Funding

• Winners of major external awards (OGS, QEII and Tri-Council) may be eligible for top-up funding which includes the Dean’s Graduate Scholarship (total value exceeds $10,000).
• Eligible domestic students admitted to study on a full-time basis receive, on average, $20,000-$25,000 a year. This support may be made up of teaching assistantships, internal/external scholarships, and/or faculty-funded studentships or research assistantships.
• A list of all funding opportunities available to Laurier graduate students, including information about OGS, QEII and Tri-Council, is available on our graduate funding webpage.

Research Focus

Potential faculty supervisors support a wide range of research interests in four fields of specialization:

• Environmental and resource management,
• Environmental science,
• Geomatics, and
• Human geography. 

Requirements

• A master’s degree in geography, or a related field, with a minimum A- standing.
• Applications are reviewed by the graduate program committee, which considers all prior university grades, a statement of research interests and letters of reference.
• Exceptional students may obtain early entry to our PhD program from our master’s program.
• Contact a prospective adviser prior to submitting your application.

Careers

Our PhD graduates have obtained academic positions (e.g. University of Toronto – Mississauga, University of Winnipeg, University of Ottawa, York University, Brock University, Okanagan College, University of Saskatchewan), administrative positions at universities, postdoctoral positions, and full-time research positions (e.g. American Association of Geographers, conservation authorities, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources).