University of Saskatchewan Geography

Location

Department of Geography and Planning
Kirk Hall Building
117 Science Place
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C8
Canada

Contact

Website: http://artsandscience.usask.ca/geography/
Tel: (306) 966-5654
Graduate Chair e-mail: cherie.westbrook@usask.ca
Department Acting Head e-mail: b.noble@usask.ca

Program Information

• M.A.
• M.Sc.
• Ph.D.
• Research Areas
  • Environmental Studies, Policy, Management, and Assessment
  • Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing
  • Hydrological and Ecohydrological Processes and Modeling
  • Landscape Analysis and Environmental Change
  • Regional, Urban and Watershed Planning
  • Aboriginal and Health Studies

For more information, click here.

Admission Requirements

General

• Masters and PhD program with specialization in one of three: physical, human, technical and planning.
• 12 credit units of graduate coursework with thesis = approximately 2 years.
• Click here for fact sheet.
• Get the forms at http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/forms.php#prosp

For more information, see here and here

Academic Requirements

• B.A. or B.Sc. in Geography from an acceptable university.
• GPA of 70% over the last two years of undergraduate study.

Supporting Documents

• Application form
• Official university transcripts from all institutions
• Three confidential letters of recommendation
• TOEFL or IELTS or GRE Score
• required for international students
• Statement of Research Interests
• $75 Application fee

For checklist, see here

Timeline

February 15th for September entry. For more information, see here

Tuition 2012-2013

• Canadian full time student: $3,447.00/year

For more information, see http://students.usask.ca/current/paying/tuition.php?t=Graduate here]