Clinical Epidemiology Yellow Book
4.3 Thesis MSc Timeline
The model timeline is necessarily a rough one and may be altered to take account of leave granted for special circumstances.
The checkpoints outlined below are feasible, and while there are no automatic penalties levied on a student who fails to meet them, timely completion of the program requires meeting these targets.
Please remember that full-time students have a maximum of 3 years to complete their degree.
| Checkpoint | Desirable Completion | Acceptable Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Complete course work | End of Year 1 | No longer than 1.5 years |
| Step I: Confirm proposed thesis & committee | Within Year 1 | End of Year 1 |
| Step II: Development of full thesis proposal | End of Year 1 | 1 to 1.5 years |
| Present thesis at hospital based Clinical Epidemiology Rounds | End of Year 1 | 1 to 1.5 years |
| Submit revised proposal to CEHCR for final approval | End of Year 1 | 1.5 to 2 years |
| Thesis Defense | End of Year 3 | 2 to 3 year |