Doctor of Philosophy in Geography - Climate Change and Environment

University of Waterloo

The Department of Geography and Environmental Management (GEM) at the University of Waterloo offers a vibrant and stimulating graduate research environment at both master's and PhD levels. We are the most research-active unit in the Faculty of Environment and our approach to graduate studies reflects our keen interest in training high quality students in theoretical and applied aspects of geographical knowledge. The PhD program is designed for students seeking to engage in traditional leading edge research in geographical knowledge. This degree program normally takes three years to complete or longer. Our graduate program is offered mostly through the Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography, which is a partnership between GEM and the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. The joint program makes us one of the largest geography graduate programs in North America and provides a wide range of topics for students to explore and conduct research. We adhere to the important ideals of research-led teaching at the graduate level and our students are often drawn in to ongoing nationally and internationally recognized research projects.Climate change is a major research focus at Waterloo, covering all aspects including policy development and analysis, physical impacts of climate change, as well as mitigation and adaptation more broadly. Some of our faculty have been involved with climate change research since the 1980s and several have worked with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as contributing authors or expert reviewers over the past 15 years.