Graduate Program
Application deadline: January 8, 2012
Introduction to Graduate Studies in History Admission Prodedures and Criteria
Progress Evaluation, Grade Deferrals, Student Appeals
APPENDIX I - Graduate Student Checklist APPENDIX II - Criteria for Awarding Teaching Assistantships in the Department of History |
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INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES IN
HISTORY
The graduate program in History at Simon Fraser University is a small and analytically
sophisticated program of excellent quality and reputation. It encourages students
to strike out in new directions by exploring a wide variety of theoretical issues and
methodological approaches. Areas of concentrated study include class and popular
protest; culture and critical theory; urban history; indigenous histories; gender,
sexuality and women; religion and society; and colonialism, post-colonialism, and
transnationalism. Students look at these themes either comparatively or within the
context of regional or national historiographies: the Americas, Canada, Britain,
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia.
The program is designed to provide comprehensive instruction in historical research,
critical thinking, and writing in a specific field of study. Students are encouraged to
present papers at conferences and are aided in their preparation and publication. The
program enhances teaching skills with teaching assistant positions and university-wide
training workshops. Our Masters students are frequently admitted with full funding
into competitive doctoral programs, and our Doctoral students are found on faculties
in Canada and abroad. They are also lawyers, civil servants, researchers, archivists,
editors, journalists, and even novelists.
The intimate nature of the program and the small number of students admitted creates
an atmosphere where students have direct access to their advisors as well as other
members of the faculty. By availing themselves of the faculty’s historical expertise,
graduate students broaden their experiences, gain new perspectives, and better prepare
themselves for the rigours of academic life.
In addition to competitive entrance scholarships offered by the Dean of Graduate
Studies, history graduate students have access to funding through teaching
assistantships, tutor markerships, research assistantships, graduate fellowships, and
graduate scholarships.
The History Graduate Student Association is very active and helps provide a strong
social environment for its members as well as practical advice that supports graduate
students as they work their way through the program.
This information is pertinent to the History Department alone,
and it is intended to be
a guide to faculty and to graduate students. For additional
information on departmental
policy, please consult the Chair of the Graduate Program
Committee (Graduate Chair) for advising and the Graduate Program Assistant on administrative
matters. This University’s Graduate General Regulations can be
found at this link: http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html. The Dean of Graduate Studies website at http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/ is another graduate student resource.
ADMISSION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA
A. Criteria for Admission
Candidates for the MA degree must satisfy the minimum grade requirements set by
the University: namely, at least a 3.0 average or its equivalent. In addition, the History
Department requires as a minimum a degree in History with a 3.33 (B+) average or its
equivalent in History over the last two years of the undergraduate program. A degree
in a discipline related to History may be accepted in exceptional cases.
Candidates for the PhD degree ordinarily will only be admitted after completion of a
MA or its equivalent. Applicants with a BA applying directly to the PhD program must
have at least a 3.5 CGPA or its equivalent. Candidates for the MA degree at Simon
Fraser University may, under exceptional circumstances, be admitted into the PhD
program without completing the requirements for the MA, if they have completed
twenty hours of MA course work.
All applications, including writing samples, must be completed in English. When the
History Department must translate application materials, including letters of reference,
students must bear the costs of translation. All applicants whose native language is not
English will be required to prove their competence in English by taking the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing
System--British Council (IELTS). For further information, please refer to 1.3.12
English Language Competence in the Graduate General Regulations at this link:
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html.
The Department reserves the right to accept qualified candidates only when a
supervisor in one of the following areas is available and the University resources
(including library facilities) are deemed adequate for the student’s stated research
interests.
Major geographic areas of study:
• Canada
• The Americas
• Britain
• Europe
• Middle East
• Asia
• Africa (graduate supervision not available at this time)
Major thematic areas of study:
• Class, Politics, and Popular Protest
• Culture and Critical Theory
• Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, and Transnationalism
• Religion, Ideas, and Society
• Women, Gender, and Sexuality
• Environment
• Oral History
• Race and Ethnicity
• Urban History
• Indigenous and Aboriginal Histories
• Early Modern World
B. Department Procedures Regarding Admission
Applications for admission are adjudicated by the Graduate Program Committee
(GPC) in consultation with appropriate members of the Department. Applications
are made online through the Dean of Graduate Studies website at
http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/prosp_students/application_process/.
Additionally, the
Department of History requires applicants to submit a sample of
their written work
(term paper for MA applicants and a chapter from a Master’s thesis
or some comparable
work for PhD applicants) and fill out a supplementary application
form outlining a
proposed program of research. When an applicant’s file is completed, it
is reviewed by the GPC. The GPC
will make one of the following four recommendations:
a) Applicant is admitted to the program.
b) Applicant is admitted as a Qualifying Student. The applicant is expected to meet the requirements for admission to a Master’s or Doctoral program through the satisfactory completion of no more than thirty semester hours of specified courses. A Qualifying Student who has completed the make-up requirements may then apply for full admission to the graduate program.
c) Application for admission is rejected.
d) The GPC can delay its decision until additional information is received, and inform the applicant accordingly. This may happen when the application appears marginal, but the academic record for the current year could improve the chance of admission. In such cases, the decision is delayed until updated academic transcripts are received. When the additional information is received, the applicant is either admitted or rejected.
All applications are subject to final approval by the University’s Senate Graduate
Studies Committee and final offer letters will be sent out by the Dean of Graduate
Studies Office.
Admission for MA and PhD students will be in the fall semester only. Applications
and all supporting documentation should be submitted by January 8 in the year of
admission. Decisions on admissions are generally made in the month following
the deadline. Applications can be accepted after January 8 in consultation with the
Graduate Chair but those received before the deadline will have first consideration for
internal funding.
A. Program of Study
The History Department expects students to complete their program in 4-6 semesters
(16-24 months), under normal circumstances. For students who require language
training or foreign research, completion of the degree may take longer.
All students take History 814 Historical Methods in their first semester and in the
spring take History 815 Prospectus Workshop, a course which is designed to help
students complete and defend their thesis prospectus and prepare them to research and
write their thesis. The prospectus is usually defended at the end of the spring semester.
