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Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Location

Location

  • Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
  • 1020 Pine Avenue West
  • Montreal QC H3A 1A2
  • Canada

About Epidemiology and Biostatistics

About Epidemiology and Biostatistics

The Department offers master's and doctoral programs in both Epidemiology and Biostatistics, as well as a Master's of Science in Public Health. The methods learned in these fields are used not only in the study of diseases, but also in health services research, program planning and evaluation, and policy development. Our faculty members are at the forefront of their research domains and include epidemiologists, biostatisticians, clinician scientists, medical informatics specialists, health economists, medical sociologists, and health geographers.

Research in the Department spans all clinical specialties:

  • biostatistics;
  • clinical and public health informatics;
  • environmental and occupational health;
  • health care delivery and organization;
  • infectious diseases;
  • pharmacoepidemiology;
  • population and public health;
  • social epidemiology;
  • and many cross-disciplinary activities.

Faculty members may have funding available for students through their research grants. We provide rich research environments at five university-affiliated hospitals, public health agencies, and university research centres. Graduates pursue careers in academia, clinical settings, government agencies, and industry.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 14, 2015) (disclaimer)

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Faculty

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Faculty

Chair
G. Paradis
Emeritus Professors
M.R. Becklake; M.B.B.Ch., M.D.(Witw.), F.R.C.P.
A. Lippman; B.A.(Cornell), Ph.D.(McG.)
J.C. McDonald; M.B.B.S., M.D.(Lond.), M.Sc.(Harv.), M.R.C.P.(Lond.), F.R.C.P.(C)
I.B. Pless; B.A., M.D.(W. Ont.)
S.H. Shapiro; B.S.(Bucknell), M.S., Ph.D.(Stan.)
G. Thériault; M.D.(Laval), M.I.H., Dr.P.H.(Harv.)
S. Wood-Dauphinee; B.Sc.(Phys.Ther.), Dip.Ed., M.Sc.(A.), Ph.D.(McG.)
Professors Post-Retirement
A. Lippman; B.A.(Cornell), Ph.D.(McG.)
I.B. Pless; B.A., M.D.(W. Ont.)
G. Thériault; M.D.(Laval), M.I.H., Dr.P.H.(Harv.)
S. Wood-Dauphinee; B.Sc.(Phys.Ther.), Dip.Ed., M.Sc.(A.), Ph.D.(McG.)
Professors
M. Abrahamowicz; Ph.D.(Cracow) (James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor)
J.F. Boivin; M.D.(Laval), S.M., Sc.D.(Harv.)
J. Brophy; B.Eng.(McG.), M.Eng., M.D.(McM.), Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine)
E.L.F. Franco; M.P.H., Dr.P.H.(Chapel Hill) (joint appt. with Oncology) (James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor)
R. Fuhrer; B.A.(CUNY (Brooklyn Coll.)), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Calif.-San Francisco)
T.W. Gyorkos; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc.(Bishop’s), Ph.D.(McG.)
J.A. Hanley; B.Sc., M.Sc.(N.U.I.), Ph.D.(Wat.)
C. Infante-Rivard; M.D.(Montr.), M.P.H.(Calif.-LA), Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) (James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor) (on leave July to Dec. 2015)
L. Joseph; M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.)
J. Kaufman; B.A.(Johns Hop.), Ph.D.(Mich.) (Canada Research Chair) (on leave Jan. to June 2016)
M.S. Kramer; B.A.(Chic.), M.D.(Yale) (joint appt. with Pediatrics) (James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor)
J. McCusker; M.D.,C.M.(McG.), M.P.H., Ph.D.(Col.)
R. Menzies; M.D.,C.M., M.Sc.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine)
O.S. Miettinen; M.D.(Helsinki), M.P.H., M.S., Ph.D.(Minn.)
M. Pai; M.B.B.S.(Stanley Med. Coll.), M.D.(Christian Medical Coll.), Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.) (Canada Research Chair)
G. Paradis; M.D.(Montr.), M.Sc.(McG.)
R.W. Platt; M.Sc.(Manit.), Ph.D.(Wash.) (joint. appt. with Pediatrics)
S. Suissa; M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Flor.) (joint appt. with Medicine) (James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor)
R. Tamblyn; M.Sc.(McM.), Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine) (James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professor)
C. Wolfson; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine)
