M.Sc in Biological Sciences

University of Windsor

Our MSc program is intended for students seeking training in the biological sciences beyond the BSc degree. Students perform a research project with a faculty supervisor over a period of approximately two years, finishing with a presentation and defense of a thesis. During this time, students also take two or more graduate level courses, perform graduate teaching assistantship (GA) duties in undergraduate courses, and participate in a seminar series. Outstanding students enrolled in the MSc program may transfer directly into the PhD program.Faculty within the Department of Integrative Biology are outstanding biologists with international reputations as excellent researchers. They offer a wide range of research opportunities at all levels of biology, from DNA to ecosystems. Our department offers both an MSc Biological Sciences research degree and a PhD Biological Sciences research degree. Due to our location in Canada, many of our graduate students study local species found in the Great Lakes area however, studies are undertaken on species in the arctic, as far west as Vancouver Island, BC, and in the eastern provinces. Some students travel to the US for their field work, and as far south as Costa Rica. Our graduates have achieved success at all levels of academia, industry, and government, and have also used their education as a springboard to success in professional programs including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and physical therapy.