Master Of Science Human Genetics

Thesis Courses (33 credits)
 

• HGEN 680 M.Sc. Thesis Research 1 (9 credits)

• HGEN 681 M.Sc. Thesis Research 2 (12 credits)

• HGEN 682 M.Sc. Thesis Research 3 (12 credits)

Required Courses (6 credits)
 

• HGEN 662 Laboratory Research Techniques (3 credits)

• HGEN 692 Human Genetics (3 credits)

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

6 credits chosen from the departmental offerings below or from 500-, 600-, or 700-level courses offered in the Faculties of Medicine or Science:
 

• HGEN 660 Genetics and Bioethics (3 credits)

• HGEN 661 Population Genetics (3 credits)

• HGEN 663 Beyond the Human Genome (3 credits)

• HGEN 670 Advances in Human Genetics 1 (3 credits)

• HGEN 690 Inherited Cancer Syndromes (3 credits)

• HGEN 693 Using Bioinformatics Resources (3 credits)

• HGEN 695 Psychiatric Genetics (3 credits)

• HGEN 696 Advanced Readings in Genetics 1 (3 credits)

• HGEN 697 Advanced Readings in Genetics 2 (3 credits)

• HGEN 698 Advanced Readings in Genetics 3 (3 credits)

• HGEN 699 Advanced Readings in Genetics 4 (3 credits)

Note: The Graduate Advisory Committee may stipulate additional coursework at the 500, 600, or 700 level depending on the background of the candidate.

• Applicants should be graduates of a university of recognized reputation and hold a bachelor's degree of recognized reputation.

• The candidate is required to pass, with a grade of B- or better, all those courses that have been designated by the department as forming a part of the program, including additional requirements.

• The applicant must present evidence of academic achievement: a minimum standing equivalent to a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 or a CGPA of 3.2 out of 4.0 for the last two full-time academic years. 

• A minimum of 6 credits in cellular and molecular biology or biochemistry, 3 credits in mathematics or statistics, and 3 credits in genetics.

• All candidates for a research degree must present a thesis based on their own research. The total number of credits allotted to the thesis in any master's program must not be less than 24.

• Proof of English proficiency may be required for international applicants, whose first language is not English.

• The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and GMAT results are required.

Total Fees

CA $21,153

The Department conducts research on all sites of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, the McGill Life Sciences Complex, the McGill University & Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, the Biomedical Ethics Unit, and the Centre for Genomics and Policy.