University of Guelph Food Science

Location

University of Guelph
Food Science Department
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1G 2W1

Contacts

Website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/
Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 56589
Email:

• Academic Program Assistant: Tricia Townsend (foodinfo@uoguelph.ca)
• Graduate Coordinator: Prof. Keith Warriner (ext. 56072; kwarrine@uoguelph.ca)

Program Information

• M.Sc. Food Science
• Ph.D.

For more information, see here.

• A course-based M.Sc. program is also offered: Food Safety & Quality Assurance MSc (course-based; MSc FSQA) or Graduate Diploma (online; GDip)
  • MSc FSQA: online & on-campus courses, including a research project course
    • Work with a Faculty Advisor over two semesters, graded research paper and poster presentation
    • Can be completed full-time in 4 semesters
  • GDip FSQA: online courses
    • Can be completed full-time in 2 semesters
  • Application deadline for Fall semester (September): July 1st
  • For more information, click here for Program Information, or here for more in-depth information.
  • For more information, applicants can also contact:
    • FSQA@uoguelph.ca; or
    • the FSQA Graduate Coordinator, Professor Jeffrey Farber: jfarber@uoguelph.ca (academic background requirements, academic program overview)

Admission Requirements

• As part of the application requirements, you are required to secure a faculty advisor to supervise your program (review faculty profiles in the faculty directory here)
• Postings of available Graduate Student (MSc & PhD thesis) positions are listed here. However, you can contact faculty with a statement of interest relevant to their field of research.

Course and Degree Requirements

• M.Sc.
  • Degree: Four year Honours bachelor’s degree, or equivalent
  • GPA: Minimum B- average over the last two years of full-time study
• Ph.D.
  • Degree: Bachelor’s and Master’s degree
  • GPA: Minimum B average in the Master’s program (department may require higher standing)
  • Demonstrated strong potential for research

For more information, click here.

Supporting Documents

• Apply online here
  • Your application via WebAdvisor will require the Application Fact Sheet (found at the bottom of the webpage here).
  • Application fee: ~$110
• Transcripts: All post-secondary education transcripts, including incomplete studies/programs, transfer courses, letter of permission and exchanges
  • If you have requested an official transcript through the OUAC application portal, please do not upload an electronic version of it on WebAdvisor
• References: Minimum of 2 academic references
  • Each referee must submit a Referee Assessment Form on behalf of the applicant.
• If your first language is not English, you will be required to submit the results of a standardized language test
  • For more information on tests and minimum scores, click here.
• Applicants who do not meet the minimum admission average or do not hold the appropriate degree, must complete additional courses to be considered for admission.
  • For more information, click here.

For more information, click here and here.

Timeline

Deadlines for the MSc Food (thesis-based) and PhD Food applications:

• Winter semester (January): November 1st
• Summer semester (May): March 1st
• Fall semester (September): July 1st

Tuition 2018-2019

• Domestic Full-time tuition and fees (3 semesters):
  • MSc: $7,846
  • PhD: $7,768
  • Student fees: $1,665
• International FUll-time tuition and fees (3 semesters):
  • MSc: $19,525
  • PhD: $18,732
  • Student fees: $1,665; UHIP fees: $612
• Anticipated living expenses (e.g. room & board, transport, books, misc.): $13,600-$23,200

For more information, click here.

Funding

• Minimum stipend of $17,500.00 for all domestic and international doctoral students for a period of three years
  • Funding package made up of a number of components -- one or more of the following:
    • Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA)
    • Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)
    • Graduate Service Assistant (GSA)
    • Scholarship (external and/or internal)
    • or you may be self-funded.

For more information, click here.