Overview

Students have access to cutting edge labs and facilities; such as, the Laser Ablation inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry, geochemical and spectroscopic analytical facilities, geophysical equipment and software, electron and light microscopy, experimental petrology, sample preparation and thin section preparation (UNB Earth Sciences maintains one of the best thin section preparation facilities in Canada).

Our students work in a collegial environment and have a well-organized graduate student society (AGES). The Planetary and Space Science Centre (PASSC) has some graduate students that are directly studying lunar soil and Martian meteorites affected by the impact of asteroids and comets.

Careers

Recent graduates of the Earth Sciences program at the University of New Brunswick have gone on to work mainly in the mineral exploration and petroleum sectors, geosciences, geophysics, and environmental geoscience consulting, government research in natural resources, academe.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Applied Geophysics & Rock Physics
Applied Glacial & Quaternary Geology
Aqueous & Environmental Geochemistry & Hydrogeology
Igneous, Metamorphic, & Experimental Petrology
Volcanology
Isotope Geochemistry & U-Pb Geochronology
Biogeology (including Paleoclimatology), Palaeontology, Ichnology
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Petroleum Geology
Structural Geology, Geotectonics
Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics
Ore Deposits Geology, Mineral Resource Exploration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-04 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-04 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fredericton, Canada

Disciplines

Earth Sciences View 16 other PhDs in Earth Sciences in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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94

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Prospective students should approach faculty with aligned interests directly to find out if projects and funding are available. Then if a faculty member is interested in considering a student for admission, student will be asked to submit and application.
Applicants to the PhD program should have a masters degree with research-based thesis from a recognized university.
International applicants whose first language is not English will be required to submit language scores.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10404 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

5646 CAD / year

≈ 5646 CAD / year

Living costs

Fredericton

Canada

1100 - 2100 CAD / month

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Overview

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Fredericton

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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