Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Program Information
Faculty:	Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Degree:	Doctorate
Field of Study:	Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
Description	The Department offers the degrees of Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in conjunction with the Department of Physics also offers a course-based Master of Science (MSc) degree in Integrated Petroleum Geosciences.
Website:	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at University of Alberta - Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research
Areas of Research:	Active research fields include aqueous and sedimentary geochemistry; Arctic environments; atmosphere and ocean modelling; basin analysis; biogeography; carbonate sedimentology; clastic sedimentology; climatology; community, health and environment; diamond geology; economic geology; environmental values, attitudes and behaviors; environmental chemistry; environmental geology; experimental petrology; fluvial and glacial geomorphology; geochemistry; geochronology; geographic information systems; geomicrobiology; geotectonics; glaciology, glacier hydrology and glacier chemistry; global change; hot-springs; human-environment interactions; human dimensions of environmental hazards; hydrogeology; ichnology; igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic petrology; invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology; isotope geology; marine icing; meso-scale meteorology; metalliferous mineral deposits; microclimatology; micrometeorology; micropaleontology; mineralogy; paleolimnology; paleoecology of siliceous microfossils; periglacial geomorphology; petroleum geology; physical oceanography, paleoceanography and numerical model development; planetary geology; Precambrian palaeoenvironments; qualitative research methods; Quaternary palaeoenvironments; remote sensing; sedimentology; stratigraphy; structural geology; tectonics; and volcanology.
Thesis Based?	Yes
Length:	4 Year(s)
Cost per year:	Provincial: $5,433.00 National: $5,433.00

Requirements
Grade for Entrance Previous Year (%):	75
Additional Admission Requirements:	Letter(s) of Reference Resume/Curriculum Vitae Statement of Research Interests

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Last Updated: July 18, 2015