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PhD Comprehensive Examination Areas

PhD candidates will be required to take two comprehensive area examinations.
Students must take one core area. For the other exam, they can either take another core area or one of the specialty areas. The specialty areas may not be offered every year depending on the availability of faculty.
The examining committees will ensure that there is no extensive overlap in the examination of each student.
All comprehensive examinations require TWO members chosen from the appropriate area committee.
Supervisors may not chair a comprehensive examination.
Further regulations may be found in the Department Handbook.

Core Comprehensive Examinations

Sociology of Gender and Sexuality

Chair: Heath

Committee: Glavin, Fetner³ , Watts³, Young

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Chair: Livingstone

Committee: Denis², Robson, Satzewich, Watts³

Sociology of Work and Occupations

Chair: Glavin

Committee: Kaida, Polanco, Young

Specialty Comprehensive Examinations

Option for one examination – offering is subject to faculty availability.

Crime and Law

Chair: Berardi

Committee: Heath

Sociology of Education

Chair: Robson

Committee: Fetner³, Livingstone, Young

Indigenous Thought and Settler Colonial Studies

Chair: Denis

Committee: Hooks¹^, Watts³

Migration

Chair: Kaida

Committee: Polanco, Satzewich

Index

1: On Research Leave, Term I (Fall). May be unavailable to serve on comprehensive examining committees.

2: On Research Leave, Term II (Winter). May be unavailable to serve on comprehensive examining committees.

3. On Research Leave, 2024-2025; may be unavailable to serve on comprehensive examining committees.