In addition to 814 and 815, students will take one thematic/comparative course, one
regional course, and one other course. Any course other than 814 and 815 may be
taken as a directed readings course. Normally students may take only one course as
a directed readings course; other courses must be selected from among the currently
scheduled courses. Course selections must be made in consultation with the Senior
Supervisor.
Once students have completed their course work and are researching and writing their
thesis, they enrol in History 898 (MA Thesis). During this time, they are expected to
participate in the Candidates Seminar which is typically run by a member of the GPC
and meets monthly. As part of this Candidates Seminar, students will be required to
present portions of their own work-in-progress at least once per semester.
All completed theses that have received the approval of their Supervisory Committee
proceed to an oral defence that is open to the academic community and the public.
The Masters degree is complete only when the thesis has been successfully defended in
the oral examination.
All students must demonstrate a reading ability in one language other than their native
language that is relevant to their research area and acceptable to the Supervisory
Committee and the GPC. Students whose research does not require competence in a
language other than English shall nevertheless be examined in French. The examination consists of a written translation of source material into English.
Students are expected to complete the requirements for the degree as follows (this is
what is known in the department as “timely progress”):
Semester 1
History 814 plus one course (10 credit hours)
Semester 2
History 815 plus 2 courses (15 credit hours); thesis prospectus defence (where
applicable, approval of the University Research Ethics Board will be acquired at this
time)
Semester 3
Language exams will be completed by the end of semester 3 unless special permission
has been obtained from the Graduate Chair*
Semesters 3 - 6
Research, thesis write-up and defence (see section C: Thesis Prospectus, Thesis and
Defence)
*It is expected that students who must take substantial additional training, such
as foreign language training, will take an equivalent amount of additional time to
complete their program requirements. The course French for Reading Knowledge is not
considered substantial additional training.
Please note that 1.12.2 Master’s Degree in the Graduate General Regulations states
that a student shall complete all the requirements for a master’s degree within 12 terms
of equivalent enrollment.
B. Graduate Courses (MA and PhD)
Area One - Required Courses
HIST 814-5 Historical Methods
HIST 815-5 Prospectus Workshop
HIST 898-6 MA Thesis and Candidate Seminar (this is not technically a course; it is
what you enrol in while you are doing your research and writing)
HIST 899-6 PhD Thesis (this is not technically a course; it is what you enrol in while
you are doing your research and writing)
Area Two - Regional Courses (offered either as seminars or directed readings courses
on an
annual basis*)
HIST 805-5 The North American West
HIST 806-5 Themes in Canadian History
HIST 810-5 Themes in European History
HIST 822-5 Themes in British and Irish History
HIST 843-5 Themes in US History
HIST 845-5 Themes in Latin American History
HIST 852-5 Themes in Middle Eastern History
HIST 864-5 Themes in African History (not currently offered)
HIST 870-5 Themes in Asian History
HIST 891-5 The French Experience in North America
*Not all courses are offered as seminars every year. If a course is not being offered during your
coursework term, you may be able to arrange to take it as a directed reading course.
You will
have to have identified a faculty member who is willing to oversee the directed readings. This
option should be considered in consultation with your Senior Supervisor and must be registered in
through the Graduate Secretary.
Area Three - Thematic/Comparative courses (offered either as seminars or directed
readings courses on an annual basis*)
HIST 812-5 History and Theory
HIST 821-5 Early Modern World
HIST 879-5 Environmental History
HIST 882-5 Oral History
HIST 883-5 Film and History
HIST 884-5 Science and Society
HIST 887-5 Comparative Labour History
HIST 888-5 Indigenous Peoples
HIST 889-5 Colonialism/Post Colonialism
HIST 890-5 Gender and History
HIST 892-5 Religion and Society
HIST 896-5 Race and Ethnicity
*Not all courses are offered as seminars every year. If a course is not being offered during your
coursework term, you may be able to arrange to take it as a directed reading course.
You will
have to have identified a faculty member who is willing to oversee the directed readings. This
option should be considered in consultation with your Senior Supervisor and must be registered in
through the Graduate Secretary.
Area Four - Other Courses
HIST 897-5 Supervised Readings - A student has the option of doing a supervised
reading with his or her or other faculty member in an agreed upon subject that is not
covered by a course currently in the curriculum. These courses are given the “897”
designation and must be registered in through the Graduate Secretary.
Courses in other departments and institutions
SFU History graduate students are eligible to take courses in other departments at
the University or, through the Western Dean’s Agreement, at UBC or other western
universities. Additional tuition fees are not charged. Students can acquire the Western
Dean’s Agreement form and information from the Dean of Graduate Studies website
at http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/forms/.
C. Thesis Prospectus, Thesis and Defence
Thesis Prospectus
All MA students must write and defend a thesis prospectus. Students will work
on
their prospectus during HIST 815 and will do so in consultation with their
Supervisory Committee which must have been established by the end of the first
semester. A
thesis prospectus should present a coherent thesis topic and place such a
topic
within the framework of existing work in this area. The thesis prospectus will be
10 - 15 pages in length. It should contain:
- A precise definition of the topic.
- A demonstration of critical awareness of pertinent literature.
- A statement of the significance of the topic in relation to existing knowledge
and theory in the area. - A discussion of principal sources and defence of the chosen methodology.
- Where applicable, a discussion of research ethics.
All students proposing research involving human subjects, including oral history,
whether funded or unfunded, must have their research approved in advance by the
University Research Ethics Board. The approval normally should be sought prior to
the prospectus defence. We advise students to take the Research Ethics Board tutorial
for graduate students and to work closely with their Senior Supervisor to craft their
application for ethics approval.
The Senior Supervisor, in consultation with the Supervisory Committee, will
determine when the prospectus is ready to be defended and then has the responsibility
of informing the Graduate Chair in writing of the intent of the student to proceed to
a defence. It is expected, however, that all MA prospectus defences will be scheduled
during the last two weeks in April.
The thesis prospectus defence is presented to the Graduate Chair and the prospectus
examining committee which consists of the Supervisory Committee plus, in
some cases, one other faculty member with relevant experience who is not on the
Supervisory Committee. The Senior Supervisor may also invite additional faculty
members to attend the defence. The prospectus defence is open to the university
community. Copies of the thesis prospectus should be submitted to the Graduate
Secretary and members of the student’s prospectus examining committee at least one
week in advance.
