Interdisciplinary graduate courses | School of Graduate Studies

Graduate students at Memorial University may enrol in the following courses outside of their home academic unit, with the permission of 1) the instructor and graduate officer of the academic unit offering the course, and 2) graduate officer of the student’s home academic unit. For more information on these courses, please refer to the listing below.

Please note that these courses may not be offered in all academic years. To view the list of course offerings for the current or upcoming semesters, please visit the Office of the Registrar website. Once approval is granted, graduate students should complete and submit 1) a Change of Program Form to add the course to their program of study, and 2) a Course Change form to formally register.

Current Listings

Course	Semester(s) normally offered in	Instructor	Contact to register	Course description
BUSI 8501 - The Rise of Sustainable Capitalism: Markets and Society	Spring (for 2025)	Changes	busigrad@mun.ca	This overview course aims to set the context for the MBA-SEE program, by examining how global trends, including the rise of complex social and environmental issues, have propelled a rise in social enterprises and entrepreneurship. Students will explore how a variety of sectors, including the business, non-profit and government sectors have responded to these trends, and how social enterprises have been complementing such approaches. These topics will be explored through Canadian and international examples.
ED 6461 - Graduate Research Writing	Fall	Dr. Cecile Badenhorst	dflight@mun.ca	In this course, students will learn how to write as emerging scholars. Designed around writing a research project, the course will deconstruct academic writing genres such as research conceptualisation, literature reviews, writing the methodology, research proposals, thesis writing and constructing arguments. The course also covers writing processes, techniques and strategies that will aid a procrastination-free and productive approach to writing. Finally, students reflect on themselves as writers as part of the process of cultivating an identity as a scholarly writer. This course links theory and practice, and provides graduate students with a range of practical techniques and strategies. Who should consider doing this course - those students who are doing a thesis (Masters or PhD level), or students who want to publish their research in scholarly journals. While it is not essential, you will definitely get more out of the course if you have already completed your data collection. All activities are based on your work, so you will need a project or data to work on - this could be a research proposal, a grant proposal, a chapter or a journal paper. This is an intensive writing course with a max of 15 participants and only registered students can attend (no auditing). For more information on this course: Graduate Research Writing Fall 2024
GNDR 6000 - Feminist Theory	Fall	Changes	gndr@mun.ca	Note: students are expected to have some coursework background in gender studies.
GNDR 6100 - Feminist Theories and Epistemologies	Fall	Changes	gndr@mun.ca	Note: students are expected to have some coursework background in gender studies.
INTE 6000 - Doctoral Internship	All semesters	N/A	sgs@mun.ca	The School of Graduate Studies allows doctoral students, including ID PhD students, to undertake internships of work. This is not a normal requirement for PhD programs. Students approved to undertake an internship will be required to register for the Doctoral Internship course (INTE 6000). Students will be expected to obtain their own internships (with the help of supervisors when possible) and must have completed their comprehensive exams prior to starting their internships. For more information, please see here: https://www.mun.ca/idphd/program-requirements/doctoral-internship/
MED 6580 - Molecular biology of cancer	Winter	Bob Gendron (course chair)	bmsgrad@mun.ca	This course brings together graduate students and clinical oncology residents. Topics include the etiology and biology of cancer, DNA structure and stability, cell growth regulation, stem cells and differentiation, metastasis, cancer immunology, cellular markers of cancer, treatments, and clinical trial design.
MED 6590 - Imaging and Spectroscopy for Biomedical Science	Fall	Ed Kendall (course chair)	bmsgrad@mun.ca	This course provides the basics of non-invasive measurement using electromagnetic and acoustic radiation. The course will explore data acquisition features and limitations.
MED 6591 - Current Approaches to Biomedical Research	Fall	Tom Belbin (course chair)	bmsgrad@mun.ca	This course explores current methods used in molecular medicine, including protein analysis, nucleic acid sequencing, microscopy, cell and animal models. Cross-listed as BIOL 6591.