48 monthsProgramme duration
9,119 CADTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2025Application Deadline
Jan, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Biological Sciences
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biology offered by the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science is a research-intensive program that emphasizes stimulating and well-structured learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in attention to detail, original thinking, and the presentation of complex ideas to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.
The program may also be taken with the Neotropical environment option which is aimed at students who wish to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries. Students will complete their research in Latin America and their core and complementary courses will be taught in Panama.
Keywords: Molecular biology, Cellular biology, Developmental biology, Biophysics, Quantitative biology, Evo-devo, Conservation, Environmental/Climate change, Ecology, Aquatic ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Theoretical ecology, Developmental evolution, Biodiversity, Behavioral science, Neurobiology, Plant biology.
Unique Program Features
The program may also be taken with the Neotropical environment option which is aimed at students who wish to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries. Students will complete their research in Latin America and their core and complementary courses will be taught in Panama.
Keywords: Molecular biology, Cellular biology, Developmental biology, Biophysics, Quantitative biology, Evo-devo, Conservation, Environmental/Climate change, Ecology, Aquatic ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Theoretical ecology, Developmental evolution, Biodiversity, Behavioral science, Neurobiology, Plant biology.
Unique Program Features
- The program allows students considerable flexibility in their choice of research and coursework while encouraging cross-disciplinary thinking. Additionally, both Canadian and international students benefit from financial support;
- When applicable, the Department may also accept students with a high academic standing in fields other than biology, such as medicine, engineering, chemistry, and physics;
- Students may either enroll in on of the options or they can choose a project in one of the department’s three main research focus areas: Conservation, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Neurobiology and Behaviour;
- Students benefit from access to state-of-the-art infrastructure in the Stewart Biology Building and Bellini Life Science Complex, as well as excellent field facilities in Canada and abroad such as the McGill University Phytotron, theAdvanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF), the Gault Nature Reserve, the Penfield Nature Conservancy on Lake Memphrémagog, the McGill Subarctic Research Station at Schefferville, the Bellairs Research Institute, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI);
- Graduates pursue careers in academia, as researchers in industry, as wildlife biologists, as forensic technologists, or science policy advisors.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Biological Sciences
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biology offered by the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science is a research-intensive program that emphasizes stimulating and well-structured learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in attention to detail, original thinking, and the presentation of complex ideas to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.
The program may also be taken with the Neotropical environment option which is aimed at students who wish to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries. Students will complete their research in Latin America and their core and complementary courses will be taught in Panama.
Keywords: Molecular biology, Cellular biology, Developmental biology, Biophysics, Quantitative biology, Evo-devo, Conservation, Environmental/Climate change, Ecology, Aquatic ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Theoretical ecology, Developmental evolution, Biodiversity, Behavioral science, Neurobiology, Plant biology.
Unique Program Features
The program may also be taken with the Neotropical environment option which is aimed at students who wish to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries. Students will complete their research in Latin America and their core and complementary courses will be taught in Panama.
Keywords: Molecular biology, Cellular biology, Developmental biology, Biophysics, Quantitative biology, Evo-devo, Conservation, Environmental/Climate change, Ecology, Aquatic ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Theoretical ecology, Developmental evolution, Biodiversity, Behavioral science, Neurobiology, Plant biology.
Unique Program Features
- The program allows students considerable flexibility in their choice of research and coursework while encouraging cross-disciplinary thinking. Additionally, both Canadian and international students benefit from financial support;
- When applicable, the Department may also accept students with a high academic standing in fields other than biology, such as medicine, engineering, chemistry, and physics;
- Students may either enroll in on of the options or they can choose a project in one of the department’s three main research focus areas: Conservation, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Neurobiology and Behaviour;
- Students benefit from access to state-of-the-art infrastructure in the Stewart Biology Building and Bellini Life Science Complex, as well as excellent field facilities in Canada and abroad such as the McGill University Phytotron, theAdvanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF), the Gault Nature Reserve, the Penfield Nature Conservancy on Lake Memphrémagog, the McGill Subarctic Research Station at Schefferville, the Bellairs Research Institute, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI);
- Graduates pursue careers in academia, as researchers in industry, as wildlife biologists, as forensic technologists, or science policy advisors.
Admission Requirements
86+
6.5+
3+
- An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
- English-language proficiency
- Students who wish to be fast tracked to Ph.D1 with a B.Sc must have a minimum CGPA of 3.7/4.
01 Aug 2025
4 Years
Jan
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
9,119 CAD
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