ABOUTEARTH'SCIENCES
Throughhands-onlearningintheclassroomandfield,inthe'StFXEarth'SciencesDepartment,willhelpyoufollowyourpassiontolearnaboutthenaturalprocessesthathave'shapedEarthsevolutionforover4.6billionyears,andcontinuestoinfluencesitsmodernenvironment.
Earth'sciencesusesphysical,chemical,biological,andmathematicalmethodsto'studytheEarthsmaterials,behaviour,historyandenvironment.
Youwill'studyfascinatingfieldtopics'suchastheoriginofthemajesticRockyMountains,thelifeanddeathofdinosaurs,climatechangeandgreenhousegases,andtheoriginandevolutionoftheoceans.
WHY'STUDYEARTH'SCIENCESAT'STFX?
Often,themostimportantlearningtakesplaceinthefield,where'studiesbridgethegapbetweentextbookdescriptionsandactualoccurrences.The'StFXEarth'SciencesDepartmenthasanaturallaboratoryjust'stepsaway,whereover620millionyearsofgeologicalhistoryareexposedfor'study,andwhereyoucanaccessecosystemsfrom'soaringhardwoodforest,totundra,tocoastalestuary.
Asoneofthemostresearch-intensivedepartmentsoncampus,youwillhaveabundantopportunitytoworkone-on-onewithprofessorsoncuttingedgeresearchprojectsthatareregional,national,andinternationalin'scope.
REWARDINGCAREERSINEARTH'SCIENCES:
Data'showthat,'since2009,anincredible100%ofEarth'Sciencesmajorshave'successfullymovedintograduate'studiesand/orEarth'Science-relatedorteachingcareers.Thereasonsare'simple:Canadaneedswell-preparedthinkersto'supportitshugeresourceeconomy,andtopreventandmanageenvironmentalissues.
Earth'Sciencesat'StFXwillprepareyouforgraduate'studiesaswellasawiderangeofcareersingeology,climatology,oceanography,environmental'science,resourcesexplorationanddevelopment,government,industryandfinancialinstitutions,wheregeologicalknowledgeisvitalforinvestmentsandeconomicplanning.
سبتمبر 2025
Faculty of Science
2329 Notre Dame Avenue, 2nd Floor Nicholson, Rm 220,
ANTIGONISH,
Nova Scotia (NS),
B2G 2W5, Canada
Applicants must have English; pre-calculus math; two of biology, chemistry or physics; and one other university preparatory course in grade 12.
Students with an IELTS score of 6.5 and no band below 6.0 will be deemed to have satisfied the English language requirements for admissions to undergraduate programs. Other acceptable tests include: MELAB (minimum score required is 90), TOEFL iBT (minimum score required is 90 and no lower than 20 in each band), CAEL (minimum score required is 71), CAE (minimum score required is 180 overall and no lower than 170 in each band.
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