MA/MS in Geology at Acadia University in Wolfville, Canada is a master's degree in Earth Sciences & Geology programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,726 per year (CAD 7,655 per year for local students).
The Master of Science in Geology is a research-intensive program, typically two years in length, or an accelerated 16 months for students entering with a diploma in Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing from NSCC's Centre of Geographic Sciences. Students complete five courses plus a thesis: the first year combines electives and graduate seminars with ongoing thesis work, and the second year is dedicated to thesis completion, working closely with a supervisor on research and fieldwork. Faculty specializations include applied geochemistry, economic geology, environmental earth science, igneous petrology, metamorphic petrology, and quaternary geology. Instruction is delivered in person at Acadia University's campus in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The program suits geology graduates seeking to improve their employability in industry or government or to prepare for further graduate study, including those entering through the accelerated NSCC diploma pathway.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The program usually accepts only applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree in Geology with A grades, with at least a B- average (70%) in major-field courses during the last two undergraduate years. Letters of support from appropriate referees are required, and contact with a potential supervisor is required before applying. The program is completed over two years, or 16 months for holders of a relevant NSCC Centre of Geographic Sciences diploma. No standardized test or application deadline is stated on the page.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall, Winter and Summer
Application Deadline:Acadia does not publish year-specific application deadlines: its live admissions pages state only that domestic and international undergraduate applicants may apply any time after September 21st, with March 1st as the priority date for entrance-scholarship consideration (decisions by mid-April); no year is attached to either date. Admission is otherwise rolling, with no separate international closing date published. The Bachelor of Education programme has its own cycle, opening October 1st, but as of September 2026 the page still shows the stale 2025-2026 cycle and no current-cycle date has been published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
About Acadia University
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