The thesis prospectus defence consists of a brief presentation (no more than 10
minutes) on the prospectus followed by 2 rounds of questions by the prospectus
examining committee.
One of three recommendations can be made by the prospectus examining committee
to the GPC:
- That the student proceeds to work on the thesis.
- That the student revises the thesis prospectus as specified by the prospectus
examining committee and then proceed to work on the thesis. - That the student be required to submit a revised proposal for another
defence.
The total number of revised proposals will be limited to a maximum of two.
Thesis and Defence
Preparation of a thesis defence shall not take place until the thesis is substantially
complete and in the format laid down in Preparation of Theses, Extended Essays, and
Projects: Regulations and Guidelines which can be found at this link:
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/theses
All thesis defences are subject to 1.9 Preparation for Examinations and 1.10 Examinations
in the Graduate General Regulations found at this link:
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html. Please note that
the
terms thesis
defence used herein and examinations used
in the
Graduate General
Regulations are interchangeable.
The History Department has adopted the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition) as its
style manual, but the much more concise Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses
and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian will be more than adequate for most practical
purposes.
Before a defence date can be set, both the Senior Supervisor and Supervisory
Committee member(s) must have received and read a complete draft of the thesis and
agreed that it is ready to be defended. Such agreement does not mean that the thesis
is perfect; merely that it is defensible. Both the Senior Supervisor and committee
member(s) may raise questions and challenge key aspects of the thesis during the oral
examination.
When the Senior Supervisor and Supervisory Committee member(s) agree that the
thesis may be defended, the Senior Supervisor, in consultation with the committee
member(s) will come up with a list of possible external examiners (for clarification on
the definition of a master’s external examiner please see regulation 1.9.1. Examining
Committee for a Master’s Degree Candidate (c) at this link: http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html.)
The master’s external examiner
should, to the maximum extent possible, be at
‘arm’s length’ from the student and from
the members of the Supervisory Committee, especially the Senior Supervisor. They
should be free from any actual, potential, or
perceived conflicts of interest.
The Senior Supervisor, or possibly another member of the Supervisory Committee,
establishes contact with the intended external examiner, determines whether the
person is able and willing to serve as examiner and proposes a mutually agreeable date
for the defence. After this point the Graduate Secretary and the Dean of Graduate
Studies office liaise with the external examiner to finalize arrangements. The student
must not contact the external examiner in any way before the defence.
At least six weeks prior to the intended date of defence, the appropriate
Recommendation of Examining Committee form is prepared by the Graduate
Secretary, signed off by the Senior Supervisor, and submitted for the approval of
the Graduate Chair. The intended date, time and place of the defence must be
specified. A copy of the thesis abstract must accompany the form. When the proposed
Examiner(s) is from outside of SFU or an adjunct professor, a brief biography must also
accompany the form. The Recommendation of Examining Committee form, with
the accompanying documents is then submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies office
at least 4 weeks in advance of the thesis defence.
The History Department adheres to the Best Practices for the conduct of a thesis defence
as
outlined on the Dean of Graduate Studies website at: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/
facstaff/thesisdefences/. A minimum of two weeks prior to the
defence the requisite number
of copies of the thesis must be submitted to the Graduate
Secretary (check with the
Graduate Secretary as to how many copies are required).
After the defence, when the Senior Supervisor has approved any changes that may
have been requested, the candidate is required to submit the now complete thesis to
the library. The candidate must follow the directions as outlined in The Last Steps
which can be found at this link:http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/theses.
The candidate must then make an appointment with the Graduate
Secretary to obtain
the signed approval pages and the Senior Supervisor’s memo
approving the thesis’s submission to the library. In addition to the copies required by
the library, the History Department requires two copies, a department and a Senior
Supervisor’s copy. The
printing of all thesis copies is the responsibility of the candidate
but the History Department pays the binding costs for the department and Senior
Supervisor copies. Binding is done through SFSS Copy Centre and the Graduate
Secretary will provide you with a memo requesting that two copies be charged to the
History Department.
A. Program of Study
Upon admission to the graduate program in History, each student will be assigned a
faculty supervisor (hereafter referred to as the Senior Supervisor), enrol in at least one
graduate seminar, and begin reading for comprehensive examinations. The Senior
Supervisor, Supervisory Committee (if one has been established at this point in
time – a supervisory committee must be established by the end of the first semester
in the program) and the student shall determine three fields of study, at least two
of which will be chosen from the list below. A third field may be chosen within or
outside the Department of History with permission of the GPC. The student and
each field supervisor will agree as soon as possible upon a general list of readings of
approximately forty to forty-five books (or the equivalent) in each field. Copies of
these reading lists must be submitted to the Graduate Secretary by the end of the first
semester. The GPC will approve these lists and they will be placed in the student’s file.
Students are expected to cover the material on these lists, preferably by means of a
structured reading and writing program with their Senior Supervisors. Comprehensive
examinations will be based on the reading lists.
PhD students must successfully complete at least one graduate seminar course for
credit, normally History 814 Historical Methods, if a methodology course has not
already been taken in a master’s program. Coursework must be completed before
sitting comprehensive exams; therefore PhD candidates must successfully complete a
course in their first or second term. Refer to Section 3.B for a list of graduate courses.
Within one semester of the successful completion of the comprehensive examinations
and formal admission to candidacy, the student will submit a thesis prospectus (see
section 4D: Thesis Prospectus, Thesis and Defence) on a topic agreed upon with his/
her Supervisory Committee. Through his/her thesis, the student must demonstrate
an ability to make an original contribution to knowledge through the discovery and
analysis of new information and through the exercise of independent critical thinking.
All students must demonstrate a reading ability in one language other than their native
language that is relevant to their research area and acceptable to the Supervisory
Committee and the GPC. Students whose research does not require competence in a
language other than English shall nevertheless be examined in French. The examination consists of a written translation of source material into English.
