Collaborative Programs
2014-15 SGS Calendar
Earth Sciences and Physics
Lead Faculty
Arts and Science
Participating Degree Programs
Earth Sciences—MSc, PhD
Physics—MSc, PhD
Overview
The graduate programs listed above participate in the
Collaborative MSc and PhD programs in Earth Sciences
and Physics. These programs foster graduate education in
those areas of study that overlap traditional departmental
boundaries.
department or collaborative program office, to the
collaborative program Director.
 Normal deadlines apply for application to the School of
Graduate Studies. Students who have already been
admitted to one of the two home departments may apply
to the collaborative program until October 1.
Program Requirements
 Students must meet all respective degree requirements
Programs
of the School of Graduate Studies, the home
department, and the collaborative program.
 The MSc research, thesis, and thesis defence
requirements are the same as those of the home
department.
 The MSc will normally require work equivalent to
 5.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
o the core course GLG 1101H (0.5 FCE)
o two lecture courses in Earth Sciences (1.0 FCE)
o two lecture courses in Physics (1.0 FCE)
o a supervised research project in the field of geophysics
or the overlap area of physics and earth sciences (3.0
FCEs)
 The supervised research project and associated report
or thesis will be completed under the regulations of the
home department.
 Students are expected to attend the regular seminar
series of both the Earth Sciences Department and the
Geophysics Lab in the Physics Department and to
participate in the graduate student seminar programs of
both the Earth Sciences Department and the
Geophysics Lab.
 Program requirements are normally completed within 12
months of entry to the program.
Master's Level
Doctoral Level
Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of
the participating home department and the collaborative
program, students receive the notation “Completed
Collaborative Program in Earth Sciences and Physics” on
their transcript and parchment.
Contact and Address
Email: bailey@geology.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3231
Fax: (416) 978-7606
Collaborative Program in Earth Sciences and Physics
c/o R. C. Bailey
University of Toronto
McLennan Physical Laboratories
Room 501, 60 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7
Canada
Admission Requirements
 Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative
program must apply to and be admitted to both a
graduate degree program in one of the collaborating
departments, this being either Earth Sciences or
Physics, and to the collaborative program. Note that
MSc students enrolled in option I in Physics or in the
course-only option in Earth Sciences are not eligible to
enrol in the collaborative program.
 Applicants must submit a supplementary brief
application form, available from either the home
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Admission Requirements
 Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative
program must apply to and be admitted to both a
graduate degree program in one of the collaborating
departments, this being either Earth Sciences or
Physics, and to the collaborative program.
 Applicants must submit a supplementary brief
application form, available from either the home
department or collaborative program office, to the
collaborative program Director.
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Collaborative Programs
 Normal deadlines for application to the School of
Graduate Studies apply. Students who have already
been admitted to one of the two home departments may
apply to the collaborative program until October 1.
Program Requirements
 Students must meet all respective degree requirements
of the School of Graduate Studies, the home
department, and the collaborative program.
 The PhD research, thesis, and thesis defence
requirements are the same as those of the home
department.
 The lecture course requirements are the Earth Sciences
graduate seminar course in addition to the course
requirements of the home department, and at least 1.0
FCE in the non-home department.
 The student's research supervisor will normally be a
faculty member in the student's home department,
unless an explicit exception is approved by both
departments.
Program Committee
Earth Sciences
Pysklywec, Russell - BSc, MSc, PhD
Earth Sciences and Physics
Bailey, Richard - BSc, PhD (Director)
Physics
Shepherd, Theodore - BSc, PhD
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