Immunology: Immunology MSc Field: Fundamental Immunology

Master of Science

Program Description

The MSc program is offered in two fields:

  • The non-thesis Applied Immunology field provides advanced training in designing, implementing, and evaluating immunological techniques that measure immune responses.

  • The thesis-based Fundamental Immunology field provides advanced training in an area of specialization, with a particular emphasis on the acquisition of experience in the strategies and experimental methods of modern, original, scientific research.

 

Field: Fundamental Immunology

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Immunology's additional admission requirements stated below.

  • An appropriate BSc, or its equivalent, normally with at least a B+ average and a strong background in molecular and cellular biology. Applicants lacking adequate training in biological or natural sciences may be advised to do extra coursework necessary for their research.

  • Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English must demonstrate proficiency in English. See General Regulations section 4.3 for requirements. Applicants educated outside Canada are required to provide Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (general) scores with their application.

Program Requirements

  • Coursework. Successful completion of 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs):

    • IMM1000Y Recent Advances in Immunology (1.0 FCE)

    • IMM1200H+ Scientific Skills for Immunologists (0.5 FCE)

    • IMM1025H0 Student Seminar Series (I) (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE)

    • IMM1050H0 Easton Seminar Series (I) (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE)

    • IMM1075H0 Special Topics in Immunology (I) (Credit/No Credit; 0.5 FCE).

  • A satisfactory thesis embodying the student’s research.

  • Upon of completion of the thesis, pass an oral examination.

Program Length

6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

3 years full-time

Required Courses

Course Code Course Title
IMM1000Y Recent Advances in Immunology
IMM1025H0 Student Seminar Series (I) (Credit/No Credit)
IMM1050H0 Easton Seminar Series (I) (Credit/No Credit)
IMM1075H0 Special Topics in Immunology (I) (Credit/No Credit)
IMM1200H+ Scientific Skills for Immunologists

0 Course that may continue over a program. Credit is given when course is completed.

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

Elective Courses

Students may take any graduate-level course available to fulfil the elective portion of their degree requirements from Immunology*, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Medical Biophysics, Medical Science, Molecular Genetics, Physiology, and Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Students may take a course offered outside the above listed departments towards the elective portion of their degree requirements, but will require the approval of the Associate Chair, Graduate Studies.

*Note: students in the MSc field in Fundamental Immunology cannot use IMM1428H, IMM1429H, IMM1430H, IMM1431H, IMM1436H, IMM1450Y, IMM1550H, IMM1650Y, or IMM1651H towards their degree requirements.