Master of Science in Integrated Energy Geosciences (IEG)

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 open October 15th and run until the following April 15th. For Chinese and Nigerian applicants, applications must be fully completed, submitted and paid for by March 15th to be considered. Applications from citizens of these two nations received after this date are subject to rejection. Application fees, including those submitted after the March 15, cannot be refunded.

PROGRAM INTAKE

The IEG program offers one (1) intake a year into the Fall term. The Fall term begins September 1st. Any successful applicants who are unable to attend in their intake year must inform the department at eas@ualberta.ca by September 15th of their intake year.