Earth Sciences (PhD)

This PhD is a thesis-based doctoral program in Earth Sciences at Dalhousie University, allowing students to advance research in earth and environmental sciences under the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Students complete independent and original research culminating in a dissertation that is developed and defended before a committee, preparing them for research or teaching careers in universities, government, or the resource sector. The program is delivered in-person on a full-time basis and is typically completed in five years or longer. Admission requires meeting the Faculty of Graduate Studies minimum requirements together with any program-specific requirements set by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The program is coordinated within the Faculty of Science and draws on the department's research facilities in earth and environmental sciences. Applicants whose first language is not English must also meet the university's graduate English-language proficiency requirements.