Location:

Winnipeg, Canada

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Botany and Plant Science

Program Overview

Program Description:

In either the M.Sc or Ph.D. program, students must achieve a high standard in a research project and in a thesis reporting their results. Students must also take some course work, including a course intended to develop written and oral communications skills, to promote critical thinking and to provide exposure to diverse fields of entomology and related sciences. The Department of Entomology is the only such in Canada, and has strong links with agricultural and environmental research organizations. About half of the graduate work and research activity in the Department is in applied areas. Additionally, all academic staff do active research, and supervise graduate work, on fundamental entomological topics. Departmental research facilities include the J. B. Wallis Museum of Entomology, controlled environment chambers and an area for apiculture. Other accessible facilities include a scanning electron microscope, pesticide analysis laboratories, livestock, field plots and commercial scale fields, and greenhouse space.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

no accreditation exists for this program

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

M.Sc. – GPA of 3.00 over the final two years of the undergraduate program. Ph.D. – GPA of 3.00 during the Master's program. Students with equivalent qualifications will be considered. Students entering either program are expected to have taken some previous courses in insect biology. Academically strong students without this preparation may be admitted to the M.Sc. degree but may be expected to take additional courses to ensure that they have a strong foundation of entomological knowledge. See the Department website for full admission requirements. All applicants must also meet the minimum admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Possible Start Dates September, January, May