Ph.D. Stream Post-candidacy

Course Requirements

  Lecture Courses
Each student is required to complete at least 1 graduate course with a total of 3 units during the post-candidacy stage. With the approval of the Division, a student may choose to complete this course requirement during his/her pre-candidacy stage. A total of at least 4 courses taken during the pre-candidacy and post-candidacy stages must be SEG coded courses. Undergraduate courses (Coded 4000 or below) cannot be used to fulfil this requirement.

  Thesis Research Courses
Each student must register for a Thesis Research Course every term throughout his/her study period.

  Other courses or requirements
Each Ph.D. student is required to give an oral presentation on his/her research progress each year before his/her Thesis Advisory Committee and submit a research report during his/her normative period of study.

  Thesis and Oral Defence
Each student is required to submit a thesis and pass the oral defence of the thesis for graduation.