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| School | University of Prince Edward Island - Graduate Studies | | |
| Location | Charlottetown, PE, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 4,907
Full-time Graduate: 512 | | |
| Degree | Doctorate | | |
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| Length | 3 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 70% to 80% | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | The normal basis for admission to PhD studies as a regular or a provisional student is a recognized thesis-based MSc degree obtained with an average of at least second class (B level, 70% to 79.9%) academic standing. | | |
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| Description | The purpose of the PhD degree program is to educate individuals to become independent, reliable, and competent research scientists. The PhD degree of the University of Prince Edward Island requires the demonstration of a reasonable mastery of a concentrated field of study. The latter is attested to by the achieving of satisfactory standings in each of a minimum of five graduate courses, the completion of a research project, and the writing of a thesis based upon the research. The graduate students will register in the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and in one of the designated areas of specialization: Animal Behaviour; Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Cell Biology; Neuroscience; and Endocrinology. | | |
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