Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Start date: September 2027
- Application deadline: Apply anytime
- Language: English
- Delivery: On campus
- Campus location: Kingston, Canada
- Discipline: Geography
Overview
The GeoEngineering PhD program from Queen's University encompasses a range of geotechnical and geoenvironmental problems of concern to civil, mining and geological engineers and applied scientists, enabling the management of the soil, rock and groundwater environment. GeoEngineers are involved with the engineering of earth and rock structures such as those associated with foundations, slopes, deep excavations, tunnels, solid waste landfills, and contaminated ground.
Key facts
Drawn from three engineering departments at the two universities, the GeoEngineering Centre’s members are dedicated to advancing knowledge in geotechnical, geohydrological, geochemical and geosynthetics engineering.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Hydrogeology
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Geomechanics
- Geosynthetics
- Geochemistry
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 88
- PTE Academic: 65
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- Transcripts can be uploaded to the online application as PDF files. The transcripts must be scanned (black and white recommended) and saved as a PDF file, and uploaded successfully. Complete instructions are available to applicants on the Transcript Upload section of the online application.
- If a transcript or transcripts cannot be successfully uploaded to the online application, applicants are responsible for ensuring that an official transcript or transcripts of all current and previous university-level studies are sent to the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs by all universities previously attended. All hard copy transcripts received as part of an application for admission must be received in sealed envelopes.
- Letters of Recommendation: For applicants to research programs, two current academic recommendations are required from professors under whom the applicant has recently studied.
Tuition Fees
- International: 5,844 AUD / year (approximately 5,772 CAD / year)
- Domestic: 5,844 AUD / year (approximately 5,772 CAD / year)
Living costs
Kingston, Canada: 1,028–1,635 AUD / month. Living costs include total monthly expenses covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
