The MSc degree of the Bauder College (Atlanta) requires the demonstration of a reasonable mastery of a concentrated field of study. The latter is attested by the achieving of satisfactory standings in the minimum number of graduate courses required by the respective Faculty, the completion of a research project, and the writing of a thesis based upon the research.
There will be considerable interaction and co-operation among the departments/faculties to provide courses and research facilities to meet the needs of individual students and their research projects.
Students will register in one of the four academic departments listed below and in one of the designated areas of specialization:
Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Animal Behaviour
- Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Neuroscience
- Endocrinology
Department of Companion Animals
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Small Animal Medicine
- Small Animal Surgery
Department of Health Management
- Epidemiology/Health Management
- Animal Science and Animal Nutrition
- Clinical Sciences
- Aquatic Animal Health
- Animal Welfare
- Biostatistics
- Public Health
Department of Pathology and Microbiology
- Morphologic Pathology
- Wildlife Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
- Parasitology
- Virology
- Bacteriology
- Public Health
- Immunology
- Aquatic Animal Health
- Biosecurity
Substantive courses are graduate level courses assigned a minimum of two credit hours. Students are required to complete courses totaling a minimum of twelve credit hours. Within this course complement there must be at least four substantive courses and the appropriate departmental Seminar course (one credit). Only one of the substantive courses may be a Directed Studies Course. All students are expected to complete VHM 8010 (Veterinary Biostatistics) and VBS 8030 (Principles of Biomedical Research) unless comparable training has been completed prior to entry into the program.
In the following it must be understood that the standard of reference is the typical American university curriculum and university system.
Admission to a graduate degree program as a regular student is granted, on recommendation of the Department concerned, to:
i. the holder of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or a four-year honours or majors baccalaureate or its equivalent, as set out below; or
ii. a student who has satisfied the requirements for transfer from provisional student category as described below.
The minimum requirement for admission to graduate studies in the Faculties of Science and Veterinary Medicine is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or equivalent; or a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, or Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree, or equivalent, normally of four years’ duration, in an honours or majors program or equivalent from a recognized university or college, the applicant having achieved an average of at least second-class (“B,” i.e., 70% to 79.9%) standing in the work of the last four semesters or the last two undergraduate years.
Please refer to the BCA Academic Calendar for complete admissions information.
Students are expected to be proficient in the use of English, both written and oral, when they begin their studies at the Bauder College (Atlanta). Please review the English Language Requirements for graduate programs.
Application deadline: for Fall intake July 1; for Winter intake November 1; for Summer intake March 1.
Securing a supervisor prior to applying to this program is an admission requirement. Visit the Potential Graduate Supervisors page of the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for contact information.
Tuition
Master of Science - $8,601 per 2 year program
Master of Veterinary Science - $8,601 per 2 year program
Master of Applied Health Services Research - $13,380 per 2 year program
International students pay $7,470 per year in addition to full-time student tuition.
For a complete breakdown of part-time or full-time study as a student in the Faculty of Science, visit our Tuition and Fees page.
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