As part of Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine, our master’s students are situated among a unique and interconnected community of over 345 medical researchers working on more than 850 research projects.
Our program will provide you with:
- a multidisciplinary background in neurobiology
- in-depth research training in a particular aspect of neurobiology
- opportunity to learn and teach human anatomy
- Human Neuroanatomy
- Topics in Mammalian Embryology and Molecular Developmental Biology
- Gross Anatomy of the Head and Neck
- Neurobiology of the Autonomic Nervous System
- Chemical Neurobiology
- Special Topics
Requirements
- Four-year Bachelor’s degree
- 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
- Students for whom English is not their first language and who did not complete their previous degree at an English-speaking university will need to submit proof of English language proficiency.Internet-based TOEFL 92, Written TOEFL 580. IELTS 7.
- Pay $100 application fee
- An official academic transcript for each post-secondary institution attended, sent directly from the host university in a sealed envelope (a notarized translation is also required for each non-English transcriptin addition to an original transcript sent directly from the host university in a sealed envelope). Notarized copies will not be accepted.
- Two academic reference letters, either through the electronic reference system in the online application or by paper
- If you plan to self-fund your studies, please include an original teller stamped or equivalent bank statement showing that you have sufficient funds for your full program fees plus $1200 per month for the full term of your studies.
Scholarships
- Bursaries
- Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarships
- Phi Kappa Pi Joe Ghiz Memorial Award
- A.S. Mowat Prize
- Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarships