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Quantitative Life Sciences
Location
Location
- Telephone: 514-398-4826
- Email: coordinator.qls [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/qls
About Quantitative Life Sciences
About Quantitative Life Sciences
Quantitative Life Sciences is the broad application of mathematical, computational and other quantitative methods to study biological systems at all scales鈥攆rom single molecules to the environment. It is part of a rapidly expanding field that includes such specializations as systems biology, bioinformatics, biophysics, medical informatics, computational biology, computational pharmacology, computational neuroscience, and mathematical biology.
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Quantitative Life Sciences |
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Please refer to the QLS website for further details. |
Quantitative Life Sciences Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Quantitative Life Sciences Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
General
Applicants are expected to hold an undergraduate degree in one of the following areas (or equivalent): biology, chemistry, physiology, genetics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, or chemistry.
Applicants must have a strong quantitative background. Such a background may be obtained by having at least the equivalent of a minor in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, or engineering.
Applicants who do not have a formal education in life sciences need to have a demonstrated interest for that field, for example in the form of an undergraduate research project or the completion of life-science courses.
Applicants are expected to have attained a high scholastic standing equal to, or greater than, the minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.3 (out of 4.0 at 缅北强奸) in all levels of study.
Applicants to graduate studies whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone), must submit results of the exam with their application and have a minimum score of 86 on the Internet-based test (iBT; 567 on the paper-based test [PBT]) with each component score not less than 20. Further information on English proficiency requirements is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/international/apply/proficiency.
Application Procedures
Application Procedures
缅北强奸鈥檚 online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Graduate Admissions and Application Procedures > Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
Application Dates and Deadlines
Application Dates and Deadlines
Application opening dates are set by Enrolment Services in consultation with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), while application deadlines are set by Quantitative Life Sciences and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate 缅北强奸 departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.
| 听 | Application Opening Dates | Application Deadlines | ||
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| 听 | All Applicants | Non-Canadian citizens (incl. Special, Visiting & Exchange) | Canadian citizens/Perm. residents of Canada (incl. Special, Visiting & Exchange) | Current 缅北强奸 Students (any citizenship) |
| Fall Term: | Sept. 15 | March 15 | June 1 | June 1 |
| Winter Term: | Feb. 15 | Sept. 10 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 10 |
| Summer Term: | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.
