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Diya Chowdhury

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Diya Chowdhury is a third year PhD Candidate from Bangladesh at the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, Canada. After completing her undergraduate degree in Health Studies, she fast-tracked to a Ph D in the field of Gerontology and Geriatric Healthcare. She works with marginalized populations with a specific focus on social and health equity. Diya is driven by her passion to explore ways through which humans can achieve their fullest and truest potentials, while also living a life that provides meaning for her and others. Diya’s interests also lie in looking at the bigger picture in life and seeking out the path of both science and art to answer such questions.

New Cohort and Coursework Scheduling

 

Ubiquity University requires a SHEN coursework certificate worth 16 credits for their MASc degree, 24 credits for a combined MASc/PhD, and 13 credits beyond MASc for a PhD degree, a credit being one hour of engagement for a 15-week semester. 

To understand how SHEN plans for you to qualify for various SHEN Coursework certificates, you need to understand the following:

  1. SHEN divides a calendar year into three 10-week academic terms, 
  2. The academic terms begin on the third Monday of January, April, and September, 
  3. An academic term is followed by a free period,
  4. New students are admitted three times a year in the three academic terms, 
  5. Participating students take a minimum of one 3-hour/week course in each term (2 credits), 
  6. A course is scheduled for three hours per week, usually in one continuous session,
  7. MASc level certificate requires 8 30-hour  courses,
  8. Combined MASc/PhD level certificate requires 12 30-hour  courses,
  9. PhD level certificate requires 5 30-hour courses and 1 45-hour course after their MASc.
  10. The maximum number of participating terms required to qualify for a MASc level certificate is 8, for a combined MASc/PhD level certificate is 12, and for a PhD level certificate is six after obtaining a MASc level certificate. 

Here is a pictorial view of the above coursework scheduling description.

  

New Cohort and Course Scheduling