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Faculty of Science
P9309 Shrum Science Centre, 778.782.4590 Tel, 778.782.3424 Fax,
Dean
M. Plischke BSc (Montr), MPhil (Yale), PhD (Yeshiva)
Associate Dean
R.W. Mathewes BSc (S Fraser), PhD (Br Col)
Graduate Diplomas Offered
- graduate diploma in bioinformatics
- graduate diploma in quantitative methods in fisheries management
- master of environmental toxicology
- master of pest management
- master of science
- doctor of philosophy
- doctor of philosophy under special arrangements
General Regulations
See “Graduate General Regulations” on page 219 for admission requirements, enrolment, residence requirements and degree completion time limits.
Admission Requirements
Requirements for a Master’s Degree
The minimum requirements are those stated in the “Graduate General Regulations” on page 219. Any additional requirements imposed by the supervisory committee must be satisfied. Individual departments may require additional graduate courses. Students who, in the opinion of the supervisory committee, lack certain graduate course prerequisites may be required to complete some undergraduate courses.
Requirements for a Doctoral Degree
A PhD candidate must present a thesis embodying original research. In addition, 15 units beyond the BSc degree is required. Of these, at least 12 must be graduate courses and the remaining three may be graduate or upper division undergraduate within the candidate’s department or an ancillary department.
These are minimum faculty requirements. Individual departments may have additional requirements.
Full-Time Study
Full-time study for the MET, MPM, MSc, and PhD normally is a period of intensive work during which not more than 20 employment hours per week may be undertaken by the candidate. These refer to clock hours either at external employment off campus or employment on campus as a teaching assistant or research assistant performing specified duties not directly related to the candidate’s program of study.
Supervisory Committee
For information on supervisory committees, see “Graduate General Regulations” on page 219.
Thesis
The thesis must be presented and lodged in the University library. Details concerning the final form for binding are available from the library.
PhD Examinations
Examinations may be oral and/or written and all committee members must certify the results. See “1.9.4 Preparation for Examination of Doctoral Thesis” on page 224 for further regulations.
Research Facilities
Faculty of Science research programs, housed in modern research laboratories, are serviced by a wide range of facilities and equipment. The research complement includes 194 faculty members, 87 post-doctoral fellows and research associates and 400 to 500 graduate students.
Biological research is enhanced by fresh and salt water aquarium facilities, a quarantined insectary, an 11 metre research vessel, and boat and vehicle transports. The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island is available as a marine biology and oceanography teaching and research facility. The centre is operated jointly by the Universities of Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Victoria, and 91ÅÝܽ.
Experimental facilities are available at TRIUMF, a 500 MeV proton accelerator, for the study of high energy nuclear reactions, muon chemistry, condensed matter physics, and nuclear decay systems of exotic nuclei. TRIUMF is a joint venture of the Universities of Alberta, British Columbia, Victoria, Carleton, Montreal, Toronto and 91ÅÝܽ.
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