The Examining Committee for the MASc Thesis Defence is composed of the student's Supervisory Committee, which includes:

Research Supervisor
One committee Chairperson (must be faculty or associate member of SBME and cannot be the Research Supervisor)
Minimum of one committee member

At least 50% of the members of the supervisory committee must be G+PS members. If a student would like to add a non-G+PS member onto their Supervisory Committee, please contact SBME Student Services (students@sbme.ubc.ca) for more information.

Full information about the MASc Thesis Defence may be found the SBME Website.

When a student has scheduled their MASc Thesis Defence

When a MASc student has scheduled their MASc Thesis Defence, they must submit the following documents to SBME Student Services (students@sbme.ubc.ca) a minimum of 3 weeks in advance to the exam date:

SBME Student Services will review the student's checklist to ensure all course requirements have been completed prior to the defence. They will also send the following forms to the student's committee Chairperson one week prior to the exam:

MASc Thesis Defence Form
Master's Thesis Approval Form (minimum 2 signatures*)

*It is recommended the signatures for the Master's Thesis Approval Form are obtained at the time of the MASc Thesis Defence after the student has passed their examination.

Following the exam, the student's committee Chairperson is required to submit the signed and completed MASc Thesis Defence Form to SBME Student Services.