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Faculty of Medicine (Graduate) 2020-2021 1 Dean©s Welcome, page 13 2 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, page 13 2.1 Administrative Of®cers, page 13 2.2 Location, page 13 2.3 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies© Mission, page 13 3 Important Dates, page 13 4 Graduate Studies at a Glance, page 14 5 Program Requirements, page 14 6 Graduate Admissions and Application Procedures, page 14 7 Fellowships, Awards, and Assistantships, page 14 8 Postdoctoral Research, page 14 8.1 Postdocs, page 14 8.2 Guidelines and Policy for Academic Units on Postdoctoral Education, page 15 8.3 Vacation Policy for Graduate Students and Postdocs, page 16 8.4 Leave of Absence for Health and Parental/Familial Reasons, page 16 8.5 Postdoctoral Research Trainees, page 17 9 Graduate Studies Guidelines and Policies, page 17 10 Graduate Student Services and Information, page 18 11 Information on Research Policies and Guidelines, Patents, Postdocs, Associates, Trainees, page 18 12 Browse Academic Units & Programs, page 18 12.1 Anatomy and Cell Biology, page 18 12.1.1 Location, page 18 12.1.2 About Anatomy and Cell Biology, page 19 12.1.3 Anatomy and Cell Biology Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 19 12.1.3.1 Admission Requirements, page 19 12.1.3.2 Application Procedures, page 20 12.1.3.3 Application Dates and Deadlines, page 20 12.1.4 Anatomy and Cell Biology Faculty, page 20 12.1.5 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Cell Biology (Thesis) (45 credits) , page 23 12.1.6 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cell Biology , page 24 12.2 Biochemistry, page 24 12.2.1 Location, page 24 12.2.2 About Biochemistry, page 24 12.2.3 Biochemistry Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 26 12.2.3.1 Admission Requirements, page 26 12.2.3.2 Application Procedures, page 27 12.2.3.3 Application Dates and Deadlines, page 27 12.2.4 Biochemistry Faculty, page 27 12.2.5 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Biochemistry (Thesis) (45 credits) , page 29 12.2.6 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Biochemistry (Thesis): Bioinformatics (45 credits) , page 30 McGill University, Faculty of Medicine (Graduate), 2020-2021 5 12.2.7 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Biochemistry (Thesis): Chemical Biology (47 credits) , page 30 12.2.8 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biochemistry , page 32 12.2.9 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biochemistry: Bioinformatics , page 32 12.2.10 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biochemistry: Chemical Biology , page 33 12.3 Bioethics, page 35 12.3.1 Location, page 35 12.3.2 About Bioethics, page 35 12.3.3 Bioethics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 35 12.3.3.1 Admission Requirements, page 35 12.3.3.2 Application Procedures, page 35 12.3.3.3 Application Dates and Deadlines, page 36 12.3.4 Biomedical Ethics Faculty, page 36 12.4 Biomedical Engineering, page 36 12.4.1 Location, page 36 12.4.2 About Biomedical Engineering, page 37 12.4.3 Biomedical Engineering Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 37 12.4.3.1 Admission Requirements, page 37 12.4.3.2 Application Procedures, page 37 12.4.3.3 Application Dates and Deadlines, page 38 12.4.4 Biomedical Engineering Faculty, page 38 12.4.5 Graduate Certi®cate (Gr. Cert.) Translational Biomedical Engineering (15 credits) , page 40 12.5 Communication Sciences and Disorders, page 41 12.5.1 Location, page 41 12.5.2 About Communication Sciences and Disorders, page 41 12.5.3 Communication Sciences and Disorders Admission Requirements and Applications Procedures, page 43 12.5.3.1 Admission Requirements, page 43 12.5.3.2 Application Procedures, page 43 12.5.3.3 Application Dates and Deadlines, page 44 12.5.4 Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty, page 44 12.5.5 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Communication Sciences and Disorders (Thesis) (45 credits) , page 45 12.5.6 Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.) Communication Sciences & Disorders (Non-Thesis): Speech-Language Pathology (82 credits) , page 46 12.5.7 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Communication Sciences and Disorders , page 47 12.5.8 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Communication Sciences and Disorders: Language Acquisition , page 48 12.6 Epidemiology and Biostatistics, page 48 12.6.1 Location, page 48 12.6.2 About Epidemiology and Biostatistics, page 49 12.6.3 Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Faculty, page 49 12.6.4 Epidemiology, page 52 12.6.4.1 Public Health, page 54 6 2020-2021, McGill University 12.6.4.2 Epidemiology & Public Health Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 55 12.6.4.3 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Epidemiology (Thesis) (48 credits) , page 56 12.6.4.4 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Epidemiology (Non-Thesis): Environmental & Occupational Health (48 credits) , page 56 12.6.4.5 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Epidemiology (Non-Thesis): Pharmacoepidemiology (48 credits) , page 57 12.6.4.6 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Public Health (Non-Thesis) (60 credits) , page 57 12.6.4.7 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Epidemiology , page 60 12.6.4.8 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Epidemiology: Global Health , page 60 12.6.4.9 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Epidemiology: Pharmacoepidemiology , page 61 12.6.4.10 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Epidemiology: Population Dynamics , page 62 12.6.5 Biostatistics, page 63 12.6.5.1 Biostatistics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 64 12.6.5.2 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Biostatistics (Thesis) (48 credits) , page 64 12.6.5.3 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Biostatistics (Non-Thesis) (48 credits) , page 65 12.6.5.4 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biostatistics , page 65 12.7 Experimental Medicine, page 66 12.8 Family Medicine, page 66 12.9 Human Genetics, page 66 12.9.1 Location, page 66 12.9.2 About Human Genetics, page 66 12.9.3 Human Genetics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 68 12.9.3.1 Admission Requirements, page 68 12.9.3.2 Application Procedures, page 69 12.9.3.3 Application Dates and Deadlines, page 69 12.9.4 Human Genetics Faculty, page 69 12.9.5 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Human Genetics (Thesis) (45 credits) , page 72 12.9.6 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Human Genetics (Thesis): Bioinformatics (45 credits) , page 73 12.9.7 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Human Genetics (Thesis): Bioethics (45 credits) , page 73 12.9.8 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Genetic Counselling (Non-Thesis) (48 credits) , page 74 12.9.9 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Human Genetics , page 74 12.9.10 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Human Genetics: Bioinformatics , page 75 12.10 Medical Physics, page 76 12.10.1 Location, page 76 12.10.2 About Medical Physics, page 76 12.10.3 Medical Physics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures, page 77 12.10.3.1 Admission Requirements, page 77 12.10.3.2 Application Procedures, page 77 12.10.3.3 Application Dates and Deadlines, page 78 12.10.4 Medical Physics Faculty, page 78 12.10.5 Master of Science (M.Sc.) Medical Radiation Physics (Thesis) (52 credits) , page 79 McGill University, Faculty of Medicine (Graduate), 2020-2021 7 12.10.6 Graduate Diploma (Gr.