Prospective Students
Why study Biology as an undergraduate?
Biology is the study of life! The opportunities for exploration are as varied as the diversity of the biosphere. Investigate the control systems of plants and animals through work in cell biology. Explore the dynamics of natural systems through laboratory study and field trips to diverse habitats such as Delta March, Westhawk Lake, the grasslands of the tall-grass prairie and the boreal forests of northern Manitoba. Explore the biodiversity of the planet and the evolutionary mechanisms behind this wealth of different organisms. Learn about the health and management of the environmental systems that sustain us all. Study the interactions of pathogens and parasites that affect many different plants and animals. These are just a few of the opportunities available to you when you choose to study in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Why continue your education as a graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba?
The Department of Biological Sciences is a great choice for advanced education toward a Master’s or Doctoral degree because of its first-class research facilities, faculty who are expert in research and education and our close working relationship with government laboratories and field stations. All these assets provide excellent opportunities for graduate students to engage in studies in a very broad range of research topics.
The graduate programs in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba are designed to provide students with the best possible research and academic preparation. Since the Department is large and includes a wide range of academic interests, many research and teaching programs have evolved. Both M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs are available in diverse research areas ranging from Biosphere-wide issues to Molecular Biology. In both the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, the student is expected to undertake a rigorous program of original research, culminating in the preparation of a thesis containing a significant contribution worthy of publication in first- class international scientific journals.
Why the University of Manitoba?
The University of Manitoba is the only research-intensive university in the Province, and offers more than 80 department-based programs of graduate studies. Additional interdisciplinary research programs can be designed for students with especially broad interests and experience. Campus life is rich and varied, reflecting these many interests and the collaborative interactions among faculty research programs, and between faculty and external and affiliated institutions, governments, industry and other organizations. And our faculty have interests across the full range of living organisms and the breadth of the disciplines involved in their study. The department of Biological Sciences and the Faculty of Science are strongly committed to supporting graduate students during their study by scholarships and studentships, and many of our graduate students (some 75 at present) receive prestigious national awards. In 2008, a graduate of our Ph.D. program Dr. Lisa Loseto won the Governor General’s gold medal for outstanding graduate research.
Graduates of our programs are equipped to embark on a career in the life science or related field such as environmental science, natural resources management, agriculture or forestry. They are eligible for positions in research, teaching or consulting in an academic, industrial or governmental setting. Recent graduates have gone on to post-doctoral or Ph.D. studies at such universities as Oxford, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio, Penn. State, Stanford, Alberta, Toronto, Waterloo. Former students have held research and administrative positions with governments of Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Yukon; faculty positions at such universities as Alberta, Basrah, Calgary, Florida, Guelph, McGill, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Queen's, Rutgers, Saskatchewan, and Strathclyde; and various other positions with companies involved in consulting, natural resources management and agriculture.
The department of Biological Sciences is also engaged in submissions of a newly integrated program of graduate study which is designed to strengthen further the skills acquired during graduate training, and to broaden the collective experiences of graduate students. We anticipate the integrated program will be available in 2009.
Admissions
Biology is the study of life! The opportunities for exploration are as varied as the diversity of the biosphere. Investigate the control systems of plants and animals through work in cell biology. Explore the dynamics of natural systems through laboratory study and field trips to diverse habitats such as Delta March, Westhawk Lake, the grasslands of the tall-grass prairie and the boreal forests of northern Manitoba. Explore the biodiversity of the planet and the evolutionary mechanisms behind this wealth of different organisms. Learn about the health and management of the environmental systems that sustain us all. Study the interactions of pathogens and parasites that affect many different plants and animals. These are just a few of the opportunities available to you when you choose to study in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Why continue your education as a graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba?
The Department of Biological Sciences is a great choice for advanced education toward a Master’s or Doctoral degree because of its first-class research facilities, faculty who are expert in research and education and our close working relationship with government laboratories and field stations. All these assets provide excellent opportunities for graduate students to engage in studies in a very broad range of research topics.
The graduate programs in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba are designed to provide students with the best possible research and academic preparation. Since the Department is large and includes a wide range of academic interests, many research and teaching programs have evolved. Both M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs are available in diverse research areas ranging from Biosphere-wide issues to Molecular Biology. In both the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, the student is expected to undertake a rigorous program of original research, culminating in the preparation of a thesis containing a significant contribution worthy of publication in first- class international scientific journals.
Why the University of Manitoba?
The University of Manitoba is the only research-intensive university in the Province, and offers more than 80 department-based programs of graduate studies. Additional interdisciplinary research programs can be designed for students with especially broad interests and experience. Campus life is rich and varied, reflecting these many interests and the collaborative interactions among faculty research programs, and between faculty and external and affiliated institutions, governments, industry and other organizations. And our faculty have interests across the full range of living organisms and the breadth of the disciplines involved in their study. The department of Biological Sciences and the Faculty of Science are strongly committed to supporting graduate students during their study by scholarships and studentships, and many of our graduate students (some 75 at present) receive prestigious national awards. In 2008, a graduate of our Ph.D. program Dr. Lisa Loseto won the Governor General’s gold medal for outstanding graduate research.
Graduates of our programs are equipped to embark on a career in the life science or related field such as environmental science, natural resources management, agriculture or forestry. They are eligible for positions in research, teaching or consulting in an academic, industrial or governmental setting. Recent graduates have gone on to post-doctoral or Ph.D. studies at such universities as Oxford, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio, Penn. State, Stanford, Alberta, Toronto, Waterloo. Former students have held research and administrative positions with governments of Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Yukon; faculty positions at such universities as Alberta, Basrah, Calgary, Florida, Guelph, McGill, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Queen's, Rutgers, Saskatchewan, and Strathclyde; and various other positions with companies involved in consulting, natural resources management and agriculture.
The department of Biological Sciences is also engaged in submissions of a newly integrated program of graduate study which is designed to strengthen further the skills acquired during graduate training, and to broaden the collective experiences of graduate students. We anticipate the integrated program will be available in 2009.
Admissions
Department of Biological Sciences
212B Biological Sciences Building
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
212B Biological Sciences Building
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Tel 204-474-9245
Fax 204-474-7588
Webpage Comments: mfoster@cc.umanitoba.ca Faculty of Science Information: www@email.com
Webpage Comments: mfoster@cc.umanitoba.ca Faculty of Science Information: www@email.com