Mar 14, 2025  
University of Alberta Calendar 2025-2026 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2025-2026

Master of Science in Surgery with a specialization in Surgical Education (Surgery)


The purpose of this degree is to provide graduate students in advanced training in surgical education, with a specific focus on how surgeons are trained for their roles as expert practitioners.

Program Core Competencies


The following are the program-specific requirements to satisfy the FoMD’s Program Core Competencies (See Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Program Core Competencies ).

Additional courses that are deemed relevant to the research project may be approved on an individual basis.

Specific courses required for the MSc degree that have been taken to satisfy the requirements of a previous degree can be substituted with another course at the same level, subject to recommendation by the supervisor (in consultation with the supervisory committee, where appropriate), and approval of the Department’s Director of Graduate Studies.

1. Professional Development and Ethics


See GPS Ethics and Academic Citizenship Training Requirement  and GPS Professional Development Requirement .

Students in Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) must take MED 650 - Fundamentals for Clinical Investigators .

2. Communication


3. Critical Reading/Thinking


Students are required to take ONE 3 unit grad level course. Please contact the Department for a list of approved courses.

4. Background Knowledge


Thesis


Registration in 900-level THES. Students are required to prepare and defend a thesis on a topic approved by their supervisor and supervisory committee.

Transferring from an MSc to PhD


See FoMD Students Transferring from an MSc to PhD .