Honours Thesis Courses

Honours thesis course opportunities are available to students in the final year of their program that are interested in completing research on a specific topic under the supervision of a faculty member. In addition to the independent research component, students attend a timetabled workshop in which a variety of research-oriented pedagogical topics can be addressed, such as research design, writing and communication. Mandatory components of an honours thesis include formal oral presentations of the thesis research proposal in the Fall Term and research results in the Spring Term, along with a final written thesis (typically 50 pages long). 

Before registering for an honours thesis course, it will help to have taken some time to consider a possible project and supervisor, and have made initial contact with a prospective supervisor. Applications for honours thesis courses are available by contacting the TSE office and should be submitted in the academic year before enrolment in the course.  

To learn more about completing an honours thesis course as part of your TSE degree, please contact Dr Catherine Eimers

Prerequisites: 14.0 university credits and a minimum cumulative average of 75%. Students must find a faculty member who is agreeable to supervise their project. 

The TSE offers the following honours thesis courses:

ERSC/ERST-4010Y: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in environmental science or studies featuring independent work under the supervision of a faculty supervisor. ERSC/ERST 4010Y is a single credit because the same thesis is submitted to the other program in a joint-major.

ERSC/ERST-4020D: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in environmental science or studies featuring independent work under the supervision of a faculty supervisor. ERSC/ERST 4020D is a double credit in ERSC/ERST. 

EGEO-4020D: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in environmental geoscience featuring independent work under the supervision of a faculty supervisor.

GEOG-4010Y: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in human or physical geography featuring independent work under the supervision of a faculty supervisor. GEOG 4010Y is a single credit because the same thesis is submitted to the other program in a joint-major. Excludes GEOG 4030Y, 4400Y, 4700Y, 4830Y

GEOG-4020D: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in human or physical geography featuring independent work under the supervision of a faculty supervisor. GEOG 4020D is a double credit in Geography. Excludes GEOG 4030Y, 4400Y, 4700Y, 4830Y.

SAFS-4010Y: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in sustainable agriculture and food systems featuring independent work under the supervision of a faculty supervisor. SAFS 4010Y is a single credit because the same thesis is submitted to the other program in a joint major.

SAFS-4020D: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in sustainable agriculture and food systems featuring independent work under the supervision of a faculty supervisor. SAFS 4020D is a double credit in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems.