University of Prince Edward Island
Master of Science
Charlottetown, Canada
MSc
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Master of Science at The University of Prince Edward Island requires mastery of a concentrated field, shown by satisfactory standing in required graduate courses, completion of a research project, and a thesis. Students use cross-department courses and facilities; they register in one specialty: Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences (MMS), Environmental Sciences (ESC), or Human Biology (HB). The university dates to the early 19th century.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue research scientist, laboratory technologist, environmental consultant, policy analyst, PhD study roles in universities, government, industry, hospitals, and research institutes; transferable skills include data analysis and project management and communication skills.
The MSc 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 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.
The graduate students will register in one of the designated areas of specialization:
- Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences (MMS)
- Environmental Sciences (ESC)
- Human Biology (HB)
