Graduate studies at UTM Biology are firmly based in research that is diverse, campus-based and intricately woven with our undergraduate program. As a large, diverse department, Biology benefits from the participation of tenure-streamed faculty members supervising over 90 graduate students, numerous post-doctoral fellows/research associates, and many technicians. UTM is equipped with research facilities containing leading edge instrumentation and technology to promote new avenues of inquiry.
Our research spans a wide range of topics, with strengths in three main areas: Evolution & Ecology, Neuroscience & Physiology, and Development, Cell & Molecular Biology. Within each area, faculty and students pursue focused lines of inquiry, often working across disciplines to share ideas and approaches.
All Doctoral-stream Programs at the University are Tri-campus Programs (Mississauga, Scarborough and Toronto Campuses), and the graduate programs at UTM are administered through our graduate departments, the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the Toronto campus and through the School of Graduate Studies. Admission requirements can be found on the home pages of the appropriate Graduate Department. UTM Faculty have their graduate appointments in one or both of these graduate departments.
Graduate students are represented by the UTM Association of Graduate Students, which organizes events and community-building activities throughout the year.
We offer MSc and PhD programs across the biological sciences, along with specialized MSc degrees in Biotechnology and Biomedical Communications.
