Overview

About the program

The department fulfils this commitment by maintaining and enhancing a world-class research, learning, and training environment to ensure successful, rigorous, and internationally recognized graduate education and research.

In keeping with the interdisciplinary nature of the fields in the Cell and Systems Biology graduate programs, exposure to a breadth of research areas and approaches are a key component of the graduate programs at the University of Toronto.

Graduate students in CSB use state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge approaches throughout their program. This includes participating in the best of functional genomics, genetics, metabolomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, cell biology, developmental biology, molecular biology, and physiology research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

PhD Seminar Series
Advanced Microscopy and Imaging
Topics in Cell and Systems Biology
Methods in Genomics and Proteomics
Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
Readings in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-02 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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93

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

A-

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students will be admitted only when they have made arrangements to secure a research supervisor by contacting professors in the department.
Applicants may be accepted who already hold an MSc degree from a recognized university, with a grade average equivalent to at least a University of Toronto A– during the MSc.
Exceptional applicants with a BSc degree may be accepted by direct entry into the PhD program, with a grade point average equivalent to a University of Toronto A– or better in the final year of the BSc. Direct-entry PhD candidates should also display evidence of research potential.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

6210 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

6210 CAD / year

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Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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Overview

About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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