66 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Ingram School of Nursing at McGill University is a professional School within the Faculty of Medicine that has been educating nurses since 1920.

In addition to the regular M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, the Biology Department at McGill University offers specialized programs, known as “concentrations”, in the areas of Neotropical Environment (NEO), Bioinformatics, and Environment.

The Islamic Studies Library at McGill University is especially strong in its reference materials and periodical holdings for Islamic regions. The collection, one of the largest in North America, contains over 150,000 volumes in principal European languages as well as in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, and other non-European languages.

As part of McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, we are proud of the outstanding academic environment we offer to our students. The School of Physical Therapy is situated on McGill University's upper campus in the downtown area of the beautiful city of Montreal, Quebec.

Students in Educational Psychology program at McGill University benefit from having access to the McGill Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic and the Departmental Assessment Materials Resource Centre.

Experimental Surgery at McGill University offers graduate-level training leading to an M.Sc. or a Ph.D. degree. At the master's level, in addition to the core program, those who are interested have a new opportunity to choose a concentration in Surgical Innovation, Surgical Education, or Global Surgery. 

The History and Classical Studies Department at McGill University offers interdisciplinary options in developmental studies and women’s studies at the M.A. level. Both M.A. and Ph.D. students can also write their thesis or research paper on the History of Medicine.

The aim of the Experimental Psychology program at McGill University is to provide students with an environment in which they are free to develop skills and expertise that will serve during a professional career of teaching and research as a psychologist.

The graduate program in Communication Studies at McGill University offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The program is concerned with the study of communication phenomena through interdisciplinary training that draws on a variety of fields including cultural studies; critical media and technology studies; public policy and governance; film; and sound studies.

The Department at McGill University offers master's and doctoral degrees in Epidemiology. The methods learned in these fields are used not only in the study of diseases, but also in clinical research, health services research, public health, program planning and evaluation, and policy development. 

The many different areas of research interest among members of the Religious Studies School at McGill University frequently require the hiring of graduate students as research assistants.

The Dental Sciences program at McGill University offers students the possibility to supplement their existing education by exploring a variety of research topics.

The Max Bell School of Public Policy's flagship teaching program offered by McGill University is a one-year Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.), combining courses in the theory of public policy with courses covering the complexities of the real-world policymaking process.

Mechanical Engineering graduates from McGill University are traditionally concerned with the conception, design, implementation, and operation of mechanical systems. Common fields of work include aerospace, energy, manufacturing, machinery, and transportation. Due to the broad nature of the discipline, there is usually a high demand for mechanical engineers with advanced training.

The Social Studies of Medicine Department at McGill University is interdisciplinary, with faculty in the fields of medical anthropology, medical history, and medical sociology.

The Department of Sociology at McGill University has very high standards and an excellent record of placing students in both academic and non-academic careers in institutions ranging from the University of Chicago and Berkeley to StatsCan and CEGEPs. 

The Physiology Department at McGill University offers training leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill University offers both M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programs.

Experimental Medicine offered by McGill University is a Division of the Department of Medicine charged with the task of providing graduate education in the Department, and enabling professors located in the research institutes of the McGill teaching hospitals and other centres to supervise graduate students.

McGill University’s Department of Mental Health is one the most prestigious in the world. In the 1950s and 60s, Heinz Lehmann conducted the first North American clinical trials for antipsychotic and antidepressant medications.