Faculty of Architecture
General Office
Dean: Mira (Mimi) Locher
Associate Dean(s): Dr. Susan Close (Academic): Dr. Shauna Mallory-Hill (Research)
Program Director: Environmental Design Program Chair: Jae-Sung Chon
Campus Address/General Office: 201 Russell Building
Telephone: (204) 474 6578
Fax: (204) 474 7532
Email Address:
Undergraduate Program Inquiries: env.design@umanitoba.ca
Graduate Program Inquiries: gradarch@umanitoba.ca
Website:
umanitoba.ca/architecture
Academic Staff:
Please refer to the Faculty website at Faculty and staff | Faculty of Architecture | University of Manitoba (umanitoba.ca)
Degree Programs Offered
Available Options
The Bachelor of Environmental Design Degree Program requires students to declare a specific Program Option after the second year of studies (ED2) in the Environmental Design Program. Of the approximately 100 students moving into the third year of studies (ED3), admission into the Options will be divided equally. Students will be required to rank their Program Options in order of preference (1st, 2nd, 3rd choice). The selection of students into these Options will be based on the GPA, a Portfolio and Statement of Intent. Students entering the Program should be aware that entry into the Options will be assigned on a competitive basis, and that not all students may be successfully placed in their first choice. Students who have not completed 2nd year studios or who still have more than 1 three credit hour lecture course to complete will not be eligible for admission into the Option years.
Architecture Option
The Architecture Option offers a program of studies that focuses on transforming the lessons of history, technology, culture, the environment, and regional and social aspirations into a program for architecture. Students have the academic freedom, one of the program’s highlights, to experiment with ideas and methods as they develop their own personal and critical approaches to architectural design. The sequential design studios and supporting courses cover a wide spectrum of investigations ranging in scale from urban design to individual buildings to their construction details, examining the impact of all of these on the environment.
Interior Environments Option
The Interior Environments Option provides an opportunity to study the design of interior spaces within the context of architecture and to investigate the design of objects within the contexts of the human body and interior spaces. Students enrol in a series of design studios and courses to explore the impact of interior environments on human beings and vice versa. The impact of technology – especially sustainable strategies – on buildings and their inhabitants is also studied.
Landscape + Urbanism Option
The departments of Landscape Architecture and City Planning offer a joint option in Landscape + Urbanism for students who have a broad interest in understanding and shaping human settlement and habitat. Design studios and supporting courses recognize that we live in an increasingly globalized world where issues of natural resource depletion, climate change and the demand for sustainable development are paramount. Design and planning issues are addressed within the social, economic, and political contexts that drive development and of the cultural and ecological forces that create the built environment.
Available Streams (ED AMP only)
ED AMP students entering either Stream One or Stream Two of the program will enter into the Architecture Option years three (ED AMP 1’s) or four (ED AMP 2’s).
Programs
| Degree/Diploma | Years to Completion | Total Credit Hours | Has Co-op Option |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree/Diploma Environmental Design, B.Env.D. | Years to Completion 4 | Total Credit Hours 129 | Has Co-op Option Yes |
| Degree/Diploma Environmental Design, B.Env.D. Architecture Master Preparation Option (ED AMP 1 and ED AMP 2) | Years to Completion 1 or 2 | Total Credit Hours 33 or 66 | Has Co-op Option Yes |
- Admission Requirements
- Undergraduate Scholastic Standards
- Supplementary Regulations
- Preamble
- I. Admissions and Structure of the Program
- II. Environmental Design Program: Architecture Master Preparation Option (ED AMP)
- III. Degree Performance Regulations
- IV. Residency Requirement
- V. Probation and Academic Suspension
- VI. General Regulations and Policy
- VII. Appeals on Matters Regarding Academic Regulations
- Dean’s Honour List
Faculty Academic Regulations
Admission Requirements
Bachelor of Environmental Design (B.Env.D)
To be considered for admission into the Bachelor of Environmental Design Program an applicant must have completed 30 credit hours of university-level coursework with an overall minimum adjusted grade point average of 2.50. All admission requirements, as well as application deadline dates and forms, are included in the applicant information bulletin .
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EVDS 1600 | Introduction to Environmental Design (with C+ minimum grade) | 3 |
| EVDS 1602 | Visual Literacy (with C+ minimum grade) | 3 |
| EVDS 1680 | Environmental Technology (with C+ minimum grade) | 3 |
| University Written English Course (with a C minimum grade) 1 | 3 | |
| University Mathematics Course (with a C minimum grade) 1 | 3 | |
| Open Electives (with a C minimum grade) 2 | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Students must satisfy the University Written English (W) and Mathematics (M) course at the 1000 level or higher.
- 2
EVDS 1660 and EVDS 1670 must be completed as part of the degree program prior to, or after, admission to the ED program, with a C+ minimum grade. Students should be aware that EVDS 1670 is a prerequisite for EVDS 2600.
Bachelor of Environmental Design - Architecture Master Preparation Option (ED AMP)
Enrollment in the Environmental Design Program: Master Preparation Option (ED AMP) is competitive and limited. Students will be admitted on the basis of an annual selection process. Applicants satisfying the minimum academic requirements are eligible for consideration at the discretion of the Department of Architecture Admissions Selection Committee. For a detailed list of the admission requirements please refer to the bulletin.
Undergraduate Scholastic Standards
A Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.00 is required as an acceptable standard of performance.
To be eligible for the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Design a student is required to complete a minimum of two full academic years of studies in the Environmental Design Program including Years 3 and 4.
Supplementary Regulations
Supplementary Program Requirements, Structure of Program, Degree Performance Regulations and Policy
Preamble
Each faculty and school has its own supplementary regulations and requirements. These are published in the faculty or school chapters of the Academic Calendar. Some faculties and schools also have additional regulations and requirements governing their programs - these are available from the faculty or school. It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the academic regulations and requirements of the University of Manitoba in general and of the specific academic regulations and requirements of their faculty or school of registration. Accordingly, students are asked to seek the advice of advisors in faculty and school general offices whenever there is any question concerning how specific regulations apply to their situations. Please see the University of Manitoba Academic Calendar, General Academic Regulations
I. Admissions and Structure of the Program
To be considered for admission into the Bachelor of Environmental Design Program all applicants must have completed the required 30 credit hours of university level course work with an overall minimum adjusted grade point average of 2.50. Successful applicants are likely to require an Adjusted Grade Point Average well in excess of this minimum because admission is academically competitive based on scholastic achievement. Please see the current Environmental Design Application Information Bulletin or specific entry requirements. The application deadline is April 1 of each year.
The Bachelor of Environmental Design Degree is a four-year program of studies consisting of one qualifying year plus one year of common ‘Foundation Studies’ (ED2) followed by two years of pre-professional ‘Intermediate Studies’ (ED3 and ED4). The third and fourth years are referred to as the ‘Option Years’ and include Architecture, Interior Environments, and Landscape + Urbanism. The Bachelor of Environmental Design Degree Program requires students to declare a specific program Option after the second year of studies (ED2) in the Environmental Design Program.
Of the approximately 100 students moving into the third year of studies (ED3), admission into these Options will be divided equally. Students will be required to rank their Program Options in order of preference (1st, 2nd, 3rd choice). The selection of students into these Options will be based on GPA, Portfolio and a Statement of Intent.
Students entering the program should be aware that entry into the Options will be assigned on a competitive basis, and that not all students will be placed in their first Option choice. Students who have not successfully completed studios or more than one three-credit-hour lecture course will not be eligible for admission into the Option Years.
- Complete 30 credit hours of university study.
- Apply to Environmental Design
- Environmental Design Year 2
- Option Selection
- ED3 Arch Option or ED3 IE Option or ED3 L + U Option
- ED4 Arch Option or ED4 IE Option or ED4 L + U Option
II. Environmental Design Program: Architecture Master Preparation Option (ED AMP)
The Faculty of Architecture offers a Bachelor of Environmental Design Architecture: Master Preparation Option (ED AMP) for students who have a recognized first degree in either a non-design or a design-related field of study and who have an interest in pursuing the graduate degree in Architecture. These students may apply and be admitted through the Environmental Design Program where they will be enrolled in the Environmental Design Program: Architecture Master Preparation Option. There are two different streams available:
Stream One
ED Architecture Master Preparation Option 1 (ED AMP 1 – two years of study). For those who have no formal design education and have a recognized undergraduate first degree (or are currently enrolled in the final year of a degree program). In order to graduate students must complete the ED 3 and ED4 Architecture Master Preparation Option (total of 66 credit hours). Upon successful completion of all the requirements for this two-year program, students will be eligible to receive a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree.
Stream Two
ED Architecture Master Preparation Option 2 (ED AMP 2 – one year of study). For those who already have an undergraduate design degree (or are currently enrolled in the final year of a design degree program) in an allied design field such as Interior Design or Landscape Architecture, and wish to pursue studies in a graduate degree in Architecture. These students will be considered on a case-by-case basis for placement into the fourth year of Environmental Design Architecture Option, but will be ineligible to receive the Bachelor of Environmental Design degree.
Note: Upon successful completion of the undergraduate ED Architecture Master Preparation Option (ED AMP 1 and ED AMP 2), students who wish to continue into the Master of Architecture Program must officially apply for graduate admission. Evaluation is based on the student’s progress in either the one or two-year ED Architecture Master Preparation Option, as evidenced in a portfolio submission, GPA and a Faculty of Graduate Studies application.
For further information on the Enivronmental Design Program: Architecture Master Preparation Option, please refer to the bulletin.
III. Degree Performance Regulations
Qualifications for Graduation
To be eligible for the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Design, a student must successfully complete 129 credit hours of coursework with a passing grade in each course and have attained a Degree Grade Point Average (DGPA) of at least 2.0 (C).
Students who do not achieve the minimum passing grade for each course or do not meet the 2.0 (C) Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) requirement will be permitted only one more attempt to achieve the required scholastic performance levels.
Students who fail to achieve the minimum passing grade and/or the minimum TGPA will be placed on Academic Suspension. Students who fail to achieve the minimum passing grade on the second attempt will be required to withdraw from the Environmental Design Program (see Section V below).
