阿尔伯塔大学

The Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, offers graduate programs leading to the MSc and PhD degrees in cell biology. The Department provides a world-class training environment in a range of areas including organelle biogenesis and disease, neurobiology, virology, cancer apoptosis and signal transduction, proteomics, molecular evolution, RNA biology, chaperones and pathogen-host interactions. Through an independent research program, complemented by seminars and formal coursework, students are trained to identify important problems, critically analyze scientific information and effectively communicate their results.

The Department of Cell Biology is endowed with state of the art equipment needed to perform experimental work in modern cell biology. Research funding is primarily from agencies such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Program Requirements:

Students are required to complete a minimum of ★5 in graded graduate-level courses, and a thesis.

Coursework:

Students are required to enroll in CELL 671 in their first full academic year.
At least one graded course must be selected from the 500- and 600-level CELL courses, to be chosen in consultation with the student's Graduate Supervisory Committee.
Addition or substitution of courses outside the CELL courses will require approval by the Cell Biology Graduate Program Committee.
It is expected that students attend all Departmental seminars.

Thesis:

Registration in 900-level THES.
MSc students must prepare and successfully defend a thesis acceptable to their Master's Thesis Examination Committee, presenting the results of original research conducted. Students must submit a thesis for preapproval by their supervisory committee prior to submission to the examination committee

Length of Program

The time required to complete the MSc will vary according to the previous training of the applicant. Typically, students are expected to complete their MSc studies in two years.

The maximum time to complete the thesis-based MSc program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is four years.