School of Graduate Studies Calendar 2008-2009
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McMASTER UNIVERSITY School of Graduate Studies Calendar 2008-2009 The Arms of McMaster University, consisting of escutcheon, crest and escrol, were granted by Francis James Grant, Lord Lyon King of Arms, Edinburgh, 20 October, 1930. The heraldic description is: Argent, an eagle displayed Gules beaked and membered Or, charged on the breast with a latin cross flory of the last, on a chief Azure a book expanded proper, leathered of the second buckles and straps Gold, between two maple leaves of the last. Above the shield is placed a helmet befitting their degree with a Mantling Gules doubled Argent and on a Wreath of their Liveries is set for crest on a mount Vert before an oak tree a stag courant both proper, and in an Escrol over the same this Motto, TA PANTA EN CHRISTOI SYNESTEKEN. (The translation of the Greek motto is "In Christ all things hold together", adapted from Colossians 1:17.) 1280 Main Street West, Gilmour Hall, Room 212, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8 Telephone (General Inquiries): 905 525-9140 Ext. 23679 Fax: 905 521-0689 Website: http://www.mcmaster.ca/graduate E-mail: [email protected] An official publication of the School of Graduate Studies issued at McMaster University. The calendar is also available on our website at http://www.mcmaster.ca/graduate/calendar.html. Produced by the School of Graduate Studies, Medy Espiritu, Assistant Secretary and SynApps System Administrator Cover photos by Ric Hamilton (Cartographer, School of Geography & Earth Sciences) and Medy Espiritu For copies of departmental brochure(s), write to the graduate department in which you are interested in studying: Department Chair Name of Graduate Department McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8 A separate application for financial assistance is not required as all applicants are automatically considered for financial support. There is an application fee of $90. Applications will be considered at any time, but graduate programs commence in September, January, and May. Institutions requiring a copy of the School of Graduate Studies Calendar should write to the School of Graduate Studies. The calendar is also available on our website at http://www.mcmaster.ca/graduate/calendar.html. DIRECTORY FOR INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE Mailing Address: School of Graduate Studies Gilmour Hall, Room 212 McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8 Telephone: 905 525-9140 Fax: 905 521-0689 Website: http://www.mcmaster.ca/graduate General Inquiries Ext. 23679 Associate Vice-President and Dean of Graduate Studies Ext. 23683 Associate Dean (Business, Humanities, Social Sciences) Ext. 23681 Associate Dean (Engineering ) Ext. 23682 Associate Dean (Health Sciences) Ext. 22982 Associate Dean (Science) Ext. 23682 Graduate Registrar Ext. 23684 Admissions Ext. 24623 Ext. 26244 Graduate Committees, Online Graduate Application (SynApps) Ext. 24204 Payroll, Financial Awards Ext. 23686 Ext. 24258 Student Records Ext. 23685 Ext. 24267 Data Analysis Ext. 27748 Scholarships Ext. 24234 Theses, Ph.D. Orals Ext. 23680 Transcripts Gilmour Hall, Room 108 Ext. 24796 Housing and Conference Services Commons Building, Room 101 Ext. 24223 Off-Campus Housing Student Centre, Room B112 Ext. 24086 International Student Services Gilmour Hall, Room 104 Ext. 24748 RELEASE FROM LIABILITY McMaster University reserves the right to change or revise information contained in this Calendar, including the alteration of fee structures, schedules, and/or courses. The University reserves the right to limit enrolment in, or admission to, any course or program at any level. The University will not be liable for any interruption in, or cancellation of, any academic activities as set forth in this Calendar and related information where such interruption is caused by fire, strike, lock-out, inability to procure materials or trades, restrictive laws or governmental regulations, actions taken by the faculty, staff, or students of the University or by others, civil unrest or disobedience, or any other cause of any kind beyond the reasonable control of the University. McMaster University School of Graduate Studies Calendar 2008-2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.5 Graduate Course Work 8 2.5.1 Averaging of Letter Grades 2.5.2 Course Levels and Types Directory for Information ii 2.5.3 Course Categories - M (Master’s Degree Requirements) Officers of the Administration ix - D (Doctoral Degree Requirements) - EC (Extra Course) Past Deans of Graduate Studies ix - DIP (Diploma Course) - CER (Certificate Course) The Associate Vice-President and Dean’s Message x - AUD (Audit Course) Associate Deans of Graduate Studies xi 2.5.4 Failing Grades and Incomplete Grades 2.5.5 Required Course for All Graduate Students Sessional Dates xii 2.6 Supervision 9 History of McMaster University 1 Directions (Mission and Vision Statements) 1 2.7 Theses 9 2.7.1 General Degree Program Index 48 2.7.2 Response Times for Theses 2.7.3 Microfilming and Publication of Theses General Index 