Overview
Students have access to cutting edge labs and facilities; such as, the Laser Ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry, geochemical and spectroscopic analytical facilities, geophysical equipment and software, electron and light microscopy, experimental petrology, sample preparation and thin section preparation (UNB Earth Sciences maintains one of the best thin section preparation facilities in Canada).
Our students work in a collegial environment and have a well-organized graduate student society (AGES). The Planetary and Space Science Centre (PASSC) has some graduate students that are directly studying lunar soil and Martian meteorites affected by the impact of asteroids and comets.
Careers
Recent graduates of the Earth Sciences program at the University of New Brunswick have gone on to work mainly in the mineral exploration and petroleum sectors, geosciences, geophysics, and environmental geoscience consulting, government research in natural resources, academe.
Programme Structure
Research areas include:- Applied Geophysics & Rock Physics
- Applied Glacial & Quaternary Geology
- Aqueous & Environmental Geochemistry & Hydrogeology
- Igneous, Metamorphic, & Experimental Petrology
- Volcanology
- Isotope Geochemistry & U-Pb Geochronology
- Biogeology (including Paleoclimatology), Palaeontology, Ichnology
- Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Petroleum Geology
- Structural Geology, Geotectonics
- Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics
- Ore Deposits Geology, Mineral Resource Exploration
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Earth Sciences View 17 other PhDs in Earth Sciences in CanadaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Prospective students should approach faculty with aligned interests directly to find out if projects and funding are available. Then if a faculty member is interested in considering a student for admission, student will be asked to submit and application.
- Applicants to the PhD program should have a masters degree with research-based thesis from a recognized university.
- International applicants whose first language is not English will be required to submit language scores.
Tuition Fee
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International
14325 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14325 CAD per year during 48 months. -
National
8001 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8001 CAD per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Fredericton
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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