Overview

Department of Earth Sciences / Department of Earth Sciences is located in Halifax, NS, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (M Sc)

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	April 1st	No
Winter deadline	November 15th	August 31st	No
Spring deadline	February 28th	December 31st	No

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Career or field-related internships

Student Body

22

Total Graduate Students

27%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (63%)

Faculty

31

Total faculty

Full-time - 11

Part-time - 20

Male (24)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Marine geology and geophysics, Appalachian and Grenville geology, micropaleontology, geodynamics and structural geology, geochronology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 6299 South St
Halifax, NS  B3H 4R2
Canada

Contact Dr. Nicholas Culshaw
Graduate Coordinator
Email: nicholas.culshaw@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-3501
Fax: 902-494-6889

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