Amendments

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Any corrections or amendments made after the calendar was published on June 7, 2023 will be posted here. Please visit regularly to keep informed of updates.

Graduate Unit, Program, or Regulation

1. Information

August 14, 2023

Noted that admissions have been administratively suspended to the following Master of Information concentrations: Critical Information Policy Studies (CIPS); Culture and Technology (C&T); and Knowledge Management and Information Management (KMIM).

2. Musculoskeletal Sciences

August 17, 2023

Added the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology as the supporting unit, which was previously the Institute of Medical Science. Effective July 1, 2023.

3. Social Work

September 11, 2023

Master of Social Work; field in Health and Mental Health

Two-year program and advanced-standing option: added SWK4003 Narrative Therapy to the choice of courses.

4. Applied Psychology and Human Development

September 19, 2023

Child Study and Education, Doctor of Education (EdD)

Noted that admissions have been administratively suspended.

5. Leadership, Higher and Adult Education

September 19, 2023

Educational Leadership and Policy, Doctor of Education (EdD)

Noted that admissions have been administratively suspended.

6. Physics

September 25, 2023

Master of Science (MSc) in Physics Option 3

Noted that admissions to the coursework plus MSc research thesis option have been administratively suspended.

7. Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

October 6, 2023

Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Laboratory Medicine

Revised the admission requirements that will impact the incoming 2024-25 cohort.

Original:

Applicants must have an appropriate BSc degree from a recognized university, with an average of at least B+ in the last two years of study. Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in human biological and life sciences, preferably with a major or specialist program in the life sciences. These programs prepare students for the study of biomedical science, for fluency in biomedical terminology, and for critical evaluation of biomedical literature. A course in human biology and a course in human physiology are required. A course in human anatomy is desirable.

Amended:

Applicants must have an appropriate four-year BSc degree in the life sciences or equivalent from a recognized university, with an average of at least B+ in the last two years of full-time study. Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in human biological and life sciences, preferably with a major or specialist program in the life sciences. Applicants must have completed at least one university-level course in each of the following disciplines: human physiology, human biology, mathematics, and chemistry. Courses in human anatomy, biostatistics, and biomedical research are desirable but not mandatory.

8. Health Services and Policy Research

January 16, 2024

Admissions to this collaborative specialization have been administratively suspended.

9. Public Health Policy

January 16, 2024

Admissions to this collaborative specialization have been administratively suspended.

10. Health Care, Technology, and Place

February 8, 2024

Effective January 1, 2024, this collaborative specialization is closed.