Dr. Anna Zalik

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Biography

Anna Zalik is a Professor at York University in the Faculty of Environmental Studies. She holds a PhD in Development Sociology from Cornell University. Her research focuses on the political economy of development, global financialization, and regional/agrarian change. Zalik engages with scholarship in political ecology and critical political economy, examining themes in global development and agrarian studies. Her academic work includes supervising graduate students in Environmental Studies and Geography, with an emphasis on environmental urban change and the impacts of extraction and resource geographies. Zalik has contributed significantly to the field through various research collaborations and projects, exploring topics such as oil and gas imperialism in North America and the complexities of transparency within extraction industries.

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Requirements for York University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
4-year Honours Bachelor degree in a related discipline
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Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.