Associate Professors
A. Adrien; M.D., M.Sc.(McG.)
R. Allard; B.A.(Montr.), M.D.,C.M., M.Sc.(McG.)
O. Basso; Ph.D.(Milan) (joint appt. with Obstetrics and Gynecology)
A. Benedetti; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Medicine)
D. Buckeridge; M.D.(Qu.), M.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Stan.) (CIHR Applied Public Health Chair) (on leave May to Oct. 2016)
A. Ciampi; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Qu.), Ph.D.(Rome)
J. Cox; B.Sc., B.A., M.D.(Dal.), M.Sc.(McG), C.C.F.P., F.R.C.P.(C)
N. Dendukuri; M.Sc.(Indian IT), Ph.D.(McG.) (PT) (joint appt. with Medicine)
C. Greenwood; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc.(Wat.), Ph.D.(Tor.) (joint appt. with Oncology)
S. Harper; B.A.(Westminster Coll.), M.S.P.H.(S. Carolina), Ph.D.(Mich.)
P. Héroux; B.Sc.(Laval), M.Sc., Ph.D.(I.N.R.S.)
A. Labbe; M.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Wat.) (joint appt. with Psychiatry)
E.E.M. Moodie; B.A.(Winn.), M.Phil.(Camb.), Ph.D.(Wash.) (William Dawson Scholar)
C. Quach-Thanh; M.D.(Montr.), M.Sc.(McG.) (joint appt. with Pediatrics)
A. Quesnel-Vallée; B.A., M.Sc.(Montr.), M.A., Ph.D.(Duke) (joint appt. with Sociology) (Canada Research Chair)
M. Rossignol; B.Sc., M.D.(Sher.), M.Sc.(McG.)
E. Strumpf; B.A.(Smith), Ph.D.(Harv.) (joint appt. with Economics)
T. Tannenbaum; B.A.(Brown), M.D.(Calg.), M.P.H.(Mass.), I.M.H.L.(McG.)
P. Tousignant; B.A., M.D.(Laval), M.Sc.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) (PT)
Assistant Professors
J. Baumgartner; B.A.(Wisc.), M.Sc.(Harv.), Ph.D.(Wisc.) (joint appt. with Institute of Health and Social Policy)
P. Chaudhuri; B.Sc.(Presidency); M.Stat.(Indian Statistical Institute), M.S., Ph.D.(Wash.)
J. Chevrier; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Laval), Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.) (Canada Research Chair)
K. Dehghani; B.Sc.(SUNY), M.Sc.(N’western), M.D.(Tor.), M.Sc.P.H.(Harv.), C.C.F.P.(C), F.R.C.P.(C)
D. Kaiser; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M., M.Sc.(McG.)
S. Martin; M.D.(Tor.), M.Sc.(McG.) (PT)
A. Nandi; B.S.(College of New Jersey), M.P.H.(Col.), Ph.D.(Johns Hop.) (joint appt. with Institute for Health and Social Policy)
L. Patry; B.Sc., M.D.(Laval), F.R.C.P.(C) (PT)
F. Richer; B.Sc., M.D.(Ott.), M.Sc.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C)
G. Tan; D.Phil.(Oxf.) (PT)
S. Yang; B.A.(Ajou), M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Mich.)
Associate Members
Biomedical Ethics Unit: J. Kimmelman, N. King
Dentistry: P. Allison, J. Feine
Dietetics and Human Nutrition: N. Basu, K. Gray-Donald
Family Medicine: A. Andermann, J. Haggerty, M.J.R. Lajoie, E. Robinson
Geography: N. Ross
Medicine: J. Afilalo, A. Barkun, M. Behr, S. Bernatsky, J. Bourbeau, P. Brassard, K. Dasgupta, M. Eisenberg, P. Ernst, K. Filion, M. Goldberg, C. Greenaway, S. Kahn, M. Klein, A. Marelli, N. Mayo, S. Morin, N. Pant Pai, J. Pickering, L. Pilote, E. Rahme, B. Richards, K. Schwartzman, M. Sewitch, I. Shrier, V. Tagalakis, G. Thanassoulis
Neurology and Neurosurgery: C, Renoux
Ob/Gyn: H. Abenhaim, R. Gagnon, A. Naimi
Pathology: B. Case
Pediatrics: M. Ben Shoshan, E. Constantin, G. Dougherty, P. Fontela, B. Foster, P.T-S. Lee, M. Zappitelli
Physical and Occupational Therapy: S. Ahmed
Psychiatry: E. Latimer, A. Malla, N. Schmitz, B. Thombs
Sociology: S. Clark
Surgery: D. Deckelbaum
Lecturers
J.P. Courteau, M. Kafka, C. Kom Mogto, C. Paquette, N. Titri, W. Wood
Adjunct Professors
Asociación Civil Selva Amazónica Peru: M. Casapia
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH: D. Bartels
Caro Research: J. Caro
Contex: J.P. Gauvin
Direction régionale de la santé publique: M. Baillargeon, G. Denis, A. Kossowski, R. Lessard, R. Massé, S. Palmieri, S. Perron, M. Roy
Harvard Univ.: J. Brownstein
Health Canada: S. Weichenthal
Hôpital Ste. Justine: M. Henderson
Independent: I. Arnold, J. Lemke, M. Schweigert, L. Scott
INSPQ: E. Lo, P. Robillard, D. Roy, S. Stock
Montreal Chest Hospital Centre: P. Rohan
Mount Sinai: M. Baltzan
Sanexen: P. Simon
Shire Inc.: A. Koutsavlis
Univ. of Calgary: A Clarke
Univ. Medisch Centrum: P. Bruijning-Verhagen
Univ. de Montréal: J. Siemiatycki
Univ. de Sherbrooke: C. Rochefort
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 24, 2015) (disclaimer)

