Our students work with faculty who are recognized on a provincial, national and international level. Students in the biological sciences graduate programs are part of a dynamic, research-intensive environment and are surrounded by excellent facilities and state-of-the-art laboratory equipment for all fields of biological research.
Duration:
Thesis – 12 terms (4 years)
This program is funded for the defined length above as outlined on our financial page.
Career outcomes
For Winter intake only, we have future date (10-Jan-2022) in the provider site.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
Brock University
St. Catharines Campus,
1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way,
ST. CATHARINES,
Ontario (ON),
L2S 3A1, Canada
To be admitted to a PhD program, a student should hold either an appropriate master’s degree or, students with a bachelor’s degree already registered in a master’s program, may convert to PhD studies in year 2 of some of the master’s programs. Students will normally be expected to have attained an 80% average and have achieved significant research progress as determined by their supervisory committee.
TOEFL iBT (paper-based and home edition): Minimum overall score of 88, with no subtest below 21
IELTS Academic or Online: Minimum overall score of 6.5, with no subtest below 6.0
CAEL: Minimum overall score of 70, with no other subtest below 60
CAEL CE (Computer Edition): Minimum overall score of 60, with 60 in writing, and no other subtest below 50
PTE Academic or Online: Minimum overall score of 60, with no subtest below 60
Can Test for Scholars and Trainees: Minimum overall score of 4.5, with no subtest below 4.0
Cambridge Assessment English: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with A Cambridge English score of 176 or higher
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Brock graduates enjoy a 93.8 per cent employment rate two years after course completion, which is much higher than the provincial average.