All candidates being considered for a doctoral degree in the Faculty of Engineering are required to complete the comprehensive exam requirements. These exams will take the form of a minimum of two ...

Before working on their thesis proposal, students must pass three comprehensive field examinations – one in each of the three fields that constitute a student’s program of study. Each member of a ...

After completing the required coursework, PhD students must take a comprehensive examination that covers two core areas: methods and theory, specifically tailored to the student’s general research ...

One purpose of the exam is to help PhD students build their skills in important areas, including formulating their ideas and plans in the form of a research proposal, reviewing literature related to ...

The goal of comprehensive exam is to determine the level of understanding of your own research and relate it to how it contributes to fundamental food science understanding in chemistry, microbiology, ...

NOTE: The website currently details the revisions to the doctoral handbook that were approved in May 2025. Students who enrolled in the program before Fall 2025 may use the older version of the ...

All IDPhD students at Dalhousie are required to take and pass one-to-three comprehensive examinations (written and oral). The exact number of these exams is determined by your supervisory committee, ...

While there are no cumulative or qualifying exams, all students participate in the comprehensive examination process to progress to PhD candidacy. At least one week before the oral examination date, ...

The purpose of the comprehensive examination is to assess students’ mastery of program objectives and development of expertise within their concentration. This exam is a major milestone in doctoral ...

The Comprehensive Exam tests knowledge of graduate-level mathematics. The purpose is to ensure that each student has the necessary knowledge to conduct research in his or her area of concentration.

A mechanical engineering PhD degree requires depth of knowledge in the dissertation/research area, as well as breadth of knowledge across the mechanical engineering curriculum. Consequently, the ...