• University of Calgary offers 2 years of an MSc program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
  • Students can complete their degree in a maximum of 4 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.
  • The program consists of three core courses and one elective.
  • Research can include everything from biochemistry to molecular research, as well as cellular and developmental biology.
  • It also ranges from genetics and immunology to bioinformatics, with applications to cancer and clinical research.
  • Specialization:
    • Bioinformatics
  • Courses may include Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Bioinformatic Resources for the Biologist.
  • Students are required to attend Research Integrity Day sessions in the first year of their program.
  • Students participate in a journal club and work-in-progress seminars for their research group, and will present one seminar per year.
  • 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 68,866 USD.