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Addiction Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsCounselling and Clinical Psychology — MA, PhD OverviewThe graduate programs listed above, in collaboration with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Addiction Studies at the University of Toronto. The purpose of the Addiction Studies specialization is to develop and integrate graduate training in the multidisciplinary field of addictions, an area that includes the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and psychoactive substances, as well as gambling and other addictive behaviours. Master's programs requiring a thesis, practicum, or research paper, and doctoral programs are included. 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 Addiction Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/program/collaborative-specialization-in-addiction-studies Hayley Hamilton, PhD Michael Chaiton, PhD |
Aerospace Studies | Faculty AffiliationApplied Science and Engineering Degree ProgramsAerospace Science and EngineeringMASc
MEng
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewAerospace science and engineering is a cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary field that allows exploration of the broadest and most fascinating fields of engineering, areas that capture the imagination and encourage exploration beyond our terrestrial existence. The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) is Canada's leader for education and research in aerospace engineering, focusing on the technical fields needed to design aircraft and spacecraft. Faculty perform research in the following areas:
Much of this research falls into three main themes:
Contact and AddressWeb: www.utias.utoronto.ca University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies |
Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationSocial Work Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course prepares students for specialization in the field of aging and/or the field of palliative and supportive care, with an emphasis on viewing aging and palliative issues within the perspective of the life course. The collaborative specialization offers students two options of study:
Students must apply to and register in a home participating unit (i.e., one of the graduate programs listed above), and follow a course of study acceptable to both the graduate unit and the Collaborative Specialization in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course. 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 Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.aging.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course |
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsClassics — PhD OverviewThe graduate units listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. The three units contribute courses and provide facilities and supervision of doctoral research. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy operates only at the doctoral level. The specialization is administered by a committee, which is drawn from all three units and is chaired by the director, who is a member of the committee. Students who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be admitted to both the doctoral program in one of the collaborating graduate units and the collaborative specialization. Upon successful completion of the doctoral degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy” on their transcript. Interested students should contact the director and the graduate coordinator of the unit in which they intend to register. Contact and AddressWeb: csamp.utoronto.ca |
Anthropology | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsAnthropologyMA and PhD
MSc
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewAnthropology is concerned with the unity, diversity, and evolution of humanity (and non-human primates) and of human culture and society from a comparative and global perspective. The Department of Anthropology was established in 1936 and has included many of the most prominent figures in Canadian anthropology. The first MA degree was awarded in 1949; the first PhD in 1956. Members of the department conduct research on present and past human societies, cultural knowledge and practice, evolutionary antecedents, and closely related species. Graduate training is offered in socio-cultural, medical, evolutionary/biological, linguistic, and archaeological branches of the field. Anthropology students at the University of Toronto can study human biology and evolution; human behaviour from its first appearance in the archaeological record to the first appearance of writing; language and society; anthropology of health; and the diversity of human culture in today’s world. Since Anthropology concerns the diversity and commonality of humans over time and around the globe, faculty and graduate research is broadly international and varies in method and theoretical frame. Nonetheless, it coheres in the quest to understand past and present human experience in social, cultural, and evolutionary contexts. Contact and AddressWeb: www.anthropology.utoronto.ca Department of Anthropology |
Applied Psychology and Human Development | Faculty AffiliationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Degree ProgramsChild Study and EducationMA
EdD (admissions have been administratively suspended)
Counselling and Clinical PsychologyMA
PhD
Counselling PsychologyMEd
EdD
Developmental Psychology and EducationMA, MEd, and PhD
School and Clinical Child PsychologyMA and PhD Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewGuided by the highest standards of scholarship and a commitment to equity and social justice, students and faculty in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development examine major issues in education, human development, applied psychology and professional practice, answering the critical questions that create action in the professional practice of the hundreds of thousands of teachers, researchers, counsellors, clinical and school psychologists, psychotherapists, professionals, policy makers, leaders, and influencers who are part of the OISE community worldwide. All programs in the department commence in September. Contact and AddressAdmissionsInitial inquiries regarding admission to graduate studies in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development should be made directly to: Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/registrar-students Registrar's Office and Student Experience ProgramsWeb: www.oise.utoronto.ca/aphd Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development |
Architecture, Landscape, and Design | Faculty AffiliationArchitecture, Landscape, and Design Degree ProgramsArchitectureMArch Architecture, Landscape, and DesignPhD Landscape ArchitectureMLA Urban DesignMUD Visual StudiesMVS
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design offers professional graduate programs in areas characterized by exceptional change. Globalization and the convergence of new media, new materials, and new building technologies have led to significant economic, technological, and aesthetic shifts. As a leading school of architecture, landscape, forestry, and design in North America, the Faculty is responding to these changing realities. The greater Toronto region serves as a dynamic laboratory for critical studies and the exploration of design alternatives of international significance. Students also have access to Toronto’s large professional design community. Students and faculty are incredibly cosmopolitan in sensibility, hailing from every part of the world, with their work crossing geographic and cultural boundaries. The city’s multicultural networks and international connections make the Faculty a powerful place to start a career. The Faculty has grown exceptionally in recent years with the hiring of new faculty and the revamping of its master's programs. With architecture, landscape architecture, forestry, urban design, and visual studies sharing facilities, the Faculty benefits from rich collaborations and crossover between related disciplines. The growth has led to the recent construction of a new building which doubles the Faculty’s size and creates a new and unprecedented centre at the University of Toronto for education, research, and public outreach on architecture, urbanism, visual arts, landscape, and conservation. Contact and AddressWeb: www.daniels.utoronto.ca John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design |
