Master's

Register for this course in your term of admission (Fall or Winter)

Course Coordinator: Susanne Bechstedt
 

A passing grade at the graduate level is B- (65%) or higher

Seminar Attendance: Students are required to attend a minimum of 12 seminars per course in order to receive a passing grade. The Seminars in Cell Biology courses must be taken in consecutive terms.

Seminars attended must be:

• 1 hour scientific talk;
• given by a professor;
• from a University run seminar series;
• related to the field of biomedical sciences.
• Unsure of the above? Ask your supervisor if the seminar is applicable.

Attendance forms must be completed for each seminar. At the end of the term, students must submit all attendance forms to the GPC. An e-mail will be sent in advance of the submission deadline.

Related Seminars at McGill:
Department of Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Physiology

Seminars offered by other departments are also advertised on McGill Channels.

Approximately three months before submission of their thesis, M.Sc. students must successfully present a M.Sc. Seminar. The seminar evaluation sheet can be found on the Forms & Guidelines page.

Students must register for the course in the term in which they intend to complete the MSc seminar. For example; if a student plans to give their MSc Seminar in February, they must register for ANAT 601 by the add/drop deadline for the Winter registration period, or else they will be charged late registration fees. In addition, if a student registers for ANAT 601 but is not prepared to present their seminar in that given term, they must contact the Graduate Program Coordinator to request a grade extension, and then present the seminar in the following term.

Seminar Guidelines:

► General Format: MSc students must present a 30 minute seminar on their thesis work, followed by a 15-20 minute question period. To ensure that times of presentation are respected, the student should consult with their supervisor when preparing the content and length of their presentation. The seminar is open to all the members of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. All faculty, cross-appointed academic staff, post-docs, and students are expected to attend.

► When? The seminar should take place approximately three months before initial thesis submission, and after the second advisory committee meeting. Where? All students (including those who work in a laboratory off campus) must hold their seminar in the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building.

► Who is on the evaluation committee?  The student’s Advisory Committee (Supervisor, Mentor, Internal Faculty Member, External Faculty Member). If these people are not present, the seminar will be cancelled and will have to be rescheduled, unless there is a special situation and the student has obtained previous permission from the Graduate Program Director before their seminar.

► Who schedules the Seminar? It is the student’s responsibility to schedule their MSc Seminar by sending a doodle poll to their Advisory Committee. Once a date is set, the student must notify the GPC of the time, date, and location.

► What are the responsibilities of the Supervisor and Mentor?  The supervisor is responsible for introducing the student before the seminar begins. The Mentor will explain the procedures to the audience; ensure the seminar proceeds in a timely and efficient manner; will complete the evaluation form based on the outcome of the discussion/evaluation, and collect the committee’s signatures.

► How will the seminar be evaluated? A grade of Pass or Fail will be assigned. 

• The expectations and how these will be considered are described in the Evaluation Form.
• After the seminar, the Advisory Committee will meet to determine whether the student should proceed to writing their thesis. It is highly recommended that the committee reach a consensus as to whether the candidate passes or fails. In the unlikely event that a consensus is not reached, a decision will be made by a simple majority.
• In the case that the student fails the seminar due to lack of research data, sub-standard presentation and/or inability to answer questions, the student will have 3 months to re-do the seminar (or less as recommended by the committee).
• In the event of a second fail, the student may be required to withdraw from the program.
• The committee will provide the student with one of the following recommendations in which they are required to follow: 1) Proceed to writing the thesis; 2) Redo the MSc Seminar and invite one member of the Graduate Affairs Committee to evaluate in addition to the Advisory Committee. This must be documented on the evaluation form
   

► Where does the evaluation form get submitted? The fully completed and signed evaluation form must be uploaded to myProgress for GPD approval. Once this is done, the milestone will be updated.

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