Epidemiology

Epidemiology

The Department offers master's and doctoral programs in both Epidemiology and Biostatistics, as well as a Master's of Science in Public Health. The methods learned in these fields are used not only in the study of diseases, but also in health services research, program planning and evaluation, and policy development. Our faculty members are at the forefront of their research domains and include epidemiologists, biostatisticians, clinician scientists, medical informatics specialists, health economists, medical sociologists, and health geographers. Research in the Department spans all clinical specialties, including:

  • biostatistics;
  • clinical and public health informatics;
  • environmental and occupational health;
  • health care delivery and organization;
  • infectious diseases;
  • pharmacoepidemiology;
  • population and public health;
  • social epidemiology;
  • and many cross-disciplinary activities.

Faculty members may have funding available for students through their research grants. We provide rich research environments at five university-affiliated hospitals, public health agencies, and university research centres. Graduates pursue careers in academia, clinical settings, government agencies, and industry.

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Epidemiology (Thesis) (48 credits)

Applicants to the M.Sc. program should hold a bachelor’s degree in the natural and quantitative sciences (e.g., microbiology, computer science, statistics, economics, geography) or social sciences (e.g., sociology, psychology, anthropology), or hold a degree in one of the health professional sciences (e.g., medicine, nursing, social work, nutrition). Applicants must have an interest in health research, along with strong conceptual, analytic, and quantitative skills (differential and integral calculus) at the undergraduate level.

The program leading to a master’s degree is designed to provide training in both theory and practice in the selected discipline. Courses require intellectual and academic rigour, and the program provides students with an opportunity to synthesize the training in the form of a thesis. Students will study the foundations and principles of epidemiology and applied biostatistics, in order to design, conduct, and analyze clinical, population-based, environmental, pharmaco-epidemiological, policy, and methodological health-related research. Graduates of the program often go on to do doctoral work or become research associates in public, private, and academic settings. 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ graduates are known for methodological and quantitative rigour, and quantitative analytic independence. While their core training is in methods, rather than specific substantive areas, students learn about substantive areas in the context of their research and through elective courses.