Art History | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsArt HistoryMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Art History’s graduate programs emphasize the research, writing, and teaching necessary to pursue a career in academia or museum work. The programs benefit from affiliations at the University with the Centre for Medieval Studies and the Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, as well as resources in Toronto including the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Aga Khan Museum, and the Gardiner Museum. Contact and AddressWeb: arthistory.utoronto.ca Graduate Department of Art History |
Astronomy and Astrophysics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsAstronomy and AstrophysicsMSc and PhD OverviewThe David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics is actively engaged in a wide range of observational and theoretical research on solar system dynamics, stars, stellar systems, the interstellar medium, the Galaxy, galaxies, quasars, clusters of galaxies, cosmology, and problems in general relativity. The department has close ties with the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Dunlap). These ties provide great flexibility to students with a broad array of interests, giving them the option to work with a supervisor from one of these sibling units, and further enhance the opportunities for students to interact with leading researchers. Faculty and students use the major optical, radio, and satellite observing facilities of the world. Of particular importance are the national facilities: the Canada France-Hawaii optical telescope, the James Clerk Maxwell radio telescope, and the Gemini telescopes located at the world's finest observing sites. The department has an active experimental program using telescopes on long-duration stratospheric balloons and a complementary program designing and building instrumentation for large optical telescopes, and for cosmological and Galactic research. There are approximately 100 faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and staff in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, CITA, and Dunlap. Students benefit from direct interactions with the broad range of external speakers invited to weekly seminar programs and colloquia. Contact and AddressWeb: www.astro.utoronto.ca David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Biochemistry | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsBiochemistryMSc and PhD Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewBiochemistry is the study of the molecular events underlying biological processes. Consequently, it makes fundamental contributions to all disciplines concerned with living systems. The Department of Biochemistry offers modern facilities for research in a wide variety of areas including the relationship between structure and biological function in proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids as well as complex multicomponent systems such as membranes and subcellular organelles. Contact and AddressWeb: biochemistry.utoronto.ca Department of Biochemistry |
Bioethics | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsHealth Administration — MHSc OverviewThe graduate units listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics at the master's and doctoral levels. Applicants with an interest in bioethics register in one of the graduate units associated with the Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics. 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 Bioethics" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: jcb.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics |
Biomedical Engineering (Collaborative Specialization) | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationApplied Science and Engineering Participating Degree ProgramsBiochemistry — MSc, PhD OverviewThe graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. This specialization offers the opportunity for research in biomedical engineering leading to master’s and doctoral degrees. The collaborative specialization is housed in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME). Biomedical engineering is a multidisciplinary field that integrates engineering with biology and medicine. It uses methods, principles, and tools of engineering, physical sciences, and mathematics to solve problems in the medical and life sciences. Biomedical engineering consists of the application of the concepts and methods of engineering and physics to the study of living systems, to the enhancement and replacement of those systems, to the design and construction of systems to measure basic physiological parameters, to the development of instruments, materials, and techniques for biological and medical practice, and to the development of artificial organs. By its nature the field is interdisciplinary and involves close collaboration between many departments of the university and associated hospitals. 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 Biomedical Engineering” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: bme.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Biomedical Engineering |
Biomedical Engineering | Faculty AffiliationApplied Science and Engineering Degree ProgramsBiomedical EngineeringMASc
MEng
PhD
Clinical EngineeringMHSc (admissions have been administratively suspended) Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) offers facilities for research in biomedical engineering and for three educational programs leading to master’s and doctoral degrees. Biomedical engineering is a multidisciplinary field that integrates engineering and biology/medicine. It uses methods, principles, and tools of engineering, physical sciences, and mathematics to solve problems in the medical and life sciences for the study of living systems; the enhancement and replacement of those systems; the design and construction of systems to measure basic physiological parameters; the development of instruments, materials, and techniques for biological and medical practice; and the development of artificial organs and other medical devices. By its nature, the majority of the institute’s work is interdisciplinary. Contact and AddressInstitute of Biomedical Engineering Academic Programs OfficeWeb: bme.utoronto.ca Institute of Biomedical Engineering MASc ProgramTelephone: (416) 978-4841 PhD ProgramTelephone: (416) 978-4841 MEng ProgramTelephone: (416) 978-7209 |
Book History and Print Culture | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsArt History — MA, PhD OverviewHistoire du livre, History of the Book, Textual Studies, Print Culture, Sociology of the Text: all these names have been used to describe a growing international academic movement. The graduate programs listed above, in conjunction with Massey College, sponsor an interdisciplinary study in Book History and Print Culture (BHPC) in which the rich physical and human resources of the University of Toronto are brought to bear on multiple aspects of the creation, transmission, and reception of the written word. BHPC brings together graduate students from a variety of disciplines based on their common research interest in the physical, cultural, and theoretical aspects of the book. As a collaborative specialization, it is designed to augment the learning and research potential of existing master's and doctoral programs by pooling the expertise of University of Toronto faculty members in this field from several disciplines. Students register first for a master's or doctoral degree in their home graduate unit and then apply to the collaborative specialization. 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 Book History and Print Culture” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: bhpctoronto.com Alan Galey, Director |
Cardiovascular Sciences | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationMedicine Participating Degree ProgramsBiomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD OverviewThe graduate programs listed above, together with the clinical departments of Anesthesia, Medicine, and Surgery, participate in the graduate Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Specialization at the University of Toronto. Units participating in the collaborative specialization contribute graduate courses and provide facilities and supervision for graduate research. Applicants must first be accepted by one of the participating graduate units and then complete a separate application to register in the collaborative specialization. Students follow a plan of study acceptable to both the participating unit and the Cardiovascular Sciences specialization. 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 Cardiovascular Sciences” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.cscp.utoronto.ca Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Specialization |
