StudyQA — Master: Biology — University of Ottawa (Page 8)

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Established in 1984, the Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology (OCIB) combines the research strengths of the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. The Institute offers graduate programs leading to the master’s (MSc) and doctoral (PhD) degrees in Biology.

Research facilities are shared between the two campuses. Students have access to the professors, courses and facilities at both universities; however, they must register at the “home university” of the thesis supervisor.

Members of the Institute are engaged in three main research fields: cell and molecular biology; ecology, behaviour and systematics; and, physiology and biochemistry. Additional information is posted in the departmental website.

The Institute is a participating unit in the collaborative programs in Bioinformatics (at the master’s level), in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (at the master’s and doctoral levels), in Environmental Sustainability (at the master's level) in Bioinformatics, and in Science, Society and Policy (at the master’s level).

The doctoral program participates in the Combined Program for Degrees in Medicine and Philosophy (MD / PhD). For more information please see the website of the Faculty of Medicine.

Most of the courses in these programs are offered in English. Research activities can be conducted either in English, French or both, depending on the language used by the professor and the members of his or her research group.

In accordance with the University of Ottawa regulation, students have a right to produce their work, their thesis, and to answer examination questions in French or in English.

The programs are governed by the regulations and procedures for Joint Graduate Programs and the general regulations of the graduate faculty at each of the two universities. The general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) of the University of Ottawa are posted on the FGPS website.

TOPICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
ADVANCED FIELD ECOLOGY
ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY
ADVANCES IN APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY
ADVANCED NEUROETHOLOGY
BIOINFORMATICS
BIOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES
ADVANCES IN PROTEIN ENGINEERING
METHODS IN MOLECULAR GENETICS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN PRACTICE
BIOSTATISTICS I
MODELLING FOR BIOLOGISTS
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR GENETICS
ADVANCED EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
ADVANCED EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS
ADVANCES IN AQUATIC SCIENCES
BIOSTATISTICS II
ADVANCES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS
MSc SEMINAR
SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE
ADVANCED SEMINAR IN NEUROSCIENCE
TECHNIQUES IN NEUROSCIENCE
SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
SELECTED TOPICS IN BIOLOGY III
ADVANCES IN APPLIED ECOLOGY
ADVANCED TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT
ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ADVANCES IN PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY I
ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY II
DIRECTED STUDIES IN BIOLOGY
ADVANCED INSECT BIOLOGY
ADVANCED ENDOCRINOLOGY
ECOLOGY SEMINAR
EVOLUTIONARY BIOINFORMATICS
TOPICS IN EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS
ADVANCED MICROSCOPY
ADVANCED TOPICS IN ECOLOGY
ADVANCED PLANT BIOLOGY
ADVANCED ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
ADVANCED BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY

Requirements

B in an honours Bachelors degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology/Physiology and Biochemistry/Ecology, Behaviour and Systematics specialization
Application Fee:$100.00 ($CDN non-refundable)
2 Recommendation letter(s)
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Proof of proficiency in your program's language of instruction, in the case of applicants whose first language is neither English nor French
Language proficiency test scores equivalencies:TOEFL 550 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Paper-based), TOEFL 79-80 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Internet-based)
Resume
A letter of intent outlining your career goals and proposed research area.
We recommend that you contact potential thesis supervisors early. To register, you need to be accepted by a thesis supervisor.
International students must show proof of funding in the form of a supervisor stipend and a combination of scholarships and/or in-trust accounts.