Dean’s Honour List
To qualify for the Dean’s Honour List a student must register for and successfully complete at least 80 per cent of a full year’s coursework and attain a minimum TGPA of 4.0. The notation “Dean’s Honour List” will be inscribed on the Student History.
University Gold Medal
The University Gold Medal in Environmental Design will be awarded to the graduating student who:
- has achieved the highest grade point average (minimum 3.75) in courses constituting the last two years of an eligible program (and including no transfer courses in the applicable years); and
- has completed at least 80 per cent of the normal full course load in each of the last two years of the eligible program
In the event of a tie, preference will be given to the student with the higher DPGA in the final year.
IV. Residency Requirement
Students must normally complete the last 66 credit hours of the Program at the University of Manitoba. Completion of any of the 66 credit hours through participation in an International Exchange must be approved in advance by the Department Head and Program Chair.
Any student considering time away from the Program must first meet with the Student Advisor and/or Program Chair to discuss their intentions.
Students who have been admitted to the Program and who have not been in attendance for at least one term but less than two years must inform the Student Advisor in writing before June 1st of their intention to return to the Program. Requests for a leave of absence will be reviewed by the Environmental Design Program Chair prior to approval.
Students who have been absent from the Program for two (2) years or more must apply for readmission through the online application process (application deadline April 1st), and must inform the Student Advisor before June 1st. Their acceptance back into the Program will be subject to quota restrictions and compliance with existing Program requirements.
Coursework completed at a post-secondary institution ten (10) years prior to registration will not be considered for transfer credit.
V. Probation and Academic Suspension
Failure to meet the minimum TGPA of 2.0 (C) will result in a student being placed on probation. A student with a term grade point average (TGPA) of less than 1.5 shall be required to withdraw permanently from the program.
A student’s status is determined at the end of the Fall and Winter examination periods.
Students on probation are required to meet with a Student Advisor to discuss their program of studies prior to their next registration. When next assessed, students must exceed the minimum TGPA (2.0) to be removed from probation or they will be placed on academic suspension.
Students placed on academic suspension will be required to withdraw from the Program for a minimum of one (1) academic year. They may be required to complete a remedial program designated by the ED Program Chair. They will normally be permitted to apply for re-entry to the Environmental Design Program after one year has elapsed. Such application should be made in writing before July 1st.
Reinstatement is not automatic, but subject to review by the ED Program Chair.
The purpose of the remedial program is to remove the status of Academic Suspension so that he/she can complete the B.Env.D. degree or pursue career studies in another Faculty or at another university.
VI. General Regulations and Policy
Students should also make themselves familiar with the General Academic Regulations and the University Policy and Procedures.
Attendance
Students must attend and participate in all lectures, laboratories, studios and studio reviews, including final reviews in accordance with the sections assigned on the University of Manitoba website. Students who attend the wrong section or course will receive a grade of F.
Regular attendance is expected of all students in all courses. The ED Program Chair may initiate at the request of an Instructor, procedures to bar a student from attending classes, studios and final examinations and/or from receiving credit where absences exceed 10 per cent of the scheduled classes. Students so barred will have failed the course.
A medical certificate must be submitted to the General Office if a student is ill and unable to attend class and/or complete work by a specified due date. Late work will only be allowed on medical grounds with a medical certificate. Any absence not supported by a medical certificate will be considered unexcused.
Accessibility
The Environmental Design Program is committed to providing and maintaining an accessible learning environment in accordance with the University of Manitoba Accessibility Policy. In order to facilitate the appropriate accommodation of students’ disability-related needs, students with documented disabilities requesting accommodations are required to register with Student Accessibility Services.
The Grading System
The Environmental Design grading system consists of eight grades:
| Grade | GPA | Grade Point Range | Grade Range | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.5 | 4.26 – 4.50 | 90 – 100 | Exceptional |
| A | 4 | 3.76 – 4.25 | 80 – 89 | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.5 | 3.26 – 3.75 | 75 – 79 | Very Good |
| B | 3 | 2.76 – 3.25 | 70 – 74 | Good |
| C+ | 2.5 | 2.26 – 2.75 | 65 – 69 | Satisfactory |
| C | 2 | 1.90 – 2.25 | 60 – 64 | Adequate |
| D | 1 | 1.00 – 1.89 | 50 – 59 | Failure |
| F | 0 | 0 – 49 | Failure |
Note: A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required to pass all courses offered within the Environmental Design Program in the Faculty of Architecture.
Grade Points
“Grade Point” refers to a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course.
Calculating the Grade Point Average
“Grade Point Average” or “GPA” is the average grade of courses completed at the same Level, which is calculated by dividing the total quality points earned by the number of credit hours attempted. This calculation can be applied to determine the following types of GPA:
- “Cumulative Grade Point Average” or “CGPA” which is the calculated GPA of all courses, institutional and transferred, completed at the same Level;
- “Degree Grade Point Average” or “DGPA” which is the calculated GPA of all course s accepted for credit by the University towards a designated degree; students who repeat a course will receive credit only once – based on the latest grade, not the highest grade;
- “Sessional Grade Point Average” or “SGPA” which is the calculated GPA of all courses completed at the same Level during the Fall and Winter Terms of one academic year; and
- “Term Grade Point Average” or “TGPA” which is the calculated GPA of all courses completed during a single Term at the same Level.
Voluntary Withdrawal
“Voluntary Withdrawal” or “VW” is a registration option that enables students to withdraw from a course or courses without academic penalty. The onus for initiating Voluntary Withdrawal from a course rests solely with a student. Neither a verbal request nor discontinuance from class attendance will suffice. Students who do not follow this procedure will receive a grade of F in the course. Refer to the University Policy and Procedure on Voluntary Withdrawal.
Incomplete Term Work
Students who are unable to complete the term’s work prescribed in a course must contact the Instructor prior to the end of term for consideration (based on medical or compassionate reasons) of an Incomplete grade and a time extension for work completion.
In the event a student is unable to complete the term’s work due to medical reasons, a medical certificate (indicating the period of illness or time the student is able to return to classes) must be submitted to the ED Program Student Advisor as soon as reasonably possible.
In no case will the satisfaction of the incomplete course requirements cause a grade to be lowered. However, if a student does not submit/present the outstanding work by the stipulated deadline, his/her opportunity to improve the grade will lapse. All courses that have outstanding course work will be given a letter grade with an “I” to indicate an extension has been granted. If outstanding work is not submitted or a time frame of three months passes, the “I” will automatically be removed and the letter grade will stand as is.
The following maximum time extensions are allowed:
- August 1st for courses terminated in April
- December 1st for courses terminated in May/August
- April 1st for courses terminated in December
All registration and registration revisions must be completed in Aurora by the student through the University of Manitoba website registration before the stipulated deadlines.
Repeating a Course
Limited Access will not affect registration for the current Academic Year, which includes Fall, Winter, and Summer terms. See University Policy and Procedures – Repeat Course Policy – Section 2.5 (a) Limited Access.
When a student repeats a course or takes an equivalent course or mutually exclusive course (for example, a course that may not be held for credit with the original course), all attempts at that course shall be used in the calculation of the TGPA and CGPA. Students who repeat a course will receive credit only once – based on the latest grade, not the highest grade. All other grades for repeat courses will remain on a student’s academic record but will be eliminated from Hours Passed, Hours Earned, DGPA hours, DGPA calculation, and will be included in credit hours attempted.
A student may only repeat a required course one time, provided he/she is eligible to proceed and such repetition does not introduce a conflict with the student’s lecture, studio, examination schedule and/or space availability.
A failed Elective course may either be repeated or another Elective may be selected.
Communication and Record Keeping
For communication and record keeping purposes, students should make every effort to inform the Student Advisor if any part of their records and status have changed, or will change, on a continuous basis.
Students should inform the Student Advisor of any extraneous circumstances that may affect their academic performance.
VII. Appeals on Matters Regarding Academic Regulations
The Faculty of Architecture Rules, Regulations, Student Appeals and Discipline Committee meets from time to time throughout the year to consider appeals from students who request special consideration in respect of rules and regulations governing their progress in the program and qualifications for graduation.
Students who intend to appeal matters concerning Environmental Design Program Rules and Regulations affecting their registration for the next Regular Academic Session must submit a written appeal to the Committee Chair no later than August 1st.
Appeals should be addressed to the Chair of the Rules, Regulations, Student Appeals and Discipline Committee, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2 with a copy to the Environmental Design Program Chair.
Dean’s Honour List
Students who achieve a term GPA of 4.0 or better, while registered in 80 per cent of a full course load will be included in the Dean’s Honour List for the Faculty of Architecture.
Academic Schedule Fall/Winter Term 2024-2025
Dates Applicable to all U of M Students
University Closure
When the University is closed no classes/examinations will be held
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Canada Day | July 1, 2024 |
| Terry Fox Day (Civic Holiday) | August 5, 2024 |
| Labour Day | September 2, 2024 |
| National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | September 30, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving Day | October 14, 2024 |
| Remembrance Day | November 11, 2024 |
| Winter Holiday | December 21, 2024 to January 1, 2025 |
| Louis Riel Day | February 17, 2025 |
| Good Friday | April 18, 2025 |
| Victoria Day | May 19, 2025 |
| Canada Day (Holiday Observed) | July 1, 2025 |
| Terry Fox Day (Civic Holiday) | August 4, 2025 |
Dates Applicable to most U of M Students
Some additional or differing date information is included in separate sections for: Agriculture Diploma, Art (School of), Dental Hygiene, Dentistry (includes IDDP), Education (B.Ed. only), Management, Medicine (excludes Family Social Sciences), Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician’s Assistant Studies, Respiratory Therapy, and Social Work. Students in these programs should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule.
Orientation
Additional or differing dates exist for: Agriculture Diploma, Dental Hygiene, Education (B.Ed. only), Management, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Respiratory Therapy, and Social Work. Students in these programs should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Welcome Day Fall Term | Sept 3, 2024 |
| Welcome Day Winter Term | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Faculty of Architecture | August 23, 2024 |
| Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | July 4 & 9, 2024 |
Start and End Dates
Additional or differing dates exist for: Agriculture Diploma, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Education, Management, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician’s Assistant Studies, Respiratory Therapy, and Social Work. Students in these programs should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term | September 4 to December 9, 2024 |
| Winter Term (no classes, examinations or tests will be held March 29, 2024) | January 6 to April 9, 2025 |
| Winter/Summer Term spanning distance and online courses | January 6 to July 3, 2025 |
Registration and Withdrawal Dates
Additional or differing dates exist for: Agriculture Diploma, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy and other faculties, colleges and/or schools offering irregularly scheduled courses. Agriculture Diploma, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy students should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule; all others should also refer to the Class Schedule.
Regular Registration Period
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term classes | Ends September 3, 2024 |
| Winter Term classes and Winter /Summer Term spanning distance and online courses | Ends January 5, 2025 |
Registration Revision Period
Students may use this period of time to make changes to their selected courses or class schedule. Last day to drop is 1 business day prior to the end of the Registration Revision Period.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term classes | September 4 to 18, 2024 |
| Winter Term classes and Winter/Summer Term spanning distance and online courses | January 6 to 20, 2025 |
Last Date to Drop without Penalty
Last date to drop and have course excluded from transcripts; VWs will be recorded on transcripts for courses dropped after this date. There will be no refunds for courses dropped after this date. Additional or differing dates exist for Agriculture Diploma; students in this program should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term | September 17, 2024 |
| Fall/Winter Term classes Part A | September 17, 2024 |
| Fall/Winter Term classes Part B (VW recorded if dropped after Sept 18, 2023) | January 17, 2025 |
| Winter Term classes and Winter/Summer Term spanning distance and online courses | January 17, 2025 |
Last Date to Register/Registration Revision Deadline
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term classes | September 18, 2024 |
| Winter Term classes and Winter/Summer Term spanning distance and online courses | January 20, 2025 |
Voluntary Withdrawal (VW) Deadline
Last date to withdraw and not receive a final grade; students cannot withdraw from courses after this date
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term classes | November 19, 2024 |
| Fall/Winter Term spanning classes | January 17, 2025 |
| Winter Term classes | March 19, 2025 |
| Winter/Summer Term spanning distance and online courses | May 15, 2025 |
Fee Payment Deadlines
A financial penalty will be assessed on accounts with an outstanding balance after this date.*
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term | October 2, 2024 |
| Winter Term | February 5, 2025 |
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Please see the Last Day to Drop without Penalty
Term Breaks
Academic and administrative offices will be open during this period; no classes, tests or assignment due dates occur during this time. Additional or differing dates exist for: Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Education (B.Ed. only), Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, and Respiratory Therapy. Students in these programs should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term Break (The U of M will be closed Monday November 11 for Remembrance Day) | November 12 to 15, 2024 |
| Winter Term Break (The U of M will be closed Monday February 17 for Louis Riel Day) | February 18 to 21, 2025 |
Examination and Test Dates
Students are reminded that they must remain available until all examination and test obligations have been fulfilled. Additional or differing dates exist for: Agriculture Diploma, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Education, Medicine, and Pharmacy. Students in these programs should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule. Students in faculties, colleges, schools or programs offering irregularly scheduled courses should also see the exam timetable available through their program office.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall Term (includes tests and mid term exams for Fall/Winter Term classes) | December 10 to 20, 2024 |
| Winter Term (includes final exams for Fall/Winter Term classes) | April 11 to 25, 2025 |
Challenge for Credit Application Deadline
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| For classes offered Fall Term 2023 and spanning Fall/Winter 2023-2024 | September 18, 2024 |
| For classes offered Winter Term 2024 | January 20, 2025 |
Final Grade Appeal Deadlines
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| For Final grades received for Fall Term 2023 classes | January 23, 2025 |
| For final grades received for Winter Term 2024 and Fall 2023/Winter 2024 classes | June 9, 2025 |
Graduation and University Convocation
Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates will be awarded at Convocation. Graduation date may differ from Convocation Ceremony date. Additional or differing dates exist for Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Respiratory Therapy; students in these programs should also see their respective section of the Academic Schedule.
For students graduating Fall 2024
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply online to graduate for most Undergraduate students | July 25, 2024 |
| Faculty of Graduate Studies Submission Deadline* | August 27, 2024 |
| Convocation Ceremony (Fort Garry Campus) | October 22 to 23, 2024 |
| Convocation Ceremony (Bannatyne Campus) | October 31, 2024 |
For students graduating February 2025
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply online to graduate for most Undergraduate students | September 17, 2024 |
| Faculty of Graduate Studies Submission Deadline* | January 2, 2025 |
| Graduation date for students graduating in February | February 5, 2025 |
| Convocation Ceremony (Fort Garry Campus) | June 4 to 6, 2025 |
For students graduating Spring 2025
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply online to graduate for most Undergraduate students | January 17, 2025 |
| Faculty of Graduate Studies Submission Deadline* | March 27, 2025 |
| Convocation Ceremony (Bannatyne Campus) | May 15, 2025 |
| Convocation Ceremony (Fort Garry Campus) | June 4 to 6, 2025 |
| Convocation Ceremony - Université de Saint-Boniface | June 16, 2025 |
| Graduate Studies Submission Deadline* for students graduating Fall 2025 | August 21, 2025 |
| Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow in honour of Indigenous graduates | May 3, 2025 |
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Last date for receipt by Graduate Studies of Theses/Practica and reports on Theses/Practica, comprehensive examinations, and project reports from students, and lists of potential graduands from departments.
Dates for Summer Term
Start and End Dates (Generally Monday to Thursday classes)
Classes on Monday, May 19th will be made up on Friday, May 23th
Classes on Tuesday, July 1st will be made up on Friday July 4th
Classes on Monday, August 4th will be made up on Friday, August 8th
May - August courses will have no classes scheduled Monday, June 16th to Friday, June 27th
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| May - June | May 5 to June 13, 2025 - 6 hours instruction/week |
| July - August | June 30 to August 8, 2025 - 6 hours instruction/week |
| May - August (3 credits) | May 5 to August 8, 2025 - 3 hours instruction/week |
| May - August (6 credits) | May 5 to August 8, 2025 - 6 hours instruction/week |
Registration and Withdrawal Dates
Regular Registration Period
Registration start dates are to be determined by the Registrar’s Office.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| May - June | Ends May 4, 2025 |
| July - August | Ends June 29, 2025 |
| May - August (3 credits) | Ends May 4, 2025 |
| May - August (6 credits) | Ends May 4, 2025 |
Late Registration/Registration Revision Period
Students may use this period of time to make changes to their selected courses or class schedule.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| May - June | May 5 to May 8, 2025 |
| July - August | June 30 to July 4, 2025 |
| May - August (3 credits) | May 5 to May 15, 2025 |
| May - August (6 credits) | May 5 to May 8, 2025 |
Last Date to Drop without Penalty
Last date to drop and have course excluded from transcripts; VWs will be recorded on transcripts for courses dropped after this date. There will be no refunds for courses dropped after this date.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| May - June | May 8, 2025 |
| July - August | July 4, 2025 |
| May - August (3 credits) | May 15, 2025 |
| May - August (6 credits) | May 8, 2025 |
Voluntary Withdrawal (VW) deadline
Last date to withdraw and not receive a final grade; students cannot withdraw from courses after this date.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| May - June | June 3, 2025 |
| July - August | July 29, 2025 |
| May - August (3 credits) | July 17, 2025 |
| May - August (6 credits) | July 17, 2025 |
Fee Payment Deadlines
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| May - June | May 21, 2025 |
| May - August (3 credits) | May 21, 2025 |
| May - August (6 credits) | May 21, 2025 |
| July - August | July 16, 2025 |
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A financial penalty will be assessed on accounts with an outstanding balance after this date. (determined by Financial Services)
Examination and Test Dates
Students are reminded that they must remain available until all examination and test obligations have been fulfilled.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| May - June | June 16 to 21, 2025 |
| July - August | August 11 to 16, 2025 |
| May - August (3 credits) | August 11 to 16, 2025 |
| May - August (6 credits) | August 11 to 16, 2025 |
Challenge for Credit
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Challenge for credit application deadline | |
| For classes offered Summer Term 2025 | April 25, 2025 |
Environmental Design
An introduction to the philosophies, theories, practices, processes and methods that collectively compose the discipline of Environmental Design. The focus will be on the social, environmental, and technological issues that shape the built environment and on an examination of the challenges and roles facing environmental designers in the contemporary world.
Attributes: Recommended Intro Courses
This course examines the contemporary visual and spatial environment, its critical historical influences and emerging cultural issues. The structure of image and form, the foundations of spatial and visual knowledge and the importance of materiality as they pertain to Environmental Design will be advanced as well as disciplinary appropriate methods of communication.
Attributes: Recommended Intro Courses
Historical survey of key works from the foundations of civilization to the Enlightenment, including interdisciplinary perspectives in art, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban planning considered in the physical, socio-economic, political, artistic and cultural contexts. May not be held with FAAH 1030.
Mutually Exclusive: FAAH 1030
A historical survey of western movements in art, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban planning considered within the physical, socio-economic, political, artistic and cultural context. An introduction to the historical influence of the art, design and culture of non-western traditions will be included. Emphasis is on works created after the Enlightenment. May not be held with FAAH 1040.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 1660.
Mutually Exclusive: FAAH 1040
An examination of the scientific principles embodied in the natural laws which govern the science and technology of building, landscape and environmental design in the context of sustainable development. Factors of climate, geology and natural resource systems and their effects upon the built environment at a range of scales are introduced.
An introduction to visual methods of representation and related media including drawing, photography and video. The intention is to critically engage the urban and suburban contexts as a laboratory for investigating cultural values, aesthetic issues, design principles, and representational techniques, 'prerequisite' to undertaking design studio work. Course evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
An examination of principles of Ecology and Design works in which these tenets are considered, engaged, and/or demonstrated. Topics fundamental to the science of Ecology will structure the course content. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the forces and systems working within and between natural, social and human environments.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 2702.
This course provides an introduction to applied statics, construction materials and construction system assemblies for landscape, building, and interior constructions. Construction material properties and applications, including impacts on resource depletion and on sustainable building practices will be introduced along with basic strategies and methods to analyze and calculate forces in simple structures.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 1680 (C+).
