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CALENDARS (Undergraduate and Graduate) (2008-Current)
Fall 2020 Graduate Calendar
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Environmental Science (MSc)
Environmental Science (PhD)
COURSES
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Science (MSc)
Admission Requirements
Initial Application Procedure: The initial application procedure for students who wish to enrol in the MSc. Program includes:
1) Completion of the “Application for Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies” form;
2) one official transcipt of all undergraduate studies from all colleges and universities attended;
3) two confidential letters of reference;
4) Graduate Record Examination, if required; and TOEFL results, as required;
5) letter of intent that clearly outlines his/her interest in the program, proposed focus of study and the prospective supervisor;
Prospective students will be encouraged to contact a potential supervisor before applying for admission to the graduate program. If a suitable supervisor cannot be identified, the student will be dissuaded from applying for admission.
For admission to the M.Sc. program, applicants must hold an appropriate Honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from a recognized university. Students must maintain no less than a 77% average in their final two years of undergraduate, full-time study to be eligible for admission into the M.Sc. program.
Program Requirements
(a)compliance with regulations outlined in University of Windsor Graduate Calendar;
(b)successful completion of the Multi disciplinary Graduate Seminar course (this course is taken over the first two semesters and is equivalent to two credits). The course will be graded in accordance with university standards. Following successful completion of this course, all M.Sc. students will be required to continue registering in this course as an audit;
(c)successful completion of the Environmental Research Proposal course (MSc. level). The course will be graded according to university standards.
(d)any additional course work mandated by the student's Examining Committee to eliminate perceived weaknesses in the student's background preparation or to increase awareness of other disciplines;
(e)submission for publication of an original research article derived from the thesis to a refereed journal. Exemption from this requirement is granted only with permission from the Graduate Committee;
(f)submission of a Research Progress Report to the Master's Committee every six months and a meeting with the committee to review progress and problems encountered during the preceding six months and to plan future work;
(g)completion of an original research project reported in a thesis;
(h)defense of the thesis in a public lecture and before the Master's Committee.
Environmental Science (PhD)
Admission Requirements
Initial Application Procedure:
The initial application procedure for students who wish to enrol in the Ph.D. program includes:
1) Completion of the "Application for Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies " form;
2) one official transcript of all undergraduate and graduate studies from all colleges and universities attended;
3) three confidential letters of reference;
4) Graduate Record Examination, if required; and TOEFL results, as required;
5) letter of intent by the student that clearly outlines his/her interest in the program, proposed focus of study and the prospective supervisor.
Prospective students will be encouraged to contact a potential supervisor before applying for admission to the graduate programs. If a suitable supervisor cannot be identified, the student will be dissuaded from applying for admission.
Two streams of Ph.D. applicants are envisaged. Applicants holding an M.Sc. degree from the University of Windsor or from another recognized university may be admitted directly to the Ph.D. program. Alternatively, students enrolled in the M.Sc. program who are making exceptional progress may transfer to the PhD program after one year on the recommendation of their Master's Committee and with the approval of the Graduate Committee and the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Students eligible for transfer will have made outstanding progress in both course work and research, and have a first-author research article submitted to a refereed journal at the time of transfer.
Program Requirements
(1) Students entering the program with an M.Sc. degree must fulfill all requirements listed below:
(a) compliance with regulations outlined in University of Windsor Graduate Calendar;
(b) successful completion during the first year of enrolment in the program of an oral comprehensive exam, administered by the student's Doctoral Committee. Students will be required to possess comprehensive knowledge of their field of study as well as any ancillary fields relevant to the dissertation topic (as determined in advance by the Doctoral Committee). Students will be evaluated on a satisfactory/ unsatisfactory basis;
(c) successful completion of the Multiple Stressors and Environmental Modelling course (one credit). The course will be graded in accordance with university standards;
(d) successful completion of the GLIER Multi disciplinary Graduate Seminar course (this course is taken over two semesters and is equivalent to two credits). The course will be graded in accordance with university standards. All Ph.D. students who have successfully completed this course will be required to audit the course each year following their first year of residency;
(e) any additional course work mandated by the student's Doctoral Committee to eliminate perceived weaknesses in the student's background preparation or to increase awareness of other disciplines;
(f) submission of a Research Progress Report to the Doctoral Committee every six months and meetings with the committee every six months to discuss progress and research plans;
(g) completion of an original research project reported in a dissertation;
(h) defence of the dissertation in a public lecture and before the Doctoral Committee; and
(i) publication of at least one original research article and submission of at least one additional article derived from the dissertation in a refereed journal. Exemption from this requirement is granted only with permission of the Graduate Program Committee.
(2) Students transferring to the Ph.D. program must have received no grade less than 80% or satisfactory for all course work taken in the M.Sc. program. In addition, transfer students must have at least one first-author research article submitted to a refereed journal at the time of transfer. Transfer can be granted only by the Faculty of Graduate Studies acting on a recommendation from the student's Doctoral Committee and the Graduate Program Committee. Students approved for transfer into the Ph.D. program must comply with regulations (a) through (j) above.
In addition to courses offered in the programs, students will be advised to enroll in additional courses in other AAUs, as needed. It is expected that these courses will offer intensive treatments of particular topics to assist students in resolving perceived weaknesses. These courses are offered in a variety of AAUs including School of the Environment, Biological Sciences, and Chemistry and Biochemistry and involve various combinations of theory and lab work. All graduate students must complete the Multidisciplinary Graduate Seminar course and must complete the Environmental Research Proposal course. The Multiple Stressors and Environmental Modelling Course is required for all Ph.D. students. Other courses will supplement core courses, be offered on a rotating basis, and be mandated by Doctoral Committees, depending on students' perceived deficiencies in background preparation.