Earth and Ocean Sciences : Program Requirements
All graduate students in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences are required to take EOS 525 (1.5 units). All students are also required to present at the Annual Graduate Student Workshop at least once during their degree program.
The supervisory committee, in consultation with the student, determines the content of the program and the exact division of units between coursework and thesis for each student. For example, the supervisory committee may decide that additional coursework is required depending on the student’s background. Coursework may include graduate courses in SEOS or other departments, including directed studies courses (EOS 580) and 300- or 400-level undergraduate courses.
The Master’s program consists of a minimum of 15 units with no fewer than 12 graduate-level credits (i.e. excluding 300- and 400-level undergraduate courses). Normally, students must complete a minimum of 4.5 units of graduate or upper-level undergraduate coursework, with a Master’s thesis (EOS 599) making up the remaining units.
The PhD program consists of 45 units beyond the Bachelor’s level, or 30 units beyond the Master’s level. PhD students who enter the program with a Master’s are normally expected to complete a minimum of 3 graduate or upper-level undergraduate course units. Students who enter the PhD program with a Bachelor, including students who transfer from a Master’s to a PhD at UVic, are normally expected to complete a minimum of 7.5 units of coursework. Students enroll in EOS 699 upon registering in the PhD program (or upon switching to the PhD program from the MSc program) and remain enrolled until all dissertation requirements have been completed.
All PhD students are required to give a one hour seminar to the School on their research, normally within six months before the defense of their PhD dissertation. All PhD students must register in EOS 525 as part of their 3-unit graduate course requirement, unless they have previously taken this course in the MSc program. In addition to the minimum 3 graduate or upper-level undergraduate course units, all PhD students must register in EOS 693 (PhD Candidacy Examination). The PhD dissertation (EOS 699) makes up the remaining program units.
Students enroll in EOS 693 (PhD Candidacy Examination) upon registering in the PhD program (or upon switching to the PhD program from the MSc program) and remain enrolled until all candidacy requirements have been completed.