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| School | Dalhousie University - Faculty of Graduate Studies | | |
| Location | Halifax, NS, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
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| Degree | Doctorate | | |
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| Length | 3 Year(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | Applicants are required to have a first-class thesis Master’s degree or its equivalent, with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 (A- average) in the last 60 credit hours of study from a university of recognized standing. Students with a B.Sc. wishing to do a PhD should be registered initially in the MSc program, but may be considered for transfer into the PhD program after successful completion of the class requirements. Students entering with a strong background in Neuroscience may apply to the Neuroscience Program Committee to have some of the class requirements waived.
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| Cost |
This cost estimate is for Year 1 of the program, and includes incidental fees. | | |
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| Description | Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary program offering MSc and PhD degrees. The program is run in conjunction with five basic science departments: Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, and Psychology. The goals of the Neuroscience Program are to provide the opportunity for students to obtain a broad exposure to the field of Neuroscience in addition to specialized training in the student's specific area of research.
Research laboratories are located in the Life Sciences Centre, the Tupper Medical Building and the Clinical Research Centre. The program is closely linked with the Institute for Neuroscience at Dalhousie, which also includes members of the Departments of Anaesthesiology, Medicine, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery and Urology.
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