Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies: Doctoral Level

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.

Specialization 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.