Cell and Systems Biology | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsCell and Systems BiologyMSc and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewStudents undertaking graduate programs in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology pursue research related to fundamental mechanisms in the growth, development, and behaviour of organisms ranging from unicellular microbes to more complex organisms in the plant and animal kingdoms. Research projects extend from the molecular level to that of whole organisms interacting with each other and their environment. Students enjoy state-of-the-art facilities and make use of cutting-edge approaches including functional genomics, genetics, metabolomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, cell biology, developmental biology, molecular biology, and physiology. Contact and AddressWeb: csb.utoronto.ca Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | Faculty AffiliationApplied Science and Engineering Degree ProgramsChemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryMASc
MEng
PhD
Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry offers graduate research in pure science, engineering fundamentals, and engineering applications. The department attracts a dynamic professorial staff with outstanding international reputations. Many graduate students work closely with industrial partners during their studies. Research is funded by the government and industry, often by means of a consortium of companies. The experience of dealing with real-world problems prepares graduates for successful professional careers. Research and teaching are the foundations of the department. Research is clustered into eight major categories:
Contact and AddressWeb: chem-eng.utoronto.ca Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry |
Chemistry | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsChemistryMSc
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewFaculty members of the Department of Chemistry are world leaders and research offerings are made in a rich array of ever evolving sub-disciplines (physical, organic, biological, materials, inorganic, theoretical, analytical, environmental, and nanochemistry). Research is conducted using state-of-the-art instrumentation housed in laboratories that have been newly built or recently renovated. Modern facilities are available for research in the Department of Chemistry. The areas of interest cover a wide variety of topics in analytical, biological, environmental, inorganic, organic, materials, polymers, physical, and theoretical chemistry and their related interdisciplinary areas. Contact and AddressWeb: www.chemistry.utoronto.ca Department of Chemistry |
Cinema Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsCinema StudiesMA and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Cinema Studies Institute (CSI) comprises 16 full-time faculty, whose competencies and research emphases contribute to a curriculum that encompasses film and media history, theory, analysis, and cultural practices. Specializations include: early cinema, technology, sound studies, architecture and space, animal studies, film philosophy, media archaeology, aboriginal cinemas, national cinemas, animation, critical race theory, postcolonial and subaltern studies, gender, migration and diaspora, documentary, digital and expanded cinemas, avant-garde, and experimental film. The facilities, both at Innis College and in the Media Commons at Robarts Library, are equipped with the latest technologies; include a lending library dedicated to film scholarship archival and restoration facilities; several seminar rooms; mid-sized classrooms; and a lecture and screening facility, the Innis Town Hall, seating 150 visitors and boasting 35 mm, 16 mm, and digibeta capabilities. Students benefit from both the peerless campus resources as well as those institutions associated with Toronto’s wider film and media culture, including the Film Reference Library, TIFF, Bell Lightbox, a multitude of film festivals, and a highly differentiated media production and distribution landscape. Past graduates of CSI now teach at universities across the continent and are also employed at film and media-related institutions ranging from the Toronto International Film Festival Group to the Pacific Film Archive, serving as respected executives, creators, and curators. The institute is committed to providing students with a rigorous, engaging, and memorable education. Equally important, the institute aims to introduce graduates to a close-knit academic community that shares a common goal: exploring the depth and breadth of film and media scholarship in an environment that stimulates thought and fosters collegiality. Contact and AddressWeb: www.cinema.utoronto.ca Cinema Studies Institute |
Civil and Mineral Engineering | Faculty AffiliationApplied Science and Engineering Degree ProgramsCivil EngineeringMASc
MEng
PhD
Cities Engineering and ManagementMEngCEM Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe research conducted in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering is addressing the need for innovative solutions to society’s needs, from the deep underground to the world’s tallest structures. The dedicated students, staff, and professors are pursuing exciting research ranging from nanoscale investigations into water contamination and concrete properties, to the large-scale tests of structures under full-scale simulated earthquakes, to development of real-time mass transit models to solve urban congestion. Research is informed by extensive collaboration and interaction with industry and government partners. Facilities and breadth of research expertise are among the best in the world, offering great opportunities for involvement in ground-breaking research. The Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering is organized into five interdisciplinary research themes: Cities & Infrastructure; Complex Systems; Energy & Environment; Mining & Subsurface Systems; and Transformative Technologies. These themes encompass the traditional civil engineering areas of Structural Engineering; Transportation Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Building Engineering and Construction Management; and Mining and Geomechanics. Contact and AddressAdmission InquiriesWeb: civmin.utoronto.ca Note: please direct all admission inquiries to admissions.civmin@utoronto.ca (not civ.gradprograms@utoronto.ca). Student Services InquiriesGeneral inquiries: info.civmin@utoronto.ca PhD and MASc programs: Colleen Kelly MEng and MEngCEM programs: Alison Morley Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
Classics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsClassicsMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Classics provides advanced training in the fields of Ancient Philosophy; Greek and Roman History and Material Culture; and Greek and Roman Literature. Note that the field names for the MA and PhD will change for the 2024-25 academic year. This calendar entry includes both information on the current Classics MA and PhD requirements as well as the requirements that will be in effect for the 2024-25 academic year. Collaborative specializations, listed above, are available to students enrolled in the specified participating degree programs. Information about admission, application procedures, and funding is available from the department. Contact and AddressWeb: classics.utoronto.ca Department of Classics |
Community Development | Admissions to this collaborative specialization have been administratively suspended. Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Community Development provides students with a multidisciplinary graduate education in community development. Community development involves working with community members and groups to effect positive change in the social, economic, organizational, or physical structures of a community that improve both the welfare of community members and the community's ability to direct its future. Students must first apply to and register in one of the participating master's degree programs listed above, and then apply to the collaborative specialization. Students must follow a course of study acceptable to both the home unit and the collaborative specialization. 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 Community Development” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/program/collaborative-specialization-in-community-development-cdcp Collaborative Specialization in Community Development |
