Academic Staff
Program Information
The Department of Entomology is the only such in Canada. The Department has strong links with agricultural and environmental research organizations in Winnipeg and across Canada, and is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive graduate training in entomological research. The Department offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. In both M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, students must achieve a high standard in a research project and in a thesis reporting their results. Students must also take some course work, including a course intended to develop written and oral communication skills, to promote critical thinking and to provide exposure to diverse fields of entomology and related sciences.
Graduates of the Ph.D. programme from the Department of Entomology occupy academic positions in a number of universities in Canada and elsewhere; others occupy senior scientist positions with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment Canada, or other government research and regulatory agencies. Graduates of the M.Sc. programme have proceeded to Ph.D. programs elsewhere, while others have entered the workforce following their M.Sc. degree. A high proportion of insect extension specialists in provincial governments in western Canada are graduates of the department’s M.Sc. program. Other recent graduates have positions as forest and prairie management ecologists, careers in agribusiness, producer organizations or pesticide companies, or technical positions in research organizations.
Fields of Research
The research of the Department is about equally divided between basic and applied studies. The Department has faculty in the areas of apiculture and pollination biology; physiological, population and community ecology of insects; insect systematics; insect-vertebrate interactions and aquatic entomology. Particular areas of focus include honey bee parasite management, insects as agents of biological control, crop and livestock entomology, arthropod ectoparasites of mammals and birds, and the study of insect biodiversity in response to forest and prairie management. Adjunct professors associated with the department provide additional depth and breadth in the areas of forest entomology, pheromone chemistry, crop protection entomology, stored product entomology, forensic entomology, and the role of insects in aquatic ecosystems.
Research Facilities
Departmental research facilities include the J.B. Wallis Museum of Entomology, controlled environment chambers and an apiary. Other accessible facilities include a scanning electron microscope, pesticide analysis laboratories, livestock, field plots and commercial scale fields, and greenhouse space.
M.Sc. in Entomology
Admissions
Admission requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar.
Application Deadlines
The Department of Entomology allows students to begin their program on either 1 September, 1 January or 1 May. For admission for each of these start dates, Canadian and U.S. students should send their applications with complete supporting documentation to arrive in the Department of Entomology at least three (3) months before the intended start date. International students should send their applications with complete supporting documentation to arrive in the Department of Entomology at least seven months (7) before the intended start date.
Program Requirements
The minimum course requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this calendar. As part of their academic program, students are required to take ENTM 7150 Advanced Entomology 1.
Second language reading requirement: none
Expected time to graduation: 2 - 3 years
Ph.D. in Entomology
Admission
Admission requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar.
Application Deadlines
The Department of Entomology allows students to begin their program on either1 September, 1 January or 1 May. For admission for each of these start dates, Canadian and U.S. students should send their applications with complete supporting documentation to arrive in the Department of Entomology at least three (3) months before the intended start date. International students should send their applications with complete supporting documentation to arrive in the Department of Entomology at least seven months (7) before the intended start date.
Program Requirements
Minimum Program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. As part of their academic program, students are required to take ENTM 7220 Advanced Entomology.
Second language reading requirement: yes, although this may be waived.
Expected time to graduation: approximately 3 - 5 years
Course Descriptions
|
Undergraduate Courses |
| ENTM 3160 |
Veterinary and Wildlife Entomology |
3 |
| ENTM 3170 |
Crop Protection Entomology |
3 |
| ENTM 4250 |
Pesticide Toxicology |
3 |
| ENTM 4280 |
Aquatic Entomology |
3 |
| ENTM 4320 |
Pollination Biology |
3 |
| ENTM 4360 |
Principles of Pest Management |
3 |
| ENTM 4500 |
Insect Taxonomy and Morphology |
3 |
| ENTM 4520 |
Physiological Ecology of Insects |
3 |
