Trent University
MyTrent
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Programs
    • Graduate Programs
    • Trent Online
    • Summer Courses
    • Continuing Education
    • Study Abroad
    • Academic Calendar
    • Academic Timetable
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Academic Advising
    • Library
    • Centre for Teaching and Learning
  • Admissions
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Services & Support
    • Academic Advising
    • Academic Skills Centre
    • Administrative Departments
    • Alumni Services
    • Athletics
    • Campus Security
    • Careerspace
    • Colleges
    • Communications
    • Conferences
    • Financial Aid
    • Financial Services
    • Health & Wellness
    • Indigenous Services
    • Information Technology
    • International Students
    • Learning Support
    • Parking
    • Printshop
    • Recruitment
    • Registrar's Office
    • Residence & Housing
    • Student Clubs
    • TrentU Card
  • Research
    • Research at Trent
    • Research Centres
    • Find an Expert
    • Resources
  • Give to Trent
  • About Trent
    • About Trent
    • Careers
    • Giving to Trent
    • Governance
    • How to Find Us
    • Media
    • News & Events
    • President's Office
    • Staff Directory
    • Trent Facts
    • Contact Us
  • Campus Locations
    • Peterborough
    • Durham GTA
    • Online
  • Future Students
    • Undergraduate
    • Thinking of Applying
    • Already Applied
    • Received an Offer
    • Accepted My Offer
    • Graduate
    • International
    • Indigenous
    • Returning to Trent
    • Transfer
  • Current Students
  • Alumni
  • Trent Forward: COVID-19 Info
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • Give
  • Map
  • Careers
  • Directions
  • Library
  • Site Map
  • Bookstore
Skip to main content Home
  • Peterborough
  • Durham GTA
  • Online
  • MyTrent
MENU
Trent University

Environmental & Life Sciences

  • Welcome
  • The Experience
  • How to Apply
  • Faculty & Research
  • Careers & Alumni
  • Current Research Opportunities
  • Seminar Series
  • Contact
2 female grad students wearing hip waders in water holding net taking samples and smiling at camera with sunglasses on

Environmental & Life Sciences

  • Welcome
  • The Experience
    • M.Sc. Program
    • Ph.D. Program
    • Forms for Students & Faculty
    • Student Research
    • Awards & Scholarships
  • How to Apply
  • Faculty & Research
  • Careers & Alumni
  • Current Research Opportunities
  • Seminar Series
  • Contact
TRENTU.CA / Environmental & Life Sciences / The Experience / Ph.D. Program

Ph.D. Program

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental & Life Sciences

Admission Requirements

For more detailed information on how to apply to EnLS, visit the Trent University Graduate Studies info page.

Degree Requirements

Ph.D. students are required to take the equivalent of 1 half-course and submit a thesis based on original research. Students must attain at least second-class standing (B-minus or 70%) in the course to remain registered in the program. Students are permitted to take a maximum of one half-credit reading course (ENLS 5090H). Forms are available in the EnLS program office.  Ph.D. students are also required to present a seminar.  Students should approach the program office to schedule this seminar once they are nearing completion of their dissertation.

For more information about graduate courses, please refer to the Trent University Academic Calendar.

Thesis

To obtain candidacy, Ph.D. students must undertake an oral Qualifying Examination.  The examination will establish, to the satisfaction of the program, that the student has an effective grasp of his/her research area.  The student should submit a research proposal to the Director 12-16 months after enrollment. 

Full-time Ph.D. students are required to submit and defend their theses within 4 years of enrolling (8 years for part-time students). Candidates must pass an oral examination in defense of their thesis research. Detailed regulations governing the preparation of the thesis are contained in the Graduate Studies Calendar and the Handbook for Graduate Students. Please visit the Graduate Studies page for more information.

The Experience

  • M.Sc. Program
    • Accelerated Masters
      • Why do an Accelerated Masters?
  • Ph.D. Program
  • Forms for Students & Faculty
  • Student Research
  • Awards & Scholarships
    • Featured Winners

Related Links

  • Forms for Students & Faculty
  • Graduate Studies
  • Trent Career Centre
  • Trent School of the Environment
  • Trent Biology
  • Trent Chemistry
  • Trent Community Research Centre
  • Trent Forensics
  • MNRF Aquatics
  • MNRF Wildlife
Trent University logo
Challenge the Way You Think

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

Peterborough

1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, ON Canada, K9L 0G2

Toll Free: 1-855-MY-TRENT

Campus Map

Durham Greater Toronto Area

55 Thornton Road South
Oshawa, ON Canada, L1J 5Y1

Phone: 905-435-5100

Campus Map

Social Media Directory
  • Contact
  • Directions
  • Site Map
  • Accessibility
  • @ Copyright 2023 Trent University