Overview

Features

McGill University offers a stimulating research environment in which students can pursue a Human Nutrition PhD degree from a wide variety of research themes owing to a great diversity of faculty research interests that provides opportunities in basic science, clinical research with our many hospital clinicians, as well as population health in Canada and abroad;

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Nutrition Research Orientation

Doctoral Comprehensive Examination

PhD Research Presentation

Human Nutrition

Medicine

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

Fall deadlines : June 21 (national); January 15 (international);

Winter deadlines: November 10 (national); August 1 (international);

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Montréal, Canada

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics View 8 other PhDs in Nutrition & Dietetics in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA

English-language proficiency

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Tuition Fee

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International

18238 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9119 CAD per semester during 48 months.
National

2966 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1483 CAD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Montréal

1074 - 1759 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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