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Course Requirements

Training Courses

All graduate students must take the required training courses offered by the Department of Occupational Health and Safety or its equivalent at any of the affiliated institutes. These courses should be taken during the first year in the graduate program. In addition, students working with animals must take the corresponding training courses offered by the Department of Animal Care and Veterinary Services or its equivalent at any of the affiliated institutes. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring training courses are taken. Certificates of attendance to the courses will be kept with the students' records. A list of potentially required trainings can be found on Western's Human Resources website.  

Maximizing the Western Doctoral Degree

Own Your Future is a new doctoral professional development program at Western University developed by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in collaboration with various units across campus. The program is designed to enrich doctoral education at Western by providing the opportunity for students to develop professional skills that help maximize their success in graduate school and in their future career. 

Own Your Future is:

• Self-directed – you participate as much or as little as you want
• Supported by a confidential Power Skills Assessment
• Designed to be relaxing and meaningful
• Developed and delivered by experts

For more information, visit the Own Your Future website.

Program courses

All candidates must complete the program of courses as indicated below. In order to serve individual students' needs, specific courses will be determined by the direct supervisor in consultation with the Thesis Advisory Committee and the Graduate Committee. Students failing to demonstrate satisfactory performance in their graduate courses will be required to withdraw from the Graduate Program.