UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

A Sample Thesis

by

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

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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.....................................................................................................................iiAbstract...............................................................................................................................iiiAcknowledgements.............................................................................................................ivTable of Contents.................................................................................................................vList of Tables......................................................................................................................viList of Figures and Illustrations.........................................................................................viiList of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature..........................................................viii

CHAPTER 1: A PLACE OF EDUCATION...............................................1Scholarships...............................................................................................................1Interdependent Systems.............................................................................................2Arts and Sciences.......................................................................................................2

CHAPTER 2: CALGARY THE CITY.......................................................4Knowledge and Understanding..................................................................................4Needs of Students......................................................................................................4People Power.............................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 3: PLANNING PROCESS......................................................6Academic Programs...................................................................................................6Scholarships...............................................................................................................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 DefinitionU of C University of Calgary

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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 non-

credit 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.

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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 three-

year 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

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everything we do we expect to be measured by the highest standards of universities

throughout the world.

Figure 1.1: Photo of University

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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 world-

recognized 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Table 3.1: Programs Offered

Graduate Program Course Based Thesis Based Thesis Based

Anthropology MA PhD

Archaeology MA PhD

Art MFA

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biological Sciences MSc PhD

Business, Haskayne School of   - Master's

MBA LLB/MBAMSW/MBA

MBA

Business, Haskayne School of   - Doctoral

PhD

Chemistry MSc PhD

Communications Studies MCS MA PhD

Computer Science MSc (SENG only)

MSc PhD

Drama MFA

Economics MA MEc MA PhD

Education MEd MA, MSc  PhD EdD

Education  MCE    

Education - Applied Psychology MEd MSc PhD

Energy and the Environment (Quito, Ecuador only)

MSc

Engineering - Biomedical MEng MEng MSc

PhD

Engineering - Chemical and Petroleum

MEng MSc MEng

PhD

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Engineering - Civil MEng MPM

MSc MEng

PhD

Engineering - Electrical and Computer

MEng MSc MEng

PhD

Engineering - Geomatics MEng MSc MEng

PhD

Engineering - Mechanical and Manufacturing

MEng MSc MEng

PhD

English MA MA PhD

Environmental Design - Master's MEDes MArch

Environmental Design - Doctoral PhD

French MA MA

Geography MGIS MA MSc

PhD

Geology and Geophysics MSc MSc PhD

German MA

Greek and Roman Studies MA MA

History MA MA PhD

Kinesiology MKin MSc PhD

Law LLM

Linguistics MA MA PhD

Mathematics and Statistics MSc MSc PhD

Medicine - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

MSCMD/Master's

PhD MD/PhD

Medicine -Biomedical Technology

MBT

Medicine - Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences

MSc MD/Master's

PhD MD/PhD

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Medicine - Community Health Sciences

MScMCM

MSc MD/Master's

PhD MD/PhD

Medicine - Gastrointestinal Sciences

MSc MD/Master's

PhD MD/PhD

Medicine - Medical Science MSc MD/Master's

PhD MD/PhD

Medicine - Microbiology and Infectious Diseases  

MSc MD/Master's 

PhD MD/PhD

Medicine - Neuroscience   MSc MD/Master's

PhD MD/PhD 

Military and Strategic Studies MSS MSS

Music MMus MA 

PhD 

Nursing MN MN PhD 

Philosophy MA MA PhD 

Physics and Astronomy MSc MSc PhD 

Political Science MA PhD 

Psychology - Experimental MSc PhD 

Psychology - Clinical MSc PhD

Religious Studies MA MA PhD 

Resources and the Environment MA MSc 

PhD

Social Work MSWMSW/MBA

MSW PhD 

Sociology   MA PhD 

Spanish MA MA

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References

University secretariat. (n.d.). Retrieved Apr. 29, 2005, from University of Calgary

Mission Statement Web site: www.ucalgary.ca.

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