GEOG 693

Candidacy Examination

Units: 3.0

By eighteen months of registration as a provisional doctoral student, a student must register for and eventually pass a candidacy examination.

The candidacy exam format includes two take home essays (max. 30 pages each) and an oral exam (max. 2 hours). Essay 1 will focus on the development of thought in the candidate's area of Geography (e.g., Physical, Human, Geomatics, or Resources) with an emphasis on linkages to the broader discipline. Essay 2 will focus on the candidate's research area. An oral examination will follow within 2 to 3 weeks after the completion of Essay 2.

Grading:

INP, COM, N, F

Graduate course in the Geography program offered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Schedules:

Summer

Fall

Spring

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