1.12.3 Doctoral Degree in the Graduate General Regulations states that a student shall
complete all the requirements for a Doctoral degree within eight calendar years of
enrolment as a doctoral student. The progress expected by the History Department is
as follows:
Semesters 1 - 3
Successful completion of at least one graduate course; preparation for comprehensive
examinations
Semester 4
Successful completion of comprehensive field examinations; preparation of thesis
prospectus (where applicable, approval of the University Research Ethics Committee
should be sought in this semester.)
Semester 5
Defence of thesis prospectus, language examination, and thesis research (see section
4D: Thesis Prospectus, Thesis and Defence)
Semesters 6 - 9
Thesis research and writing
Semesters 10-15
Thesis defence (See section 4D: Thesis Prospectus, Thesis and Defence.)
The Department expects students who have received three full years of fellowship or
scholarship support to complete their degree requirements within 12 semesters.
B. PhD Fields
Canadian Social and Cultural History
Canadian Political and Economic History
Gender and History
Rural History
Medieval Europe
Early Modern Europe
The British Isles since 1485
Great Britain as a Great Power since 1763
France since 1789
Germany since the 18th Century
Russia since Peter the Great
European International Relations since the Early 19th Century
European Social History
European Cultural History
European Intellectual History
State and Society in the 19th Century Ottoman Empire
State and Society in the 20th Century Middle East
The Middle East in the International System
The Geopolitics of the Indian Empire
Islamic India
Sub-Saharan Africa since 1800 (not currently offered)
European Settlement in Africa (not currently offered)
United States to 1890
United States since 1890
United States Cultural History 1830-1890
Colonial Latin America
Latin America since Independence
History of Sexuality
World History
It is understood that these fields will provide reasonably full coverage of a defined area
of study. They are not exclusively conceived as preparations for the PhD dissertation.
C. Comprehensive Field Examinations
Comprehensive field examinations consist of written and oral components and will
be based on the reading lists which were submitted to the Graduate Secretary in the
student’s first semester in the program.
The written component of the examinations must take one of two forms for each
field, to be determined by the field supervisor:
1. the PhD candidate shall write a three-hour examination, consisting of two or three questions, to be completed in the Department of History. All examination questions must be submitted to the Graduate Chair at least a week prior to the date of the examination;
Or
2. the PhD candidate shall write an essay of no more than 5,000 words. This essay shall be based on a question or questions submitted to the candidate by the examiner at least one week in advance of the essay due date, and submitted to the Graduate Chair at least one week prior to submission to the student.
Students are expected to complete the written component of their exams in week 5 of
their fourth semester. Only under extraordinary circumstances are students permitted
to complete their comprehensive exams at a date later than this. Whether the student
writes essays, exams, or a combination of the two, the written components for each of
the three fields must be submitted in the same week.
Every written examination or essay will have a second reader, normally chosen from
within the History Department, and each will evaluate the written comprehensive
exam without reference to the other reader’s evaluation. However, upon completing
their evaluation, both readers of each written examination/essay must agree that the
student has passed before the oral component can take place. If there is disagreement
between the two readers, a third reader may be asked to read the exam/essay. A
student who fails one of the written examinations, and one only, will have one
additional chance for re-examination. Students who fail more than one exam will not
be given the opportunity to rewrite any of the exams nor will they proceed to the oral
examination.
The oral component of the examinations consists of an oral examination that must be
sat in the week immediately following the successfully completed written component
of the examinations. The oral examination will be conducted by the three field
supervisors and will last three hours. During the oral examination, students will be
asked to clarify or expand upon their written answers and to demonstrate a broader
knowledge of their fields. All examination questions must be submitted to the
Graduate Chair at least a week prior to the date of the examination. Oral examination
questions shall concern only the question(s) posed in the written components. In cases
where students are given a choice of questions in the written exam, examiners may ask
the candidates to respond to those questions not answered in the written component.
A pass with distinction, pass, or fail will be assigned by the field supervisors after
the completion of the oral examination. A student who fails at this stage will not be
allowed to continue in the program.
D. Thesis Prospectus, Thesis and Defence
Thesis Prospectus
All PhD students must write and defend a thesis prospectus. A thesis prospectus should
present a coherent thesis topic and place such a topic within the framework of existing
work in this area. The thesis prospectus will be 10 - 15 pages in length. It should
contain:
• A precise definition of the topic.
• A demonstration of critical awareness of pertinent literature.
• A statement of the significance of the topic in relation to existing knowledge
and theory in the area.
• A discussion of principal sources and defence of the chosen methodology.
• Where applicable, a discussion of research ethics.
All students proposing research involving human subjects, including oral history,
whether funded or unfunded, must have their research approved in advance by the
University Research Ethics Board. The approval normally should be sought prior to
the prospectus defence. We advise students to take the Research Ethics Board tutorial
for graduate students and to work closely with their Senior Supervisor to craft their
application for ethics approval.
The Senior Supervisor, in consultation with the Supervisory Committee, which
should have been established by the end of the first semester, will determine when the
prospectus is ready to be defended and then has the responsibility of informing the
Graduate Chair in writing of the intent of the student to proceed to a defence. It is
expected that all PhD prospectus defences will be scheduled before the end of the fifth
semester and after the completion of the comprehensive field examinations.
The thesis prospectus defence is presented to the Graduate Chair and the prospectus
examining committee which consists of the Supervisory Committee plus, in
some cases, one other faculty member with relevant experience who is not on the
Supervisory Committee. The Senior Supervisor may also invite additional faculty
members to attend the defence. The prospectus defence is open to the university
community. Copies of the thesis prospectus should be submitted to the Graduate
Secretary and members of the student’s prospectus examining committee at least one
week in advance. The thesis prospectus defence consists of a brief presentation (no
more than 20 minutes) on the prospectus followed by two rounds of questions by the
prospectus examining committee.
One of three recommendations can be made by the prospectus examining committee
to the GPC:
• That the student proceeds to work on the thesis.
• That the student revises the thesis prospectus as specified by the prospectus
examining committee and then proceed to work on the thesis.
• That the student be required to submit a revised proposal for another
defence. The total number of revised proposals will be limited to a
maximum of two.
