts (MA)
Thesis-based program
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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Supervisors
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.\ Please note: additional supervisors may be available. Please visit this page for more information
Accepting Inquiries
Human-Animal Relationships, Conservation and Geospatial Science 2. Darren Bender
Unavailable 3. Gwendolyn Blue
Accepting Inquiries
Public engagement with science and technology; Science-based controversies (climate change, genomics), Human-animal relations; More-than-human geographies 4. Dianne Draper
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Sustainability; resources and environmental management and planning, Sustainable tourism, Parks and protected areas, Experiential education 5. Brent Else
Seeking Students
Air-sea interactions in the Arctic, Arctic marine carbon cycles, Remote sensing of Arctic marine environments, Arctic marine ecosystems, Improved weather observations for Arctic operations 6. Victoria Fast
Accepting Inquiries
Urban GIS 7. Andrea Freeman
Accepting Inquiries
Geoarcheology, Pedagogy in Geography and archaeology 8. Geoffrey Hay
Accepting Inquiries
GEOBIA - 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: 9. Dan Jacobson
Unavailable 10. Greg McDermid
Accepting Inquiries
Remote 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)
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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 different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the Academic Calendar.
*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
Are you ready to apply?
Learn more about this program
Department of Geography
Earth Sciences Building, Room 356
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
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Faculty of Arts
University of Calgary\ 2500 University Drive NW\ Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
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