Overview

During the Masters program in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from University of British Columbia students will research into the disease process employs all of the methodologies utilized by non medical biosciences including structural and functional biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, cell biology, immunology and microbiology.

Many of our faculty members are global influencers in their respective and varied fields. You will work with both basic and clinical scientists who share a passion for discovery of the molecular mechanisms of disease.

We offer the flexibility to build upon many different and varied scientific backgrounds and disciplines. Often our students come into the program without formal Pathology training.

Learning outcomes:

Literature analysis; written and oral skills through seminars, conferences, publications; time and project management; forming and testing a hypothesis, research skills, data integration, prediction, interpretation; mastering techniques and technology.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Foundations of human histopathology

Current topics in pathology research

Graduate studies seminar (gss)

Experimental design and considerations for data collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation

Pulmonary pathophysiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-13 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-18 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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100

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IELTS

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Vancouver, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Possess a Bachelor’s or MD degree with high academic achievements in the necessary background course (e.g. Chemistry, Biology, Physiology, Mathematics etc)
Achieve at least a B+ average in third and fourth year-level course work, or at least 12 credits of third- or fourth-year courses in the A- grade range (at UBC 80% or higher) in the field of intended graduate study.
Have completed an intermediate course in Biochemistry.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

3230 CAD / year

≈ 3230 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

1838 CAD / year

≈ 1838 CAD / year

Additional Details

3 instalments

Living costs

Vancouver

Canada

1590 - 2686 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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