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Universities Canada University Of Toronto Courses PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University Of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Tuition Fee CAD 48,990
Country Rank#1
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 7 TOEFL: 93

Program Overview

The main goal of the PhD program is to provide students with the opportunity to design, conduct, and write about a series of substantial, inter-related, independent research projects. Students’ projects cover the full range of topics listed in the Overview (above) and may include field work, lab work, bioinformatics, theory, computer simulations, or some combination of these approaches.

PhD students are expected to complete an original independent research program that makes substantial and innovative contributions to their field of research. It is expected that PhD candidates will publish a number of primary scientific papers based on their research.
A thesis is completed under the direction of the student's supervisor(s), assisted by a supervisory (advisory) committee, and defended at an oral examination.

Course Content
- Coursework. Students must successfully complete a total of 1.5 graduate full-course equivalents (FCEs) (three half courses). These courses are chosen from those offered by the EEB department, or with the permission of the supervisor(s) and supervisory committee, offered by other U of T departments.
- During an appraisal exam, students are examined on both their mastery of concepts in ecology and evolutionary biology and a submitted research proposal. Students are examined 14 to 20 months into the program.
- Students must deliver two public seminars in the department based on their thesis research.
- Students must submit a thesis and defend it at a Doctoral Final Oral Examination conducted by the School of Graduate Studies.
Entry Requirement
- Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology's additional admission requirements stated below.
- Students will be admitted only when they have made arrangements to secure a research supervisor by contacting professors in the department.
- Applicants may be accepted who already hold an MSc degree from a recognized university with a grade average equivalent to at least a University of Toronto A– during the MSc and an average of at least B+ in the last year of the bachelor's program.
Fees & Scholarships
Annual tuition fees

CA $48,990

Cost Of Studying At University Of Toronto

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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