Geomatics Engineering - PhD

Looking for a career in research with a great indoor/outdoor balance? Geomatics Engineering is a varied and exciting technology discipline that requires design, computational and measurement skills utilized through field work, lab experiments and computer modeling. Geomatics Engineers get to solve an engaging variety of problems in applications ranging from satellite positioning to environmental monitoring with a common attribute: spatial location. Our world-renowned Department of Geomatics Engineering offers such opportunities through the research-oriented Geomatics Engineering (PhD Thesis) program for graduate students who want to pursue a research career in academia, industry or government.

Completing this program

• Courses: Topics may include physical geodesy, GNSS theory and applications, Earth observation for the environment, geocomputation and more.
• Candidacy: Students will complete a Thesis Proposal and the Field of Study (FoS) written and oral Examination.
• Professional Development Seminar: Students take a professional development course on communication styles, presentation skills and more.
• Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend original research at a high level and represent a distinct advance in knowledge on the subject.

Specializations

• Positioning, Navigation and Wireless Location
• Geodesy, Remote Sensing and Earth Observation
• Digital Imaging Systems
• GIScience and Land Tenure
• Energy and Environmental Systems (Interdisciplinary)
• Engineering, Environmental Interdisciplinary Specialization
• Wearable Technology Interdisciplinary Specialization

An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT including TOEFL iBT Home Edition) minimum score of 86 (Internet-based, with no section less than 20).
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 (with no section less than 6.0).
• Cambridge C1 Advanced or Cambridge C2 Proficiency minimum score of 180.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 59 or higher
• Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) overall score of 70 (no section less than 60).
• Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) minimum of B+ in each course.
• Duolingo English Test obtaining a minimum score of 125 (with no sub-score below 105).

*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.

Industry, government agencies, space agencies, research institutions and academia related to the following sectors: land and industrial surveying, mapping, land tenure, navigation, location services, aerospace, internet of things, environment and hazards, energy and natural resources, agriculture, biomedical, civil, mining, transportation, robotics, automotive, electronics, computer software.

A PhD in geomatics engineering is usually considered a final degree.