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Geology and Physics (Collaborative Program)

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Lead Faculty

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Geology – MSc, PhD
Physics – MSc, PhD

Overview

The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative MSc and PhD Programs in Geology and Physics. These programs foster graduate education in those areas of study that overlap traditional departmental boundaries.

Students who successfully complete the requirements of the collaborative program will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Program in Geology and Physics” on their transcript.

Contact and Address

E-mail: bailey@geology.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3231
Fax: (416) 978-7606

Collaborative Program in Geology and Physics
c/o R. C. Bailey
University of Toronto
McLennan Physical Laboratories
Room 501, 60 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7
Canada

Degree Programs

Master's Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative program must apply to and be admitted to both a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments, this being either Geology or Physics, and to the collaborative program. Note that MSc students enrolled in Option I in Physics or in the course-only option in Geology are not eligible to enrol in the collaborative program.
  • Applicants must submit a supplementary brief application form, available from either home department or the collaborative program office, to the collaborative program Director.
  • Normal deadlines for application to the School of Graduate Studies apply. Students who have already been admitted to one of the two home departments may apply to the collaborative program until October 1.

Program Requirements

  • Students must meet all respective degree requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, the home department, and the collaborative program.
  • The MSc research, thesis, and thesis defence requirements are the same as those of the home department.
  • The MSc will normally require work equivalent to 5.5 FCE as follows:
  • The core course GLG 1101H (0.5 FCE)
  • Two lecture courses in Geology (1.0 FCE)
  • Two lecture courses in Physics (1.0 FCE)
  • A supervised research project in the field of geophysics or the overlap area of physics and geology (3.0 FCE)
  • The supervised research project and associated report or thesis will be completed under the regulations of the home department.
  • Students are expected to attend the regular seminar series of both the Geology Department and the Geophysics Lab in the Physics Department and to participate in the graduate student seminar programs of both the Geology Department and the Geophysics Lab.
  • Program requirements are normally completed within 12 months of entry to the program.

Doctoral Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative program must apply to and be admitted to both a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments, this being either Geology or Physics, and to the collaborative program.
  • Applicants must submit a supplementary brief application form, available from either home department or the collaborative program office, to the collaborative program Director.
  • Normal deadlines for application to the School of Graduate Studies apply. Students who have already been admitted to one of the two home departments may apply to the collaborative program until October 1.

Program Requirements

  • Students must meet all respective degree requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, the home department, and the collaborative program.
  • The PhD research, thesis, and thesis defence requirements are the same as those of the home department.
  • The lecture course requirements are the Geology graduate seminar course in addition to the course requirements of the home department, and at least 1.0 (FCE) in the non-home department.
  • The student's research supervisor will normally be a faculty member in the student's home department, unless an explicit exception is approved by both departments.

Program Committee

Bailey, Richard - BSc, PhD - Geology and Physics (Director)
Pysklywec, Russell - BSc, PhD - Geology
Shepherd, Theodore - BSc., PhD - Physics


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