The table below lists our graduate degrees. For more information on these, please follow the table's links to the description of each program in the University Calendar, or the links to the departmental webpages on graduate studies.
Prospective graduate students
Graduate admissions are handled by the departments in Science, so if you're interested to undertake a master's degree (MSc), doctoral degree (PhD), or a position as a post-doctoral fellow, please follow the links below to the department webpages. The university-wide website "Future Graduate Students" has excellent general information about grad studies at McGill and Montreal, but for program-specific or department-specific information, please visit the department webpages.
| Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar descriptions | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
| Department webpage | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences— Environment | |
| Biology | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Biology | Biology |
| Department webpage | Biology — Environment | Biology — Developmental Biology |
| Biology — Neotropical Environment | Biology — Environment | |
| Biology — Bioinformatics | Biology — Neotropical Environment | |
| Biology — Bioinformatics | ||
| Chemistry | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Chemistry | Chemistry |
| Department webpage | ||
| Computer Science | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Computer Science (Thesis Option, Project Option; see department webpage for details.) | Computer Science |
| Department webpage | Computer Science — Bioinformatics | Computer Science — Bioinformatics |
| Computer Science — Computational Science and Engineering | ||
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Department webpage | Earth and Planetary Sciences — Environment | Earth and Planetary Sciences — Environment |
| Geography | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Geography | Geography |
| Department webpage | Geography — Environment | Geography — Environment |
| Geography — Neotropical Environment | Geography — Gender and Women's Studies | |
| Please note: M.A. (Thesis) degrees are also offered through the Faculty of Arts | Geography — Neotropical Environment | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Mathematics and Statistics | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Department webpage | Mathematics and Statistics — Bioinformatics | Mathematics and Statistics — Bioinformatics |
| Mathematics and Statistics — Computational Science and Engineering | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics — Non-Thesis | ||
| Please note: M.A. (Thesis) and M.A. (Non-Thesis) degrees are also offered through the Faculty of Arts | ||
| Physics | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Physics | Physics |
| Department webpage | Please note: an M.Sc. in Medical Physics is offered through the Medical Physics Unit of the Montréal General Hospital. | |
| Psychology | M.Sc. | Ph.D. |
| Calendar descriptions | Psychology | Psychology |
| Department webpage | Please note: M.A. (Thesis) degrees are also offered through the Faculty of Arts | Psychology — Language Acquisition |
| Please also note: M.A. and M.Sc. degrees may be awarded in Experimental Psychology, but only as a stage - students undergo formal evaluation in the Ph.D. program. | Psychology — Psychosocial Oncology |