UofC

Location: Health Sciences Centre, Room G329
Program number: 403.220.8306
Fax: 403.210.8109
Email address: midgrad@ucalgary.ca
Web page URL: ucalgary.ca/microinfect

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MSc) thesis-based

In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Cumming School of Medicine requirements, the Department requires:

a) A minimum admission grade point average over the last two years (60 units or 10 full-course equivalents) of 3.30 ("B+") on a four-point scale or equivalent.

b) For applicants required to provide proof of proficiency in English, a minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based), or 105 (Internet-based test), or an IELTS score of 7.5, or a MELAB score of 86 or a PTE score of 75.

c) Two reference letters.

Applicants who do not meet the above requirements will be considered only in exceptional circumstances.

Deadlines for submission of required documents for international applicants:

April 1 for September admission
August 1 for January admission
December 1 for May admission
February 1 for July admission

Deadlines for submission of required documents for domestic applicants:

June 1 for September admission
October 1 for January admission
March 1 for May admission
May 1 for July admission

Students applying to the MD/Master’s or MD/PhD program must apply individually to each program and complete a supplementary application to the Leaders in Medicine Program.

See Medicine Programs.

In addition to Faculty requirements, the Department requires:

Master of Science

a) The completion of a minimum of 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent).

b) The presentation of an annual seminar in the applicable research group.

Doctor of Philosophy

a) The completion of a minimum of 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents).

b) The presentation of an annual seminar in the applicable research group.

c) The presentation of a seminar on the results of thesis research.

Research Integrity Day is a Research Ethics session offered several times each year. All graduate students in the Cumming School of Medicine are required to attend Research Integrity Day in the first year of their program as part of their course requirements.

No more than half a student’s program may be done at the 500 level.

Expected completion time is two years for students in the Master of Science program and four years for doctoral students. Maximum completion time is four years for the Master of Science program and six years for the doctoral program.

Leaders in Medicine - Expected completion time for the MD/Master’s program is four to five years, and for the MD/PhD program, six to seven years. The maximum completion time is six years for the MD/Master’s, and eight years for the MD/PhD program.

See “Medicine Programs” for maximum completion times.

Students may interview several potential supervisors. The decision to establish a relationship is based upon mutual agreement between the student and the supervisor. Supervisory committees are established based upon the needs of the student and the expertise of the committee members, following discussions between the student and the supervisor.

In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements, the program requires:

Candidacy Examination

Doctoral students must pass an oral candidacy examination. Specific details of the examination format and other candidacy requirements can be found at: wcm.ucalgary.ca/gse/files/gse/csm-candidacy-examination-process-effective-september-1-2015.pdf.

Thesis Examination

Scheduling of the Examination

All members of the Supervisory Committee must have reviewed the student’s research, including a relevant written sample of the materials related to the thesis, before an examination can be scheduled.

Composition of the Committee

The Internal Examiner may be internal to the home program.

See the Medicine Programs entry in this Calendar.

None.

The general policy of the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Graduate Program is that all students shall be full-time and that all students will receive financial support for the entire period of their program.

Courses in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases are offered under the auspices of the Department of Medical Science and are listed in this Calendar under that heading.

The research interests of the faculty can be found at ucalgary.ca/microinfect/Our_Grad_Program.