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MSC COURSE-BASED PROGRAM

In September 2025, the Integrated Petroleum Geosciences (IPG) program will become Integrated Energy Geosciences (IEG).

Students in the new IEG program will choose a concentration in one of four topics: petroleum, geothermal energy, geological carbon sequestration, and dissolved minerals. The IEG program will provide advanced training in geology and geophysics for students preparing to enter industries including oil and gas, carbon sequestration, geothermal energy, and helium and lithium exploration. This is a joint program of the Departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Physics.

This is a full-time 1.5 year program that emphasizes cross-disciplinary training and the teamwork that characterizes modern exploration and development methods. Students take a common set of courses in geology, geophysics, petrophysics and reservoir engineering, and additional graduate courses related to their concentration. Students will then complete a 5.5 month capstone project in their concentration.

Applicants should have strong undergraduate training in earth sciences (geology, geophysics), but applicants with engineering degrees will be considered, provided they have taken academic courses in sedimentology, mineralogy and structural geology. We only accept students for September entry.

APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATE ADMISSION

Applications for domestic applicants open October 15th and run until the following April 15th. For international applicants, applications must be fully completed and submitted by March 15th to be considered. 

PROGRAM INTAKE

The IEG program offers one intake per year, in the Fall term (September). Any successful applicants who are unable to attend in their intake year must inform the admissions team at sci.gradadm@ualberta.ca by the Fall Term Registration Deadline of their intake year. This deadline can be found in the Academic Schedule of the .