Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting September 2027
- Apply before Jan 2027, International (estimated deadline)
Language
English
TOEFL® iBT: 92
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Hamilton, Canada
Disciplines
Biology
Overview
This Biology graduate program at McMaster University teaches the research and communication skills and provides technical and theoretical foundations required to succeed in science-related streams.
Careers
Graduates go on to careers in universities, research institutions, government agencies, and the biotechnology industry. Graduates choose areas such as basic and applied research, marketing, consulting, science-writing, technology transfer, and patent law.
Programme Structure
Areas of research include:
- bioinformatics and functional genomics
- cell and developmental biology
- ecology and evolution
- environmental physiology
- genetics and molecular biology
- microbiology and plant biology
- radiation biology
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: B+
English requirements
TOEFL® iBT: 92
Other requirements
General requirements
- Master’s Degree
- B+ minimum average, based on previous graduate work
- All post-secondary academic work completed to date
- Official transcripts
- Two academic references from instructors most familiar with your academic work
- English language proficiency
- Statement of Interest
- CV/Resume