TRENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014–2015 2014–2015 Graduate Academic Calendar The 51st Academic Year Nunc cognosco ex parte Trent University 1600 West Bank Drive Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 705-748-1011 • 1-855-MY-TRENT (1-855-698-7368) www.trentu.ca Trent University Oshawa 55 Thornton Road South Oshawa, Ontario L1J 5Y1 905-435-5100 • Fax: 905-435-5101 [email protected] www.trentu.ca/oshawa Published by Trent University 2014 WELCOME TO TRENT............................................... 1 Message From The Dean ......................................... 1 About Trent................................................... 2 Trent University Oshawa ......................................... 2 Vision for Trent University ........................................ 3 Mission for Trent University ....................................... 3 About Graduate Studies at Trent ................................... 4 School of Graduate Studies ....................................... 4 Rights and Responsibilities ....................................... 5 Using the Calendar ............................................. 5 Protection of Personal Information.................................. 6 Student Records ............................................... 7 Important Dates ............................................... 9 GRADUATE CALENDAR ............................................ 12 Academic Regulations .......................................... 12 Master’s and Doctoral Degree Regulations ....................... 12 Masters Research and Thesis Requirements ....................... 16 PhD Research and Dissertation Requirements ..................... 19 School of Graduate Studies – Policies and Procedures ............... 22 Graduate Programs ............................................ 28 MA Program in Anthropology ................................. 28 MSc and MA Program in Applied Modelling & Quantitative Methods ... 31 MA Program In Canadian Studies & Indigenous Studies ............. 34 PhD Program in Canadian Studies .............................. 39 PhD Program in Cultural Studies ............................... 42 MA Program in English Literature (Public Texts) .................... 46 MSc and PhD Programs in Environmental & Life Sciences ............ 50 MA Program in History ...................................... 57 PhD Program in Indigenous Studies............................. 61 MSc and PhD Programs in Materials Science . 65 MSc and MA Programs in Psychology ........................... 68 MA Program in Sustainability Studies ........................... 71 MA Program in Theory, Culture & Politics ........................ 74 Trent/Queen’s Program ...................................... 77 Admissions .................................................. 79 Fees ....................................................... 81 Graduate Student Fees ...................................... 82 International Graduate Students .................................. 85 Financial Aid & Recognition of Academic Excellence ................... 86 Student Services .............................................. 96 Alumni Association ........................................ 96 Athletics and Recreation Programs ............................. 96 Bus Service ............................................... 97 Career Centre ............................................ 97 Child Care Centre .......................................... 98 Conference & Hospitality Services .............................. 98 First Peoples House of Learning Student Services................... 99 i Information Technology .................................... 100 Library & Archives ......................................... 101 Off-Campus Housing Service................................. 102 Print Shop & Mail Room .................................... 102 Office of Student Affairs .................................... 103 Student Health & Dental Benefit Plans.......................... 103 The Student Wellness Centre at Blackburn Hall ................... 104 Counselling Services ....................................... 104 Student Accessibility Services ................................ 104 Student Health Services..................................... 105 Trent Spiritual Affairs....................................... 105 Trent Graduate Students’ Association .......................... 106 Oshawa Campus Student Services ................................ 106 The Graduate College ......................................... 107 RESEARCH AT TRENT ............................................. 108 Office of Research ............................................ 108 Research Centres............................................. 109 Canadian Environmental Modelling Centre ...................... 109 Centre for Health Studies ................................... 109 Centre for the Study of Theory, Culture & Politics ................. 109 Frost Centre for Canadian Studies & Indigenous Studies ............ 109 Institute for Watershed Science............................... 110 James McLean Oliver Ecological Centre ......................... 110 Natural Resources DNA Profiling and Forensic Centre .............. 110 Trent Biomaterials Research Program & Laboratory ................ 111 Trent Centre for Aging & Society.............................. 111 Trent Centre for Materials Research............................ 111 Trent Centre for the Critical Study of Global Power & Politics . 111 Trent University Archaeological Research Centre .................. 112 Water Quality Centre ...................................... 112 PERSONNEL .................................................... 113 Board of Governors ........................................... 113 Officers and Administrative Personnel ............................. 114 Graduate Faculty ............................................. 116 MAPS ........................................................ 120 ii WELCOME TO TRENT 1 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 masters 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 2014–2015 Graduate Calendar About Trent Trent University Oshawa 2 One of Canada’s top universities, Trent University was Joe Muldoon, Head, Trent Oshawa founded on the ideal of collaborative learning that’s 905-435-5100 [email protected] personal, purposeful, and transformative. Consistently Fax: 905-435-5101 www.trentu.ca/oshawa recognized nationally for leadership in teaching, research, and student satisfaction, Trent attracts excellent students In 2010, Trent University Oshawa moved to its bright, new from across the country and around the world. Here, campus at 55 Thornton Road S. where it continues its more undergraduate and graduate students connect and than 35-year commitment to offering post-secondary collaborate with faculty, staff, and their peers through education in the liberal arts and sciences in the Durham to Trent Welcome diverse communities that span residential colleges, region and the GTA. Fall/Winter and Summer session classrooms, disciplines, hands-on research, and co-curricular courses taught by Oshawa-based faculty, and and community-based activities. complemented by faculty from Peterborough, enable Trent‘s main campus is located in Peterborough, Ontario, students to pursue degrees in: 90 minutes northeast of Toronto and about three hours from Ottawa. The Symons Campus sits on a 580-hectare – Anthropology property, much of it preserved as nature