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    McMaster University’s Faculty of Science works to create global impact by advancing scientific discovery and knowledge, and promoting greater understanding. Our innovative, interdisciplinary approach generates new methods and insights, groundbreaking results and lasting change.

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    Experience an education that represents far more than a collection of facts, concepts and answers. Our award-winning professors and researchers value innovative teaching, a lifelong passion for learning, and working at the frontiers of knowledge.

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    The Faculty of Science offers 32 graduate degrees across 7 Departments and Schools; we also offer 5 interdisciplinary programs and specializations. Our diverse graduate programs and cutting-edge research makes the Faculty an excellent place to pursue a degree of your choice.

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    Committed to training the next generation of researchers, we involve students in the research process at the earliest stages of their university experience. Our students have unparalleled opportunities to conduct research, work with external partners, and broaden their understanding of science and its impact.

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    The Faculty of Science hosts a number of facilities and programs for the community to better understand the practice of science, the results that research uncovers, and the world around us.

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All courses for every first-year Science student will be delivered online this fall. A limited number of students in their second, third and fourth years will return to campus for part of the semester.

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Letter from the Dean

Letter from the Dean

March 18th, 2020.

To Students, Faculty and Staff...

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Departments & Schools

Our teaching and research activities run the spectrum from the life sciences to computational sciences.

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Explore the many research-based centres and institutes that encourage the integrated, multi-disciplinary work for which McMaster is famous.

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Faculty of Science Strategic Plan

Faculty of Science Strategic Plan

Learn more about our strategic planning process and how to get involved.

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McMaster University | Faculty of Science

Mailing Address:

Office of the Dean of Science
McMaster University
Burke Science Building (BSB), Room 102
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4K1

Contact Information:

Business Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Telephone: +1-905-525-9140, ext. 22616
Fax: 905-546-9995

Undergraduate Student/Academic Inquiries:

Office Location: BSB, Room 129
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Telephone: +1-905-525-9140, ext. 27590
Email: science@mcmaster.ca
McMaster University | Faculty of Science

Mailing Address

Office of the Dean of Science
McMaster University
Burke Science Building (BSB), Room 102
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4K1

Contact Information

Business Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Telephone: +1-905-525-9140, ext. 22616
Fax: 905-546-9995

Undergraduate Student/Academic Inquiries:

Office Location: BSB, Room 129
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Telephone: +1-905-525-9140, ext. 27590
Email: science@mcmaster.ca

McMaster University | Faculty of Science