StudyQA — PhD: Earth Sciences — University of Ottawa

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Established in 1982, the Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre (OCGC) combines the research strengths of the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. The Centre offers graduate programs leading to the master’s (MSc) and doctoral (PhD) degrees in Earth sciences.

Research facilities are shared between the two campuses. Students have access to the professors, courses and facilities at both universities; however, they must register at the “home university” of the thesis supervisor.

Members of the Institute are engaged in the following main areas of research: environmental geoscience, geochemistry / petrology, geomathematics / geomatics, mineral resources studies, sedimentary systems, and tectonics / geophysics.

Most of the courses in these programs are offered in English. Research activities can be conducted either in English, French or both, depending on the language used by the professor and the members of his or her research group.

The Centre is one of the participating units in the collaborative program in chemical and environmental toxicology (at the master’s and doctoral levels) and in environmental sustainability (at master's level).

In accordance with the University of Ottawa regulation, students have a right to produce their work, their thesis, and to answer examination questions in French or in English.

MINERALOGY
ADVANCED IGNEOUS PETROLOGY
GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF ORE DEPOSITS
SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTOLOGY
CARBONATE SEDIMENTOLOGY
PALEOBIOLOGY
GLACIAL AND PERIGLACIAL GEOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES AND GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY
TECHNIQUES OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES EVALUATION
GEOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL WATERS
THEORY OF FLOW AND CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS
PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY
COMPUTER TECHNIQUES IN THE EARTH SCIENCES
TECTONIC PROCESSES EMPHASIZING GEOCHRONOLOGY AND METAMORPHISM
CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH
STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY
RADIOISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY
PHYSICS OF THE EARTH
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
TECTONICS
ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY
GEOPHYSICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
FIELD STUDIES
SEMINARS IN EARTH SCIENCES
PhD THESIS

Requirements

Hold a related master's degree
Application Fee:$100.00 ($CDN non-refundable)
2 Recommendation letter(s)
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Proof of proficiency in your program's language of instruction, in the case of applicants whose first language is neither English nor French
Language proficiency test scores equivalencies:TOEFL 550 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Paper-based), TOEFL 79-80 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Internet-based)
Resume
A letter of intent outlining your career goals and proposed research area.
We recommend that you contact potential thesis supervisors early. To register, you need to be accepted by a thesis supervisor.
International students must show proof of funding in the form of a supervisor stipend and a combination of scholarships and/or in-trust accounts.