Program Overview for MA/Msc in Geography in Canada:
Graduate programs in Geography emphasize human-environment geography, environmental geography, environmental geoscience, and geomatics. Graduate programs in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics reflect our expertise in: environmental governance and conservation social science; biophysical bystems and processes, and geomatics; and socioeconomic spaces and change.
Within these areas, faculty and graduate students work together on research projects throughout Canada and the United States with some research in Southeast Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America.
These are the international student eligibility for the MA/Msc in Geography in Canada
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered: A four-year honours baccalaureate or equivalent; A minimum average of 75% (B) during the final two years of undergraduate study. Moreover, you need to submit:
- Transcripts
- Recommendation Letter
- Letter of Intent (Statement of Purpose)
- CV/Resume
N.B: Most universities have specific international admission requirements based on different education systems.
These are the domestic student eligibility for the MA/Msc in Geography
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered: A four-year honours baccalaureate or equivalent; A minimum average of 75% (B) during the final two years of undergraduate study. Moreover, you need to submit:
- Transcripts
- Recommendation Letter
- Letter of Intent (Statement of Purpose)
- CV/Resume
These are the test eligibilities for the MA/Msc in Geography to qualify.
The English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for MA/Msc in Geography in Canada: are:
- TOEFL(ibt): 89
- IELTS(academic): 6.5
The international student tuition fees and costs for MA/Msc in Geography in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
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| Application Fees | CA$110.00 | ||||||
| Tuition Fees | CA$13,675.08 /year | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$12,000.00/year (CA$1,000.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$17,920.00/year |
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| You will earn CA$17,920.00/year by working (20 hours/week * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 14/hour) + (40 hours/week * 4 weeks * 4 months *CAD 14/hour) at minimum wage of CA$14.00/hour. | |||||||
The domestic student tuition fees and costs for MA/Msc in Geography in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fees | CA$110.00 | ||||||
| Tuition Fees | CA$4,755.06 /year | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$12,000.00/year (CA$1,000.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$17,920.00/year | ||||||
| This is just an estimate. You don't have any work hour limit. You will earn CA$17,920.00/year by working (20 hours/week * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 14/hour) + (40 hours/week * 4 weeks * 4 months *CAD 14/hour) at minimum wage of CA$14.00/hour. | |||||||
The Department of Geography guarantees full-time graduate students funding. Currently, Master's students are guaranteed a minimum of $16,056 during their first three semesters, and $10,704 for their fourth and fifth semesters. Currently, Doctoral students are guaranteed a minimum of $17,500/year for three years.
Most students receive considerably more than the minimum guaranteed funding amount. During the past three years, average annual funding from all sources for doctoral students was $24,000/year. For Master's students, during the past three years, average total funding from all sources received during their program was $36,600.
Advisors normally provide funding over and above the guaranteed minimum stipend to support laboratory and field research.
Graduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Noella Gray 519-824-4120 ext 51855 ggradcrd@uoguelph.ca
Graduate Program Assistant Nance Grieve 519-824-4120 ext 56721 geograd@uoguelph.ca
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