About

Our PhD program is a full-time program that focuses on independent and original research. Your experimental research will serve as the basis of your dissertation which you will defend in an oral examination. In preparation for writing your dissertation, you will also complete a candidacy exam.

This program emphasizes the connections between the core areas in neuroscience. These core areas include learning and memory, synaptic function, developmental neuroscience, sensory motor systems, and disease and industry.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission requirements

Program-specific requirements

Admission to this program requires a master's degree with course work related to your proposed thesis research concentration. You must have a Neuroscience faculty member agree to supervise you and agree to provide financial support in advance of applying to the program. To be considered for admission you must meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies minimum grade point average (GPA).

If you are a Neuroscience MSc student then you may also transfer into the PhD program at the end of your first year. If you are transferring from another program within UVic, the Neuroscience graduate program committee will consider the application on the basis of your GPA from the last two academic years.

Program-specific requirements

Admission to this program requires a master's degree with course work related to your proposed thesis research concentration. You must have a Neuroscience faculty member agree to supervise you and agree to provide financial support in advance of applying to the program. To be considered for admission you must meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies minimum grade point average (GPA).

If you are a Neuroscience MSc student then you may also transfer into the PhD program at the end of your first year. If you are transferring from another program within UVic, the Neuroscience graduate program committee will consider the application on the basis of your GPA from the last two academic years.

Career

Outcomes

In this program, you will gain:

an in-depth knowledge of their chosen research area
a breadth of knowledge on neuroscientific methods
mastery of experimental design and methods
advanced skills in quantitative data analysis and interpretation
scientific writing, presentation and knowledge translation skills

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

4,143 / year

Neuroscience (PhD)

About

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission requirements

Program-specific requirements

Program-specific requirements

Career

Outcomes

Fee Information