236 at McMaster University How to Find McMaster University 240 3. REGULATIONS FOR MASTER’S DEGREES Campus Map of McMaster University 241 3.1 General 10 3.2 Program Requirements 11 1. GRADUATE STUDY AT MCMASTER 3.3 Thesis 11 1.1 Programs of Study 2 3.4 Project 11 3.5 Supervision 11 1.2 Responsibilities to Graduate Students 2 3.6 Program Duration 11 1.2.1 The School of Graduate Studies 1.2.2 The Faculty 4. REGULATIONS FOR THE DEGREE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 1.2.3 The Department (or Graduate Program) 1.2.4 The Supervisory Committee 4.1 General 11 1.2.5 The Faculty Advisor 1.2.6 The Course Instructor 4.2 Program Requirements 12 4.3 Examinations 12 1.3 Responsibilities of Graduate Students 4.4 Thesis 12 to the University 3 4.5 Supervision 13 4.6 Program Duration 13 2. GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL 2.1 Admissions Requirements 4 5. FINANCIAL MATTERS 2.1.1 Admission Requirements for Master’s Degree 2.1.2 Admission Requirements for Ph.D. Degree 5.1 Fees for Graduate Students 14 2.1.3 Admission of Students with Related Work 5.1.1 Payment of Fees Experience or Course Work Beyond the 5.1.2 Nonpayment of Fees or Charges Bachelor’s Degree 5.1.3 Readmission Tuition Charges 2.1.4 Admission Requirements for Graduate Diploma 5.1.4 Refund of Fees Programs 2.1.5 Admission Requirements for Post-Degree Students 5.2 Financial Assistance 15 2.1.6 Non-credit Participants in Graduate Courses 5.2.1 Financial Support for Full-time Students 2.1.7 Visiting Students 2.1.8 English Language Requirements 6. ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS AFFECTING GRADUATE STUDENTS 2.2 Application for Admission 6 6.1 Academic Integrity 15 2.3 Acceptance 6 6.2 Code of Conduct 16 2.4 Registration 6 6.3 Appeal Procedures 16 2.4.1 Procedures 6.4 Ownership of Student Work 16 2.4.2 Provincial Definitions of Full- and Part-time Status 6.4.1 Examinations, Reports and Papers Done as 2.4.3 McMaster University’s Regulations for Full- and Part of Course Requirements Part-time Status 6.4.2 Theses and Master’s Project Reports 2.4.4 Employment Regulations 6.4.3 Computer Programs 2.4.5 Leaves of Absence 6.4.4 Research Data - General Regulations 6.4.5 Equipment - Reasons for Leaves of Absence - Continuation of Scholarship Funding during 6.5 McMaster University Policy for Academic Graduate Student Parental Leave from Studies Accommodation of Students with Disabilities 17 2.4.6 Vacations 2.4.7 Petitions for Special Consideration McMaster University School of Graduate Studies Calendar 2008-2009 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.6 Student/Faculty Non-Disclosure Agreements 18 7.7.4 McMaster Institute for Applied Radiation Sciences - McMaster Nuclear Reactor 6.7 Conflict of Interest Guidelines, School of Graduate - McMaster Accelerator Laboratory Studies 18 - Radioisotope Laboratories 6.7.1 General 7.7.5 Ontario Centres of Excellence 6.7.2 Conflict of Interest in the Evaluation of Graduate - Centre for Communications and Information Students Technology 6.8 Student Academic Records 18 - Centre for Earth & Environmental Technologies - Centre for Energy 6.9 McMaster University Workplace and - Centre for Materials and Manufacturing Environmental Health and Safety Policy 18 - Centre for Photonics 7.7.6 Centre for Emerging Device Technologies 6.10 Inter-University Cooperation 19 7.7.7 R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Gerontological Health Research 7. GENERAL INFORMATION 7.7.8 McMaster Institute of Environment and Health 7.7.9 Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis 7.1 Housing and Conference Services 19 7.7.10 McMaster Institute for Polymer Production and Hospitality Services Technology 7.1.1 Off-Campus Housing 7.7.11 Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in 7.1.2 On-Campus Housing Economics and Population 7.1.3 McMaster Community Homes Corporation 7.7.12 Centre for Peace Studies 7.1.4 Hospitality Services 7.7.13 Bertrand Russell Research Centre 7.1.5 Conference Services 7.7.14 Centre for Advanced Polymer Processing and Design 7.2 Counselling Services 20 7.7.15 McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute 7.2.1 Employment and Equity Support Services 7.7.16 McMaster Centre for Automative Materials 7.2.2 Human Rights and Equity Services 7.7.17 McMaster Steel Research Centre 7.2.3 Centre for Student Development - International Student Services 8. FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND OTHER 7.2.4 Career Services AWARDS 7.2.5 Student Financial Aid & Scholarships 7.2.6 Ombuds Office 8.1 Policy on the Terms of Graduate Awards 34 8.2 Fellowships and Scholarships Tenable at the 7.3 Health Services 22 University 34 7.3.1 Ontario Health Insurance Card 8.2.1 Canadian Institutes of Health Research 7.3.2 University Health Insurance Plan 8.2.2 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship 7.3.3 Campus Health Centre, Student Health Plan 7.3.4 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 8.2.3 Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire War Coverage for Graduate Students Memorial Scholarships 7.3.5 Environmental and Occupational Health 8.2.4 Sir John A.