Master of Science (M.Sc.) Plant Science (Thesis) 24 months Postgraduate Programme By McGill University |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

10,159 CADTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Aug, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Plant Science (Thesis) offered by the Department of Plant Science in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences is a research-intensive program that emphasizes rigorous and advanced learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in academic writing, data collection, and research dissemination to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.

There are several options available in addition to the standard program:

Bioinformatics option: focuses on the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics, which lies at the intersection of biological/medical sciences and mathematics/computer science/engineering.

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

Keywords: Crop and vegetable production, crop physiology, environmetrics, genomics, horticulture, plant pathology, plant breeding, plant-insect/pathogen interactions, weed biology and control; genomics, proteomics, structural bioinformatics, systems biology; sustainability, environmental issues, environmental policy, plant systematics; tropical biology, neotropics, Latin America, interdisciplinary research, Panama.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Plant Science (Thesis) offered by the Department of Plant Science in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences is a research-intensive program that emphasizes rigorous and advanced learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in academic writing, data collection, and research dissemination to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.

There are several options available in addition to the standard program:

Bioinformatics option: focuses on the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics, which lies at the intersection of biological/medical sciences and mathematics/computer science/engineering.

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

Keywords: Crop and vegetable production, crop physiology, environmetrics, genomics, horticulture, plant pathology, plant breeding, plant-insect/pathogen interactions, weed biology and control; genomics, proteomics, structural bioinformatics, systems biology; sustainability, environmental issues, environmental policy, plant systematics; tropical biology, neotropics, Latin America, interdisciplinary research, Panama.

Admission Requirements

86+
6.5+
3+

01 Aug 2025
2 Years
Sep
Jan

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
10,159 CAD

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