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Graduate Program
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| Program Description | ||
| The Department of Geography offers courses of study and research leading to M.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. Admission to the Departmental graduate program normally is granted only to those students having honours or major degrees with first or second class standing in geography (at least a B+ average: 6.00 G.P.A.). Students from the British Isles, for example, are expected to have obtained at least an upper second class honours degree. A promising student lacking such qualifications may be allowed to make up this deficiency, being required to register as an unclassified student. The graduate program primarily is research based and the final outcome of the program is the presentation and defence of a thesis or dissertation. The graduate program does require attendance at formal courses. A minimum of 6 units of course work is required for the M.A. and M.Sc. degrees and the Master's thesis is worth 13 units, giving a total of 19 units for the Master's degree. PhD students are expected to complete a minimum of 3.0 units of course work and the PhD dissertation, usually worth 28.5 units, for a total of 31.5 units. The Department participates in the University's Graduate Cooperative Education Program, which allows graduate students to work in government or industry as part of their graduate degree studies. The program provides valuable research experience, financial support, and enables a student to make contacts with the future job market. Students are only allowed to participate in the program if the proposed work term is directly relevant to their thesis research. Inquiries concerning graduate studies should be directed to the Department's Graduate Advisor. Applicants are encouraged to contact faculty members who share their interests. A one-page statement of research interest must be included in the application. This statement need only describe a general field of interest so as to assist in the identification of a potential supervisor. The Departmental closing date for applications is 15 February. For those wishing to apply for fellowship support, the closing date is 31 January. You are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as not all qualified applicants can be accepted. |
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| Financial Assistance | ||
| The Faculty of Graduate Studies has an extensive list of the awards available. The most important of these are the University Fellowships. The Department itself employs a number of teaching assistants, and graduate students are given priority in the assignment of these positions. Assistantships of one, two or three laboratories per week (2, 4 and 6 contact hours) are available. The Department may be able to award a limited number of income supplements to teaching assistants subject to availability. Holders of University Fellowships can normally undertake only one lab instructorship. Individual faculty members may also have research assistantships available for graduate students. Students are encouraged to apply for grants and fellowships from external agencies, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Science Council of British Columbia (GREAT Awards), CommonwealthTh Scholarships, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Information on the above is available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies. |
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| Sites of Interest | ||
| UVic Graduate Admissions and Records UVic Graduate Students' Society . |
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| Graduate Students - PhD Candidates |
Abeysirigunawardena, Dilumie - coastal geomorphology |
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| Graduate Students - MA Candidates | ||
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Bajard, Anne-Catherine - social geography |
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| Graduate Students - MSc Candidates | ||
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Anderson, Jeffrey Lawrence - coastal geomorphology |
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