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Chemical Engineering (PhD) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

Explore research opportunities in a wide range of topics in conjunction with other departments and a number of research centres on the campus. Further your studies in Chemical Engineering in areas such as environmental control, plastics and polymers, pulp and paper, instrumentation and process control, petrochemicals, petroleum and natural gas processing, and energy conversion and utilization, as well as the growing fields of biotechnology, food processing, composite materials, corrosion and protective coatings, and manufacture of microelectronic components.

Faculty: Engineering  |  Department: Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science  |  Duration: 5 years or longer  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Application information

Entry requirements

Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science Graduate Biological Engineering (MEng, MASc, PhD) The responsibilities assumed by Chemical Engineers include a wide range of activities such as research and development of novel products and processes, the design, development and operation of process plants, and management of technical operations and sales. Research opportunities leading to the Masters and Doctorate degrees are offered in a wide range of topics within the Department as well as in conjunction with other departments and a number of research centres on the campus. For the MEng program, students’ admission files are reviewed for two intakes per year, for September and January start dates. Applicants who apply by April 1 will be considered for a September start and will be notified by May 1.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate intakes: September, January and May.

General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.

Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/

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