Program Overview for Msc in Biology in Canada:
The Biology Department at Dalhousie University offers MSc and Ph.D. degree programs in a broad range of specialties. Students in the department enjoy a lively intellectual and social atmosphere created by an international mix of students who have diverse interests.
Programs of study and research are flexibly designed to suit the individual needs of students. Scholarship and other forms of financial support for students are available.
Areas of Investigation:
- Regulatory genetics
- Gene probing in population ecology
- Cell and developmental biology
- Physiology of marine organisms
- Marine ecology
- Life history theory
- Behavioral ecology
- Applied ecology
The eligibility for Msc in Biology in Canada for both domestic and international student is:
Your degree must be of:
- Four-year Bachelor’s degree
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study
- Degree granted by university of recognized standing
Your degree must be of:
- Four-year Bachelor’s degree
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study
- Degree granted by university of recognized standing
Supporting documents listed below are received by the Department of Biology
- Official transcripts from all universities and colleges attended
- At least two academic references
- A statement of research interest; CV is optional.
A supervisor has agreed to support your studies and funding
Once the application has been approved by the Biology Graduate Admissions Committee, it is forwarded to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for final approval and formal acceptance into the graduate studies program.
Applicants who apply without a supervisor in place may sometimes have their application accepted if a supervisor can be found, but more frequently their application is rejected for lack of a position.
Supervisors can be found here in biology department faculty or adjuncts and find some that interest you.<N.B: Most universities have specific international admission requirements based on different education systems.
These are the test eligibilities for the Msc in Biology to qualify.
The English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for Msc in Biology in Canada: are:
N.B: ELP is not mandatory for all international students. You could apply without ELP if your previous degree's medium of instruction were in English. Students of Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, for example, are not required to take the ELP test.The scholarships available for the Msc in Biology are:
Not available
The international student tuition fees and costs for Msc in Biology in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
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| Application Fees | CA$115.00 | ||||||
| Tuition Fees | Click Tuition fee | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$10,800.00/year (CA$900.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$16,064.00/year |
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| You will earn CA$16,064.00/year by working (20h/week * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 12.55/h) + (40h/week * 4 weeks * 4 months * CAD 12.55/h) at minimum wage of $12.55/hour. | |||||||
The domestic student tuition fees and costs for Msc in Biology in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
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| Application Fees | CA$115.00 | ||||||
| Tuition Fees | Click Tuition fee | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$10,800.00/year (CA$900.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$16,064.00/year | ||||||
| This is just an estimate. You don't have any work hour limit. You will earn CA$16,064.00/year by working (20h/week * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 12.55/h) + (40h/week * 4 weeks * 4 months * CAD 12.55/h) at minimum wage of $12.55/hour. | |||||||
Are GRE scores required/mandatory for my application?
No, but we do appreciate receiving them, as they rank you against many other students who have written the same test, which we find useful in our evaluation of your academic merit. Also, they allow us to compare you directly with other applicants who have submitted their scores to us.
Email: biolgrad@dal.ca or Graduate Coordinator: s.stone@dal.caProgram Information Inquiry
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