Comparative Literature | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsComparative LiteratureMA and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Centre for Comparative Literature offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs to students qualified to pursue literary studies involving multiple languages. Students pursue research across languages and national literatures, engaging with theoretical issues that cross traditional disciplines. The centre’s faculty and students work across linguistic boundaries, employing rigorous critical and theoretical lenses to bring into dialogue literature and other cultural forms that are often kept apart by artificially constructed institutional, geographical or ideological boundaries. At the heart of the research by faculty and students is the close engagement with cultural products in their original languages. Knowledge of languages is a key component in our practice of Comparative Literature. Comparative Literature examines both the contexts of literature and the interaction among literatures. The practice of Comparative Literature at Toronto extends to visual expression as well, with film, photography or graphic novels figuring prominently in the projects of many faculty and students. Graduate programs at the Centre for Comparative Literature foster rigorous reading practices and theoretical reflection. Interested applicants should consult the Centre's website. It provides updated information about course scheduling and academic profiles of graduate faculty. Contact and AddressWeb: complit.utoronto.ca Centre for Comparative Literature |
Comparative, International and Development Education | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewComparative, International and Development Education (CIDE) is one of the world's largest, most diverse and dynamic graduate specializations in the field of comparative education. Research interests span an exciting range of theoretical and practical issues, from the study of ethnicity and identity to the issues of globalization and global governance, from non-formal learning and citizenship education to concrete problems of educational reform, social equality, language education, conflict resolution, and community development. These issues are approached from a range of theoretical and disciplinary frames including: economic, political, sociological, historical, and philosophical approaches taught alongside vibrant interpretations of feminist, critical, post-structuralist, and cultural theories. The broad and diverse scope of the CIDE graduate specialization will appeal to both Canadian and international students interested in applying a comparative and international lens in their professional and scholarly work at home or abroad. CIDE students can take courses in multiple fields within education, political science, feminist studies, sociology, and geography. The CIDE collaborative specialization is linked with events and programming at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Comparative, International and Development Education" on their transcript and parchment. Contact and AddressWeb: www.oise.utoronto.ca/cidec Collaborative Specialization in Comparative, International and Development Education |
Computer Science | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsApplied ComputingMScAC
Computer ScienceMSc and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewGraduate faculty in the Department of Computer Science are interested in a wide range of subjects related to computing, including programming languages and methodology, software engineering, operating systems, compilers, distributed computation, networks, numerical analysis and scientific computing, data structures, algorithm design and analysis, computational complexity, cryptography, combinatorics, graph theory, artificial intelligence, neural networks, knowledge representation, computational linguistics and natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, database systems, graphics, animation, interactive computing, and human-computer interaction. For further details, consult the graduate student handbook prepared by the department and available online. Contact and AddressMSc and PhD ProgramsWeb: cs.toronto.edu Department of Computer Science Graduate Office MScAC ProgramWeb: mscac.utoronto.ca University of Toronto |
Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA OverviewThe Collaborative Master's Specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies (CESEAS) is designed to provide graduates with advanced training in a particular discipline and in the historical and social science studies of modern East and Southeast Asia. The major topics of emphasis are political economy, modern and contemporary social history, international relations, gender, political and social change, economic development, and cultural studies. The collaborative specialization contributes to the development of an integrated and interdisciplinary research community in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies at the University. The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in CESEAS at the University of Toronto. The collaborating units contribute courses and provide facilities and supervision for master's-level research. This specialization is administered by a committee chaired by a director. Applicants are expected to meet the admission and degree requirements of both their home unit and the collaborative specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies. The specialization requirements can be met concurrently with, or in addition to, home unit requirements. Upon successful completion of the master's degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/collaborative-masters-specialization-contemporary-east-and-southeast-asian-studies Collaborative Master's Specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies |
Criminology and Sociolegal Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsCriminology and Sociolegal StudiesMA and PhD Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, founded in 1964, offers advanced interdisciplinary study in two closely related, overlapping areas: criminology and sociolegal studies. MA graduates find employment in government (in areas such as child and youth services or addiction as well as criminal justice fields), in governmental organizations in the criminal justice field, in social science research, or in other positions for which a background in criminology and sociolegal studies is useful. Some choose to go to law school, and many have gone on to other post-graduate work, such as in criminology, sociology, law, and social work. PhD graduates have mainly found employment in tenure-track positions, most often in sociology departments or in criminology programs. Both the MA and PhD degree programs are academic rather than professional/vocational. Students enrolled in doctoral programs in other departments of the University of Toronto may apply to be appointed as Junior Fellows at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies. The objective of the Junior Fellow Program is to involve doctoral students whose work overlaps with the research conducted at the Centre and to enhance the interdisciplinarity of the Centre. Junior Fellows have come from history, geography, law, and sociology. Exceptionally, doctoral students pursuing degrees at other universities but residing in Toronto may apply to be appointed as Visiting Junior Fellows. Contact and AddressWeb: www.crimsl.utoronto.ca Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies |
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning | Program DescriptionThe Curriculum and Pedagogy (C&P) program is a forum for systematic reflection on curriculum and pedagogy, viewed in the broadest sense as educational experiences and the learning and teaching experiences that occur in both formal and informal settings. This includes a critical examination of the substance (subject matter, courses, programs of study), purposes, and the practices and relationships through which teaching and learning happen in educational settings. Given the diverse academic and research interests of faculty members, the program is organized into six program emphases. The C&P program offers the following six program emphases:
