Doctoral Program
Our doctoral program aims to produce scientists who will be capable of solving biochemical and health-related problems and go on to hold leadership positions in both the public and private sectors.
Requirements for admission
Students who hold an M.Sc. degree from another recognized university (or from another McGill Department) may be considered for admission at the Ph.D. level. These candidates register at the Ph.D. 2 level.
Required Courses (3 credits)
A minimum attendance at 70% of seminars, including Junior and Senior Seminars, is required to pass BIOC 696
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BIOC 696D1 Seminars in Biochemistry 1.5 Credits
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BIOC 696D2 Seminars in Biochemistry 1.5 Credits
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BIOC 701 Research Seminar 1
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BIOC 702 Ph.D. Thesis Proposal
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BIOC 703 Ph.D. Seminar
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Students must complete BIOC 701 in the third term after admission to the program, BIOC 702 in the 5th or 6th term, and BIOC 703 approximately 6 months prior to submissin of the Ph.D. thesis.
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
At least one course from the courses listed below plus additional credits to a minimum of 6 total complementary course credits of 500-level or higher courses in the biomedical and allied sciences, chosen in consultation with the research director.
Important: Adding extra course requirements OVER the six (6) credits, have to be brought to the attention of christine.laberge [at] mcgill.ca (Christine Laberge), Student Affairs Officer, before the ADD/DROP period.
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BIOC 670 Biochemistry of Lipoproteins 3 Credits
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BIOC 600 Adv Strat in Genetics&Genomics 3 Credits
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BIOC 603 Genomics and Gene Expression 3 Credits
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BIOC 604 Macromolecular Structure 3 Credits
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BIOC 605 Protein Biology & Proteomics 3 Credits
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EXMD 615 Essentials of Glycobiology 3 Credits
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EXMD 635D1 Experimental/Clinical Oncology 3 Credits
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EXMD 635D2 Experimental/Clinical Oncology 3 Credits
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The Graduate Advisory Committee may stipulate additional course work depending on the background of the candidate.
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BIOC 450 Protein Structure and Function 3 Credits
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BIOC 454 Nucleic Acids 3 Credits
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These would be additional requirements for those who have not previously completed equivalent courses in their prior training