An introduction to technical and free-hand drawing processes and techniques, and in various media - to develop, to express, and to communicate design intentions. The focus will be directed to abstract and concrete methods of representation. Emphasis will be placed on the integral relationship between thinking, drawing, and making in relation to critically observing the world at large, and in relation to design studio work.
Introduction to the elements and principles of visual and spatial design, design process and techniques, requisite methods of representation and communication, and design intentions. Studio work will explore different ways of space and form-making, beginning at the site of the body, in both abstract and environmental contexts.
An examination of seminal built works of environmental design, at a range of scales, from the 19th and 20th centuries, with an emphasis on examples that are representative of diverse positions of key issues in contemporary design practice. Methodologically, this course endeavours to critically evaluate the relationships between perception, intention, and making through the exploration of the material and tectonic nature of the work(s).
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 1670 (C+).
An examination of key architectural treatises of the 19th and 20th centuries that are representative of the predominant ideals of their time and the influence they have had in the construction of the built environment.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Pre-requisite: EVDS 1670.
An application of the scientific principles embodied in the natural laws which govern environmental design. Aspects of the bio-physical factors, energy, human physiology and perception, comfort, and resource management are reviewed in the context of sustainable planning and design practices.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 1680 (C+).
This course bridges technical and freehand drawing introduced in Visual Media 1, with computer/digital media. This course advances contemporary digital media in relation to emerging modes of 2, 3, and 4 dimensional modes of representation, in the context of design studio work, and in relation to graphic standards associated with professional design practice.
An exploration of the fundamental relationships between space, form and order in the context of the built environment, from body to place. Pedagogical emphasis will be directed towards design process, cultural intentions, and environmental accountability.
Advanced Computing in Environmental Design builds upon skills obtained in the introductory course. The advanced course provides an opportunity for students to explore detailed applications of computational technologies in design & planning.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 2800 or EVDS 2650.
Independent study related to environmental design. Content may vary according to the interest of the community, students, profession, and the faculty. Written consent of the instructor(s) and program coordinator required.
The course will familiarize the student with the AutoCad program. The course content begins at an introductory level and will progress to a level which will prepare the student for work within a professional office. The course will explore the use of AutoCad for the creation of presentation drawings as well as working drawings.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 2800 or ARCH 6370 or written permission of Instructor.
Cooperative education/work assignment in practice, business, industry or government for Faculty of Architecture students. Requires submission of a written report and portfolio covering the work completed during each four-month professional assignment. Students participating in the program must have completed at least 85 credit hours towards a university degree prior to placement. Those registering for this course must have applied for and been accepted into the Faculty of Architecture cooperative stream. Course evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
Cooperative education/work assignment in practice, business, industry or government for Faculty of Architecture students. Requires submission of a written report and portfolio covering the work completed during each four-month professional assignment. Students participating in the program must have completed at least 85 credit hours towards a university degree prior to placement. Those registering for this course must have applied for and been accepted into the Faculty of Architecture cooperative stream. This course is evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 3800.
Cooperative education/work assignment in practice, business, industry or government for Faculty of Architecture students. Requires submission of a written report and portfolio covering the work completed during each four-month professional assignment. Students participating in the program must have completed at least 85 credit hours towards a university degree prior to placement. Those registering for this course must have applied for and been accepted into the Faculty of Architecture cooperative stream. This course is evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 3900.
Cooperative education/work assignment in practice, business, industry or government for Faculty of Architecture students. Requires submission of a written report and portfolio covering the work completed during each four-month professional assignment. Students participating in the program must have completed at least 85 credit hours towards a university degree prior to placement. Those registering for this course must have applied for and been accepted into the Faculty of Architecture cooperative stream. This course is evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 4800.
Environmental Design Architecture
Provides a historical and theoretical understanding of early Greek, Roman, Gothic and non-western architectural topics and their influence. Content is explored using primary texts where possible, and through critical analysis of selected topics. May not be held for credit with the former EVDS 2690, EVDS 2610, ARCH 6320 or ARCH 6420.
Equiv To: ARCH 6430, EVDS 2620
Provides a historical and theoretical understanding of Gothic and Renaissance architectural topics and their influence, up to the work of Claude Perrault. Content is explored using primary texts where possible, and through critical analysis of selected topics. May not be held for credit with EVDS 2620 or ARCH 6340.
Equiv To: ARCH 6340, EVDS 2620
Construction materials and structural theory in the analysis and design of simple wood-frame, masonry and light steel construction; fundamental passive energy systems and design strategies for material and energy reduction. May not be held for credit with EVDS 1690 or ARCH 6480.
Equiv To: ARCH 6480
Architectural, environmental and technical aspects of construction focusing on low-rise and medium sized wood, steel and masonry construction including issues of material production/manufacturing, soils, foundation, envelope systems, basic mechanical systems and their integration and acoustic concerns. May not be held for credit with the former EVDS 2670, EVDS 2700, ARCH 6520 or ARCH 6530
Equiv To: ARCH 6530, EVDS 2670, EVDS 2700
An architectural study of the human condition in relation to the natural and built environment through design oriented research exploration, analysis, evaluation and interpretation of a selected subject of inquiry. Various ways of seeing and making are applied as tools for critical thinking to align content with modes of representation. May not be held for credit with former EVDS 2630 or ARCH 6380.
Mutually Exclusive: ARCH 6380, EVDS 2640
Building upon first term explorations, architectural propositions are developed that seek to clarify relations between human inhabitation and the physical environment in a regional context. Design principles influenced by programmatic, theoretical, historical, technological material and environmental criteria are examined. May not be held for credit with former EVDS 2640 or ARCH 6390.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVAR 3008.
Mutually Exclusive: ARCH 6390, EVDS 2640
A preparatory block course introducing the fundamentals of structural concepts in architecture that prepares students for the foundation technology courses in architecture. May not be held for credit with EVDS 2300 (or former EVDS 1690), EVDS 1700 or ARCH 6480.
Equiv To: ARCH 6480, EVDS 1690, EVDS 1700, EVDS 2300
An introduction to drawing skills that allows students to become articulate in proposing and studying architecture through drawing. The course covers a range of media. May not be held for credit with the former ARCH 6532 or ARCH 6370
Equiv To: ARCH 6370, ARCH 6532
Provides a historical and theoretical understanding of the origins of modernity in architecture. Content is explored using primary texts where possible, and through critical analysis of selected topics. May not be held for credit with former EVAR 3700, EVAR 3470, ARCH 6460 or ARCH 6450.
Equiv To: ARCH 6460, EVAR 3470, EVAR 3700
Intergrated building systems focusing on multi-story steel and concrete construction including: passive and active heating, cooling, and ventilation methods, strategies and designs, electrical, water, communication, security, fire protection, and vertical transportation systems; and building code constraints. May not be held for credit with the former EVAR 3560, EVAR 3570, ARCH 6500 or ARCH 6510.
Equiv To: ARCH 6500, ARCH 6510, EVAR 3560, EVAR 3570
This studio focuses on the broader cultural implications of social interaction and the collective inhabitation of the built and natural environments. Architecture design explorations are influenced by a thorough examination of programmatic, theoretical, historical, technological, material and environmental criteria. May not be held for credit with the former EVAR 3680 or ARCH 6400
Mutually Exclusive: ARCH 6400, EVAR 3680
Provides an historical and theoretical understanding of 20th century topics in architecture (western and non-western). Content is explored using primary texts where possible, and through critical analysis of selected topics, May not be held with the former EVAR 3330, EVAR 3480, ARCH 6440 or ARCH 6470.
Equiv To: ARCH 6440, ARCH 6470, EVAR 3330, EVAR 3480
A technical knowledge project-based course integrating with Arch Studio 4. Comprehensive technology issues include: site; material; energy; structures; construction; sustainability; environmental factors; building code; life safety. Student's work will include analysis, technical drawings and calculations.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Corequisite: EVAR 4010 Arch Studio 4
The previous terms investigations are further developed and synthesized into a comprehensively designed environment. Architectural propositions seek to clarify specific relations between details and the overall design, through the integration of complex social, cultural, programmatic, theoretical, historical, technological, material and environmental principles, systems and criteria. May not be held with the former EVAR 3690 or ARCH 6410.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVAR 4004. Corequisite: EVAR 4008 .
Mutually Exclusive: ARCH 6410, EVAR 3690
Environmental Design Interior
This course introduces students to the field of Interior Design through firsthand experience and study of innovative and significant examples of historic and contemporary work from interior design and related fields, in a major design center. The course consists of lectures and a field trip. Location may vary from year to year.
Examination of concepts, theories and writings related to the development of Interior Design as a discipline, to Modernism. Not to be held for credit with the former EVIE 3650.
Equiv To: EVIE 3650
Workshop and lecture course on materials, joinery and invention. Review of the principles of framing, bracing, and tension applied to casegoods and furniture; exploration or a variety of soft and hard materials and constructions with an emphasis on sustainability. Not to be held for credit with the former EVIE 3630.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 2200.
Equiv To: EVIE 3630
This course develops a student's ability to use drawing as a reflective, problem-solving, designing and visual communication tool; techniques for representing volume, depth and scale, and interfaces with digital photography and media are a focus.
This studio introduces students to the interior design process with small to mid-size projects that focus on residential and commercial environments in a variety of contexts. Emphasis is placed on understanding human need, design principles and elements, and design vocabulary. Creative design exploration is also encouraged.
An in-depth investigation, by design, of the nature of interiors including the physical and perceptual, spatial elements and order, human involvement and experience. Exploration and development of spatial solutions using a variety of visual media. Not to be held for credit with the former EVIE 3680.
Mutually Exclusive: EVIE 3680
This course examines interior lighting and colour theories and concepts emphasizing human and ecological issues, exploration of spatial design strategies and practices. Not to be held for credit with the former EVIE 3610.
Mutually Exclusive: EVIE 3610
Theoretical and practical issues related to human characteristics, needs, behaviours, and interactions with and within the built interior environment.
This course will explore topics at the cutting edge of interior design, examining political, economic, sociological and technological influences on current and future directions in interior design; examination of current research, writing, projects and works from related and diverse fields.
