历史地理学博士

我们的研究涵盖了主题和地区性的广泛兴趣。通常，对于将理论和经验学术相结合的工作，通过对具体问题的仔细审查来揭示一般性，以及对涉及当前广泛的环境问题的工作，都有特别的热情。目前，历史地理学的研究集中在三个方面：（i）环境历史：当前的研究分析了资源利用和消耗，加拿大西部的环境冲突，大规模的河流开发，军事动员期间的环境后果等问题。第二次世界大战，加拿大和阿拉斯加的环境历史。（ii）移民的历史地理：正在进行的研究集中于英属北美和新西兰的人口以及定居的社会和环境影响。（iii）现代性的历史地理：目前正在着手研究殖民
Our program introduces students to independent research while broadening and deepening their contact with a selected aspect of Geography. Research can be conducted in these general thematic sub-disciplines: Biogeography, Climatology, Economic Geography, Environment and Sustainability, Feminist Geography, Geographic Information Science, Geomorphology, Historical Geography, Hydrology and Glaciology Indigenous Geographies, Political Geography, Social and Cultural Geography, and Urban Geography.<br><br>Our PhD program is flexible, research-intensive, and student-driven. Students come to the program from a variety of backgrounds and are mentored by outstanding scholars in geographical science, human geography, and geographical computational science. They are prepared for careers in academia, government, the private sector, or non-profit organizations, based on the expertise they develop in a specific field of research.