pharmaceutical

sciences

Master of Science (MSc)

The goal of this program is to educate students to become high quality, research-based scientists
who can contribute to drug discovery and development in academia and the pharmaceutical industry.
Please note that this program is research-intensive and is only open to students who have completed
a Bachelor of Science degree.

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Why study Pharmaceutical Sciences at Dalhousie?

Research Strengths Admission Requirements Contact Information

Thesis-based experimental research Candidates must satisfy the general 902.494.2378
program requirements for admission to
Pharmacokinetics
pharmacy@dal.ca
the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Biopharmaceutics Applicants whose native language dal.ca/pharmacy
Biological chemistry is not English must demonstrate a
minimum TOEFL score of 600 (or the
equivalent score on a comparable  
Potential Careers test). Please note this department
• Drug discovery in academia or in requires all applicants to have a
the pharmaceutical industry. minimum B+ average.
• Advanced graduate studies
(PhD)
Length of Program
MSc: typical time to complete is
2 years, full time study

Application Deadline
Deadlines follow FGS guidelines.
Students normally start in
September.

faculty of grad studies

Dalhousie University  |  PO Box 15000  |  Halifax Nova Scotia  |  Canada B3H 4R2  |  dal.ca/grad
Tel: 902.494.2485 | graduate.studies@dal.ca |  @dalgradstudies |  /dalgradstudies   |   @dalhousie_university

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