Examinations of concepts, theories and writings related to the development of interior Design as a discipline and profession, from Modernism to the present day. Not to be held for credit with the former EVIE 3660.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVIE 3002.
Equiv To: EVIE 3660
In-depth, whole building examination of various integrated active and passive environmental controls systems. Focus on working with existing commercial building construction and environmental systems when integrating new interior design and ecological concepts and strategies. Introduction to building performance assessment, construction drawings and schedules. Not to be held for credit with the former EVIE 3620.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVIE 3004 and EVIE 3012. Co-requisite: EVIE 4010.
Equiv To: EVIE 3620
Broad exploration of a variety of contemporary and innovative building technologies and their integration with interior design. Focus on ecological, new building construction concepts and measure, delivered in the context of integrated design team processes and building systems innovation. Integration and coordination of interior architectural elements with active and passive building systems.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVIE 4002.
Development of knowledge and abilities to collect, analyze, synthesize, interpret, and apply information for the purpose of identifying and solving interior design problems. Not to be held for credit with the former EVIE 3640.
Equiv To: EVIE 3640
This course focuses on the creation of two-dimensional architectural working drawings in a set of construction documents through the use of advanced features in CAD. Students will learn the concepts of formatting units, text, dimensions, multi-leaders, and layouts, using both non-annotative and annotative scaling techniques. How to use CAD software in a three-dimensional environment to create realistic shapes is also included. May not be held with EVIE 3670.
Equiv To: EVIE 3670
Projects that explore the interaction between urban context, programmatic requirements and design concepts; integration of building technology and three-dimensional spatial development; development of communication skills and methods. Not to be held with the former EVIE 3690.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVIE 3010. Co-requisite: EVIE 4002.
Equiv To: EVIE 3690
Design studio with the potential for collaboration, exploring regional and global influences, communication technology, history and temporality in the design of interior environments.
Focus on the concepts of building information modeling (BIM), parametric design, analysis, and construction documentation using current software. Demonstrates effect of this type of software on presentation and construction documentation through the use of intelligent building components and interdependent views of the building model, including acquisition of statistical and other quantitative information.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Pre- or corequisite: EVIE 4008 or consent of instructor.
Environmental Design, Landscape and Urbanism
A critical examination and appraisal of design for dwelling in the context of settlement with emphasis on representation of diverse positions on key issues in design practice. Studies will include consideration of cross cultural precedents and lessons from around the world.
An investigation of the relationship between natural and cultural processes in the formation of the built environment, including a review of the methods and strategies employed for site programming, inventory, analysis, and development at different scales of intervention.
This course will focus on an examination of ecological and technological perspectives on the planning, design and making of the physical environment. This will include a meshing of prediction and advocacy concerning new models of sustainable urbanization, focusing on green technology and infrastructure. Key theories and their application to landscapes at varied scales will be considered along with salient literature, current issues, design precedents and potentials for creative expression and interpretation.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVDS 2200.
A studio/lecture course that examines the notion of dwelling through spatial design with a concentration at the scale of the precinct in the private to semi-private realm focusing on the needs of the individual, on spatial qualities, materials, and site design detail. Theoretical, analytical, conceptual, design, planning and communication skills in landscape + urbanism will be developed and applied in distinct projects. Emphasis is on habitat by design, issues of contested space, ecological design and sustainability. The course may include a field trip (location and cost to be determined on a yearly basis) and will include an obligatory pre-term drawing workshop.
A critical exploration of analytical, conceptual, and developmental aspects of design of the public realm in an experimental studio setting. Social, political, economic, communication, and ecological networks will be studied at the scale of neighborhood and community in the urban realm.
An examination through lectures, readings, seminars and essay assignments, of twentieth and twenty first century philosophical thinking, which has been influential in the theory and practice of landscape architecture, planning and urbanism. Emphasis is on ideas, paradigms, and manifestos. This will include a study of the social, political, religious, cultural, technological, and aesthetic forces behind landscape and urbanism, and the forms that these forces have generated.
An examination of the means and methods used to create landscapes that are shaped by earthwork grading. This will include the study of the forces, principles, and techniques in the modelling and manipulation of the ground plane and the resolution of cultural, ecological and hydrological design considerations implicit in landform design. The course may include a pre-term drafting workshop.
An introduction to placemaking as an integrated community-based application of landscape and urbanism concepts, based on topical themes, such as the Great Neighbourhood or Edens Lost and Found.
An examination of philosophical issues and debates regarding ethics and aesthetics, and their influence and potential upon urban design and urban form in the past and present, and to speculate upon the future.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVLU 3010.
A comprehensive introduction to construction materials, methods and processes. Examination of regulatory issues of human safety and techniques for communicating construction proposals with application to how this information is incorporated into contracts. Field trips to nurseries, quarries, lumber yards, and urban sites where students can observe materials transformed to comply with the requirements of designers.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVLU 3012.
An exploration of the design/research relationship, from a critical and creative thinking perspective will be the core of this course, viewing design and research as linked forms of inquiry into space-place transformation. A focus will be on design/research methods and approaches appropriate to informing and investigating designed environments and community design contexts.
This course will involve a critical examination of specific topics such as: health and community design; inner city environments; and Canadian community planning and design, and its contexts.
The examination of cultural and technical aspects of designing with plants will be explored in an urban context through field investigations, lectures, seminars and assignments. Issues of plant identification, planting design types, their application to contemporary landscape architecture, technical requirements, planting details and ecological integration in the urban environment will be included.
An introduction to the integration of perception, intention and placemaking associated with manifestations of community, especially communities of interest, and systems of 'communities of communities'. A consideration of the relationship of space-place transformation and placemaking, via participatory design processes will be examined as part of a critical design and planning process.
A radical exploration of analytical, conceptual, and socio-political aspects of urban public place in an experimental studio setting. An emphasis will be placed on design as mediation between competition demands. The studio incorporates the theory and application of three dimensional simulation technology in design.
This studio integrates planning and design from the scale of urban infrastructure through to design detail in the context of landscape and urbanism. An emphasis is placed on the challenges of relevant equitable environmental and social design in the post-industrial world. The studio incorporates the theory and application of CAD and GIS technology in design.
An historical survey of human made landscapes and urban settlement form, patterns, and types, including major themes and movements.
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisite: EVLU 3000.
This course will examine urban design principles, practices, and applications including political and social systems, and their impacts on the contemporary urban condition.
- Introduction
- Residence and Written English and Mathematics Requirements
- Course Identification
- Grades and Grade Point Average Calculation
- Academic Evaluation
- Academic Integrity
- Appeals of Grades
- Attendance and Withdrawal
- Deferred and Supplemental Examinations
- Final Examinations
- Hold Status
- Graduation and Convocation
- Personal Information
Introduction
This chapter contains the regulations and requirements that apply to all students, regardless of faculty or school.
Each faculty and school has its own supplementary regulations and requirements. These are published in the faculty or school chapters of the Academic Calendar. Some faculties and schools also have additional regulations and requirements governing their programs; these are available from the faculty or school.
It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the academic regulations and requirements of the University of Manitoba in general and of the specific academic regulations and requirements of their faculty or school of registration. Accordingly, students are asked to seek the advice of advisors in faculty and school general offices whenever there is any question concerning how specific regulations apply to their situations.
Residence and Written English and Mathematics Requirements
Residence Requirements For Graduation
Each faculty and school recommends to the Senate the number of credit hours each student must complete in order to graduate from its programs. Senate also requires each student to complete a minimum number of credit hours at the University of Manitoba -- this is called the “residence requirement.”
Unless otherwise stated in faculty and school chapters, the minimum residence requirement of the University of Manitoba is the work normally associated with one year in the case of programs of three years’ duration, and two years for programs of four years’ duration. Some faculties and schools may have additional residence requirements specified in their program regulations. However, in all cases, the residence requirement is assessed following an appraisal of the educational record of the student applying to transfer credits from another institution or applying to earn credits elsewhere on a letter of permission. The residence requirement is not reduced for students whose “challenge for credit” results in a passing grade.
University English and Mathematics Requirements for Undergraduate Students
All students are required to complete, within the first 60 credit hours of their programs, a minimum of one three credit hour course with significant content in written English, and a minimum of one three credit hour course with significant content in mathematics.
Some degree programs have designated specific written English and mathematics courses to fulfil this requirement.
Price Faculty of Engineering have their own written English requirements.
Some degree programs require that the written English and/or mathematics requirements be completed prior to admission.
See the program descriptions in the faculty and school chapters of the Academic Calendar for details.
Exemptions to the Written English and Mathematics Requirement
- All students with completed baccalaureate degrees and who transfer into any program to which these requirements apply.
- Registered Nurses entering the Bachelor of Nursing Program for Registered Nurses.
- Students admitted before the 1997-98 Regular Session.
- Written English exemption only: Students transferring from Université de Saint-Boniface who have completed a written French requirement (at the university) before transferring to the University of Manitoba will be deemed to have met the written English requirement.
Approved English and Mathematics Courses
A complete list of all courses which satisfy the university written English and mathematics requirement is provided below. (When searching for courses in Aurora, students may search Course Attributes for courses that satisfy the written English and Mathematics requirements).
Note that some programs may restrict the choice of English or Mathematics courses. See the program descriptions in the faculty and school chapters of the Academic Calendar for details.
