Supervisory Assignments

Each thesis-based graduate student has a supervisor appointed upon entry to the program. For PhD students, a supervisory committee should be appointed within three months of the appointment of supervisor.

Research Proposal

Doctoral students must complete a written thesis proposal, approved by the supervisory committee, within twenty months of registration in the program.

Candidacy

PhD candidacy requirements include a written and an oral Field of Study examination. Specific details of the examination format and other candidacy requirements can be found on the Geography website at https://geog.ucalgary.ca/graduate/regulations.

Thesis Examination

Thesis examinations are open.

Scheduling of the Examination

All members of the Supervisory Committee must have reviewed the student’s research, including a relevant written sample of the materials related to the thesis, before an examination can be scheduled.

Normally, the review of the research by the Supervisory Committee will be by presentation and discussion of the student’s thesis research at a Supervisory Committee Meeting supported by a relevant written sample of the materials related to the thesis. For master’s students that do not have a Supervisory Committee, the Supervisor will review the research.

Composition of the Committee

The Internal Examiner must be external to the home program.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Geography

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