Master of Applied Science

Program Description

Students perform a two-year, focused research project 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 Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, and the School of the Environment.

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Earth Sciences' additional admission requirements stated below.
• A four-year BSc or BASc degree, or its equivalent, from a recognized university.
• High academic standing, equivalent to a B or higher (equivalent to a 3.0 on a 4-point scale) at the University of Toronto, normally demonstrated by the average grade in the final two years.
• 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

• Coursework. Normally, complete 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
  • ESS1101H Seminars in Earth Sciences (0.5 FCE);
  • one of the six breadth courses (0.5 FCE): ESS1425H, ESS2222H, ESS2302H, ESS2303H, ESS2304H, or ESS2704H; and
  • 1.0 FCE of elective courses.
• A research thesis.

Program Length

6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

3 years full-time