Overview

Faculty within the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Windsor are outstanding biologists with international reputations as excellent researchers. They offer a wide range of research opportunities at all levels of biology, from DNA to ecosystems.

Careers

Biological Sciences graduates have achieved success at all levels of academia, industry, and government, and have also used their education as a springboard to success in professional programs including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and physical therapy.

Programme Structure

Areas of research interest include:

Aquatic ecology
Developmental genetics
Bioinformatics and systems biology
Avian behaivioural ecology
Evolutionary biology
Exotoxicology modeling
Cell cycle regulation
Stem cell and cancer cell biology
Predictive ecology
Olfactory system in fishes
Hearing and auditory neuroscience

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Windsor, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

C+

English requirements

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120

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83

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65

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6.5

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General requirements

In general, admission to graduate study is granted only to those students who have good academic records and who are adequately prepared to undertake graduate work in their field of specialization.
In particular, an applicant for admission to a graduate program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must have either a Master's degree or, in exceptional cases, a four-year Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent; with a minimum average of 77% (or equivalent).

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Tuition Fees

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15790 CAD / year

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4786 CAD / year

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