The majority of graduate programs are NOT impacted by recent government announcements about tuition increases.

PhD students from the rest of Canada will continue to pay Quebec fees.
International PhD fees will see the same 3% increase as Quebec fees.

Entomology (PhD)

Program Description

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Entomology offered by the Department of Natural Resource Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences is a research-intensive program that emphasizes thought-provoking and practical learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in original thinking, literature review, and scientific communication to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.

The program may also be taken with one of the following options:

Environment option: offered in collaboration with the Bieler School of Environment, the program considers how various dimensions (scientific, social, legal, ethical) interact to define environment and sustainability issues.

Neotropical Environment option: designed for students looking to focus their graduate research on environmental issues relevant to the Neotropics and Latin American countries.

Keywords: arthropod, ecology, physiology, zoogeography, diversity, systematics

Unique Program Features

  • Students have access to facilities and resources for aquatic, terrestrial and laboratory studies in such areas as ecology, population dynamics, pest management, physiology, pathology and systematics;
  • The Department is affiliated with the Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory which houses nearly three million specimens;
  • The main research areas include terrestrial arthropod ecology, physiology, zoogeography, diversity, and systematics;
  • Graduates pursue careers in academia, environmental policy, government agencies, and throughout industry.

University-Level Admission Requirements

  • An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
  • English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.

Program Website

PhD in Entomology website

Department Contact

Graduate Program gradstudies.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca (subject: PhD%20in%20Entomology) (email)

Available Intakes

Fall

Winter

Application Deadlines

Intake Applications Open Application Deadline - International Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada)
FALL September 15 January 15 May 31
WINTER February 15 July 15 September 1
SUMMER N/A N/A N/A

Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.

Application Resources

Application Workshops

Consult our full list of our virtual application-focused workshops on the Events webpage.

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