Written English Courses
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGRI 2030 | Technical Communications | 3 |
| ANTH 2020 | Relatedness in a Globalizing World | 3 |
| ARTS 1110 | Introduction to University | 3 |
| ASIA 1420 | Asian Civilizations to 1500 (B) | 3 |
| ASIA 1430 | Asian Civilization from 1500 (B) | 3 |
| CATH 1190 | Introduction to Catholic Studies | 3 |
| CATH 2010 | Literature and Catholic Culture 1 | 3 |
| CATH 2020 | Literature and Catholic Culture 2 | 3 |
| CLAS 2612 | Greek Literature in Translation | 3 |
| CLAS 2622 | Latin Literature in Translation | 3 |
| ENGL 0930 | English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 0940 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 1XXX | All English courses at the 1000 level | |
| ENGL 2XXX | All English courses at the 2000 level | |
| ENVR 2810 | Environmental Critical Thinking and Scientific Research | 3 |
| FAAH 2930 | Writing about Art | 3 |
| FILM 2280 | Film and Literature | 6 |
| FORS 2000 | Introductory Forensic Science | 3 |
| GEOG 2900 | Geography of Canadian Prairie Landscapes (A) | 3 |
| GEOL 3130 | Communication Methods in the Geological Sciences | 3 |
| GMGT 1010 | Business and Society | 3 |
| GMGT 2010 | Business Communications | 3 |
| GPE 2700 | Perspectives on Global Political Economy | 3 |
| GRMN 1300 | Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 1310 | Love in German Culture in English Translation (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 2120 | Introduction to German Culture from 1918 to the Present (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 2130 | Introduction to German Culture from the Beginnings to 1918 (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 2500 | Special Topics in German in English Translation (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 2510 | German Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm to Hollywood (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 2520 | Spies: Stories of Secret Agents, Treason, and Surveillance (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 2530 | My Friend the Tree: Environment and Ecology in German Culture in English Translation (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 3262 | Representations of the Holocaust in English Translation (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 3270 | Studies in Contemporary German Cinema (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 3282 | Sex, Gender and Cultural Politics in the German-Speaking World in English Translation (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 3390 | German Representations of War (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 3510 | Special Topics in German in English Translation (C) | 3 |
| GRMN 3530 | Special Topics in Comparative German and Slavic Studies (C) | 3 |
| HIST 1XXX | All History courses at 1000 level | |
| HIST 2XXX | All History courses at 2000 level | |
| HNSC 2000 | Research Methods and Presentation | 3 |
| HYGN 1340 | Communications | 2 |
| INDG 2020 | The Métis in Canada | 3 |
| INDG 2110 | Introduction to Indigenous Community Development | 3 |
| INDG 2530 | Introduction to Indigenous Theory | 3 |
| KPER 2120 | Academic Skills in Kinesiology and Recreation Management | 3 |
| LABR 1260 | Working for a Living | 3 |
| LABR 1290 | Labour Unions and Workers' Rights in Canada | 3 |
| LABR 2200 | Labour History: Canada and Beyond (C) | 3 |
| LABR 2300 | Workers, Employers and the State | 3 |
| LABR 4510 | Labour Studies Field Placement Seminar | 3 |
| LAW 1540 | Legal Methods | 5 |
| LAW 2650 | Introduction to Advocacy | 3 |
| LING 2740 | Interpretation Theory | 3 |
| PHIL 2612 | A Philosophical History of Science | 3 |
| PHIL 2614 | Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| PHIL 2790 | Moral Philosophy | 6 |
| PHIL 3220 | Feminist Philosophy | 3 |
| POL 1900 | Love, Heroes and Patriotism in Contemporary Poland | 3 |
| POL 2600 | Polish Culture until 1918 | 3 |
| POL 2610 | Polish Culture 1918 to the Present | 3 |
| POL 2660 | Special Topics in Polish Literature and Culture | 3 |
| POLS 1502 | Introduction to Political Studies | 3 |
| PSYC 2500 | Elements of Ethology | 3 |
| PSYC 3380 | Nature, Nurture and Behaviour | 3 |
| PSYC 4520 | Honours Research Seminar | 6 |
| RLGN 1440 | Evil in World Religions | 3 |
| RLGN 2032 | Introduction to the Study of Religion | 3 |
| RLGN 2036 | Introduction to Christianity | 3 |
| RLGN 2052 | Conservative Christianity in the United States | 3 |
| RLGN 2112 | Medicine, Magic, and Miracle in the Ancient World | 3 |
| RLGN 2116 | Cognitive Science and Religion | 3 |
| RLGN 2140 | Introduction to Judaism | 3 |
| RLGN 2160 | Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/"Old Testament") | 3 |
| RLGN 2162 | Great Jewish Books | 3 |
| RLGN 2170 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| RLGN 2222 | The Supernatural in Popular Culture | 3 |
| RLGN 2590 | Religion and Social Issues | 3 |
| RLGN 2770 | Contemporary Judaism | 3 |
| RLGN 3102 | Myth and Mythmaking: Narrative, Ideology, Scholarship | 3 |
| RLGN 3280 | Hasidism | 3 |
| RUSN 1400 | Masterpieces of Russian Literature in Translation | 3 |
| RUSN 1410 | Love in Russian Culture in English Translation | 3 |
| RUSN 2280 | Russian Culture until 1900 | 3 |
| RUSN 2290 | Russian Culture from 1900 to the Present | 3 |
| RUSN 2310 | Exploring Russia through Film | 3 |
| RUSN 2410 | Russian Literature after Stalin | 3 |
| RUSN 2600 | Special Topics in Russian Culture in English Translation | 3 |
| RUSN 2740 | Literature and Revolution | 3 |
| RUSN 3770 | Tolstoy | 3 |
| SLAV 3530 | Special Topics in Comparative German and Slavic Studies | 3 |
| SOC 3100 | Practicum in Criminological/Sociological Research | 6 |
| SOC 3350 | Feminism and Sociological Theory | 3 |
| UKRN 2200 | Ukrainian Myth, Rites and Rituals | 3 |
| UKRN 2410 | Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Experience | 3 |
| UKRN 2590 | Ukrainian Literature and Film | 3 |
| UKRN 2600 | Special Topics in Ukrainian Studies | 3 |
| UKRN 2770 | Ukrainian Culture until 1900 | 3 |
| UKRN 2780 | Ukrainian Culture from 1900 to the Present | 3 |
| UKRN 2820 | Holodomor and Holocaust in Ukrainian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| UKRN 3970 | Women and Ukrainian Literature | 3 |
| WOMN 1500 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Humanities | 3 |
| WOMN 1600 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Social Sciences | 3 |
| WOMN 2560 | Women, Science and Technology | 3 |
| WOMN 3520 | Transnational Feminisms | 3 |
Mathematics Courses
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGRI 2400 | Experimental Methods in Agricultural and Food Sciences | 3 |
| ECON 2040 | Quantitative Methods in Economics | 3 |
| FA 1020 | Mathematics in Art | 3 |
| GEOG 3810 | Quantitative Research Methods in Geography (TS) | 3 |
| MATH 1XXX | All Mathematics courses at 1000 level | |
| MATH 2XXX | All Mathematics at 2000 level | |
| MATH 3XXX | All Mathematics at 3000 level | |
| MATH 4XXX | All Mathematics at 4000 level | |
| MUSC 3230 | Acoustics of Music | 3 |
| PHIL 1300 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 2200 | Intermediate Logic | 3 |
| PHYS 1020 | General Physics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 1030 | General Physics 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 2260 | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 2294 | Understanding Social Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 1XXX | All Statistics courses at 1000 level | |
| STAT 2XXX | All Statistics courses at 2000 level | |
| STAT 3XXX | All Statistics courses at 3000 level | |
| STAT 4XXX | All Statistics courses at 4000 level |
Course Identification
Credit Hours (Cr.Hrs.)
Each faculty and school develops courses for its degree credit programs, subject to Senate approval, and assigns a credit hour value to each course.
The credit hours for a course are expressed as a number associated with the course which indicates its relative weight. There is a correlation between class hours and credit hours (i.e. 6 credit hours = 3 hours a week, two terms; and 3 credit hours = 3 hours a week, one term).
For the purposes of registration, courses taught over both the Fall and Winter Terms have been divided into two parts. The credit hour value of the course are divided equally and applied to each part of the course. For example: for a six credit hour spanned course each of the Fall and Winter Term parts of the course will be assigned the value of three credit hours. Students registering for term spanning courses will receive one grade for the course and only when the second part is completed. The course grade will be applied to both the Fall and Winter parts of the course.
Prerequisite and Co-requisite Courses
Prerequisite: If a course is prerequisite for a second course, the prerequisite must be met in order to begin the second course. To determine whether or not a course has a prerequisite, see the course descriptions in the chapter of the faculty or school offering the course. Normally, a minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses listed as prerequisites, except as otherwise noted in the course descriptions.
For some courses, the prerequisite may be completed before registering for the second course or may be taken concurrently with the second course. To determine if a course may be taken concurrently, see the course descriptions in the chapter of the faculty or school offering the course.
Co-requisite: If a first course is a co-requisite for a second course, the first course must be completed in the same term as the second course. To determine if a course has a co-requisite, see the course descriptions in the chapter of the faculty or school offering the course.
Course Numbers
First Two to Four Characters
The two, three or four characters in every course number are a shortened version of the subject of the course.
Last Four Digits
At the University of Manitoba the last four digits of the course number reflect the level of contact with the subject.
For example:
ECON 1210
ECON is the code for Economics.
1210 indicates that it is an introductory or entry level course.
If the course requires a laboratory, this will be shown following the credit hours immediately following the title.
For example:
BIOL 3242 (lab required)
The 2000, 3000, 4000 course numbers indicate the second, third, and fourth levels of university contact with a subject.
Numbers in the 5000 range are normally associated with pre-Master’s work or courses in the Post Baccalaureate Diploma and the Post-Graduate Medical Education programs.
Courses numbered 6000-8000 are graduate courses of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Course numbers in the 9000 series are used to identify courses taken at the University of Winnipeg by students in the University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg Joint Master’s Programs. The 9000 numbers do not indicate the level of the course taken (see Graduate Calendar or University of Winnipeg Calendar).
In most cases, some correlation exists between the course number and a student's year of study; that is, students in the third year of a program will generally carry course loads comprised primarily of 3000-level courses.
Other course numbering information
Courses with numbers that end in 0 or an even number are taught in English, most of which are offered on the Fort Garry or Bannatyne campuses or through Distance and Online Education.
Courses with numbers that end in odd numbers are taught in French at Université de Saint-Boniface.
Grades and Grade Point Average Calculation
Introduction
Final grades in most courses are expressed as letters, ranging from F, to A+ the highest. A grade of D is the lowest passing grade, however the minimum grade required to use a course as credit toward a degree or diploma program may be set higher by a faculty or school. Refer to faculty and school regulations. Each letter grade has an assigned numerical value which is used to calculate grade point averages. Grading scales used to determine the final letter grade may vary between courses and programs.