Thesis and Defence
Preparation of a thesis defence shall not take place until the thesis is substantially
complete and in the format laid down in Preparation of Theses, Extended Essays, and
Projects: Regulations and Guidelines which can be found at this link:
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/theses
All thesis defences are subject to 1.9 Preparation for Examinations and 1.10 Examinations
in the Graduate General Regulations found at this link:
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html.
Please note that the terms thesis
defence used examinations used in the graduate general regulations
are interchangeable.
The History Department has adopted the Chicago Manual of Style (13th edition) as its
style manual, but the much more concise Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses
and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian will be more than adequate for most practical
purposes.
Before a defence date can be set, both the Senior Supervisor and the Supervisory
Committee member(s) must have received and read a complete draft of the thesis and
agreed that it is ready to be defended. Such agreement does not mean that the thesis
is perfect; merely that it is defensible. Both the Senior Supervisor and committee
member(s) may raise questions and challenge key aspects of the thesis during the oral
examination.
When the Senior Supervisor and Supervisory Committee member(s) agree that the
thesis may be defended, the Senior Supervisor, in consultation with the committee
member(s) should come up with a list of possible internal external and external
examiners (for clarification on the definition of internal external and external
examiners see regulation 1.9.3 Examining Committee for Doctoral Thesis (c) and (d),
respectively, in the Graduate General Regulations at this link:
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html.
The external examiners should,
to the maximum extent possible, be at ‘arm’s length’
from the student and from the
members of the Supervisory Committee, especially the
Senior Supervisor. They
should be free from any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts
of interest.
The Senior Supervisor, or possibly another member of the Supervisory Committee,
establishes contact with the intended examiners, determines whether these persons are
able and willing to serve and proposes a mutually agreeable date for the defence. After
this point the Graduate Secretary and the Dean of Graduate Studies office liaise with
the external examiners to finalize arrangements. The student must not contact the
external examiners in any way before the defence.
At least eight weeks prior to the intended date of defence, the appropriate
Recommendation of Examining Committee form is prepared by the Graduate Secretary,
signed off by the Senior Supervisor, and submitted for the approval of the Graduate
Chair. The intended date, time and place of the defence must be specified. A copy
of the thesis abstract must accompany the form. When the proposed examiner(s) is
from outside of SFU or an Adjunct professor, a brief biography must also accompany
the form. The Recommendation of Examining Committee form, with the accompanying
documents is then submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies at least 6 weeks in
advance of thesis.
The History Department adheres to the Best Practices for the conduct of a thesis
defence as
outlined on the DGS website at: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/facstaff/
thesisdefences/. A minimum of two weeks prior to the defence the requisite
number
of copies of the thesis must be submitted to the Graduate Secretary (check
with
the Graduate Secretary as to how many copies are required).
After the defence, when the Senior Supervisor has approved any changes that may
have been requested, the candidate is required to submit the now complete thesis to
the library. The candidate must follow the directions as outlined in The Last Steps
which can be found at this link:http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/theses.
The candidate must then make an appointment with the Graduate
Secretary to
obtain the signed approval pages and the Senior Supervisor’s memo
approving the
thesis’s submission to the library. In addition to the copies required
by the library,
the History Department requires two copies, a department and a
Senior Supervisor
copy. The printing of all thesis copies is the responsibility of the
candidate but the
history department pays the binding costs for department and Senior
Supervisor copies. Binding is done through SFSS Copy Centre and the Graduate
Secretary will provide you
with a memo requesting that two copies be charged to the
History Department.
PROGRESS EVALUATION, GRADE DEFERRALS
AND STUDENT APPEALS
A. Progress and Evaluation Reports
All returning masters and doctoral students will submit the Report of Progress Through
the Graduate Program (the form for which the Graduate Secretary will send to all
returning grads by the end of the summer) to their Senior Supervisor annually by
September 15, briefly describing the progress they have made in their course work,
research and writing, and outlining their research and writing plans for the next one or
two semesters. Upon receipt of the students’ reports, Senior Supervisors will complete
the Evaluation of Progress Through the Graduate Program report on their students and,
where possible, meet with their students to go over their progress in the program. The
signatures of both student and Senior Supervisor are required on both reports and must
be submitted by October 6 to the Graduate Secretary for placement in the student’s
file and access by the GPC.
The GPC will meet annually with supervisors to discuss the graduate program and the
progress of their students.
The procedures for review of unsatisfactory progress can be found in 1.8.2 Review
of Unsatisfactory Progress in the Graduate General Regulations at this link:
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html. The following
guidelines are intended to clarify, for departmental purposes, these regulations:
a) The Senior Supervisor
If the student’s work appears to be inadequate and
might merit his/her dismissal from the Graduate Program, the Senior Supervisor
must provide written warning to the student, with a copy to the Graduate Chair
and the GPC, at least one semester before the GPC considers dismissal of the
student. The Senior Supervisor may not resign unilaterally from his/her position
as Senior Supervisor but must refer the case to the GPC. Full documentation
must be provided at each stage of the proceedings.
b) The student
Similarly, the student has the right of appeal to the GPC in case of deadlock with his or her Senior Supervisor. Full documentation must be provided at each stage of the proceedings.
c) The GPC
In line with university procedures, the GPC will lay out clear guidelines for supervisors in dealing with students whose work is not up to standards. If warranted, the GPC will review each student’s progress and discuss their findings with the student’s Senior Supervisor. If this progress is deemed
unsatisfactory, the student will be warned in writing of the decision.
B. Grade Deferrals
In exceptional circumstances, the grade for a course may be deferred. This shall be
entered as DE in the student’s record. University regulations stipulate that if the grade
is not received by the end of the last day of the first month of the semester following
the semester in which the course was taken, the DE grade will automatically be
converted to an N. For the purposes of calculating the CGPA, N counts for 0 points.
C. Student Appeals
Students with grievances should first consult their supervisors and then, if necessary,
approach either the Graduate Chair or, if they prefer, one of the members of the
GPC. For more information students should refer to 1.16 Graduate Student Appeals
in the Graduate General Regulations at this link: http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/
for_students/grad_regulation.html.
Many graduate students can expect anywhere from one to four semesters of financial
support, including the summer semester in some cases. Much of the support at the
MA level is in the form of teaching assistantships (TAships) but funding in the form
of graduate fellowships, entrance scholarships, private awards, SSHRCs and graduate
student travel funding is also available to apply for by both MA and PhD students.
