Geology
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Faculty Affiliation
Arts and Science
Degree Programs Offered
Geology – MASc, MSc, PhD
Collaborative Programs
The following collaborative programs are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
1. Environmental Studies
- Geology, MSc, PhD
2. Geology and Physics
- Geology, MSc, PhD
The Department of Geology accepts students for advanced degrees – Master of Applied Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy - in a broad range of topics in the Earth Sciences. Students may also undertake studies in interdisciplinary areas by arrangement with other departments such as Civil Engineering, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Centre for Environment, Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science and Engineering.
In recent years, research by staff and graduate students has been carried out in all parts of North America and other parts of the world, both on land and at sea. In addition to field-based studies, the Department has a wide range of modern laboratories; advanced studies are encouraged in a broad spectrum of geological problems. Further details of research emphases, facilities, detailed degree requirements, and graduate courses are available on the departmental Web site www.geology.utoronto.ca.
Contact and Address
Web: www.geology.utoronto.ca
E-mail: grad@geology.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1240
Fax: (416) 978-3938
Department of Geology
University of Toronto
Earth Sciences Centre
Room 1066, 22 Russell Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1
Canada
Degree Programs
Geology
Master of Applied Science
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Students are accepted under the general regulations.
- The Department has no formal foreign language requirements. Students proceeding by thesis to any degree are expected to become familiar with the literature of their subjects, in whatever language it is written.
Program Requirements
- Normally complete the graduate seminar (GLG 1101H), one of the 6 breadth courses, and 1.0 FCE of elective courses, for a total of 2.0 FCE.
- A research thesis.
- Minimum full-time residence is one academic session.
Master of Science
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Students are accepted under the general regulations.
- The Department has no formal foreign language requirements. Students proceeding by thesis to any degree are expected to become familiar with the literature of their subjects, in whatever language it is written.
Program Requirements
- Students in the all coursework option are normally required to complete the graduate seminar (GLG 1101H), the all-course research project (GLG 3608H), one of the 6 breadth courses, and 3.5 FCE of elective courses for a total of 5.0 graduate full-course equivalents (FCE).
- Students in the doctoral-stream option are normally required to complete the graduate seminar (GLG 1101H), the research project (GLG 3603Y), research presentation (GLG 3601Y), one of the 6 breadth courses, and 1.0 FCE of elective courses, for a total of 4.0 FCE.
- To encourage breadth, the Department will permit students to substitute electives with equivalent non-geology courses.
- Students may proceed on a part-time basis.
Doctor of Philosophy
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Students are accepted under the general regulations.
- The Department has no formal foreign language requirements. Students proceeding by thesis to any degree are expected to become familiar with the literature of their subjects, in whatever language it is written.
Program Requirements
- Preparation of a research thesis constituting a significant contribution to the knowledge of the earth.
- Students normally complete the graduate seminar course, one of the 6 breadth courses and an additional half-course, for a total of 1.5 FCE. The additional half-course may be taken in departments other than Geology with the approval of the student's advisory committee. A reduction in the number of required courses may be granted for students who have previously undertaken graduate studies in the appropriate fields. Recommendations must be made by a student's advisory committee for consideration and approval by the Department's Graduate Affairs Committee.
- Students who begin the PhD program directly from the Department's research-based MSc are required to take one of the six breadth courses and an additional half-course. In all cases, the student's supervisory committee reserves the right to assign additional courses if they feel that the student is deficient in a subject area essential to the research.
- Students are normally expected to complete the MSc degree before proceeding to the PhD, but exceptions may be made when the student has the appropriate research experience. Normal departmental rules for the completion of the PhD apply (see departmental Web site).
Course List
Check with the Department for current year’s offerings.
GLG 1100Y Seminars in Geology YGLG 1101H Graduate Seminars in Geology
GLG 1423H Mineralogy
GLG 1430H Basin Analysis
GLG 1436H Paleoecological Assessment of Environmental Change
GLG 1440H Petrology
GLG 1441H Remote Sensing of Earth and the Terrestrial Planets
GLG 1442H Introductory Mineral Deposits I
GLG 1443H Introductory Mineral Deposits II
GLG 1450H Contaminant Fate and Transport in Subsurface Environments
GLG 1465H Geodynamics
GLG 2222H Tectonics and Planetary Dynamics
GLG 2302H Mineral Resources
GLG 2303H Earth Systems Evolution
GLG 2304H Geochemistry
GLG 2608H Advanced Glacial Sedimentology
GLG 2704H Isotope Geochemistry
GLG 2708H Characterization of Geological Materials
GLG 3601Y Research Presentation
GLG 3602H Seminars in Geology
GLG 3603Y Research Project
GLG 3604H Selected Topics in Geology
GLG 3605H Selected Topics in Geochemistry
GLG 3606H Selected Topics Earth System Evolution
GLG 3607H Selected Topics in Geodynamics
GLG 3608H All-Course Research Project
JGN 2607H Advanced Techniques in Hydrogeology
Additional related courses can be found in the Geophysics section of the Graduate Department of Physics course listings.
Graduate Faculty
Full Members
Bailey, Richard - BSc, PhD
Bergquist, Bridget - BS, PhD
Bollmann, Jorg - DPhil
Brenan, James - BSc, PhD
Cowling, Sharon - BSc, MSc, PhD
Cruden, Alexander - BSc, PhD (Chair & Graduate Chair)
Davis, Donald - BSc, MSc, PhD
Eyles, Nicholas - BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc
Ferris, Grant - BSc, PhD
Ghent, Rebecca - BA, MSc, PhD
Gorton, Michael - BSc, BSc, PhD
Halls, Henry - BSc, MSc, PhD
Hamilton, Michael - BSc, PhD
Head, Martin - BSc
Henderson, Grant - PhD
Howard, Kenneth - BSc, MSc, PhD
Lowman, Julian - BSc, MS, DPhil
Miall, Andrew - BSc, PhD
Mungall, James - BSc, MSc, PhD
Pysklywec, Russell - BSc, MSc, PhD (Associate Chair, Graduate Studies)
Schulze, Daniel - PhD
Sherwood Lollar, Barbara - PhD
Simpson, Myrna - BS, DPhil
Spooner, Edward - BA, PhD
Srinivasan, Gopalan - BSc, MSc, PhD
Tait, Kimberly - BSc, MSc, PhD
Wells, Mathew - BS, DPhil
Wicks, Frederick - PhD
Wortmann, Ulrich - BSc, MSc, PhD
Young, R. Paul - BSc, MSc, PhD
Members Emeriti
Anderson, Gregor - BEng, MASc, PhD
Krogh, Thomas - PhD
Naldrett, Anthony - BA, MSc, PhD
Norris, Geoffrey - BA, MA, PhD
Robin, Pierre-Yves F - MSc, PhD
Rucklidge, John - BA, PhD
Schwerdtner, Walfried - DIPLGEOL, BSc, DRRERNAT
Scott, Steven - BSc, MSc, PhD
Von Bitter, Peter - PhD
Westgate, John - PhD
Associate Members
Bowring, Samuel - MS, PhD
Rudkin, David - BSc