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    Earth and Environmental Sciences

    McMaster University

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    Canada, Hamilton

    University RankQS Ranking
    177

    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Master by Course Work

    Study Type

    Full Time , Part Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023 January-2023
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    Duration 2 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    CAD 11,363  / term
    Apply Date January-2023
    Next Intake September-2023

    Earth and Environmental Sciences

    About

    Earth and Environmental Sciences focuses on environment, water, climate, geochemistry and geology.
    Graduate students in the PhD thesis program are focused on advancing knowledge of software lifecycle from design, implementation, and testing to documentation and maintaining, through intensive research in their chosen area of interest. Areas of Research Human-computer interaction Machine learning Programming languages Software engineering Optimization Computational geometry Performance evaluation Databases Data analytics and data centres Safety-critical systems and certification Model-driven engineering Algorithms and complexity Formal methods and formal verification Mechanized mathematics Numerical analysis Scientific computing Control systems Logic and discrete math Strings and string algorithms Concurrency Wireless networking Mobile computing Discrete event systems Game design

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    • Honours Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
    • B+ (B- for Engineering) minimum average, based on a full year equivalent of final year courses (3rd/4th level) relevant to the program
    • Each program may set additional/higher requirements. Please review the program website for details.
    • Degrees and grades from foreign universities are evaluated for their equivalency to McMaster’s. Please contact the program for specific details.
    • Departments or programs may establish additional requirements, such as scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
    • Admission is competitive: meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission
    • The admission decision is not subject to appeal
    • Applicants who do not meet the above mentioned requirements, should consult the Graduate Calendar to determine the requirements for exceptional cases

    English Program Requirements

    Applicants are required to submit evidence of their proficiency in the English language as part of their application. The most common evidence is a score on one of the following exams:

    • TOEFL: minimum score of 92 (internet based), 237 (computer based) or 580 (paper based), minimum of 20 per band; for the Faculty of Engineering a minimum score of 88 (internet based) or 213 on the (computer based) or 550 (paper based)
    • IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.5, with at least 5.5 in each section
    • CAEL: minimum overall score of 70, with at least 60 per band
    • MELAB: minimum score of 85
    • PTE Academic: minimum score of 63; for the Faculty of Engineering a minimum score of 70
    • York University course: YUELI Level 6 with a minimum final grade of B
    • University of Toronto course: Academic Level 60 with a minimum final grade of B

    Each program may set additional/higher requirements. Please review the program website for details.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    CAD 11,363 

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