Graduate and professional program admissions

If you’ve completed your first degree, you can apply for a graduate-level program or professional program.

By completing your graduate degree at Dalhousie, you’ll join over 3,500 students in a research-intensive environment and learn from professors who are leading their field.

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Graduate programs

From architecture to physiotherapy to oceanography, we offer more than 90 master’s programs and 45 doctoral programs.

Apply for graduate studies

Applying for graduate studies is a detailed process, but we’re here to help you every step of the way.

Professional programs

If you’ve completed previous university study or a first degree, you can apply for one of our professional programs such as Law, Medicine or Dentistry.

All Dalhousie professional programs require previous study for admission, however, admission requirements vary by program.

Do you have questions about graduate or professional programs?

We’re here to help. For inquiries about graduate admissions, courses, scholarships and bursaries, contact us.

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