9 PhD programmes offered by the university

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

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. 

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

The Department of Pathobiology participates in the DVSc program at University of Guelph which provides a balance of advanced training in a discipline in veterinary medicine, combined with a thesis-research project.

The PhD Human Health and Nutritional Sciences program at University of Guelph is offered in: biomechanics; nutrition, exercise and metabolism; and nutritional and nutraceutical sciences. The focus is on physical activity and diet as powerful lifestyle determinants of human health. 

The Veterinary Science DVSc degree at University of Guelph is offered in large animal surgery, small animal surgery, large animal medicine, small animal medicine, anesthesiology, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, radiology, emergency and critical care, companion animal nutrition and avian and exotics medicine depending upon availability.

The Collaborative Specialization in One Health (CSOH) at the University of Guelph prepares future leaders for the complex challenges at the confluence of human, animal, and environmental health, working across disciplinary boundaries, conducting multidisciplinary research, mobilizing knowledge, and informing policy.