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Public Health (Non-Thesis) (60 credits)

The mission of the Master's of Public Health is to train outstanding public health professionals and future leaders by offering a rigorous academic program in methods, research, and practice. This program may be of interest for students from the natural and quantitative sciences (e.g., microbiology, computer science, statistics, economics, geography), social sciences (e.g., sociology, psychology, anthropology), or the health professions (e.g., medicine, nursing, social work, physical and occupational therapy, nutrition). Students will study the foundations and principles of epidemiology and biostatistics, as applied to public health research and practice, in order to design, conduct, and analyze clinical, population-based, environmental, policy, and methodological public health-related research. Graduates of the program will serve as public health practitioners, research professionals, and educators, and will possess the competencies and professionalism to carry out broad public health functions in local, provincial, national, and international settings. In exceptional circumstances, the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Committee may take professional experience into account for mid-career or returning/re-entry applicants.

The Master's of Public Health program includes a 14–16 week practicum after the first year, which will provide the student with the opportunity to use knowledge and skills acquired in the academic program in a public health practice or research setting. Students who wish to focus on certain specific areas can choose to take all their elective credits in one domain and must complete their practicum in the same area (e.g., global health; health services research; program and policy development and evaluation; environmental health; etc.).

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Public Health (Non-Thesis) — Population Dynamics (60 credits)

The Population Dynamics Option (PDO) is a cross-disciplinary, cross-faculty graduate program offered by the Centre on Population Dynamics (CPD) as an option within existing master’s and doctoral programs in the Departments of Sociology, Economics, and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH) at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. Students who have been admitted through their home department or faculty may apply for admission to the option. The option is coordinated by the CPD, in partnership with participating academic units.

Thus, in addition to the rigorous training provided in the Department of EBOH, graduate students who choose this option become Centre on Population Dynamics (CPD) student trainees. This affiliation notably offers opportunities for interdisciplinary research and supervision. The option also provides a forum whereby graduate students bring their disciplinary perspectives together and enrich each other's learning through structured courses, a weekly seminar series, and informal discussions and networking.

With interdisciplinary research being increasingly important to understanding complex social and biological processes, CPD student trainees benefit from both a strong disciplinary foundation from their departmental affiliations, as well as from the sharing of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries through CPD activities.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Epidemiology

This program may be of interest to students from the natural and quantitative sciences (e.g., microbiology, computer science, statistics, economics, geography), social sciences (e.g., sociology, psychology, anthropology), or the health professions (e.g., medicine, nursing, social work, nutrition). Applicants must have an interest in health research, along with strong conceptual, analytic, and quantitative skills (differential and integral calculus) at the undergraduate level.

The Ph.D. program prepares students with the advanced epidemiological research skills needed to undertake original contributions to new knowledge related to the determinants of health and disease, prevention, prognosis, treatment, and outcomes. The program is generally completed in four to five years. Graduates will be prepared to engage in scientific collaboration, and communicate results to other scientists and diverse audiences. They will go on to careers in public health, health planning, and quality monitoring in local, regional, federal, and international health authorities, statistical and technology assessment agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, and in clinical and academic research organizations. 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ graduates are known for their methodological and quantitative rigour and quantitative analytic independence. While their core training is in methods, rather than specific substantive areas, students learn about substantive areas in the context of their research and through elective courses.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Epidemiology — Population Dynamics

The Population Dynamics Option (PDO) is a cross-disciplinary, cross-faculty graduate program offered by the Centre on Population Dynamics (CPD) as an option within existing master’s and doctoral programs in the Departments of Sociology, Economics, and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH) at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. Students who have been admitted through their home department or faculty may apply for admission to the option. The option is coordinated by the CPD, in partnership with participating academic units.

Thus, in addition to the rigorous training provided in the Department of EBOH, graduate students who choose this option become Centre on Population Dynamics (CPD) student trainees. This affiliation notably offers opportunities for interdisciplinary research and supervision. The option also provides a forum whereby graduate students bring their disciplinary perspectives together and enrich each other's learning through structured courses, a weekly seminar series, and informal discussions and networking.