A. Teaching Assistantships and Tutor Markerships
Teaching Assistants direct undergraduate tutorials, evaluate papers, and mark
examinations. The current value of a TAship in the History Department is $5,474.00
per semester for MA candidates and $6,459.00 per semester for PhD candidates for
a full load of five base units (approximately 210 hours per semester). When tutorials
are cancelled due to poor enrollment, TAships that are conditional on enrollment
numbers may be decreased to fewer than five base units or cancelled altogether. Tutor
markerships (TMships) are also available for distance education (CODE) courses, and
are paid by CODE according to enrollment numbers.
Graduate students may, at the time of admission into the program, be offered a
number of semesters of support from TAships or TMships. Every effort is made
to assign students to undergraduate courses which fall within their own field of
specialization. The Department sends notification of available TAships and TMships to
all current and incoming students approximately 9 to 10 weeks prior to the semester
in which they will be taken up. Students must submit an application to be considered
for these positions, even in the circumstance of having been offered TAship or TMship
funding in their admission letters. The criteria for the awarding of TAships in the
Department of History can be found in Appendix II.
Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Tutor Markers (TMs) are represented by the Teaching
Support Staff Union (TSSU) and work under a collective agreement which can
be found at this link: http://www.sfu.ca/~humanr2/hr_services/employee_
relations/collective_agreements/documents/tssu_ca2004_2010.pdf.
B. Research Assistantships
Research Assistantships may also be available to graduate students through faculty
research grants and are usually available in the summer semester.
C. Graduate Fellowships
The History Department awards its graduate fellowships (GFs), worth $6,250 or
$3,125 for a partial GF, in the summer semester. We accept applications at the time
of application to the program and, for current students, in the spring semester, for
awards tenable in the summer semester of the following year. Students who have been
awarded a GF in their admission packages nevertheless must submit an application
to the Graduate Secretary when the call out to apply to these awards is made if they
have not already done so when applying to the program. Please see the Dean of
Graduate Studies website for more information on GFs:
http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/scholarships_and_awards/graduate_fellowships/.
D. Other Scholarships and External Fellowships
See the Dean of Graduate Studies website at http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/
for information on entrance scholarships and details on other awards and scholarships
administered by the federal government, the University and other institutions and
associations. In addition to the University scholarships, the following scholarships are
available only to History graduate students at SFU:
William and Jane Saywell Graduate Scholarship in History: One scholarship
valued at approximately $1,000 is awarded to a graduate student studying any field of
History. The application deadline is January 30.
Cook Conference Scholarship: A scholarship of approximately $1,500 is awarded
to a graduate student studying any field of History. Preference will be given to M.A.
students who will have completed five or fewer semesters or Ph.D. students who have
completed ten or fewer semesters of their program during the semester of tenure of
the award. The recipient of this award must be a full-time registered student during the
tenure of the award. The application deadline is January 30.
Leon J. Ladner Graduate Scholarship: Valued at approximately $400, this
scholarship is awarded to a student doing post-graduate work in the field of British
Columbian history. The application deadline is January 30.
Douglas Cole Memorial Graduate Entrance Scholarship in Cultural History:
A scholarship is awarded to a student entering the History graduate program whose
focus is on cultural history. The amount awarded varies each year. The application
deadline is March 15.
William. F. and Ruth Baldwin Graduate Scholarship: One scholarship in British
History valued at approximately $8,000 is awarded preferentially to an incoming
student. Tenure of this scholarship is for two semesters. The recipient of this award
must be a full-time registered student during the tenure of the award. The application
deadline is March 15.
Alan David Aberbach Scholarship in United States History: This scholarship,
awarded to a student of U.S. History and tenable in the fall, has a minimum value of
$3,500. Multiple scholarships may be awarded when endowment income permits.
This award is by nomination of the Graduate Chair in History.
E. SSHRCS
An application to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is
dependent upon an applicant’s status as per SSHRC guidelines at: http://www.sshrc.ca/.
For current SFU students and recently graduated SFU students (e.g. students who
have graduated or will graduate in the year of the SSHRC application), applications
must be submitted to the Graduate Secretary. The deadline is generally in October
and is dependent upon the deadline set by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
For all other students please check your applicant status at the SSHRC website. For
more information, see the SSHRC website at http://www.sshrc.ca/.
F. Travel and Minor Research Awards
The purpose of Travel and Minor Research Awards is to support the travel component
of the scholarly activity of graduate students related to their research. Applications
for travel and minor research awards may be made three times a year, but most of the
Department’s funding is allotted in the summer semester. The Department accepts
applications in April for summer semester awards, August for fall semester awards,
and December for spring semester awards. In the History Department, priority for
conference travel will go to students who are presenting original research and, among
MA students, to those in semesters 4 through 6. Priority for research travel will go
to those who are conducting research that is essential to their thesis and, among MA
applicants, to those in their 3rd or 4th semesters.
The History Department also supports graduate student travel to the annual Qualicum
Conference in Parksville on Vancouver Island. This student-faculty history conference
is well attended by UVic, UBC and SFU history graduate students. Up to 13 grants
valued at $100 (for those attending) and $150 (for those presenting) and depending on
funding availability will be given to participants of this conference with priority going
towards those who are presenting a paper. Graduate students will be asked to submit
an application for funding prior to the conference and successful applicants will submit
a travel and business expense claim on their return to claim their grant. Students
who are applying for the $150 grant must submit the paper they are presenting at the
conference.
For further information on faculty please see the Department website at:
http://cgi.sfu.ca/~wwwhist/cgi-bin/FacultyandStaff.php.
