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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

A Sample Thesis

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Jane Student

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF [FULL NAME OF DEGREE EG: MASTER OF ARTS]

SAMPLE DEPARTMENT CALGARY, ALBERTA SEPTEMBER 2005

© Jane Student 2005

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES

The undersigned certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled "A Sample Thesis" submitted by Jane STudent in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Sample Masters.

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS ONLY External Examiner (or External Reader), [FULL NAME AND INSTITUTION]

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Abstract This is a sample document using the thesis templates, about the University of Calgary.

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Acknowledgements Thanks to everyone who helped me with this.

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Table of Contents Approval Page.....................................................................................................................ii Abstract...............................................................................................................................iii Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................iv Table of Contents.................................................................................................................v List of Tables......................................................................................................................vi List of Figures and Illustrations.........................................................................................vii List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature..........................................................viii CHAPTER 1: A PLACE OF EDUCATION...............................................1 Scholarships...............................................................................................................1 Interdependent Systems.............................................................................................2 Arts and Sciences.......................................................................................................2 CHAPTER 2: CALGARY THE CITY.......................................................4 Knowledge and Understanding..................................................................................4 Needs of Students......................................................................................................4 People Power.............................................................................................................5 CHAPTER 3: PLANNING PROCESS......................................................6 Academic Programs...................................................................................................6 Scholarships...............................................................................................................6 REFERENCES....................................................................................11

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List of Tables Table 3.1: Programs Offered...............................................................................................8

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List of Figures and Illustrations Figure 1.1: Photo of University..........................................................................................3

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List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature Symbol U of C Definition University of Calgary

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1 CHAPTER 1: A PLACE OF EDUCATION The University of Calgary is a place of education and scholarly inquiry. Its mission is to seek truth and disseminate knowledge. Our aim is to pursue this mission with integrity for the benefit of the people of Alberta, Canada and the world.

Our university proudly shares the youth, energy and enterprise of the city and province with which we have grown. Founded as the Calgary Normal School in 1906, we became a branch of the University of Alberta in 1945, then the autonomous University of Calgary in 1966. With energetic support from the citizens of Calgary and the government of Alberta, we have become a comprehensive research-based university with sixteen faculties, over twenty thousand students pursuing degrees, some thirty thousand in noncredit courses each year, and innumerable others involved in our academic, cultural and sports events. Our history leads us to combine the best of long-established university traditions with the freshness, originality and independence of the Calgary environment. Scholarships As a university we are dedicated to the practice of scholarship which includes both teaching and research. Through research the university makes a direct contribution to society, and through teaching it prepares students to make their contribution. Students are bearers of knowledge for future generations and partners in discovery with their teachers. We offer to society the understanding and criticism of traditions and established structures, the advancement of science and technology, and the comprehension and development of human intellectual, artistic and physical endowments.

2 Interdependent Systems Our university is part of an increasingly interdependent system of colleges and universities in Alberta providing public access to a range of educational programs. We are committed to participating in this system cooperatively so as to serve the best interests of the people of Alberta. In our own programs we intend to balance breadth with excellence and to emphasize what we as a university can do best. In designing, managing and regulating our programs we assert the right of the university to independence from governmental direction. The university is responsible to the community at large and to the community's elected representatives, but the purposes of efficiency and enterprise, and above all the special role of intellectual and social leadership by which the university is defined, are threatened if our accountability is interpreted as subjection to political or bureaucratic control. Arts and Sciences Liberal education in the arts and sciences is at the heart of our enterprise. We are proud also of our strengths in professional education, where our innovations include a threeyear medical degree, the unification of architecture with other aspects of environmental design, a management program promoting entrepreneurship, an emphasis on outdoor pursuits in physical education, and a cooperative education program which is already opening career paths to students in the humanities and social sciences as well as the natural sciences and engineering. No university can achieve leadership in all fields. We already excel in some, and as we seek to excel in more, our choices will reflect the strengths we already have, the special characteristics and needs of our region, and the historical, geographical and economic factors on which we can build with advantage. In

3 everything we do we expect to be measured by the highest standards of universities throughout the world. Figure 1.1: Photo of University

4 CHAPTER 2: CALGARY THE CITY Calgary is a young, growing and outward-looking city in a province and a nation which share those characteristics. On an economic base of agriculture and energy it has become an international centre of business, communications, transportation and tourism. It is rich in cultural and artistic activity, and an exceptionally high level of education leads its people to take a lively interest in their university. We welcome the stimulus and challenge that this brings us and are committed to open communication with our community, to the mutual exchange of ideas, experience and criticism through formal consultative structures and informal contacts. We welcome also the wealth of human ties and experience we derive from our multi cultural population, both native and immigrant and from the economic and cultural links which Calgary has with every part of the world. Knowledge and Understanding The advancement of knowledge and understanding is a global enterprise. Accordingly we encourage national and international communication amongst scholars, we recruit academic and other staff with a view to making The University of Calgary a worldrecognized centre of inquiry, and we aim to enrich the experience of our students by adding national and international dimensions to our student body and to the programs we design for them. The education we offer must prepare students to function in international as well as local contexts. We therefore foster fields of inquiry that deal with the distant as well as the local, the past as well as the present. Needs of Students The needs of our students are central to our shaping of the University and our choice of directions. We aim to offer a sense of community, to address each student as an

