Immunology: Immunology MSc Field: Fundamental Immunology

MSc Program; 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.

Completion Requirements

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

  • A satisfactory thesis embodying the student's research.

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

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, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Physiology.

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.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FWS)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time