Program Overview

Program Overview

The Aging, Health and Well-being PhD program is designed to help students organize their progress through the program. The following tasks are the responsibility of the students.

Program Requirements

• Register as ACTIVE
• Complete required courses (normally completed in first two terms):
  • REC/KIN/HSG 750 (Fundamentals of Aging, Health and Well-Being)
  • Graduate level statistics or research methods course
  • Elective relating to aging, health and well being
  • Elective relating to aging, health and well being
  • REC/KIN/HSG 751 (Research Seminar)
• For KIN and RLS students only – Select your Comprehensive Examination committee
  • Supervisor
  • Committee Member
  • Interdisciplinary Member (from another department)
  • Extra Committee Member (not required)
  • Extra Committee Member (not required)
• For HSG students only – Select your Comprehensive Examination A committee
  • Committee Member (from HSG)
  • Committee Member (from HSG or another department)
• For HSG students only – Select your Comprehensive Examination B committee
  • Supervisor
  • Committee Member
  • Interdisciplinary Member (from another department)
  • Extra Committee Member (not required)
  • Extra Committee Member (not required)
• Complete, have signed and submit a PhD Comprehensive Examination Approval of Committee and Date of Examination form
• Complete Comprehensive exam(s) as per Home Department (normally completed by December of the second year)
• Complete, have signed and submit a PhD Thesis Topic and Supervisor form
• Pass oral proposal defence (proposal to be on display for two weeks before defense)
• Obtain ethics approval for data collection (if required)
• Arrange examining board at last eight weeks prior to final defence
  • Supervisor
  • Committee Member
  • Interdisciplinary Member
  • Internal/External Examiner
  • External Examiner
  • Extra Committee Member (not required)
  • Extra Committee Member (not required)
• Schedule final defence (final thesis must be on display for five weeks before the final defense) and complete and submit Defense Notification Form
• Pass final oral defence
• Make final modifications to thesis to approval of committee
• File Intent to Graduate form
• Upload final thesis to online site
• Provide two bound copies of dissertation – Supervisor and Department

Program Structure

The program is structured to be completed within a certain timeframe, with specific milestones and requirements to be met along the way. The program includes coursework, comprehensive examinations, and the completion of a thesis.

Research Areas

The program focuses on the areas of aging, health, and well-being, with students able to pursue research in these areas under the supervision of experienced faculty members.

Comprehensive Examinations

Comprehensive examinations are a critical component of the program, with students required to complete exams as per their Home Department. The exams are normally completed by December of the second year.

Thesis

The thesis is a major component of the program, with students required to complete and defend their thesis in order to graduate. The thesis must be on display for five weeks before the final defense, and students must make final modifications to the thesis to the approval of their committee.

Graduation

In order to graduate, students must file an Intent to Graduate form, upload their final thesis to an online site, and provide two bound copies of their dissertation to their Supervisor and Department.

If the input contains a 404 Error or is invalid, the output would be "NA". However, since the input is valid, the above response provides the extracted program information in the specified markdown format.

The final answer is: $\boxed{}$