46 PhD programmes offered by the university

Social gerontology is an interdisciplinary study of social, cultural, and political aspects of aging. The Social Gerontology program at McMaster University allows students to take a critical social science perspective and an interdisciplinary approach to the study of aging.

The French doctoral program at McMaster University focuses on the literatures, films and cultures of the Francophone world.

Earth and Environmental Sciences focuses on environment, water, climate, geochemistry and geology. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

The PhD in Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University provides training to develop rehabilitation scientists who will advance rehabilitation research and transfer new knowledge into practice and policy.

The Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University focuses on developing competency and leadership in research methodology that promotes the integration of health relevant disciplinary perspectives to create rigorous and innovative evaluation strategies and frameworks.

Biology is one of the most significant and exciting fields of science in the world today. Biologists study a broad range of topics in living systems that are highly relevant to our communities. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

The graduate program in Chemistry at McMaster University offers an exciting hub of research and graduate teaching.

Materials Science and Engineering involves the study and application of materials and their properties to enable technologies by controlling the structure through systematic synthesis and subsequent processing routes. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

In its broadest term, chemical biology is defined as the application of chemical principles to biochemistry and the medical sciences. This Chemical Biology degree is offered at McMaster University.

The PhD program in Business Administration at the McMaster University offers students the opportunity to study and conduct leading-edge research with some of the top researchers in their fields. 

Health Policy is an interdisciplinary field that investigates how health policy is made, what it is, what it might become, and its impact. The implementation of Health Policy within a society requires an evidence-base, coupled with an explicit strategy and process to achieve specific health care objectives. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

Geography focuses on environment and health, geographic information systems and social geography. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

The Medical Sciences Graduate Program at McMaster University provides opportunities for multidisciplinary graduate education in the Health Sciences within several areas relevant to human health.

This Biomedical Engineering program at McMaster University focuses on training multidisciplinary professionals who are comfortable in both biomedical and engineering environments, with focus on advances in medical research and applications of new technology in health care and biological systems.

Based in the department of Linguistics and Languages at McMaster University, the PhD program in the Cognitive Science of Language is interdisciplinary and includes faculty from Humanities, Science, and Health Sciences.

Philosophy is used to clarify and interpret important concepts such as truth, God, mortality, beauty, knowledge and reality. These concepts play an important role in our self-understanding and our interpretation of the world. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

Civil Engineering is the study, application, and practice of using science and engineering technologies to deal with the design, planning, construction and maintenance of sustainable infrastructure, in both physical and natural built environment. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

The Department of Sociology at McMaster University offers a graduate experience that fosters close mentorship with faculty members who are leading scholars in our six areas of specialty.

Chemical Engineering is the study, application, and practice of using chemical technologies to make products through the systematic manipulation, conversion, and transformation of materials, chemicals, and energy. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

The department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour (PNB) at McMaster University offers this PhD program in Psychology.