Our Vision
Memorial Geography will be at the forefront of building connections with our dynamic societies and environments, and become the beating heart of collaborative and cooperative knowledge within and beyond the university.
Come study the world with us! The Department of Geography celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020-21 and remains the only comprehensive geography program in Atlantic Canada, offering BA, BSc., Honours, MA, MSc., and PhD programs. At Memorial, Geography aims to teach students how to investigate environmental and human systems using interdisciplinary, field-informed concepts and approaches. Our Faculty teach students theories, methods and analytical techniques applicable to a wide range of questions and broad spectrum of occupations and to foster a spirit of inquiry about geography. Our research encompasses local, national, and international interests, including climate change, Arctic communities, coastal governance, electronic waste, immigration, marine habitat mapping, microplastics pollution, resource development, and urban development. Visit our Research and Faculty pages to learn more, and read our most recent Research Report.
News
'Piece of the Puzzle' - Researcher Mapping Seafloor to better protect Northwest Atlantic region
Dr. Benjamin Misiuk (PhD’19) and his team are conducting a multi-year project to obtain high-resolution data and map the seafloor of the northwest Atlantic.
He recently received two grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada valued at a total of $142,500 over five years for the project, High-resolution Seabed Mapping in Support of Regional Management and Science Priorities.
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Dr. Carissa Brown at the Department of Geograpgy, Memorial University, talks about the schooner shipwreck recently discovered of Cape Ray.
As the heroes try to save the trapped ship, a mystery 200-year-old shipwreck washes ashore.
Dr. Brown is working on determining the age and type of wood samples from the wreck to help figure out its origin.
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