PGDip in Pathobiology

The Graduate Diploma in Pathobiology is a course-based program offered by the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph, completed in approximately three semesters (12 months) of full-time study or six semesters (24 months) part-time. It is delivered on campus, with entry available in the Fall (September), Winter (January), and Summer (May) terms. The department also offers a thesis-based Master of Science, completed in approximately six semesters (2 years), and a thesis-based PhD, completed in approximately twelve semesters (4 years), both addressing areas such as pathogens of animals and their interaction with hosts, emerging and zoonotic pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, and the immunologic and genetic basis of infectious disease. Admission to the Graduate Diploma requires a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, or its equivalent, with an acceptable academic standing, and applicants must confirm a faculty advisor before applying.