Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology

Degrees offered

Application deadline

January 31 for Fall admission

Departmental website

Why Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology at Memorial?

The Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Program (CABE) is an interdisciplinary graduate program focused on animal behaviour and behavioural ecology.

Thesis supervisors are drawn from the Departments of Psychology, Biology, the Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC) at the St. John's campus and the Environmental Science Division at Grenfell Campus. Adjunct Professors from the Canadian Forestry and Wildlife Services, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife and Forestry Divisions and Parks Canada also contribute to student supervision and teaching.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MSc: $16,500

PhD: $17,500

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Master’s: 2 years | PhD: 4 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology program website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Description of programs

The Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology graduate program is an interdisciplinary program focused on animal behaviour and behavioural ecology. Some examples of ongoing research include predator-prey relationships of larval fishes, hormonal and genetic analysis of parental behaviour of seabirds, birds as environmental indicators, seabird feeding ecology, small mammal ecology, whale and seal behaviour, conservation biology and the social behaviour of wolves.

Minimum admission requirements

For MSc: Bachelor's degree (second class) in an appropriate area of study
For PhD: Master's degree in an appropriate area of study
All applicants are required to specify area of interest on application

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.