PhD, MA, and MEd students enrolled in the C&P program are required to complete three courses from a list of courses affiliated with the emphasis, in order to have the emphasis noted on their transcript. Upon successful completion of the emphasis requirements and successful completion of the degree requirements, students may make a request with the C&P administrator, prior to graduation, to have the emphasis noted on the student transcript. |
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning | Faculty AffiliationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Degree ProgramsCurriculum and PedagogyMA, MEd, and PhD
Language and Literacies EducationMA MEd
PhD TeachingMT
Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL) is the largest of four departments at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). With a diverse community of tenured and tenure-stream faculty as well as lecturers, the department offers a wide range of graduate courses and programs relating to academic scholarship and professional practice. Faculty and students research, write, and teach about a wide variety of subjects concerning children, youth, and teachers, both in and out of schools. The department offers graduate programs in three areas of study: 1) Curriculum & Pedagogy; 2) Language and Literacies Education; and 3) Teaching. These programs reflect a variety of scholarly interests and are closely linked with the department's strong research base. Contact and AddressAdmissionsInitial inquiries regarding admission to graduate studies in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL) should be made directly to: Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/registrar-students Registrar’s Office and Student Experience ProgramWeb: www.oise.utoronto.ca/ctl Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning |
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning | Program DescriptionThe Language and Literacies Education program investigates questions about the relationships of literacies in language and language in literacies across communities, societies, instructional environments, and informal learning settings. Language and Literacies Education courses address current issues in the study of applied linguistics and literacies, such as:
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Dentistry | Faculty AffiliationDentistry Degree ProgramsDentistryMSc and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Faculty of Dentistry offers graduate programs leading to either a Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degree. These graduate programs appeal to:
Consequently, both the MSc and the PhD degrees have a common core of coursework, with each having varying additional research and clinical training requirements (if applicable). The Dentistry MSc program develops students’ scholarly skills and critical thoughts, and is intended for those whose career goal is to achieve mastery of a field in oral health science, employment in a research environment, or clinical specialty practice (if applicable). The MSc in Dentistry can be completed through the following options: 1) thesis in the field of Dental Biomedical Sciences, 2) thesis with dental specialty, or 3) coursework only with dental specialty. The Dentistry PhD program is intended for those whose career goal is to work at the forefront of their field in oral health sciences as an independent research scientist or clinician-scientist in an academic, governmental, or industrial setting. This thesis-based program can be completed with or without a dental specialty, and on a full-time basis only. Contact and AddressWeb: www.dentistry.utoronto.ca Faculty of Dentistry, Student Services Office |
Development Policy and Power | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationUniversity of Toronto Scarborough Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, MSc Supporting UnitDepartment of Global Development Studies OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Development Policy and Power is designed to provide master's students with a critical and historicized understanding of the nature of some of the main policy debates within the field of international development. These include: power dynamics and their shifts over time within particular development policy domains at the global, national, and local levels of analysis; the role of the power struggles around development policy making in the processes of program design and implementation; and the ways in which these power struggles shape the institutionalization of policies that are (or are not) equitable and social justice oriented. In addition to examining contestations around the development field’s major historical and theoretical threads, students will be immersed in thematic discussions around development policy fields such as: trade, financialization, and (illicit) financial flows; food, agriculture, and land struggles; political ecology and extractivism; the politics of sustainability and environmental survival; inclusive social policies; health governance and health inequities; displacement, immigration, and citizenship; foreign aid and South-South cooperation; Indigenous resistance and popular mobilization against racism, patriarchy, and class oppression; political economy of knowledge production; commodity booms, poverty reduction, and the exercise of state power; neoliberal globalization and corporate power; and associated resistance and popular mobilization, writ large. The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Development Policy and Power at the University of Toronto. The collaborating graduate units contribute courses and provide facilities, support, and supervision for master's-level research and practicum placements. Upon successful completion of the master's degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Development Policy and Power” on their transcript. Contact and AddressDepartment of Global Development Studies: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/dgds/ Collaborative Specialization in Development Policy and Power |
Developmental Biology | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationMedicine Participating Degree ProgramsBiochemistry — MSc, PhD OverviewThe graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Developmental Biology. The objectives of the specialization are to:
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 Developmental Biology” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: devbio.utoronto.ca Dr. Ian Scott, Program Director |
Diaspora and Transnational Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, MSc, PhD Supporting UnitsAnne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies; OverviewDiaspora in contemporary thought involves the shifting relations between homelands and host nations from the perspective of those who have moved, whether voluntarily or not. Diaspora emphasizes the inescapable lived translocal experiences of many migrant communities that exceed the boundaries of the nation-state. Questions of nostalgia, of the dynamics of co-ethnic identification, of the politics of homeland and host nation, and of the inter-generational shifts in responses to all these are central to studies of diaspora. Transnationalism, on the other hand, focuses on flows and counterflows and the multistriated connections to which they give rise. It encompasses in its ambit not just the movement of people but also concepts of citizenship and multinational governance, the resources of information technology, and the realities of the global marketplace, among others. Taken together, the two concepts of diaspora and transnationalism enable our understanding of the complex realities of vast movements of people, goods, ideas, images, technologies, and finance in the world today. This collaborative specialization is designed to bring together both social science and humanities perspectives to augment our existing tri-campus undergraduate program and to contribute to increased research collaboration between participants in the collaborative specialization. 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 Diaspora and Transnational Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: cdts.utoronto.ca Diaspora and Transnational Studies Collaborative Specialization |
