• Postgraduat programs in biotechnology in Canad help prepare graduates for a career in biotechnology.back s image by Andrey Kiselev from Fotolia.com
  
  A postgraduate program in biotechnology may suit graduates with degrees in biotechnology, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, genetics, or microbiology, wishing to pursue further education prior to entering the workforce. The select few Canadian Universities that offer postgraduate programs in biotechnology have tailored their programs to prepare students for careers in the government, education or the commercial sectors.
  
  

Brock University

• Brock University, located in St. Catherines, Ontario, offers a Master's and Ph.D. in Biotechnology through the Centre for Biotechnology. The master's program is designed to cover a broad base of biotechnology courses to support a research topic. The Ph.D. program requires applicants to have previously completed a master's degree in biotechnology, biophysics, chemistry, or the biological sciences, and consists of research topics and presentations in two public seminars.
  
  Brock University
  500 Glenridge Ave.
  St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1
  905-688-5550
  brocku.ca
  
  

University of Alberta

• The University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, Alberta, offers both a Master's and Ph.D. with a specialization in Biotechnology. The master's program consists of research that will contribute toward the student's thesis in combination with a minimum of six graded courses and may take two to four years to complete depending on the student's previous training. The Ph.D. program may take three to six years after the application for Ph.D. candidacy is approved.
  
  University of Alberta
  114 Street & 89 Ave.
  Edmonton, AB T6G 2M7
  780-492-3113
  ualberta.ca
  
  

University of Calgary

• The University of Calgary, located in Calgary, Alberta, offers a Master of Biomedical Technology degree designed to prepare students for future careers. The program consists of 11 courses completed in one calendar year or on a part-time basis.
  
  University of Calgary
  2500 University Drive Northwest
  Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
  403-220-8591
  ucalgary.ca
  
  

University of Lethbridge

• The University of Lethbridge, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, offers a research-based Master of Agricultural Biotechnology specifically studying the effects of the application of biotechnology in agriculture. The program is two years in duration consisting of two to four courses and a thesis.
  
  University of Lethbridge
  4401 University Drive
  Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4
  403-329-2111
  uleth.ca