Master of Science in Geology in Canada at Acadia University

Program Overview for Master of Science in Geology in Canada:

Expand your knowledge and research skills in our highly focused Master of Geology program, a key area of ​​interest for industry and government. In the Arcadia Master of Geology, you will enhance your employability in industry and government and prepare you to study further in this field. As part of a small research-focused department, you will primarily work closely with your supervisor on your research, fieldwork, and thesis.

You will also take other courses to supplement your research and expand your advanced subject knowledge. You can apply directly to the two-year course. If you are applying for the Geographical Information System or the Remote Sensing Diploma from the Geography Science Center of Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), you can enter the 16-month accelerated version of the course. 

Be Inspired:

The Arcadia Geological Project faculty and staff are very active local and industry researchers. You will benefit from small class sizes, participating researchers, and friendly teachers. The Arcadia Geological Institute collaborates with the NSCC Center for Geographical Sciences to combine the best skills of the two units to bring you programming. 

You can also use various research tools and facilities within the department and connect to research centers such as Arcadia Microstructure Analysis Center, K.C. Irvine Environmental Science Center, and Geographical Science Center.

Research Interest:

• Applied geochemistry
• Economic geology
• Environmental earth science
• Igneous petrology
• Metamorphic petrology
• Precambrian environmental evolution
• Quaternary geology
• Regional tectonics
• Sedimentology

The eligibility for Master of Science in Geology in Canada for both domestic and international student is:

Honors degree or equivalent in Geology. Initial inquiries should be addressed to the Graduate Coordinator, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, or a potential supervisor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science.  Contact with and agreement from a potential supervisor are required before submission of your application.  The application can be made through Research & Graduate Studies, Application. Completed applications should be sent to Research & Graduate Studies, Acadia University. Applications are reviewed upon receipt of the fully completed form. Applications for consideration for possible funding must be received by 1st February.

Financial support:

Full graduate fellowships are currently $9000 for the first eight-month academic year and $9000 for the second eight-month year. Additional support and summer stipends may also be available from the supervisor's research funds. The Earth and Environmental Science department is committed to augmenting all full-time graduate student stipends where possible in their first two years to a level of $1350 a month.

Research facilities:

The Department of Earth and Environmental Science has laboratory facilities and equipment for most of the major fields of these disciplines, including research microscopes, photomicrographic equipment, and an in-house thin section and polished section preparation center. The CFI-funded Paleoenvironmental Research Lab is focused on paleolimnological and limnological research. It provides the capability to obtain and analyze soft sediments obtained by gravity, percussion, and vibration coring techniques.

Limnological equipment includes advanced sounding and sonar technology as well as portable water quality analyses capability. The lab houses energy-dispersive and waves dispersive XRF spectrometers, colorimeters, centrifuges, and various microscopy equipment. The Center for Analytical Research on the Environment (CARE) in the research wing of the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre is aligned with the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. It contains laboratory equipment for the analysis of environmental contamination.

Equipment includes HPLC-ICP-MS for cation analyses, ETV attachment, ion chromatography for anion analyses, Shimazdu TOC/TIC carbon analyzer, mercury speciation analysis equipment (Tekran, Brooks Rand, Nippon), Milli-Q Element ultra-pure water system, and a wide range of radiometry, spectrographic, and water quality instruments. It also houses sample processing facilities (ovens, furnaces, autoclaves, balances) and cold/freezer storage.

A scanning electron microscope with EDS is available in the Acadia Centre for Microstructural Analysis. Other major research facilities, including electron microprobe and isotopic analysis equipment, are accessible through cooperation with other universities in the region. Computer systems and software applicable to the remote sensing and GIS programs may be available through collaboration with CoGS.

These are the test eligibilities for the Master of Science in Geology to qualify.

The international student tuition fees and costs for Master of Science in Geology in Canada.

Contact:

Graduate Advisor
Sandra Barr
sandra.barr@acadiau.ca
902-585-1323

Department
Earth and Environmental Science
Huggins Science Hall, Room 327
12 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6
ees@acadiau.ca
902-585-1208