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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—from 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

Please refer to the QLS website for further details.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2019-2020 (last updated Mar. 8, 2019) (disclaimer)

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 Â鶹Çø) 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

Â鶹Çø’s 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.

Additional Requirements

Additional Requirements

The items and clarifications below are additional requirements set by this department:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • Research Statement
  • Two reference letters
  • Copy of official transcripts

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 Â鶹Çø departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.

Ìý Application Opening Dates Application Deadlines
Ìý All Applicants Non-Canadian citizens (incl. Special, Visiting & Exchange) Canadian citizens/Perm. residents of Canada (incl. Special, Visiting & Exchange) Current Â鶹Çø 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.

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Quantitative Life Sciences Faculty

Quantitative Life Sciences Faculty

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