Analyze environmental and spatial interrelationships. Develop proficiency within the broad scope of environmental policy, planning, and management, or within the geographic realm of spatial analysis.

The Master of Arts (Thesis) (MA (Thesis))

An acceptable level of proficiency in English or Afrikaans is a requisite.

The Master of Arts (Coursework) program is designed to give students the skills sought-after by employers around the globe, with a balance of specific subject knowledge plus broad-based transferable skills – such as oral and written communication, and analytical skills.

The Geography MA program offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to deepen students' understanding of spatial phenomena and geographic processes. It emphasizes both theoretical and applied aspects ...

Graduate students in geography and urban studies research environmental issues, gender and race, geographic methods, international development, social and spatial theory, and urban development. The MA degree is designed to prepare students for further graduate study as well as for professional positions related to urban and economic development, environmental sustainability and social justice. MA students have the option to pursue a graduate certificate in GIS with no additional coursework.

Our Master of Arts (MA) in Geography is offered by the Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography. You can benefit from the breadth and depth of the expertise of our faculty and your fellow graduate students in this rich intellectual environment. Our joint program allows you to explore a range of research interests, from the analysis of pressing social and environmental problems to theoretical questions of philosophical and technical importance.