One Year MA
With the approval of the Graduate Chair and with the appropriate Supervisor, students complete 6 half-courses and write a Major Research Paper (MRP). The topic is selected in consultation with the Supervisor.
A One Year M.A. will look like this:
| Fall | Winter | Summer |
| Research Methods (Course 1). The final assignment in the course will be a brief proposal for the MRP | Course 4 | Work on MRP |
| Course 2 | Course 5 | Submit MRP to supervisor for review (July 2) |
| Course 3 | Course 6 | Submit MRP to Grad Chair with Supervisor approval (July 20) |
| Name Supervisor (end of term) | MRP Proposal to Grad Chair with Supervisor approval (April 1) | MRP returned by reviewer to Grad Chair with pass/fail result (August 3) |
| Student resubmits MRP to examiner with corrections (August 10) | ||
| Examiner final verdict to Grad Chair (August 17) | ||
| *These dates are based on completing by the end of the third term, thereby allowing the student to be eligible for Fall Convocation. | ||
| Dates may be adjusted on individual supervisor/student schedules | ||
| i) Pass/Fail is assesed on a minimum grade of 70% to pass | ||
| ii) Two weeks will be given for the examiner to review the MRP | ||
| III) One week will be given to the student in the case of corrections requested by the examiner | ||
| iv) One week will be given to the examiner to review the corrections | ||
| v) MRP can be written in either English or Spanish | ||
| vi) MRP should be 40-60 pages, including notes, bibliography and other appendices (if necessary) | ||
