Geography (MSc)
In the geography program, you’ll work on important issues affecting society today, like conservation and the changing climate’s effect on human systems. Our MSc program will help you develop your independent research abilities. You’ll write your thesis focusing on a specific area of geography under the supervision of a faculty member.
Our research strengths include:
- Coastal systems
- Geomatics
- Human geography
- Physical geography
- Environment and sustainability
You’ll have the opportunity to get out into the field, apply to work as a lab instructor and attend the department’s colloquium presentations and other events.
| Expected length | Project or thesis | Course-based |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | Yes | No |
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Master's
- Study options:
- Full-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Co-op optional
Outcomes
Students in this program will:
- acquire an advanced understanding of fundamental concepts and skills in one or more of the major domains of geography
- design, execute, produce and disseminate original research relevant to the discipline of geography
- communicate research and data clearly through written, oral and graphic means
- collaborate and build relationships of respect with communities, colleagues and other research partners
- learn the role, ethics and responsibilities of a geography researcher
Find a supervisor
All graduate students in this program must have a faculty member who serves as their academic supervisor. When you apply:
- you must list a potential supervisor on your application
- this faculty member must agree to be your supervisor and recommend your admission
To find a supervisor, review the faculty contacts. When you've found a faculty member whose research complements your own, contact them by email.
Cameron Owens
Teaching Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Honours Advisor Historical geographies; environmental assessment and sustainability; experiential learning
Chris Darimont
Raincoast Research Chair in Applied Conservation Science, Professor Conservation science; resource management; wildlife; marine-terrestrial interactions
Chris Bone
Associate Professor Geospatial technologies; spatial simulation modelling; human-environment interactions
Christina Hoicka
Associate Professor Energy geography; sustainability transitions; diffusion of innovations; renewable energy transformations
CindyAnn Rose-Redwood
Associate Teaching Professor Social geography; global migration; Caribbean studies; international student experiences
Crystal Tremblay
Assistant Professor Environmental governance; participatory community-based research; social justice
David Atkinson
Professor, Department Chair Climate; weather and human and natural systems; data analysis; modelling; the Arctic
Denise Cloutier
Professor Older adults, health services research; quality of life; long-term care; social isolation; homelessness; mixed methods research; Indigenous methodologies
Deondre Smiles
Assistant Professor Critical Indigenous geographies; human-environmental interaction; political ecology; tribal cultural resource preservation
Eva Kwoll
Assistant Professor Geomorphology; sediment transport; flow-vegetation interaction; bedrock canyons
Jennifer Mateer
Assistant Professor, Limited Term Political ecology; environmental justice; socio-cultural geographies; critical geographies
Kristian Dubrawski
Assistant Professor Water; community; nature-based solutions; techno-ecological synergy
Maycira Costa
Professor Remote sensing; coastal oceanography; wetlands; biogeophysical processes
Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe
Assistant Professor I am interested to better understand ecosystem functioning to solve applied environmental management and conservation issues. My research is interdisciplinary and thrive to create space for a multiplicity of knowledges (Indigenous, local, scientific) in a perspective of ecological and social justice. Spatial modeling is my tool of predilection which I use to synthesize complex information at the landscape to regional scale.
Randall Scharien
Associate Professor, Graduate Advisor Remote sensing; cryosphere with specialization in Arctic sea ice
Reuben Rose-Redwood
Professor, Associate Dean, Academic Social and cultural geography; critical urban studies
Shannon Fargey
Assistant Teaching Professor Climate; mountain meteorology; hydrology; spatial analysis
Sophia Carodenuto
Assistant Professor Climate policy and practice; forest governance; Africa studies; global value chains
Teresa Dawson
Teaching Professor Geography pedagogy; feminist geographies; learning in community
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