Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies

Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies: Introduction

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, PhD
Educational Leadership and Policy — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
European and Eurasian Studies — MA
Geography — MA, PhD
Global Affairs — MGA
History — MA, PhD
Industrial Relations and Human Resources — MIRHR, PhD
Language and Literacies Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Political Science — MA, PhD
Public Policy — MPP
Religion — MA, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Social Work — MSW, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA, PhD

Overview

Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the University of Toronto offers students with interests in ethnic, immigration, and pluralism studies the opportunity to widen their horizons, to expand their knowledge beyond a single disciplinary base, and to take advantage of the wealth and diversity of academic resources available at the University of Toronto — a great university situated in a large and culturally cosmopolitan city.

The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies. They contribute courses and provide facilities and supervision for graduate research.

Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies” on their transcript.

Contact and Address

Web: harneyprogram.ca
Email: harneyprogram@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4783

Collaborative Specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place, room 057S
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada

Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies: Master's Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization (CS) and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating graduate units.

  • Applicants to the Master of Arts, Master of Education, Master of Global Affairs, Master of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Master of Public Policy, Master of Science, and Master of Social Work degree programs are admitted by the participating graduate unit under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies.

Completion Requirements

  • Students must follow a plan of studies acceptable to both the participating graduate unit and the CS in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies.

  • Collaborative specialization requirements may be met concurrent with, or in addition to, graduate unit requirements. Students should consult specific graduate unit listings for information.

  • 0.5 full-course equivalent (FCE) in ethnicity, immigration, or pluralism. Normally, this course is taken as an option within regular graduate unit or Faculty degree requirements, not as an additional course. For coursework-only programs, students must complete an additional 0.5 FCE in ethnicity, immigration, or pluralism coursework.

  • A coordinating 0.5 FCE seminar in ethnicity, immigration, and pluralism (EIP3000H). The seminar is the place to discuss, compare, and bring together the various approaches to the study of ethnicity, immigration, and pluralism.

  • Attendance at a minimum of one lecture per session (two per year) from the Harney Lecture Series organized by the CS in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies.

  • When a practicum or other major activity is required, it will focus on ethnicity, immigration, and/or pluralism.

  • It is understood that the major paper or thesis as required by the graduate unit will be in an area relevant to the specialization.

 

Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies: Doctoral Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization (CS) must apply to and be admitted to both the CS and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating graduate units.

  • Applicants to the Doctor of Education and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies.

Completion Requirements

  • Students must follow a plan of studies acceptable to both the participating graduate unit and the CS in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies.

  • Collaborative specialization requirements may be met concurrent with, or in addition to, graduate unit requirements. Students should consult specific graduate unit listings for information.

  • 0.5 full-course equivalent (FCE) in ethnicity, immigration, or pluralism including master's-level courses. Normally, this course is taken as an option within regular graduate unit or Faculty degree requirements, not as an additional course.

  • A coordinating 0.5 FCE seminar in ethnicity, immigration, and pluralism (EIP3000H). The seminar is the place to discuss, compare, and bring together the various approaches to the study of ethnicity, immigration, and pluralism. Students who have taken this course for the master's degree need not repeat it.

  • Attendance at a minimum of two lectures per session (four per year) from the Harney Lecture Series organized by the CS in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies. Submission of one blog piece addressing an issue discussed during one of the attended Harney lectures.

  • Presentation of research output (for example, thesis chapter, journal article) ready for submission at a work-in-progress session/conference organized by the CS.

  • The PhD thesis will focus on ethnicity, immigration, and/or pluralism. The supervisor of the thesis committee will be a specialist in the area of ethnicity, immigration, and/or pluralism.

 

Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies: Courses

  • Courses eligible for credit towards meeting specialization requirements in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies are listed below.
  • Students should check with the professor responsible for each course since a prerequisite may be required.
  • Not all courses are offered each year. Please consult the collaborative specialization office or the appropriate graduate unit for course availability.
  • Students wishing to use courses other than those listed below for credit towards meeting specialization requirements must submit a formal request in writing.

Coordinating Seminar

Course CodeCourse Title
Coordinating Seminar: Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies
(formerly known as JTH3000H Coordinating Seminar: Ethnic Relations Theory, Research, and Policy)

Anthropology

Course CodeCourse Title
Decolonizing Diversity Discourse: Critical and Comparative Accounts of Multiculturalism and Settler Colonialism

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Course CodeCourse Title
Gendered Colonialisms, Imperialisms, and Nationalisms in History
Pragmatics in Language Education

Economics

Course CodeCourse Title
Labour Economics I

Education, Francophonies and Diversity

Course CodeCourse Title
Séminaire d’études : Éducation, francophonies et diversité

European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
ERE1170HConflicts and Para-States in the European Union’s Backyard
ERE1175HOne Hundred Years of Cultures of Refugees in Europe, 1920–2020

Geography

Course CodeCourse Title
GGR1822HQueer Geographies
JPG1816HGeographies of Secularism, and Islam and Gender
JPG1825HBlack Geographies of the Atlantic

Global Affairs

Course CodeCourse Title
GLA2056HThe Populist Radical Right

History

Course CodeCourse Title
Intellectuals and Decolonization
Race in the USA and Canada

Industrial Relations and Human Resources

Course CodeCourse Title
IRE1615HLabour and Globalization
Cross Cultural Differences in Organizational Contexts

Law

Participation in LAW courses is at the discretion of the Faculty of Law upon presentation, to the Faculty of Law Records Office, of a signed permission form from the student's home graduate unit. Note that preference is given to JD students and that many LAW courses are full by the end of the Faculty of Law add/drop period.

Course CodeCourse Title
Indigenous Peoples and the Constitution of Canada

Leadership, Higher and Adult Education

Course CodeCourse Title
Educational Leadership and Diversity

Political Science

Course CodeCourse Title
Topics in International Politics I
Topics in Comparative Politics II
Topics in Comparative Politics III
Post-secular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism, and the Limits of Liberalism

Public Policy

Course CodeCourse Title
The Social Context of Policy-Making
(this course often includes content related to ethnicity and immigration; please verify a particular instructor's course with the Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies specialization)
Legal Analysis of Public Policy

Social Justice Education

Course CodeCourse Title
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Race, Gender, and Empire in Socialist States
Special Topics in Social Justice Research in Education: Master’s Level

Social Work

Course CodeCourse Title
Social Work Policy Practice and Advocacy in the Context of Neoliberal Globalization
Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees
SWK4804HSpecial Studies IV

Sociology

Course CodeCourse Title
Indigeneity I

Women and Gender Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
Special Topics in Feminist Studies
WGS1028HQueer of Colour Critique