• 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. 
  • The 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 is one of the largest geography graduate programs in North America and provides a wide range of topics for students to explore and conduct research.
  • The coursework part of the program is designed to develop advanced understanding of issues relating to environmental science and geomatics, and also to provide students with training in additional methods/skills for their thesis research and its defence. Students will normally complete the 4 one‐term courses during their first year.
  • Students will engage in fieldwork as part of their research. Several courses provide experience and training, to complement what most students will have obtained in their undergraduate degrees. Individual faculty also provide specialized training before and during fieldwork activity.