FACULTY
JEREMY BROWN, PhD (University of California, San Diego)
Modern China
ELISE CHENIER, PhD. (Queens)
Modern Canada, sexuality, women and gender
LUKE CLOSSEY, PhD (Berkeley)
Early modern world
JOHN CRAIG, PhD (Cambridge)
Early modern England
ALEXANDER DAWSON, PhD (SUNY)
Modern Latin America
KAREN FERGUSON, PhD (Duke)
20th Century United States
PAUL GARFINKEL, PhD (Brandeis)
Modern Italy
ANDREA GEIGER, PhD (Washington)
Western North America, migration
ANDRE GEROLYMATOS, PhD (McGill)
Modern Greece, political and social history
MARY ELLEN KELM, PhD (Toronto)
Modern Canada, indigenous peoples, health and gender
NICOLAS KENNY, PhD (Université de Montréal and Université Libre de
Bruxelles)
Canada/Quebec, cultural and urban history, Europe
WILLEEN KEOUGH, PhD (Memorial)
Atlantic Canada, Ireland, gender, ethnicity, cultural memory
DIMITRI KRALLIS, PhD (Michigan)
Byzantium
THOMAS KUEHN, PhD (NYU)
Modern Middle East, Ottoman empire
MARK LEIER, PhD (Memorial)
Modern Canada, labour and left studies
JACK LITTLE, PhD (Ottawa)
Canada/Quebec, social, cultural, political history
DERRYL MACLEAN, PhD (McGill)
South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East
JANICE MATSUMURA, PhD (York)
Modern Japan
EMILY O’BRIEN, PhD (Brown)
Italian Renaissance
HILMAR M. PABEL, PhD (Yale)
Early modern Europe, Reformation
ROXANNE PANCHASI, PhD (Rutgers)
Modern France
ALLEN SEAGER, PhD (York)
Western Canada, labour
PAUL SEDRA, PhD (NYU)
Modern Arab Middle East
JENNIFER SPEAR, PhD (Minnesota)
Early North America; race, gender & sexuality
JOSEPH TAYLOR, PhD (Washington)
Western North America, environmental history
ILYA VINKOVETSKY, PhD (Berkeley)
Modern Russia and Soviet Union
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
• Americas (Dawson, Ferguson, Geiger, Kelm, Spear, Taylor)
• Britain & Ireland (Craig, Keough)
• Canada (Chenier, Geiger, Kelm, Kenny, Keough, Leier, Little, Seager)
• Early Modern (Clossey, Craig, O’Brien, Pabel)
• Europe (Craig, Garfinkel, Gerolymatos, Krallis, O’Brien, Pabel, Panchasi,
Vinkovetsky)
• Global/Comparative (Clossey, Geiger, Sedra, Vinkovetsky)
• Middle East & Asia (Brown, Kuehn, MacLean, Matsumura, Sedra)
THEMATIC CLUSTERS
• History and Theory (Panchasi, Dawson, Leier)
• Early Modern World (Clossey, O’Brien, Pabel, Craig,)
• Oral History (Chenier, Keough, Kelm, Brown, Kenny)
• Film and History (Garfinkel, Sedra, Panchasi)
• Science and Society (Taylor, Kelm)
• Comparative Labour History (Leier, Seager)
• Indigenous Peoples (Dawson, Kelm, Geiger)
• Colonialism/Post Colonialism (Vinkovetsky, Sedra, Kuehn)
• Gender, Sexuality and History (Chenier, Keough, Kelm, Spear)
• Religion and Society (Clossey, Craig, Little, Pabel, Sedra, Maclean)
• Race and Ethnicity (Ferguson, Dawson, Geiger, Sedra, Vinkovetsky, Kelm)
STAFF
Judi Fraser: Manager, Academic & Administrative Services
Financial, course planning/scheduling, key requisitions/TA office assignments, TAship
inquiries (in Ruth’s absence), RAships, Sessional contracts, payroll inquiries, problems
with offices or classrooms, printers.
Tessa Wright: Undergraduate Advisor
Undergraduate student advising, registration procedures, enrollments, grading
procedures and grade appeals, and student awards.
Ruth Anderson: Secretary to the Chair & Graduate Chair
All administrative matters concerning the graduate program: admissions, grant and
scholarship applications, TA and TMships, graduate program paperwork, registration
in courses.
Anne Klein: Budget Assistant/Front Office
Photocopy codes, processing of expense claims for Qualicum travel grants, copicards
(for use in the library), duplicating requests, ordering supplies.
Julie Sloan: Communications and Recruitment Officer
Website management, events, media, public relations, and undergraduate and graduate
recruitment activities.
History website:
http://www.sfu.ca/history/
Dean of Graduate Studies (DGS) website:
http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/
Graduate General Regulations:
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_regulation.html
Graduate Student forms available on the DGS website:
http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/forms/
Scholarships and Awards (DGS website):
http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/scholarships_and_awards/
Graduate Resources, Department of History:
http://www.sfu.ca/history/gradresources.html
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website:
http://www.fass.sfu.ca/
SFU International:
http://students.sfu.ca/international/
Library website:
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/
Last Steps (thesis submission guide):
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/sites/default/files/10048/LastSteps.pdf
Athletics and Recreation:
http://www.sfu.ca/athleticsandrec/index.html
Residence and Housing:
http://students.sfu.ca/residences/
Maps and Directions:
http://www.sfu.ca/about/maps.html
U-Pass program at SFU:
http://students.sfu.ca/upass/
Parking:
http://www.sfu.ca/security/Parking/
Tuition fees:
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/for_students/grad_tuition_fees.html
TSSU:
http://www.tssu.ca/
TSSU Collective Agreement:
http://www.sfu.ca/~humanr2/hr_services/employee_relations/collective_agreements/
documents/tssu_ca2004_2010.pdf
Graduate Student Checklist
Pre-arrival:
- Read the Graduate Handbook
- Contact your Senior Supervisor to discuss course selection
- PhD students begin to discuss the selection of comprehensive fields with
their Senior Supervisor - Register for your courses (generally registration opens in July for graduate
students)
First Semester:
- Attend orientation
- Meet with Senior Supervisor during orientation
- MA students take 814 and one other course
- PhD students take 814 (unless they have taken 814 in their MA program)
and any other courses - Attend all workshops related to TAing, writing SSHRC applications and the like
- Discuss the composition of your committee with your Senior Supervisor
who will submit the Approval of Supervisory Committee form to the Graduate
Secretary by the end of the semester - Apply for SSHRC (for those students with the minimum GPA of 3.67)
- PhD students set up reading lists with their comprehensive field supervisors
and deposit a copy of each list with the Graduate Secretary by the end of the
semester
Second Semester:
- MA students take 815 and 2 other courses
- MA students defend prospectus
- For MA students who are using oral history as a methodology, complete
your application to the Research Ethics Board - PhD students should be meeting regularly with their field supervisors and
preparing for their comprehensive exams
Third Semester:
- MA students should meet with their Senior Supervisors to establish clear
expectations for this your first research semester - PhD students should be meeting regularly with their field supervisors
- MA students write their language exams: see Graduate Handbook for details
and exceptions
Fourth Semester:
- Progress Reports:
- By September 15 (and annually hereafter) submit Report of Progress
Through the Graduate Program to Senior Supervisor - Meet with Senior Supervisor to discuss and sign off on your report and
