Book History and Print Culture: Doctoral Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization and one of the participating degree programs (home unit). Applicants to the collaborative specialization write to the director giving information about their background and relevant interests, identifying the degree and home unit for which they are applying, and outlining a proposed plan of study by April 10 for September admission. Applicants need not wait for a final decision from the home unit before applying to the collaborative specialization. Academic transcript(s) should be included in the application; unofficial transcripts are acceptable and may be sent either as scans attached to your email or as printouts from a student web service mailed to the BHPC office. Advice is available from the director and the collaborative specialization committee.

  • Applications from the participating units have priority in admissions. If there is space in the collaborative specialization, students from other units may apply; they should consult the graduate coordinator in their home unit and the director of the BHPC specialization. Since course requirements vary from unit to unit, it is essential that there be close consultation between the collaborative specialization and the home unit at the time of the application.

Completion Requirements

  • Students must fulfil the degree requirements of the unit in which they are enrolled.

  • The plan of study must also be approved by the BHPC specialization committee. The plan of study includes BKS1001H Introduction to Book History (if that course has not been taken previously at the master's level), BKS2000H Advanced Seminar in Book History and Print Culture, and BKS2001H Individual Practicum in Book History and Print Culture. BKS1001H must be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite to BKS2000H and BKS2001H.

  • The dissertation topic will be in the area of book history and print culture. The advisory committee will include at least one faculty member affiliated with BHPC, and students are encouraged, but not required, to seek representation on the committee from outside the home unit.

  • The collaborative specialization may be completed on a flexible-time basis only by Faculty of Information students registered for the Information flexible-time PhD.

Mode of Delivery: In person

 

Book History and Print Culture (Collaborative Specialization)