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Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environmental Science

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Handbook of Guidelines for Graduate Students and Supervisors

September 2012

Members of the Board of Study:

Dr. Bing Chen, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Dr. Norm Catto, Department of Geography, Environmental Science Program Chair

Dr. Paul Marino, Department of Biology

Dr. William Montevecchi, Department of Psychology

Dr. Lev Tarasov, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography

Dr. Joe Wroblewski., Ocean Sciences Centre

Dr. Susan Ziegler, Department of Earth Sciences

Dr. Christine Campbell, Corner Brook Campus, ex-officio member

Ms. Gail Kenny, Environmental Science Program Administrator

Table of Contents

Page

A. Foreword …………………………………………………………………….. 4

B. Graduate degrees offered in Environmental Science ……………………….. 5

Master of Environmental Science, M.Env.Sci. M.Sc. (Environmental Science)

PhD (Environmental Science)

C. Application and admission ………………………………………………… 5

1. Application procedure

2. Minimum academic requirements

3. Recommendation for admission

4. Acceptance

5. Fees and payment plans

D. Financial information ………………………………………………………. 7

1. General principles of SGS fellowships

2. Teaching assistantships

3. Minimum financial support of M.Sc. and PhD students

E. Academic requirements for completing the degree …………………………… 9

1. Coursework and research

2. Duration of program

3. Leave of absence

4. Withdrawal

5. Changes in program of study

6. Transfer from M.Sc. to PhD

7. Comprehensive examination procedure

F. Environmental Science Program courses …………………………………. 14

G. Program faculty………………………………. …………………………… 16

H. Administration and oversight of the Program …………………………….. 18

1. Board of Study

2. Program Chair

3. Program Administrator

4. Student Supervisory Committee

5. Annual Supervisory Report

6. Advice to graduate students

7. Office space for Environmental Science Graduate Students

Appendix A – Scholarships, Travel Funds and Convocation Awards ……………. 21

Appendix B – Detailed Comprehensive Examination Procedure ………………… 24

Appendix C – Submission of Thesis or Project Report, Review

and Notification …………………………………………………… 27

Appendix D – List of Forms ………………………………………...……….…… 29

A. Foreword

Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environmental Scienceat

Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador has relatively pristine boreal and sub-arctic terrestrial and marine environments. With major natural resource developments currently taking place in the province, there are unlimited opportunities for research by Environmental Science graduate students. The rugged coastal landscape of the province offers a bounty for the spirit.

Professors at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) are conducting Tri-Council (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada), Natural Resources Canada and provincially funded (Research Development Corporation of NL) multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary research on environmental issues, and training undergraduate and graduate students in environmental science. The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environmental Science encompasses studies within a wide range of disciplines in the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

This Handbook of Guidelines for Graduate Students and Supervisors presents a general outline of the administrative requirements of the Environmental Science Program, as well as other information that will be useful for students and supervisors. Standardized forms that must be completed by students in the program are listed in Appendix E.

Please note: These guidelines are only a summary of the official regulations and procedures published in the Memorial University Calendar, available on the MUN web site, http://www.mun.ca/regoff/calendar/.

Other important web sites:

Memorial University School of Graduate Studies, http://www.mun.ca/sgs

SGS Thesis Guide, http://www.mun.ca/sgs/go/guid_policies/guidelines_intro.php Environmental Science Program, http://www.mun.ca/science/graduate/interdisciplinary/envs/

Environmental Science Graduate Student Society, (link in preparation)

University Directory for phone and e-mail, http://www.mun.ca/people_departments/

Program Administrator Contact: Ms. Gail Kenny

Office of the Dean of Science

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John’s, NL A1C 5X7 email: gkenny@mun.ca

phone number: 709-864-8154 fax number: 709-864-3316

B. Graduate degrees offered in Environmental ScienceThe Environmental Science Program described at its website http://www.mun.ca/science/graduate/interdisciplinary/envs/ offers three graduate degrees:

M.Env.Sci.– course-based Master of Environmental Science

M.Sc.– thesis-based Masters of Science (Environmental Science)

PhD– dissertation-based Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science)

Acceptance into these programs requires the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies at

MUN, following recommendation from the Board of Study.

The M.Env.Sci., M.Sc. and PhD degrees are offered through part-timeor full-time study.

The M.Env.Sci.degree requires the successful completion of course work and a project report. Details of the specific requirements for the M.Env.Sci. degree can be found in the University Calendar, http://www.mun.ca/regoff/calendar/sectionNo=GRAD-1543.

The M.Sc.degree requires the successful completion of course work and a research thesis. Details of the specific requirements for the M.Sc. degree can be found in the University Calendar, http://www.mun.ca/regoff/calendar/sectionNo=GRAD-0277.

The PhDdegree requires the successful completion of course work, a comprehensive examination, a research dissertation (acceptable to proceed to oral defense) and an oral defense of the dissertation. Details of the specific requirements for the PhD degree can be found in the University Calendar,

http://www.mun.ca/regoff/calendar/sectionNo=GRAD-4018

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