PhD Food Science at University of Manitoba

Programme overview

The Food Science PhD program focuses on food processing and food safety, with particular emphasis on relationships with food quality and acceptability. Students will research a variety of areas including food microbiology, product development and processing and food safety and quality.

Faculty: Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

What you will study

In addition to the minimum program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, students must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours of coursework at the 7000 level.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be considered for admission to the Food Science PhD program you must have: A research-based Master of Science degree in the general areas of food or nutritional sciences, with a minimum University of Manitoba equivalent GPA of 3.5 in Master’s coursework. A secured thesis advisor. Students with a Master of Science in a different scientific discipline will be considered for admission by the Food and Human Nutritional Sciences Graduate Studies Committee (FHNS) on a case-by-case basis. Students with an honours degree from the University of Manitoba or equivalent may be accepted directly into the PhD program. Applicants can be conditionally admitted into a program if they are admitted into the English Language Centre’s Intensive Academic English Program (IAEP) Level 5/AEPUC entrance requirements. Proof of this may be submitted in the form of an admission letter from the English Language Centre.

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.

Entry in Fall, Winter or Summer term. Fall applications open July 1 of the year before term start, Winter applications open September 1 two years prior to term start, Summer applications open April 1 of the year prior to term start.

Graduate application fee: $100 CAD domestic, $130 CAD international; non-refundable. Deadlines are set per program.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply

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