his/her assessment made on the Evaluation of Progress report - Both signed reports submitted by Senior Supervisor to Graduate
Secretary by Oct 6
- By September 15 (and annually hereafter) submit Report of Progress
- PhD students write their comprehensive exams this semester
- MA students begin attending Candidates Seminar to assist in the writing
process (participation should continue until the student has completed thesis)
Fifth Semester:
- PhD students write and defend their thesis prospectus this semester and
apply to the Research Ethics Board (where necessary) - PhD students write their language exams
Subsequent Research Semesters
- MA students attend Candidates Seminar
- Both MA and PhD students should be meeting at least once a semester with
their Senior Supervisors to discuss progress. Your Senior Supervisor may
request semesterly progress reports and formal progress reports are required
annually
Semester of Thesis Defence
- Decide with your Senior Supervisor when your thesis is ready to defend
- When the date has been set, your Senior Supervisor will notify the
Graduate Secretary as to the intention to proceed to the defence - Make an appointment with Graduate Secretary to go over details on
preparing for defence - Recommendation of Examining Committee form is prepared by Graduate
Secretary and forwarded to Dean of Graduate Studies office - Prepare your thesis in accordance with the format laid down in Preparation
of Theses, Extended Essays and Projects: Regulations and Guidelines found at this
link: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/theses. - Read the Graduate Handbook and the Best Practices for a defence document
found at http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/facstaff/thesisdefences/
for details on preparing and conducting a defence - After the defence and when all revisions are approved by Senior Supervisor
make a second appointment with the Graduate Secretary for final details on
submitting thesis to the library; refer to Graduate Handbook and the library’s
Last Steps document found at this link:
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/sites/default/files/10048/LastSteps.pdf
Criteria for Awarding Teaching Assistantships in the History Department
(Revised July 2010)
Priority is based on the following principles:
- Teaching-related experience in her/his field of study can be of value to a
graduate student both in her/his studies and in her/his preparation for a
career. - The provision of teaching-related employment is an element in the
University’s financial support of its graduate students.
In hiring teaching assistants, the History department will give priority to the applicants
in the following order:
- Graduate students registered in the department with priority for appointment
under XIII F.4 in the TSSU Collective Agreement. - Graduate students registered in the department without priority under XIII
F.4 in the TSSU Collective Agreement
Please note that as per a Memorandum of Agreement between the TSSU, Latin
American Studies and History, TSSU positions for History’s Latin American Studies
courses (at present this consists of HIST 208 and HIST 209) will be posted by
Latin American Studies and selected by the Latin American Studies Director.
Graduate students who have priority for appointment (as defined by XIII F.4 in the TSSU
Collective Agreement) include:
- Master’s students or Qualifying master’s students who have either not held an
appointment or held appointments totaling fewer than 25 base units - PhD students who have either not held an appointment or held appointments totaling fewer than 40 base units
- PhD students who do not hold a master’s degree who have either not held
an appointment or held appointments totaling fewer than 50 base units.
Whenever the number of applicants for teaching assistantships who have priority for
appointment exceeds the number of teaching assistantships available in a given semester,
preference shall be given according to the following criteria in order of importance:
- Incoming graduate students who, in their admission letters, have been
offered TAships in their first and second semesters of enrollment. However,
if, subsequent to our admission offer, an incoming student receives a
scholarship or research assistantship approaching or exceeding the value of
a full TAship, TAships are no longer guaranteed. Exception: scholarships or
prizes awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies which tie the award to a
departmental offer of a TAship or RAship. - Level of academic achievement, as measured by CGPA, and rate of progress
through the program (see definition of ‘timely progress through the program’
below). Normally, an application from a student enrolled in semesters
1 to 3 will have priority over an application from a student enrolled in
semesters 4 and beyond with the same CGPA. Consideration is given to
special circumstances which justify slower than normal progress through the
program, particularly for those applicants who have not previously held a
TAship. - Course and instructor evaluations from previous TA positions held
- Accumulated base units – total number of base units a student has acquired
as a TA or TM during the course of his/her studies - Consideration is also given to amount of support already received, instructor
requests, suitability for a particular course and applicant preferences.
Timely progress through the program
For Master’s students
Timely progress through the program is measured according to the successful
completion of the following program requirements as described in the MA program section.
Semester 1
History 814 plus one course (10 credit hours)
Semester 2
History 815 plus 2 courses (15 credit hours); thesis prospectus defence (where
applicable, approval of the University Research Ethics Board will be acquired at this
time)
Semester 3
Language exams will be completed by the end of semester 3 unless special permission
has been obtained from the Graduate Chair*
Semesters 3 - 6
Research, thesis write-up and defence
*It is expected that students who must take substantial additional training, such as foreign
language training, will take an equivalent amount of additional time to complete their program
requirements. French for Reading Knowledge is not considered substantial additional training.
For PhD students:
Except in cases where additional course requirements are made a condition of the
offer of admission to the program, timely progress through the program is measured
according to the successful completion of the following program requirements as
described in the PhD program section.
Semesters 1 – 3
Successful completion of at least one graduate course; preparation for comprehensive
examinations
Semester 4
Successful completion of comprehensive field examinations; preparation of thesis
prospectus
Semester 5
Defence of thesis prospectus, language examination, and thesis research
Semesters 6 - 9
Thesis research and writing
Semesters 10-15
Thesis defence
IN ALL CASES, MA and PhD students who have or have had substantial funding
from internal or external sources such as SSHRC during their program are expected to
progress at a quicker rate than those who do not.