2015–2016 Graduate Academic Calendar the 52Nd Academic Year

TRENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015–2016 2015–2016 Graduate Academic Calendar The 52nd Academic Year Nunc cognosco ex parte VISION FOR TRENT UNIVERSITY We create vibrant, engaged and sustainable communities of learning, teaching and research committed to free enquiry and expression. We encourage the dynamic interplay of research, teaching and learning, which enhance and energize each other in the classroom and beyond. We strive to make valued and socially responsible contributions to our local communities, to Canada, and to the world. We support a diversity of faculty, staff and students who share a commitment to the learning experience and are responsive to its challenges. We foster an environment where Indigenous knowledges are respected and recognized as a valid means by which to understand the world. We offer an enriched learning environment that encourages a passion for all knowledge, the exploration of the creative links between fields of study and a critical engagement with the world. We create opportunities for students, staff and faculty to flourish and develop as individuals and as global citizens. We affirm our commitment to excellence, to innovation and to leadership in research, academic programmes and community partnerships. We commit to building an inclusive intellectual and social community that values the collaboration of all of its individual members. School of Graduate Studies Trent University 1600 West Bank Drive Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 705-748-1011 ext 7245 • 1-888-739-8885 • Fax: 705-748-1154 [email protected] trentu.ca/graduatestudies Effective Date: September 1, 2015 Published by Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario 2015 WELCOME TO TRENT 1 About Trent One of Canada’s top universities, Trent University was Trent’s Residential Colleges founded on the ideal of interactive learning that’s personal, Trent’s residential colleges are central to the organizational purposeful, and transformative. Consistently recognized structure of the University and to the intellectual and social nationally for leadership in teaching, research, and student experience of Trent students. All Trent students, regardless satisfaction, Trent attracts excellent students from across the of whether they live in residence, are affiliated with one of to Trent Welcome country and around the world. Here, undergraduate and Trent’s colleges. Over the years, each of the colleges has graduate students connect and collaborate with faculty, developed its own unique character, creating a variety of staff, and their peers through diverse communities that span distinct communities. For students who choose to live in residential colleges, classrooms, disciplines, hands-on residence, the colleges provide all the resources and facilities research, and co-curricular and community-based activities. necessary for comfortable on-campus living. For those who Across all disciplines, Trent brings critical, integrative live off-campus, the colleges are focal points of social and thinking to life every day. Students lead the way by co- cultural activity. creating experiences rooted in dialogue, diverse perspectives, and collaboration. In a learning environment that builds life-long passion for inclusion, leadership, and social change, Trent’s students, alumni, faculty, and staff are engaged global citizens who are catalysts in developing sustainable solutions to complex issues. Trent‘s main campus is located in Peterborough, Ontario, 90 minutes northeast of Toronto and about three hours from Ottawa. The Symons Campus sits on a 580-hectare property, much of it preserved as nature areas, along both banks of the Otonabee River at the northern edge of the city. Catharine Parr Traill College in downtown Peterborough focuses on the University’s growing graduate studies programs. Trent also has a long history of offering full degree programs in the Durham region and, in 2010, opened a new facility of its own, the Trent University Durham campus. Trent was born out of years of planning by public-spirited citizens of Peterborough. An Academic Planning Committee and a Campus Planning Committee were formed after T. H. B. Symons was appointed president-designate in 1961, and the University was formally created by the Ontario Legislature in April 1963. Trent opened its doors to its first students in September 1964. In 1967, Leslie M. Frost, former premier of Ontario, was elected first chancellor of the University. The University was admitted to full membership in the Association of Colleges and Universities of Canada in 1968. The core of what is now the Symons Campus was donated by GE Canada, and has provided Trent with an uncommonly beautiful setting in which to develop its facilities. Guided by master planning architect Ronald J. Thom, a long-range plan was devised. Today the Symons Campus is home to four residential colleges; the main library; three science buildings, including the award-winning Chemical Sciences building with the Water Quality Centre; the First Peoples House of Learning; the DNA Building; a new Life and Health Sciences facility; a child care facility; and central administrative offices, along with newly expanded recreational facilities that include an athletics centre, an artificial turf playing field, and rowing facilities. TRENT UNIVERSITY 2015–2016 Graduate Calendar Trent University Durham 2 Joe Muldoon, Head, Trent University Durham 905-435-5100 [email protected] trentu.ca/durham In 2010, Trent University Durham moved to its bright, new campus located at 55 Thornton Road S. in Oshawa where it continues its 40-year commitment to offering post- to Trent Welcome secondary education in the liberal arts and sciences in the Durham region and the GTA. Fall/Winter and Summer session courses taught by Durham-based faculty, and complemented by faculty from Peterborough, enable students to pursue full degrees in: – Anthropology – Business Administration – Communications & Critical Thinking – English Literature – History – Media Studies – Psychology – Social Work – Sociology Trent University Durham students who wish to pursue majors in other disciplines can supplement their Durham courses with courses taught at the Peterborough campus. Trent University Durham also offers a range of electives from other disciplines that enrich and enhance the majors. Day and evening courses are available and are listed on the Trent University Durham website. Academic advisors, knowledgeable across the disciplines, assist and support current students in the planning of their academic programs, and are also available to meet with prospective students to discuss university education. An engaged faculty and staff, the on-site library, student peer mentors, and a rich program of visiting speakers, writers, and other academic events all contribute to the small, friendly, and stimulating environment of the Thornton Road campus. For more information, please call the main office number listed above. TRENT UNIVERSITY 2015–2016 Graduate Calendar 3 Message From The Dean to Trent Welcome Dear Graduate Students, It is my pleasure to welcome you to Trent University, a small, dynamic university committed to excellent teaching and cutting-edge research. We place an important emphasis on providing graduate students with individual attention and mentoring, helping you to realize your scholarly and professional goals. Recognized internationally as a leader in high calibre research, Trent offers graduate students the opportunity to work closely with award-winning faculty to become critical, engaged scholars, striving for excellence in your chosen area of study. Graduate students bring with them true passion and commitment to their research, and we want to do everything possible to help them grow intellectually, providing the knowledge, skills, and opportunities relevant to their field. Trent’s School of Graduate Studies is a growing concern, with fourteen disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs offered at the master’s and doctoral level. Trent’s long standing commitment to interdisciplinarity is reflected in our innovative, collaborative, interdisciplinary programs, and in the commitment we make to encouraging intellectual and social dialogue between faculty and graduate students across all programs and disciplines. Some programs place a strong emphasis on interactions with the community and hands-on research, linking Trent students to other educational, professional, government and industry partners. Trent also has a number of unique research centres transversing the humanities, social sciences, and sciences that provide exceptional opportunities for graduate students to connect with researchers across the country and internationally. Graduate students are an essential part of the university’s overall mission to produce and disseminate knowledge; they are also the researchers and intellectual leaders of the future, whether they opt for careers in academic, professional or applied areas of work. We welcome your questions and inquiries. Please explore our website, get in touch with the School of Graduate Studies, or contact the graduate program you are interested in. Dr. Elaine Scharfe Interim Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies TRENT UNIVERSITY 2015–2016 Graduate Calendar About Graduate Studies at Trent 4 Faculty members who supervise graduate students are often members of an undergraduate department and a separate graduate program. This type of organization encourages interdisciplinarity in our graduate programs and facilitates interactions between faculty and

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