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Graduate Program in Spatial Analysis

Admission Requirements and Application Procedure

The minimum requirement for admission into the MSA program is a B average in a four-year undergraduate degree or its equivalent, from a recognised post-secondary institution. The additional requirements to be eligible for consideration for admission are:

  • Applicants must also have achieved a minimum of at least a B+ average (or equivalent) in their last four semesters of undergraduate study.

  • Applicants must provide two letters of recommendation. Students applying for the full-time program must provide both letters of recommendation from former instructors (post-secondary level) while those applying for the part-time program may substitute one letter from their current employer for one academic references.

  • Applicants must demonstrate that they have the necessary background to pursue Master's level graduate work in spatial analysis. (For example, if the undergraduate work involves geography, urban studies, urban and regional planning, environmental studies, forestry, soil science, urban design, biology, geology, economics, computer science, or any similar discipline, applicants should have included at least either a one-semester credit in GIS or a one-semester credit in applied statistics or quantitative methods, in their baccalaureate program).

Applicants whose first language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English, must have obtained a minimum test score as follows:

  • TOEFL Internet-based (iBT): Overall score of 93, and a minimum of 22 in Speaking and Writing sections.
  • TOEFL computer-based (CBT): Overall score of 237 and a TWE score of at least 5.
  • TOEFL paper-based (PBT): Overall score of 580 and a TWE score of at least 5.
  • IELTS: Overall band score of 7.0
  • MELAB: Total score of 85

Information about the application deadlines and application forms for the MSA program can be found at Graduate Admissions.

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24 May 2012 – MSA admissions are being closed early this year. A few completed application files are still being assessed, but the program is nearly full for Fall 2012. If you were considering an application, please make sure to apply early for admission in Fall 2013. Program staff are available throughout the year to discuss your goals and perspectives.

14 May 2012 – Congratulations to MSA faculty member Dr. Sutama Ghosh, who is co-investigator and designated team leader on a 2012-2019 SSHRC Partnership Grant on “Neighbourhood inequality, diversity, and change: trends, processes, consequences, and policy options for Canada’s large Metropolitan areas”.

17 April 2012 – Dr. Tony Hernandez’ commitment to research on shopping centres was honoured with a 2012 International Council of Shopping Centers Researcher Award. Many MSA students have contributed to Tony’s research at Ryerson’s Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity.

23 March 2012 – Congratulations to Brad Carter, parttime MSA student, whose map on “Broken Windows & Violent Crime in Philadelphia” completed for the MSA cartography course won 2nd place in the 2012 National Geographic Award in Mapping as well as a honorable mention in the 39th Annual Map Design Competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society. A detailed version of Brad’s map is linked on the CartoNews blog.

16-18 March 2012 – The MSA program along with the Department of Geography and Student Association in Geographic Analysis are proud to host the first OpenStreetMap developer event held in Canada, the Toronto Hack Weekend March 2012

08 March 2012 – Steph Murphy (MSA ’11) was interviewed for the Women in GIS/Geomatics section of the GoGeomatics blog. Other MSAs may follow.

04 March 2012 – The International Journal of Ecology published Adrian Gawedzki’s (MSA ’11) research with Dr. Wayne Forsythe on anthracene and arsenic contamination within Buffalo River sediments.

24 Feb 2012 – Six MSA faculty members are participating in the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) this week. Three presentations are based on student research by Dan Boyko (MSA ‘10), Hong Chen and Mary Makar (MSA ‘11), and current MSA student Enia Dhoska.

26 Jan 2012 – Congratulations to Suzanne Kershaw (MSA ’10) and her MSA supervisor, Dr. Andrew Millward, on publishing the article entitled A Spatio-Temporal Index for Heat Vulnerability Assessment” based on Suzanne’s major research paper.

20 Jan 2012 – Dr. Ken Jones, co-founder and major contributor to the MSA program, former Chair of Geography, and now Dean of Ryerson’s management school, received the 2012 Errol Aspevig Award for Outstanding Academic Leadership. Congratulations, Ken!

22 October 2011 - Four MSA Students from the 2011 class, I. Dragovic, A. Gawedzki, A. Kluke, and G. McCartney presented their research at the CAGONT conference together with their supervisors, Dr. W. Forsythe and Prof. S. Swales. Congratulations to Amy and Adrian on winning the two Masters-level awards in the Student Paper Competition!

20 October 2011 - At Ryerson's Fall Convocation, 24 MSA students graduated today! A great turn-out of 20 graduands were in attendance to receive congratulations on and off stage.  See this group photo taken in the Quad.

14 October 2011 - Another peer-reviewed journal publication resulted from MSA student research: "A Scalable GeoWeb Tool for Argumentation Mapping" by A. Sani (MSA "11) and MSA program director, Dr. C. Rinner.


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