Some courses are graded on a pass/fail basis and because no numerical value is assigned to these courses, they do not affect grade point averages. Courses graded in this way are clearly identified in course descriptions and program outlines.
The Letter Grade System
| Letter Grade | Grade Point Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.5 | Exceptional |
| A | 4.0 | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.5 | Very Good |
| B | 3.0 | Good |
| C+ | 2.5 | Satisfactory |
| C | 2.0 | Adequate |
| D | 1.0 | Marginal |
| F | 0 | Failure |
| P | Pass | |
| S | Standing |
The grade of “D” is regarded as marginal in most courses by all faculties and schools. It contributes to decreasing a term, degree or cumulative Grade Point Average to less than 2.0. Courses graded “D” may be repeated for the purpose of improving a GPA. Note that some faculties and schools consider a grade of “D” as unacceptable and will not apply the course toward the program as credit. In most cases the course will need to be repeated to attain the acceptable grade. Refer to faculty and school regulations.
Calculation of Grade Point Average
The University of Manitoba will report cumulative and term grade point averages for all students through Aurora Student.
Please also refer to the Grade Point Averages Policy found in the University Policies and Procedures..
Quality Points
The quality points for a course are the product of the credit hours for the course and the grade point obtained by the student; e.g., 3 credit hours with a grade of “B” (3.0 points) = 3 credit hours x 3.0 = 9.0 quality points.
Quality Point Total
The quality point total is the sum of quality points accumulated as students proceed through their program of studies.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
The grade point average (GPA) is the quality point total divided by the total number of credit hours.
Example:
| Course | Credit Hours | Grade | Grade Points | Quality Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course 1 | 3 | B | 3 | 9 |
| Course 2 | 3 | B+ | 3.5 | 10.5 |
| Course 3 | 3 | C+ | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| Course 4 | 3 | B | 3 | 9 |
| Course 5 | 3 | A | 4 | 12 |
| Totals | 15 | 48 |
Grade point average: 240 Quality Points / 15 Credit Hours = 3.20
Poor Grades and Program Progression
A course in which a “D” standing is obtained may need to be repeated by probationary students in certain faculties or where a minimum grade of “C” is required in a prerequisite subject or to meet degree requirements.
Students in doubt as to the status of their record should consult an advisor in their faculty or school.
For minimum grade levels, especially as they affect progression requirements, see the faculty or school regulations in the Academic Calendar or consult an advisor.
Academic Honours
Students qualify for the Honour List (Dean’s, Director’s, University 1) when they achieve qualifying grade point averages, as specified by the faculty/school or program regulations.
In addition, outstanding academic achievement will qualify students for other honours and awards. These include:
- the University Gold Medal, which is awarded at graduation in each faculty or school to the student with the most outstanding academic record;
- program medals, which are awarded by faculties and schools to the best student graduating from a specific program;
- graduation “with distinction”, which is recorded on the transcripts of all students who attain a qualifying grade point average;
- and other medals and prizes that are specific to programs or disciplines.
Academic Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation
Students shall be informed of the method of evaluation to be used in each course, as specified in the Responsibilities of Academic Staff with Regard to Students Policy, found in the University Policies and Procedures.
In departments where a course is offered in more than one section, the department offering the course endeavours to provide instruction so that all sections cover similar topics and that all students achieve a similar level of competency in the topic. However, there will be differences in evaluation as well as in teaching style, readings and assignments from one section to another. Students may contact the department for additional information before registration.
Credit for Term Work
In subjects involving written examinations, laboratories, and term assignments, a student may be required to pass each component separately. If no final examination is scheduled in a course, the student’s final grade will be determined on the basis of the method of evaluation as announced in the first week of lectures.
If credit is not given for term work, the student’s final grade will be determined entirely by the results of the final written examination. Where the final grade is determined from the results of both term work and final examinations, the method of computing the final grade will be as announced within the first week of classes. Should a student write a deferred examination, term grades earned will normally be taken into account as set out in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Repeating a Course
A course in which a “D” standing is obtained may need to be repeated by probationary students in certain faculties or where a minimum grade of “C” is required in a prerequisite subject or to meet degree requirements.
Elective courses graded “F” may either be repeated or another elective substituted. All electives in a program must be approved by the faculty or school.
Probation and Academic Suspension
Failure to meet minimum levels of performance as specified in the regulations of the faculty or school will result in a student being placed either on probation or academic suspension in accordance with the faculty or school regulations.
A student’s status is determined, following final examinations, at the end of each term (Fall, Winter or Summer terms) or at the end of an academic session as specified in faculty regulations. A student placed on probation is advised to discuss his/her program prior to the next registration with a representative of the dean or director to determine which courses, if any, should be repeated.
A student placed on academic suspension will normally be permitted to apply for re-entry to the faculty or school after one year has elapsed, but reinstatement is not automatic and individual faculty or school regulations must always be consulted.
While on suspension, students are not normally admissible to another faculty or school.
Other Forms of Earning Degree Credit
Letter of Permission for Transfer of Credit
Students in degree programs at this university may take courses at other recognized colleges or universities for transfer of credit provided such courses are approved at least one month prior to the commencement of classes at the other institution by the faculty or school in which they are currently registered. The approval is subject to individual faculty/school regulations and is granted in the form of a Letter of Permission. The student must obtain a Letter of Permission whether or not the course/s being taken are for transfer of credit to the University of Manitoba. Failure to obtain a Letter of Permission may have serious academic implications.
To obtain a Letter of Permission, application must be made to the Registrar’s Office as early as possible and at least one month prior to when required at the other institution.
Each application must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. The fees are for each application and a separate application is required for each session and institution regardless of the number of courses being considered. Students planning to seek permission to take courses elsewhere for transfer of credit to the University of Manitoba are cautioned to check the current Academic Calendar for the residence and degree requirements of the degree programs in which they are enrolled.
Transferred courses will be given assigned credit hour values and grades. The transferred grade will be included in the student's degree and cumulative GPA.
Challenge for Credit
The purpose of Challenge for Credit is to provide students of the university with some means of obtaining academic credit in University of Manitoba courses (not otherwise obtainable as a transfer of credit from other institutions) for practical training and experience, or reading and study previously completed. Students who have registered to challenge would normally not attend classes or laboratories. Courses which have previously been taken at the University of Manitoba may not be challenged for credit.
To be eligible to challenge for credit a student must first be admitted to a faculty or school of the University of Manitoba. Eligible students will be required to demonstrate their competence in the courses which they are challenging for credit. Where formal, written examinations are required, these will be generally scheduled during the regular examination sessions in April/May, June, August, or December.
For information regarding requirements, procedures, applications and fees a student should contact the office of the faculty or school in which the student is enrolled, or in the case of new students, the faculty or school to which the new student has been admitted.
Application of Course Credit when transferring between Programs within the University of Manitoba
When students transfer into program from another faculty or school within the University of Manitoba, some course credits previously earned may be applied to the new program. The credit hour value assigned by the faculty or school that offers the course is used. That is, there can only be one credit weight designated for a course with a particular course number.
Appeal of Academic Decisions, Admission Decisions and Academic Accommodation Decisions
The Senate Committee on Appeals will consider appeals of Academic Decisions, Admission Decisions and Academic Accommodation Decisions, in accordance with the Senate Committee on Appeals policy and procedure.
Academic Decisions: Decisions of Faculty/School Councils or their Appeal Bodies, of Professional Unsuitability Committees, of Faculty/School Award Selection Committees and of the Comité d’appels de l’Université de Saint Boniface upon application by Appellants.
Admission Decisions: Decisions of Faculty/School/College admission selection committees, and these only when the Appellant has sought reconsideration by the admission selection committee as set out below:
i) Administrative decisions which affect the admission process
ii) Decisions of Faculties/Schools/Colleges or Admissions Office personnel regarding eligibility requirements
iii) Decisions of Faculties/Schools/Colleges regarding granting transfer of credit at the point of admission and possible granting of advanced standing
Academic Accommodation Decisions: Decisions of the Director of Student Accessibility Services (SAS) regarding a request for reconsideration of a proposed accommodation.
The Senate Committee on Appeals policy and procedure as well as an Appeal Form may be obtained from the Governing Documents website.
Academic Integrity
The University of Manitoba takes academic integrity seriously. As a member of the International Centre for Academic Integrity, the University defines academic integrity as a commitment to six fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage. (International Centre for Academic Integrity, 2014)
To help students understand the expectations of the University of Manitoba, definitions for the types of prohibited behaviours are in the Student Academic Misconduct Procedure and provided below.
"Academic Misconduct" means any conduct that has, or might reasonably be seen to have, an adverse effect on the academic integrity of the University, including but not limited to:
(a) Plagiarism – the presentation or use of information, ideas, images, sentences, findings, etc. as one’s own without appropriate attribution in a written assignment, test or final examination.
(b) Cheating on Quizzes, Tests, or Final Examinations – the circumventing of fair testing procedures or contravention of exam regulations. Such acts may be premeditated/planned or may be unintentional or opportunistic.
(c) Inappropriate Collaboration – when a student and any other person work together on assignments, projects, tests, labs or other work unless authorized by the course instructor.
(d) Duplicate Submission – cheating where a student submits a paper/assignment/test in full or in part, for more than one course without the permission of the course instructor.
(e) Personation – writing an assignment, lab, test, or examination for another student, or the unauthorized use of another person’s signature or identification in order to impersonate someone else. Personation includes both the personator and the person initiating the personation.
(f) Academic Fraud – falsification of data or official documents as well as the falsification of medical or compassionate circumstances/documentation to gain accommodations to complete assignments, tests or examinations.
Note that the above applies to written, visual, and spatial assignments as well as oral presentations.
Over the course of your university studies, you may find yourself in situations that can make the application of these definitions unclear. The University of Manitoba wants to help you be successful, and this includes providing you with the knowledge and tools to support your decisions to act with integrity. There are a number of people and places on campus that will help you understand the rules and how they apply to your academic work. If you have questions or are uncertain about what is expected of you in your courses, you have several options:
- Ask your professor, instructor, or teaching assistant for assistance or clarification.
