• University of Calgary offers 4 years of a PhD program in Medical Science.
  • Students can complete their degree in a maximum of 6 years.
  • This program is a thesis-based. Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.
  • The program is delivered on-campus.
  • PhD in Neuroscience have 3 courses.
  • The program is ideal for inquisitive students with high scholastic achievement-driven to understand who and what we are, and who wish to better the mental and physical health of all members of our society. 
  • Doctoral students contribute to new discoveries, advance the field of neuroscience and gain a toolkit of skills and experiences that will help them take their place at the forefront of health care.
  • Students will focus on both disease and fundamental understanding of the brain, learning in a faculty that fosters interaction between clinical and basic scientists.
  • Topics include:
    • Cellular
    • Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience
    • Systems Neuroscience
    • Neuropathology and others.
  • Students are required to attend Research Integrity Day sessions in the first year of their program.
  • Students must defend a written research proposal to their supervisory committee. 
  • Students will complete both oral and written candidacy exams.
  • The University of Calgary ranked 6th by Research Infosource in 2018 and in Top 5 for research performance in Canada.
  • The Faculty of the department have received global recognition by winning awards like federal awards, Provincial awards, Indigenous awards, etc.
  • The average salary after this program goes to 115,833 USD.