Admissions

MBiotech

General Information

The MBiotech Program admits students once a year for a May start date. Applications are usually accepted from mid September to early January. For May 2013 entry, the application cycle is set to open on September 21, 2012 and the deadline to apply is January 11, 2013 (includes the payment of the application fee and submission of all supporting documents). The first day of classes is Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

MBiotech (Master of Biotechnology, University of Toronto Mississauga) is a 24 month course-based professional graduate degree program that combines both science and business courses with 8 to 12 months of paid work experience through internships in the biotechnology, medical device and biopharmaceutical industry. The faculty is drawn from Biology, Chemistry and Management and makes frequent use of guest speakers from industry, government and academia.

Students come to the program with a strong work ethic, learn to operate effectively in teams and develop their leadership skills. You also gain excellent opportunities to build your communications skills through frequent presentations to your class, and to the wider community. Innovative thinking and entrepreneurship are actively encouraged. When you graduate, you'll have a variety of career options available to you.
 
Our industry partners are world leaders. See a list of our internship partners.

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Please note:
 
Applicants for the May 2013 start date should apply to:

UNIT: 'Professional Graduate Program Centre' 
PROGRAM: 'Biotechnology'
DEGREE: 'Master of Biotechnology' 

Holiday Closure

Applicants: The University of Toronto Mississauga will be closed from December 24, 2012 to January 6, 2013 for the annual holiday break. The Graduate Admissions Application WILL be available during this time. You may complete applications and submit documents. However, staff in MBiotech will not be available to answer enquiries until the week of January 6th.                                                           

Referees: The University of Toronto Mississauga will be closed from December 24, 2012 to January 6, 2013. The Graduate Admissions Application WILL be available during this time. You may submit your references or check your list of requests during the closure. However, staff in MBiotech will not be available to answer enquiries until the week of January 6th.

For more information

Please email mbiotech@utoronto.ca or call us at 905-569-4737.

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