- Get support from the Academic Learning Centre or Libraries:
- Visit the Academic Integrity site for information and tools to help you understand academic integrity.
- Make an appointment with the Student Advocacy office. This office assists students to understand their rights and responsibilities and provides support to students who have received an allegation of academic misconduct.
Appeals of Grades
Appeal of Term Work
Students may formally appeal a grade received for term work provided that the matter has been discussed with the instructor in the first instance in an attempt to resolve the issue without the need of formal appeal. Term work grades normally may be appealed up to ten (10) working days after the grades for the term work have been made available to the student.
The fee which is charged for each appealed term work grade will be refunded for any grade which is changed as a result of the appeal.
Appeal of Final Grades
Final grades are not released to students who are on “Hold Status”; the deadline for appeal of assigned grades will not be extended for students who were unable to access their final grades due to a hold.
These regulations expand on the Final Grades Procedures found in the University Policies and Procedures.
Attendance and Withdrawal
Attendance at Class and Debarment
Regular attendance is expected of all students in all courses.
An instructor may initiate procedures to debar a student from attending classes and from final examinations and/or from receiving credit where unexcused absences exceed those permitted by the faculty or school regulations.
A student may be debarred from class, laboratories, and examinations by action of the dean/director for persistent non-attendance, failure to produce assignments to the satisfaction of the instructor, and/or unsafe clinical practice or practicum. Students so debarred will have failed that course.
Withdrawal from Courses and Programs
Voluntary Withdrawal
The registration revision period extends two weeks from the first day of classes in both Fall and Winter terms. Courses dropped during this period shall not be regarded as withdrawals and shall not be recorded on official transcripts or student histories. The revision period is prorated for Summer terms and for parts of term.
After the registration revision period ends, voluntary withdrawals (VWs) will be recorded on official transcripts and student histories.
The following dates are deadlines for voluntary withdrawals:
- The Voluntary Withdrawal deadline shall be the 48th teaching day in both Fall and Winter term for those half-courses taught over the whole of each term;
- The Voluntary Withdrawal deadline for full-courses taught over both Fall and Winter term shall be the 48th teaching day of the Winter term; and
- The Voluntary Withdrawal deadline for full-and-half courses taught during Summer terms or during some other special schedule shall be calculated in a similar manner using a pro-rated number of teaching days.
The exact Voluntary Withdrawal dates that apply to courses offered in the current academic session are published in the Academic Schedule.
Authorized Withdrawal
Subject to the provision of satisfactory documentation to the faculty of registration, Authorized Withdrawals (AWs) may be permitted on medical or compassionate grounds.
Required Withdrawal from Professional Programs
Senate, at the request of some faculties and schools, has approved bylaws granting them the authority to require a student to withdraw on the basis of unsuitability for the practice of the profession to which the program of study leads.
This right may be exercised at any time throughout the academic year or following the results of examinations at the end of every year.
This right to require a student to withdraw prevails notwithstanding any other provisions in the academic regulations of the particular faculty or school regarding eligibility to proceed or repeat.
Where Senate has approved such a bylaw, that fact is indicated in the Academic Calendar chapter for that faculty or school. A copy of the professional unsuitability bylaw may be obtained from the general office of the faculty or school.
Deferred and Supplemental Examinations
These regulations expand on the Deferred and Supplemental Examinations Procedures found in the University Policies and Procedures.
Accepting Standing in Course without Examination
In the event that a student is unable to write a deferred examination as it has been scheduled, a grade may be assigned without examination (please refer to the Deferred and Supplemental Examinations Procedures). A student who accepts standing in a course without examination may not, at a later date, request permission to write a deferred examination in the course.
Supplemental Examinations
Supplemental Examinations are offered by some faculties to students who have not achieved the minimum result in required courses.
Students who are granted supplemental privileges are normally required to sit the examination within thirty (30) working days from the end of the examination series in which the supplemental grade was received, unless the progression rules of a faculty or school require the successful completion of an entire academic year before a student is eligible to proceed into the next. In this case, students are obliged to sit the examination at the next ensuing examination period.
Final Examinations
These regulations expand on the Final Examinations and Final Grades Policy and Procedures found in the University Policies and Procedures.
General Examination Regulations
Students (with the exception of students auditing courses) are required to write all final examinations. Those who absent themselves without an acceptable reason will receive a grade classification of “NP” (No Paper) accompanied by a letter grade based on term work completed, using a zero value for incomplete term work and for the final examination. If no credit for term work is involved, a grade of “F” will be assigned. Under certain conditions a student may apply for a deferred examination; see Deferred and Supplemental Examinations.
Examination Schedules
For most faculties, schools and colleges, final examinations are normally conducted in December for Fall Term courses; in April/May for Winter Term and Fall/Winter Term spanned courses; and in August for Distance and Online Education Summer Term courses. Exact dates for the exam period can be found in the Academic Schedule.
The Schedule of Final Exams for Fall and Winter is made available by the Registrar’s Office approximately one month after the beginning of the term. This schedule is made available on the Registrar’s Office Website and includes finalized dates and times for each exam. Exam locations are added to the schedule at a later date. Summer Term courses, final exam details will be made available 1 – 2 weeks before the posted exam period.
Students must remain available until all examination and test obligations have been fulfilled. Travel plans are not an acceptable reason for missing an exam.
Examination Personations
A student who arranges for another individual to undertake or write any nature of examination for and on his/her behalf, as well as the individual who undertakes or writes the examination, will be subject to discipline under the university’s Student Discipline Bylaw, which could lead to suspension or expulsion from the university. In addition, the Canadian Criminal Code treats the personation of a candidate at a competitive or qualifying examination held at a university as an offence punishable by summary conviction.
Hold Status
More details about being on Hold can be found online on the Registrar's Office website.
Students will be placed on "Hold Status" if they incur any type of outstanding obligation (either financial or otherwise) to the university or its associated faculties, schools, colleges or administrative units.
Some typical reasons for holds are:
- Program/course selection must be approved
- U1 student must transit into the Faculty of Arts or Science
- Required Major, Minor and/or Concentration declaration
- Transcripts or documents required from other institutions
- Unpaid tuition and/or other university fees
- Outstanding library books and/or fines
- Parking fines
- Pending disciplinary action
Depending on the reason for the hold, limited or no administrative or academic services will be provided to students on Hold Status until the specific obligations have been met.
Students must clear their holds prior to registration by contacting the appropriate office. Students with outstanding financial obligations to the university will not be permitted to register again until the hold has been cleared or permission to register has been obtained from the Office of the Vice-President (Administration).
Advisor and Program Holds
Students enroled in some programs are required to discuss their course selections and program status with an advisor prior to registration. Advisor and Program Holds normally only restrict registration activity; other administrative services remain available.
Students can verify whether their program requires consultation with an advisor by checking their faculty/school section of the Academic Calendar, or by viewing their Registration Time and Status in Aurora.
Graduation and Convocation
Graduation
Students may graduate from the University of Manitoba in May/June, October, and February of each year. (Convocation ceremonies are held in May/June and October only).
Students are eligible to graduate when they have completed all of the requirements for their degree program in accordance with the regulations described in the chapter General Academic Regulations and the regulations available from the general offices of their faculties and schools.
It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the graduation requirements of the program in which they are enrolled. Consultation with academic advisors is advised to ensure that graduation requirements are met.
Please refer to the Registrar’s Office website for Frequently asked Questions about Graduation and Convocation.
Application for Graduation
Every candidate for a degree, diploma or certificate must make formal application at the beginning of the session in which he/she expects to complete graduation requirements.
Application is to be made through Aurora Student. (Log into Aurora Student; click Enrolment and Academic Records, then Declarations, then Declare Graduation Date.)
Changing a Graduation Date
If you need to change your graduation date after you have made your declaration, you must contact the general office of your faculty, college, or school as soon as possible.
Receipt of Information about Graduation
After you have declared your graduation, you will be sent a series of e-mails to your University e-mail account, requesting you to verify your full legal name, asking you about your attendance at convocation, providing convocation information, and so on. It is imperative that you activate your University of Manitoba email account and check it regularly.
Convocation
Convocation ceremonies are held in May/June and October of each year.
February graduates are invited to attend the May/June ceremonies.
Graduating students are encouraged to attend with their families and friends because it is the one ceremonial occasion that marks the successful conclusion of their program of studies.
Graduates who wish to attend Convocation, verify their attendance at the Convocation ceremony by reserving their academic attire through the University approved supplier.
Students who, for any reason, do not attend Convocation will receive their degrees in absentia.
The Registrar’s Office will hold unclaimed parchments for a maximum of twelve months after graduation when any unclaimed parchments will be destroyed. These will include those not given at Convocation, those that were to be picked up in person but not claimed, those that were mailed but returned to the Registrar’s Office by the postal outlet or courier depot, those that were not issued due to a financial hold on a student’s records, and those that were reprinted immediately after convocation due to corrections.
It is critical that you update your address, phone number and email through Aurora whenever changes occur. Note that any changes made with the Alumni Association are not reflected in your University of Manitoba student records.
If you do not receive your parchment, it is your responsibility to follow up with the Registrar’s Office within a twelve-month period. Any requests for parchments after this time will be processed as replacements; there is a fee charged for replacement parchments.
Academic Dress
Students are responsible for making arrangements to reserve their academic attire through the University approved supplier. Rental fees apply. Details will be provided via e-mail once Convocation planning begins.
Convocation Information
Information on Convocation may be found on the Graduation/Convocation website.
Personal Information
Mailing Address
In order to receive University mail, it is essential that you to provide the Registrar’s Office with your current address. All mail will be directed to the address you provide. You may change your mailing address and phone number by accessing Aurora Student and then selecting Personal Information.
Change of Name
If you have changed your name since you were first admitted or if the name on your record is incomplete or inaccurate, official evidence of the name change or correction must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office along with a completed Request for Change of Name form. The University of Manitoba uses your full legal name on its records, transcripts, and graduation documents (a full legal name, for example, includes all names on your birth certificate - first, middle, and last - or on your study permit). Abbreviated names, Anglicized names, or initials should not be used unless they have been proven with appropriate documentation.