42 PhD programmes offered by the university

The PhD program in Literary Studies - Theatre Studies at University of Guelph provides an opportunity for doctoral study that is unique in Canada and builds on the expertise of nearly thirty faculty members, who provide graduate students with an impressive range of scholarship, approaches, and research achievements.

The graduate program in Applied Human Nutrition at University of Guelph draws on several perspectives in applied human nutrition, including those from the behavioural, biological, and social sciences and spans all age groups in its focus on the role of nutrition in health and well-being.

The graduate program in Family Relations and Human Development (PDF file) at University of Guelph take an interdisciplinary approach in the study of family dynamics and individual development within the context of the family across the life-span.

The University of Guelph is pleased to announce a new combined Veterinary Medicine - Public Health degree program.

The Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry, (GWC)2, is housed in the Chemistry Departments at the University of Guelph and Waterloo, two of Canada’s leading Universities. A diverse team of world-class faculty from both Departments provide research opportunities in a myriad of chemical research areas. Join the Chemistry program at University of Guelph.

Regenerative Medicine is a collaborative specialization offered at the University of Guelph. You can join us! The participating academic programs are Biomedical Sciences (MBS, MSc, PhD), Clinical Studies (MSc), Engineering (MASc, PhD), and Human Health and Nutritional Sciences (MSc, PhD). 

The Pathobiology PhD program at University of Guelph is designed primarily for students whose career aspirations are towards the independent research on the manifestations, basic mechanisms and host resistance to diseases of vertebrates. 

The PhD in Rural Studies is offered through our School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) at University of Guelph and provides opportunities for advanced studies and research on the integration of socio-cultural and bio-physical components of capacity development, design, or planning of landscape systems and rural communities.  

Toxicology is a collaborative specialization offered to our students at the University of Guelph. Join us! Students can work with faculty members within ten separate departments and undertake research in areas such as: role of oxidative stress in Alzheimer disease, DNA damage by chemical carcinogens, regulation of drug metabolizing enzymes.

Interested in scholarship that cuts across conventional disciplinary boundaries? We offer a Social Practice and Transformational Change degree at the University of Guelph.

The PhD Engineering program at University of Guelph prepares candidates for a career in engineering teaching, research, or consulting. 

The PhD in Animal Biosciences is offered through our Department of Animal Biosciences, a research-intensive department focused on Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Nutrition and Metabolism, Animal Physiology, and Animal Behaviour and Welfare. 

The PHD program in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is offered in five fields: 1) biochemistry; 2) cell biology; 3) microbiology; 4) molecular biology and genetics; and 5) plant biology.

Applied Social Psychology at University of Guelph focuses on the investigation of social processes and problems of significance to the general population and to specific groups. 

Graduate students in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at University of Guelph have the opportunity to make a substantive contribution to solving important scientific and societal problems in a wide variety of areas.

Additional information on our Population Medicine PhD program at University of Guelph can be found in the Graduate Calendar.

The M.Sc. and PhD in Plant Agriculture are offered through the Department of Plant Agriculture at University of Guelph, a research-intensive department focused on horticultural crops, turfgrass, landscape species and field crops. 

Become a leader in the next generation of Political Science research with this degree at the University of Guelph.

International Development Studies is a collaborative specialization offered for our students at the University of Guelph. 

This program is offered through the Department of Food Science at University of Guelph which focuses its research on enhancing the quality, safety, functionality and nutrition of foods.