Program Overview
The graduate program in cancer research is jointly offered by the Departments of Public Health Sciences, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Psychology and Biomedical & Molecular Sciences. The strengths in graduate education in Cancer Research at Queen’s span many research areas including structural and tumour biology and genetics, through epidemiology, to outcomes research, cell signaling and health policy development.
Opportunities
Our students have the opportunity for centralized access to a broad range of cancer research opportunities available to them within the Faculty of Health Sciences, and at Queen’s University as a whole. The collaborative program provides an intellectual focus on cancer and connects researchers and graduate students with different perspectives on this area. The program encourages interactions of researchers and students with common interests in cancer, regardless of departmental home, and at the same time facilitates productive interaction between individuals involved in different research areas, all focused on different aspects of cancer research.
Method of Completion
Graduate students in the collaborative program will be required to satisfy the academic requirements of the program-of-registration, as well as complete the following:
Research areas include:
Career paths - employment opportunities
Graduates of the collaborative program in Cancer Research can expect to find a wealth of employment opportunities in the area of cancer research or related fields including basic or applied research or other employment in academic centers, industry or health research institutions, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, private industry and many other career paths.
Expected September 2025
Faculty of Health Sciences
Decanal Office,
18 Barrie Street,
KINGSTON,
Ontario (ON),
K7L 3N6, Canada
Students must have a completion of master’s degree.
English language requirements
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
Computer-Based Test: A minimum score of 250 and a minimum Essay Rating score of 5.0
Paper-Based Test: A minimum score of 600 and a Test of Written English (TWE) with a minimum score of 5.0
Internet-based test: A minimum score of 100 and a minimum score of 4 for writing
IELTS - English for International Opportunity - A minimum score of 7
MELAB - Michigan English Language Assessment Battery - A minimum score of 90
PTE - Pearson Test of English Academic - A minimum score of 70