Graduate Studies

Graduate Studies at McMaster

The School of Geography and Earth Sciences(view wmv video clip)offers an exciting range of graduate research opportunities to work with world renowned researchers. The school has world class facilities, a multidisciplinary research environment offering field, laboratory and modeling opportunities, and a highly active graduate student community. The School houses science and social science faculty offering MA, MSc and PhD Degrees and promotes a culture of research excellence and scholarly achievement. McMaster University also has direct entry to the PhD program from the undergraduate degree for students with the appropriate requirements. Students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the school are encouraged to directly contact possible graduate faculty supervisors prior to applying to the school.

If you would like information about our graduate programs, contact our graduate secretary Ann Wallace or Email:geograd@mcmaster.ca.

You may view a copy of the School of Geography & Earth Sciences Graduate Studies Policies and Procedures Manual.

Graduate Survival Hanbook "All the stuff you need to know to make it through your first year of Grad School"

View a Graduate School Brochure or download a printer friendly version of the brochure.

We will be moving to an e-thesis model for final submission of Ph.D. and Masters level theses as of May 1, 2011.  Students defending from that point onward will be expected to file their final thesis via Digital Commons on the library website. 

There are no formal fields of specialization within the Master degrees, though naturally most of the students tend to follow studies that reflect the PhD fields.