5 individual, to create a stimulating and encouraging environment for discovery, learning and personal development. The special features of this task include our suburban location, a large student population with only a small proportion resident on campus, and an increasing diversity amongst our students in age, experience, interests and expectations. Career change and lifelong education are becoming normal, and we are accommodating growing numbers of minority, mature, part-time, non-credit and other new categories of students. Our response must be flexible and innovative, combining the best of what we have established with the best that we can develop through new fields of inquiry, new methods of teaching, and new ways of meeting public needs. People Power A university consists largely of people and depends on them above all for success in fulfilling its mission. The University of Calgary is amongst Alberta's major employers, with over 1,800 academic and 2,350 non-academic staff. Our ambitions and our social role challenge us to foster an employment environment that is exemplary. We regard all categories of staff as contributors to the educational enterprise, and we seek their best contributions by offering the best and fairest that we can in career opportunities and satisfactions.

6 CHAPTER 3: PLANNING PROCESS The planning and governance of the University will be such as to encourage excellence in all our endeavours and in our human and physical resources. We will strive for efficiency in administration and maintain collegiality in governance. We will make the University as accessible as we can while maintaining standards of quality in our programs. Our strategic planning will flow from this mission statement and the participatory process which has shaped it, drawing on the wisdom and experience of all sectors of the University community and its governing and advisory bodies. Academic Programs For our academic programs, quality will be our fundamental concern. We will pay special attention to developing programs suitable for minority, part-time, mature and non-degree students. We will continue to pursue innovative initiatives in such areas as distance and cooperative education. We will institute a system of regular program reviews to ensure that our programs are well directed and well implemented. We will strengthen our recruitment of students locally, nationally and internationally, and promote study abroad for the students of Alberta. We will seek to increase the proportion of graduate students so far as is consistent with the integrity of all our programs. Scholarships In the practice of scholarship our aims will be to offer instruction that is effective, stimulating and individual, and to achieve significant results in research and artistic creation. We will expect, recognize and reward excellence in our faculty members in the pursuit of these goals. We will identify fields in which the University can maintain or develop prominence and will formulate our decisions on resource allocation accordingly.

7 The University environment will offer a climate of mutual respect amongst all those associated with our enterprise. The University will seek to be in all respects a responsible and responsive employer. We will continue to work towards equity in opportunity and employment.. We will strive to improve the University's facilities, including buildings, equipment, laboratories, libraries and computers, and to build a sense of community and openness by enhancing services and ambiance.

8 Table 3.1: Programs Offered Graduate Program Anthropology Archaeology Art Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biological Sciences Business, Haskayne School of Master's Business, Haskayne School of Doctoral Chemistry Communications Studies Computer Science Drama Economics Education Education Education - Applied Psychology Energy and the Environment (Quito, Ecuador only) Engineering - Biomedical Engineering - Chemical and Petroleum Engineering - Civil MA MEc MEd MCE MEd MSc MEng MEng MEng MPM MEng MSc MSc MEng MSc MEng PhD PhD PhD MSc PhD MCS MSc (SENG only) MSc MA MSc MFA MA MA, MSc PhD PhD EdD MBA LLB/MBA MSW/MBA MSc MBA PhD Course Based Thesis Based MA MA MFA Thesis Based PhD PhD

PhD PhD PhD PhD

9 Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering - Geomatics Engineering - Mechanical and Manufacturing English Environmental Design - Master's Environmental Design - Doctoral French Geography Geology and Geophysics German Greek and Roman Studies History Kinesiology Law Linguistics Mathematics and Statistics Medicine - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Medicine Biomedical Technology Medicine - Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences Medicine - Community Health Sciences Medicine - Gastrointestinal MSc MCM MBT MSc MD/Master's MSc MD/Master's MSc PhD MD/PhD PhD MD/PhD PhD MA MSc MA MA MKin MA MGIS MSc MA MA MSc MSc MA MA MA MSc LLM MA MSc MSC MD/Master's PhD PhD PhD MD/PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD MEng MEng MEng MA MEDes MArch PhD MSc MEng MSc MEng MSc MEng MA PhD PhD PhD PhD

10 Sciences Medicine - Medical Science Medicine - Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Medicine - Neuroscience Military and Strategic Studies Music Nursing Philosophy Physics and Astronomy Political Science Psychology - Experimental Psychology - Clinical Religious Studies Resources and the Environment Social Work Sociology Spanish MA MSW MSW/MBA MA MN MA MSc MSS MD/Master's MSc MD/Master's MSc MD/Master's MSc MD/Master's MSS MMus MA MN MA MSc MA MSc MSc MA MA MSc MSW MA MA PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD MD/PhD PhD MD/PhD PhD MD/PhD PhD MD/PhD

11 References University secretariat. (n.d.). Retrieved Apr. 29, 2005, from University of Calgary Mission Statement Web site: www.ucalgary.ca.

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