School of
Graduate Studies

HOW TO APPLY

Applications to the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Lethbridge are submitted via the Graduate Online Application System.

FOR ACADEMICS INTERESTED IN:

• Further investigations and research
• Pursuing individualized-learning objectives as well as excellent research and publication opportunities.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• four-year full-time, intensive research-based program offered in a wide range of disciplines.
• Students will complete 0-6 courses, a comprehensive exam, and a written thesis
• Fees
• Finding a Supervisor

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree program is research-oriented and offered in six multidisciplinary areas of study in the sciences

• Biomolecular Science
  • Concentrations: Bioinformatics; Biochemistry; Biophysics; Biotechnology; Molecular and cellular biology; Molecular genetics and development; Structural biology. 
  • Affiliated Departments: Biological Sciences; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Mathematics and Computer Science; Physics

• Biosystems and Biodiversity
  • Concentrations: Biogeography; Ecology; Environmental science; Evolutionary biology; Global change; Physiology; Resource ecology; Systematics; Water resource policy and management 
  • Affiliated Departments: Biological Sciences; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Geography

• Earth, Space, and Physical Science
  • Concentrations: Astrophysics; Biophysics; Climate change; Condensed and soft matter; Earth systems; Geophysics; Geomatics; Inorganic chemistry; Materials science; Nanoscience; Organic chemistry; Organometallic chemistry; Physical chemistry; Remote sensing; Spectroscopy; Water and environmental science
  • Affiliated Departments: Biological Sciences; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Geography; Physics

• Evolution and Behaviour
  • Concentrations: Animal behaviour; Behavioural ecology; Ethology and comparative psychology; Evolutionary ecology; Evolutionary psychology; Evolution and cognition: Language development; Sexuality 
  • Affiliated Departments: Biological Sciences; Psychology and Neuroscience

• Theoretical and Computational Science
  • Concentrations: Applied mathematics; Bioinformatics; Biophysics; Computational and theoretical chemistry; Computer science; Geophysics; Nanoscience; Pure mathematics; Theoretical physics; Mathematical biology; Demography; Statistics 
  • Affiliated Departments: Chemistry and Biochemistry; Mathematics and Computer Science; Physics

• Neuroscience
  • Concentrations: Behavioural neuroscience; Cell and molecular neuroscience; Cognitive neuroscience; Computational neuroscience; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychology; 
  • Affiliated Departments: Psychology; Neuroscience

PhD candidate (neuroscience) Tine MacDonald talks about her experience at the University of Lethbridge