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsDrama, Theatre and Performance StudiesMA and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The centre's own core courses focus on the program fields of dramaturgy, theatre history, and theory of drama. Within the parameters of these fields, the centre supports research in such areas as performance analysis and reception; Canadian, American, international, and intercultural theatre; Elizabethan and Restoration staging practices; historiography and performance; acting and modern staging theories and practices; performance aesthetics and politics; as well as play and project development. A new aspect in the curriculum focuses on the impact of digital culture on theatre practice and research. Through affiliations with other graduate units, students may also take courses in drama, theatre, and performance from other departments, centres, and institutes across the University. Graduate students build on the foundation that would normally be laid in undergraduate studies with a concentration in theatre, drama, and performance studies. Performance practice is an integral part of graduate work in the centre and it takes place, for the most part, at the Robert Gill Theatre and the Luella Massey Studio Theatre. For more information on application details, courses and faculty members, visit the departmental website. Contact and AddressWeb: www.cdtps.utoronto.ca Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies |
Earth Sciences | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsEarth SciencesMASc, MSc, and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto has a venerable 165-year tradition of research and education in the geosciences. Rankings place U of T at the very top in the geosciences in Canada and among the very best institutions globally. The Department of Earth Sciences is internationally regarded for research in fundamental geoscience, having given rise to major advances in ore deposits geology, geophysics, Precambrian geology, marine geology, Quaternary geology, and sedimentary basin analysis. Current education in Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto continues the tradition of excellence. Students have access to a wide range of state-of-the-art laboratories and expert knowledge fostering cutting-edge research in almost all areas of Earth Sciences. Contact and AddressWeb: www.es.utoronto.ca Department of Earth Sciences |
East Asian Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsEast Asian StudiesMA and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of East Asian Studies has a long, rich history at the University of Toronto as a centre for research and teaching on the humanities of East Asia, past and present. Faculty members specialize in social and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religion, language, art, film and visual culture. They are committed to the innovative pursuit of knowledge across regional, temporal and disciplinary divides. Many hold joint appointments with various departments, centres and collaborative specializations throughout the university. Students and faculty in the department have access to a wide array of resources to support their research and learning. The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library holds more than 500,000 volumes in East Asian languages, making it a leading research collection in North America. The Royal Ontario Museum houses six separate galleries on the arts and artifacts of East Asia. The department and the Asian Institute host a variety of lecture series and workshops. The university campus is located in downtown Toronto, home to multiple thriving Asian communities. Contact and AddressWeb: www.eas.utoronto.ca Department of East Asian Studies |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsEcology and Evolutionary BiologyMSc and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe disciplines of ecology and evolutionary biology involve complementary perspectives on biological systems. Individual and collaborative research within the department covers the range of both disciplines and often involves study and synthesis across multiple levels of organization. Professors' research interests include population/community ecology, ecosystem/landscape ecology, evolutionary ecology, conservation biology, genetics, evolutionary genetics, genomics, molecular evolution, bioinformatics, behaviour, behaviour genetics, theoretical biology, plant biology, animal biology, taxonomy/systematics, developmental biology, anatomy, and physiology. Strong links exist between the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) and the Royal Ontario Museum, the Centre for Global Change, and the School of the Environment. The University owns a nearby field station dedicated to ecological and evolutionary research (the Koffler Scientific Reserve). The department also has partnerships with government agencies including the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry that helps provide access to infrastructure, including field and lab facilities in Algonquin Provincial Park, funding, and long-term data sets. Graduate students are engaged in all aspects of the departmental community including reading and discussion groups, seminars, and social events. Other activities include workshops on writing papers, giving presentations, R and Python, and finding positions — both academic and those outside of universities. The EEB department has 60 faculty members specializing in ecology and evolution. Professors supervising graduate students are located on all three campuses of the University (St. George, Mississauga, Scarborough) as well as at the Royal Ontario Museum. Contact and AddressWeb: www.eeb.utoronto.ca Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
Economics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsEconomicsMA and PhD Combined Degree ProgramsOverviewThe Department of Economics at the University of Toronto is large and highly ranked. The teaching and research interests of its graduate faculty members span a wide range of subjects and cover theory, applied data analysis and econometric methodology. The department offers both MA and PhD programs in economics. The goal of the graduate programs is to further the student's capacity for economic analysis through rigorous instruction in theory, econometrics and a wide variety of fields. The MA and PhD course and research offerings provide great diversity, breadth and scope; students can readily specialize in almost any area of interest. Additionally, students may take suitable elective courses in statistics, mathematics, computer science and other allied fields. Students benefit from Economics’ close association with faculty members from related programs, such as those at the Rotman School of Management. They also benefit from the University of Toronto’s excellent facilities, including the best university library in Canada. The department’s programs attract students from across Canada and all parts of the globe. Approximately 65 new MA students and 15 to 20 new PhD students are enrolled each year with total combined enrolment of approximately 150. MA graduates find employment in their area of interest in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. They also successfully pursue PhD programs in economics. PhD graduates obtain academic placement and employment in the public and private sectors. The Department of Economics and the Rotman School of Management also offer a professional Master of Financial Economics (MFE) program. Contact and AddressMA and PhD: MA and PhD Graduate Office |
Editing Ancient and Medieval Texts | This collaborative specialization will close on August 31, 2026. Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsClassics — PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Editing Ancient and Medieval Texts offers intensive training in the editing of medieval Latin and vernacular texts, including music. Training in all areas is based on a sound knowledge of Latin, a facility in examining manuscript documents, and an understanding of the principles of editorial method. Students can choose to focus on editing texts in Latin, texts in Old and Middle English, or texts in other vernacular languages. Students complete a series of courses that deal with the techniques of reading, transcribing, and editing manuscripts, and then complete an editorial project. Upon successful completion of the PhD requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Editing Ancient and Medieval Texts” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: medieval.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Editing Ancient and Medieval Texts |
