PhD in Marine Biology

Memorial University of Newfoundland

With over 60 graduate students, the Department of Ocean Sciences has 13 full-time, 2 Emeritus, 1 Honorary, and 2 cross-appointed faculty members. Approximately 12 researchers from outside the university, many employed in government laboratories (agriculture, fisheries, forestry, wildlife), hold adjunct appointments with the Department and contribute to the graduate program as co-supervisors and supervisory committee members. A strategic goal of the Department is to provide high-quality educational and training opportunities, particularly at the graduate level. Our graduate students are engaged in a variety of research areas including physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology biological and chemical oceanography behavioural and population ecology and aquaculture and fisheries.PhD – The PhD program involves courses, a comprehensive exam, and a thesis, and can be completed in four years of full-time study.PhD: 4 yearsCampus:St. John'sApplication Deadline:No set deadline date for Fall, Winter and Spring admission

Faculty of Science