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Life Sciences at Queen's University at Main

The Life Sciences program at Queen’s University is one of their largest Bachelor of Science degree Plans on campus. It is in high demand by students who wish to pursue careers in biomedical research and health care focusing on human life. The Life Sciences plan offers courses ranging from human anatomy and physiology to the bacteria and viruses that compromise organ function to the cells that give rise to carcinomas and to the drugs that are used to cure us from infection and disease. 
Maclean’s Canadian Universities Guidebook cited Life Sciences at Queen’s as a Standout Program, having strength in “the integration of basic health sciences with natural and physical science.” Students are drawn to the strengths of the program, which include their ability to explore specific interests in Cancer Biology, Cardiorespiratory Sciences, Drug Development and Human Toxicology or Neurosciences.

Top 5 Reasons to study Life Sciences:

  • Preparation for a career in healthcare or biomedical research.
  • Cutting edge research in drug development and human toxicology, cancer biology, genetics, reproduction, microbiology, experimental medicine, and neuroscience.
  • The internship program (QUIP) offers a range of careers to explore and companies to learn from.
  • Summer research (SWEP) assistant positions with professors.
  • Home to the Cancer Research Institute, the Centre for Neuroscience Studies, and the Cardiac, Circulation, and Respiratory Group.
Level Bachleors
Discipline Sciences
Duration 48 months
Intakes Jan, Sep
Application Fees CAD 261
Tuition Fees CAD 53472
Campus Main
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 88
PTE 60
Duolingo 110
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 80.0%

Rankings
QS Ranking 193
Times Higher Education 251-300
ARWU 201-300
Webometrics 214
QS Ranking

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THE Ranking

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Shanghai Ranking

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis

Webometrics Ranking

The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. CSIC is among the first basic research organizations in Europe. The CSIC consisted in 2006 of 126 centers and institutes distributed throughout Spain.

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