Education, Francophonies and Diversity | This information is available in French. Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Participating Degree ProgramsCurriculum and Pedagogy — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Education, Francophonies and Diversity will critically examine educational issues in the context of Francophone linguistic minorities in Ontario, in Canada, and in the world, with the notions of equity, diversity, and minoritization at the core of this critical examination. The emphasis will be on understanding social practices in education, looking specifically at how difference gets constructed, problematized, and transformed. Upon successful completion of the requirements of the home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Education, Francophonies and Diversity” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: oise.utoronto.ca/crefo Collaborative Specialization in Education, Francophonies and Diversity |
Educational Policy | Admissions to this collaborative specialization have been administratively suspended. Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Educational Policy serves students interested in developing an understanding of the factors associated with educational policy development and implementation, with particular emphasis on developing theoretical and practical strategies for improving educational processes. The collaborative specialization's intellectual objectives include providing students with exposure to cross-field and cross-disciplinary approaches to educational problem framing and problem solving in order to broaden the possibilities for innovative and effective policy analysis; helping students understand how to apply theoretical concepts to particular social and educational problems in particular settings; and understanding the broader social, institutional, and policy contexts within which educational policy processes occur. There are two required courses and an annual lecture series. 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 Educational Policy" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.oise.utoronto.ca/lhae/collaborative-specializations/educational-policy Collaborative Specialization in Educational Policy |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | Faculty AffiliationApplied Science and Engineering Degree ProgramsElectrical and Computer EngineeringMASc
MEng
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewDuring the past few decades, we have witnessed exciting new discoveries and developments in almost every aspect of electrical and computer engineering, including microelectronics, computers, communication networks, photonics, alternative energy systems, robotics, and many others. At the intersection of computers and communications there are opportunities that are limited only by our imagination. Along with these highly visible developments, there are equally impressive achievements in building the theoretical underpinnings of the respective areas of knowledge. Graduate studies provide the highly qualified individuals who are the lifeblood of the research leading to these advances. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is engaged in the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge across a wide range of areas of engineering and applied science — from the fabrication of atomic-level structures with special optical properties, through to the technologies that have revolutionized our world, such as microelectronics, computer systems, software, and networks. The department conducts research in the following fields of study: Biomedical Engineering, Communications, Computer Engineering, Electromagnetics, Electronics, Energy Systems, Photonics, and System Control. Contact and AddressWeb: www.ece.utoronto.ca The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Engineering Education | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationApplied Science and Engineering Participating Degree ProgramsChemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education is an interdisciplinary initiative designed for students within home programs in engineering or education who are interested in pursuing courses and research in engineering education. This collaborative specialization allows students to join a small community of scholars interested in research and learning at the nexus of education and engineering practice. A core course provides students with an introduction to engineering learning, knowledge, assessment, and culture and community, while the theoretical foundations, methods, and topics related to engineering education research are explored in a seminar course. Research is supervised by a graduate faculty member in the student’s home graduate unit. Opportunities exist to assess and apply research findings as part of instructional initiatives within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. 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 Engineering Education" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: gradstudies.engineering.utoronto.ca/research-degrees/collaborative-program-engineering-education and Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education |
English | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsEnglishMA
PhD
Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewOne of the strongest and most diverse graduate English programs in North America, the University of Toronto's graduate program in the Department of English presents a wide array of approaches to the study of literature that includes both rigorous historical scholarship and the innovations of new theoretical, cultural, and interdisciplinary methods. This rich variety is exemplified in the more than 30 graduate seminars offered every year and in the interdisciplinary conjunctions with other departments and collaborative specializations. Contact and AddressWeb: www.english.utoronto.ca Department of English |
Environment and Health | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewThe graduate degree programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Health (CSEH), which is offered through the School of the Environment. Graduate students admitted to a participating graduate degree program in a degree-granting unit, also called the home department or home unit, can apply to the CSEH and pursue coursework and research in areas related to environment and health. The School of the Environment currently has graduate students from across the disciplinary spectrum. The study of environment and health recognizes that human health is fundamentally dependent on a healthy environment. With a focus on understanding the human health implications of chemical, biological, and physical hazards in our environment, it encompasses topics such as the health impacts of air and water quality, climate change, contaminated lands and urban design, and the need for interdisciplinary approaches to address them. The CSEH exposes students in the health sciences to broader environmental perspectives on related health issues, while students in environmental studies and sciences can have the opportunity to gain insight about the health implications of environmental quality. This specialization may also be of interest to students who are concerned with ethical, pedagogical, and policy approaches to understanding and addressing environment and health issues. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of the participating home department and the CSEH, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Health” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: environment.utoronto.ca/graduate Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Health |
Environment | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsEnvironment and SustainabilityMES
OverviewThe goal at the School of the Environment is to create and interpret knowledge on environmental issues through outstanding academic programs, and to provide students with the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to make a substantive difference in the world. We are focused on creating new knowledge, training future leaders, engaging and forging partnerships with the wider community, and contributing to positive environmental and social change from the local to the global scale. The School of the Environment acts as a hub for researchers and students from many different disciplines spanning the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities, bringing together many different perspectives to bear on today’s pressing environmental challenges. Faculty and instructors make up a diverse community collaborating across departments, schools, and Faculties at the University of Toronto and beyond. Contact and AddressWeb: environment.utoronto.ca/graduate/mes School of the Environment |
