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Thesis-based PhD on normal digestive function and the mechanisms of dysfunction and disease, with research on inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel disease and bacterial and parasitic infections. Specializations span physiology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, pharmacology, nutrition, parasitology, pathology and epidemiology.
Faculty: Cumming School of Medicine | Department: Gastrointestinal Sciences | Duration: Four years full-time; six years maximum | Intake: May 1, September 1 or January 1 (deadlines: May: Mar 1 Canadian/PR, Dec 1 international; Sept: Jun 1 / Apr 1; Jan: Oct 1 / Aug 1) | Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
One course depending on background, Research Integrity Day, a CIHR sex and gender module, oral and written candidacy exams, the Snyder Graduate Program Seminar Series, a defended research proposal and an original thesis.
Pharmaceutical industry research and project management, academia including post-doctoral research, government, consulting, public health.
Students applying to the MD/Masters or MD/PhD program must apply individually to each program and complete a supplementary application to the Leaders in Medicine program. In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Cumming School of Medicine requirements, the program requires: Qualifications MSc degree, or relevant master’s degree, recognized by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, or transfer from MSc program, or, in exceptional cases, four-year BSc degree or equivalent. A minimum admission grade point average of 3.30 (on the University of Calgary four-point system; equivalent to a B+) based on the last two years of the undergraduate degree consisting of a minimum of 60 units and any master’s course work, if applicable.
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 academic term start dates are Fall (September 1), Winter (January 1), Spring (May 1) and Summer (July 1); intake terms vary by programme.
The graduate application fee is $125 for Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents and $145 for international students, per application; applications are made online and deadlines are set by each programme.
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
STEM
University of Calgary, Canada
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