Admissions & Requirements

Degree Requirements

Doctoral applicants will normally have a Master's degree in epidemiology or related discipline, with a first class standing, (A-) and have demonstrated research competency (usually through a research-based thesis). Applicants may contact the department (epid@queensu.ca) with a description of your degree (including names of epidemiology courses taken and marks) in order to determine whether it is considered a related discipline.

Other Application Requirements

• The department will require a statement of interest (including a description of the specific area of research interest and potential supervisor)
• Detailed information on background and competencies (including transcripts and CV).
• The Graduate Records Examination (GRE) is required for students who have completed their studies at a non-Canadian university.  It is a;sp recommended where previous training is other than a thesis based M.Sc. program in epidemiology.
• A TOEFL score for international students is required (minimum requirement of 600 paper-based or TOEFL iBT minimum scores of: writing (24/30); speaking (22/30); reading (22/30); listening (20/30), for a total of 88/120. Applicants must
  have the minimum score in each test as well as the minimum overall score).
• An applicant with non-thesis based masters training may include published, in-press or under review research papers as documentation of academic research experience. 

Supervision

We require all Ph.D. program applicants to contact a potential supervisor before applying.

Doctoral students will enter the program with a Supervisor who has already indicated a willingness to guide the student through the entire program, including course work, comprehensives and the thesis. The Supervisor is also responsible for organizing funding for four years. Admission to the Doctoral program will be contingent upon a review by an Admissions Committee and formal acceptance by the Supervisor. Students who have not contacted a Supervisor prior to the admissions process will be contacted by a member of the admissions committee to assist in making a match with appropriate faculty. Normally, all prospective students will be interviewed by PhD admissions committee.

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