Overview
Graduates from the Biology (Fredericton) program at the University of New Brunswick now work in various fields of biology as laboratory or field technicians, scientific consultants and analysts, research scientists and teaching professors or research professors in academia.
Research centres, facilities and collaborators
The Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), Stable Isotopes in Nature Laboratory (SINLAB), Centre of Environmental and Molecular Algae Research, Connell Memorial Herbarium, ultracentrifuges, microscopy facilities, cell fractionators, fish culture rooms, stable isotope facility, growth chambers, biohazard containment facilities and a greenhouse complex located on the roof.
We are associated with such organizations as NB Co-operative Fish & Wildlife Research, Natural Resources Canada, Hugh John Flemming Forest Research Centre, Agriculture Canada Research Station, Mactaquac Fish Hatchery, Huntsman Marine Science Centre and St. Andrews Biological Station.
Programme Structure
Research areas include:- Population genetics
- Aquatic ecology
- Coastal marine ecology
- Population and community ecology
- Invertebrate zoology
- Applied ecology (ecological modelling, restoration, and aquaculture)
- Fish physiology and aquaculture
- Functional analysis of RNA-based gene duplications
- Cell and molecular biology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Disciplines
Biology View 56 other PhDs in Biology in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Students must contact individual faculty members prior to applying to secure research supervision.
- Applicants should hold an undergraduate with a minimum GPA 3.0 (B) Average.
- Applicants are required to submit a complete application, including three references and a one-page statement describing their research interests.
- International Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to submit language scores.
Tuition Fee
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International
14325 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14325 CAD per year during 48 months. -
National
8001 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8001 CAD per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Fredericton
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