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Earth Sciences at University of Waterloo at Main

Students will get an opportunity to learn about the fascinating and complex world under their feet by exploring topics such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and hydrogeology.

In its four-billion-year-old history, the Earth has changed – sometimes slowly (such as mountain building) and sometimes with violent and sudden transformations that can be devastating (such as a meteorite impact). In Earth Sciences students will learn about the make up of the planet, from rocks and soil to water and the effects of climate change. Everyone depend upon resources that come from the Earth, such as minerals, oil, organic materials, gases and water. Who finds these hidden and valuable resources is a geoscientist.

Students will dig deep with their choice of specialization: Geology, Geophysics, or Hydrogeology. And students who are up for it, they can apply their knowledge through the paid work experiences co-op offers.

When students graduate, they will be eligible for a Professional Geoscientist designation — and be ready to develop meaningful environmental protection plans, predict natural disasters, advance health standards for water, and more.

Level Bachleors
Discipline Sciences
Duration 60 months
Intakes Jan, Sep
Application Fees CAD 251
Tuition Fees CAD 42436
Campus Main
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 90
PTE 63
Duolingo 120
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 85%

Rankings
QS Ranking 115
Times Higher Education 158
ARWU 151-200
Webometrics 86
QS Ranking

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THE Ranking

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Shanghai Ranking

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis

Webometrics Ranking

The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. CSIC is among the first basic research organizations in Europe. The CSIC consisted in 2006 of 126 centers and institutes distributed throughout Spain.

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