• McMaster University offers a Master of Science in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences for a duration of 2 years.
  • It is an on-campus, thesis-based program offered on a full-time basis.
  • This program is a research-intensive program embracing a variety of diverse scientific areas of biochemistry including stem cells and cancer research, cell and human biology, microbiology and infectious diseases, and structural biology.
  • The research areas of the program are:
    • Microbiology, Immunology and Drug Discovery
    • Metabolism, Cell Biology and Genomics
    • Stem Cells and Cancer Biology
  • Students for the M.Sc. degree is required to spend at least 1 calendar year in full-time study at McMaster University.
  • The Students must complete, with at least B- standing, at least one full, 700-level graduate course (or two half-courses), which must include at least one half, 700-level graduate course in Biochemistry. 
  • The Biochemistry Graduate Program of study is an intensive and thesis research-driven, with a goal of the publication in peer-review journals by the second year of study.
  • All MSc students are required to present one public seminar in the Departmental seminar program. 
  • Students who enter our graduate program with a B.Sc. may proceed directly into the Biochemistry Ph.D. program in approximately 12 months without writing up a Master’s thesis.
  • The department provides various types of degree in this program such as:
    • MSc in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (2 years)
    • PhD in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (4 years)
    • MD/PhD in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (6-7 years)
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 54,000 USD.