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Faculties of Kinesiology, Medicine, Nursing and Social Work

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clinres@ucalgary.ca

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http://www.clinres.ucalgary.ca

The University offers an interdisciplinary specialization in Clinical Research to students registered in an existing graduate program in the Faculties of Kinesiology, Medicine, Nursing and Social Work. The student will receive the degree offered by the home program:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Master of Nursing (MN)/Science (MSc)/Social Work (MSW)

Specialization: Clinical Research (Interdisciplinary)

The Clinical Research multidisciplinary program is offered in collaboration with the above Health Sciences faculties and the curriculum is designed for students with undergraduate or Master's degrees in those faculties. Background experience and qualifications, as well as areas of interest of the applicants will be taken into account at the time of admission.

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements, this multidisciplinary program requires:

(a) A four-year Baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution with a minimum grade point average of 3.30 on a four-point scale over the last two full years or equivalent

(b) For students required to provide proof of proficiency in English, a TOEFL score of 600 (written test) or250 (computer-based test), an IELTS score of 7.50. Foreign students are encouraged to submit GRE scores, which should in the 70th percentile in the analytical and quantitative sections.

(c) A concise (one-page) statement outlining the applicant's research interests and reasons for wishing to take the Clinical Research interdisciplinary specialization

(d) Indication on the application which home faculty the candidate is considering

Deadline for submission of complete applications is 1 March for September admission.

Advanced credit requests must be made by the applicant as part of the admission process. Any credit to be given for courses completed will be included in the letter recommending the student's admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

In addition to the Faculty requirements, the Specialization requires:

a)Completion of a minimum three full-course equivalents for the Master' program and a minimum six full-course equivalents for the doctoral program. Students transferring from a Master's program to the doctoral program will be required to take a minimum of 6 half-course equivalents in addition to work already completed. Please note that several graduate courses are required program components and that elective courses must be chosen in consultation with the supervisor and approved by the Graduate Coordinator. Course requirements may include courses offered by other departments.

b)For Master's students, completion of practicum in year 1. For doctoral students, completion of practica in years 1 and 2 before being eligible for the doctoral candidacy examination

c)Completion of the appropriate number of Research Seminar courses in addition to (a) above

1.d) Presentation of a Departmental seminar on the results of the thesis research

Contributions to journals, relevant clubs and/or seminars are desirable.

Credit may be given for courses taken below the 600-level. At least one half of a graduate student's coursework must be at the 600-level or higher and only where appropriate to a student's program may credit be received for courses numbered 500-599.

Expected completion time for a Master's degree is two years and maximum completion time is four years.

Expected completion time for a PhD is four years and maximum completion time is six years.

Applicants normally contact specific faculty members within their home faculty about possible supervision. The program does not accept students unless at least one faculty member has indicated a willingness to act as supervisor. The supervisor, in consultation with the student, selects a supervisory committee consisting of the supervisor and at least two other faculty members, one of whom must be from a faculty other than the student's home faculty.

Doctoral candidacy examinations have a written component followed by an oral component. Doctoral candidates are given three weeks to complete three substantive essays in answer to questions, which focus on the student's field of study, submitted by their candidacy committee. One week after the submission of the answers, the oral component will take place. The supervisor is a non-voting observer at the doctoral candidacy examination.

Final thesis oral examinations are closed.

Master's students must present a written research proposal to their supervisory committees no later than 12 months after initial registration in program. Doctoral students must present a written research proposal to their supervisory committees no later than 24 months after initial registration in program The research proposal will be presented and defended before the supervisory committee.

A request for transfer of program from the Master's program to the doctoral program may be made no later than twenty-four months after initial registration. Students who transfer will be required to take additional half-courses to complete the requirements of the doctoral program and must meet the 36-month deadline for the candidacy examination.

Financial assistance is provided from the ACCESS Practicum fund for Years 1 and 2 for doctoral students and for year 1 for Master's students. Students may also be eligible for awards. For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this Calendar. In principle, the following resources are available: GA(T), GRS, Dean's Excellence Awards, Dean's Entrance Awards, Open Scholarship competition (FGS), external scholarships, and operating grants from Faculty investigators.

For further information on graduate program application, admission and courses, consult the department website at: http://www.clinres.ucalgary.ca.

The research interests of current faculty members can be found athttp://www.clinres.ucalgary.ca.