With interdisciplinary research being increasingly important to understanding complex social and biological processes, CPD student trainees benefit from both a strong disciplinary foundation from their departmental affiliations, as well as from the sharing of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries through CPD activities.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 14, 2015) (disclaimer)

Epidemiology Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

Epidemiology Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

The graduate programs in Epidemiology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and Public Health (M.Sc.) require substantial quantitative skills. The Admission Committees for these programs require documented proof of quantitative proficiency including good grades in college-level differential and integral calculus.

The is required of candidates who are health professional graduates from universities outside North America.

Master's in Epidemiology

Applicants to the M.Sc. in Epidemiology programs must hold a bachelor's degree in a related area.

Master's of Public Health

Applicants to the Master's of Public Health programs must hold a bachelor's degree. Experience in this field is an asset.

Ph.D.

Applicants to Ph.D. programs must hold a master's degree in Epidemiology or its equivalent. In addition to the Ph.D. requirements, applicants admitted to the Ph.D. degree program without the equivalent of an M.Sc. in Epidemiology at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ will, in their first year, have to complete required coursework equivalent to the Master's Epidemiology program, as determined by the Department.

Complete details on the Epidemiology programs are available on our Departmental website.

Language Requirement

Minimum scores required, when applicable, of 100 on the Internet-based test. Minimum score for : 6.5.

Application Procedures

Application Procedures

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.

See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.

Completed applications, with all supporting documents, must be uploaded directly to the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ admissions processing system by the application deadlines.

Please see our website, www.mcgill.ca/epi-biostat-occh/grad/epidemiology/applying, for information on required documents.

Additional Requirements

Additional Requirements

Please consult www.mcgill.ca/epi-biostat-occh/grad/epidemiology/applying for information on our requirements.

Application Deadlines

Application Deadlines

The application deadlines listed here are set by the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.

Canadian International Special/Exchange/Visiting
Fall: Dec. 15 Fall: Dec. 15 Fall: Apr. 30
Winter: N/A Winter: N/A Winter: Sept. 15
Summer: N/A Summer: N/A Summer: N/A

Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 14, 2015) (disclaimer)

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Epidemiology (Thesis) (48 credits)

Students will study the foundations and principles of epidemiology and applied biostatistics, in order to design, conduct, and analyze clinical, population-based, environmental, policy, and methodological health-related research. Graduates will be prepared to engage in scientific collaboration, and communicate results to other scientists and diverse audiences.

For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Epidemiology (Thesis) (48 credits).

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Public Health (Non-Thesis) (60 credits)

Students will study the foundations and principles of epidemiology and biostatistics as applied to public health research and practice in order to design, conduct, and analyze clinical, population-based, environmental, policy, and methodological public health-related research. The program will include a three-month practicum after the first year.

For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Public Health (Non-Thesis) (60 credits).

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Public Health (Non-Thesis) — Population Dynamics (60 credits)

The Population Dynamics Option (PDO) is open to students in the M.Sc. in Public Health; Non-Thesis program in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health specializing in Population Dynamics. The purpose of this program is to provide graduate training in demographic methods (including life table analyses) and enhance students’ knowledge of...

For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Public Health (Non-Thesis) — Population Dynamics (60 credits).

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Epidemiology

For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Epidemiology.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Epidemiology — Population Dynamics

Students admitted to the Ph.D. in Epidemiology; Polulation Dynamics degree program with the equivalent of the M.Sc. in Epidemiology at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ will be required to take a minimum of 33 credits of Ph.D. courses. ...

For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Epidemiology — Population Dynamics.

Biostatistics

Biostatistics

Biostatistics involves the development and application of statistical methods to scientific research in areas such as medicine, epidemiology, environmental health, genetics, and ecology. Biostatisticians play key roles in designing studies—from helping to formulate the questions that can be answered by data collection to the decisions on how best to collect the data—and in analyzing the resulting data. They also develop new statistical methods for such data. Students will take courses, and may do research, on topics such as:

  • clinical trials;
  • generalized linear models;
  • longitudinal data;
  • mathematical statistics;
  • statistical methods for epidemiology;
  • survival analysis.

The Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health has one of the largest concentrations of Ph.D.-level statisticians in any Canadian Faculty of Medicine.

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Biostatistics (Thesis) (48 credits)

M.Sc. thesis students study a foundational set of courses, and write a thesis on a topic of their choice. Thesis students should have a strong interest in research. These students are well-placed to either continue in a Ph.D. program or to work in academic research in statistics or medicine; they will also have relevant qualifications for the pharmaceutical industry and government.

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Biostatistics (Non-Thesis) (48 credits)

The M.Sc. non-thesis program is designed to expose students to a wide range of topics including statistical methods for epidemiology, generalized linear models, survival analysis, longitudinal data, and clinical trials. Skills in data analysis, statistical consulting, communication, and report writing are emphasized, and students graduate ready to work in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, in government, or in academic medical research.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Biostatistics

Applicants should hold a master’s degree in mathematics or statistics or its equivalent. Mastery of calculus, linear algebra, real analysis, and mathematical statistics is essential. Exposure to data analysis is an asset. Ph.D. students typically work on development of statistical methods, and can specialize in statistical methods for epidemiology, generalized linear models, Bayesian methods, survival analysis, longitudinal data, causal inference, and clinical trials. Skills in data analysis, statistical consulting, and report writing are emphasized. Ph.D. graduates typically work as faculty in universities, in research institutes, in government, or in the pharmaceutical industry.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 14, 2015) (disclaimer)

Biostatistics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

Biostatistics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

An undergraduate degree in mathematics or statistics or its equivalent (an honours degree is preferred, but not required). At least three semesters of calculus; two semesters of linear algebra; at least one, but preferably two semesters of real analysis; and a full-year course/sequence in mathematical statistics preferably at an honours level, e.g., MATH 356/MATH 357. Exposure to data analysis is an asset.

M.Sc.

Students admitted into the M.Sc. program will, in general, meet the requirements above.

Ph.D.

Students with the above qualifications, in addition to an M.Sc. degree in Statistics or Biostatistics, will be considered for Ph.D. admission.

Complete details on the Biostatistics programs are available on our Departmental website at: www.mcgill.ca/epi-biostat-occh/grad/biostatistics.

Language Requirement

The minimum score required, when applicable, is 100 on the Internet-based test. The minimum score for is 6.5.

Application Procedures

Application Procedures

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.

See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.

Completed applications, with all supporting documents, must be uploaded directly to the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ graduate admissions system by the application deadlines.

Please see our website at www.mcgill.ca/epi-biostat-occh/grad/biostatistics/applying for information on required application documents.

Application Deadlines

Application Deadlines

The application deadlines listed here are set by the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.

Canadian International Special/Exchange/Visiting
Fall: Dec. 15 Fall: Dec. 15 Fall: April 30
Winter: N/A Winter: N/A Winter: Sept. 15
Summer: N/A Summer: N/A Summer: N/A

Admission to graduate studies is competitive; late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 14, 2015) (disclaimer)

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Biostatistics (Thesis) (48 credits)

Training in statistical theory and methods, applied data analysis, scientific collaboration, communication, and report writing by coursework and thesis.

For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Biostatistics (Thesis) (48 credits).

Master of Science (M.Sc.); Biostatistics (Non-Thesis) (48 credits)

Training in statistical theory and methods, applied data analysis, scientific collaboration, communication, and report writing by coursework and project.

For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Biostatistics (Non-Thesis) (48 credits).

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Biostatistics

Students will study theoretical and applied statistics and related fields; the program will train them to become independent scientists able to develop and apply statistical methods in medicine and biology and make original contributions to the theoretical and scientific foundations of statistics in these disciplines. Graduates will be prepared to develop new...

For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Biostatistics.

Faculty of Medicine—2015-2016 (last updated Jul. 14, 2015) (disclaimer)
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