Environmental Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewThe graduate degree programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Environmental Studies (CSES), which is offered through the School of the Environment. Students admitted to a graduate degree program in a participating degree-granting unit, also called the home department or home unit, can apply to the CSES and pursue coursework and research on topics related to the environment. The School of the Environment currently has graduate students from across the disciplinary spectrum. The CSES provides interested students an opportunity to examine environmental-related issues from different disciplinary perspectives and gain insights about the importance of understanding and applying interdisciplinary approaches and methodological concepts and tools in environmental decision making. The purpose is to complement the discipline-based learning and research focus of their home units by providing students an interdisciplinary forum to examine, discuss, and address environmental issues. With participating students from as many as 20 different disciplines, the core course, ENV1001H Environmental Decision Making, gives students a unique opportunity to engage with faculty and peers coming from a range of academic backgrounds and perspectives. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the CSES, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Environmental Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: environment.utoronto.ca/graduate Collaborative Specialization in Environmental Studies |
Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, PhD OverviewEthnic, 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 AddressWeb: harneyprogram.ca Collaborative Specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies |
European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsEuropean and Russian AffairsMA Combined Degree ProgramsSTG, Law, JD / European and Russian Affairs, MA Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Master of Arts program in European and Russian Affairs (MA ERA) is designed to provide a well-rounded education in European, Russian, and Eurasian affairs for students who wish to pursue professional, non-academic careers in areas such as government and diplomacy, journalism, business, and teaching. The programs also enrich and broaden the base of knowledge of beginning graduate students considering any PhD-level study with a specialization in the European and Russian areas. The Combined Degree Program in Law, Juris Doctor / European and Russian Affairs, Master of Arts provides specialized professional training for those seeking a career in law in the changing environment of the post-communist world and the European Union. There is a need for the services of well-informed specialists who can navigate the legal pitfalls of emergent legal systems and deal with lawyers and government officials in the area. Best equipped to meet this demand are people with dual expertise in law and European and Russian studies. Contact and AddressWeb: munkschool.utoronto.ca/ceres Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies |
Financial Economics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science; Management Degree ProgramsFinancial EconomicsMFE OverviewThe Master of Financial Economics (MFE) program is a non-thesis degree program offered jointly by the Department of Economics and the Rotman School of Management. The 18-month MFE program provides students with a broad understanding of financial theory as well as the economic framework upon which that theory is based, both in the classroom and through practical real-world experience. Students are expected to complete a mandatory winter or summer internship to enhance their development in the program and prepare themselves for an eventual career in industry. Graduates of the program receive a professional degree called the Master of Financial Economics. Contact and AddressWeb: mfe.economics.utoronto.ca Master of Financial Economics Program |
Food Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationUniversity of Toronto Scarborough Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, PhD Supporting UnitCulinaria Research Centre OverviewFood Studies is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to understanding where our food comes from and how it shapes our bodies and identities. The production and consumption of food has gone through tremendous changes in the past few hundred years. Before industrialization, most food was grown in the place where it was eaten. With the rise of global commodity agriculture, it is often hard to find out exactly what our food is and where it comes from. Then, famine was a constant spectre, whereas today, over-eating has become a significant health problem. Particular attention will be given to the material nature of food, the way it tastes and smells, and the changes it undergoes through natural decomposition and through the human intervention of preservation and cooking. Students will learn the importance of food in religion, society, the family, gender roles, the environment, agriculture, urbanization, immigration, colonialism, and race and ethnicity. Food Studies will leverage the University’s urban location and its proximity to Canada’s agricultural heartland to broaden students’ experience. The study of food provides both theoretical understanding and practical knowledge for professional careers in health care, business, government service, non-governmental organizations, and educational and community programs. This specialization will draw on a variety of disciplinary approaches emphasizing different knowledge and skills. The collaborative specialization is open to master's and PhD students in the participating graduate programs listed above. 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 Food Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/culinaria Collaborative Specialization in Food Studies |
Forestry | Faculty AffiliationArchitecture, Landscape, and Design Degree ProgramsForest ConservationMFC ForestryMScF and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Graduate Department of Forestry is a unified group of interdisciplinary, diverse, dedicated, and innovative natural, engineering, and social scientists. Research areas include forest conservation science, forest ecosystem management, forest governance and policy, urban forestry, and biomass utilization for sustainable bio-based materials and chemical products. The Graduate Department of Forestry provides unique, integrative, and applied education to future leaders in these fields. Its research drives the practices and decisions of current leaders who are tasked with successfully managing the competing demands placed on Ontario’s, Canada’s, and the world’s forests in the context of social and environmental change. Contact and AddressWeb: academic.daniels.utoronto.ca/forestry Graduate Department of Forestry |
French Language and Literature | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsFrench Language and LiteratureMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of French has a rich history dating back to 1853. Since 1925, when the first PhD was granted, the department has remained one of the most reputed departments of its kind in Canada. Many PhD graduates are professors of French in Canadian and foreign universities. Since 1980, the department has graduated more than 200 PhDs. Graduate students benefit from a number of exceptional resources, including the outstanding collections at the Robarts Library (containing more than 500,000 volumes in French) and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. The department participates in several collaborative specializations and has strong connections with other academic units. Home to several research groups and projects, the department offers students vital and stimulating collaborative opportunities for research. The department also publishes its own peer-reviewed journal, Arborescences, with graduate student support. Graduate students are welcome to participate in many faculty-led research groups. The department hosts lectures presented by renowned scholars, giving students a chance to network with specialists in their field. Contemporary writers from France and Québec are frequently invited to read from their works. Department professors with literary studies expertise specialize in every period of French literature, Québec and francophone literature, and all the major types of literary theory and methodology. In linguistics, particular strengths include first and second language acquisition, languages in contact including creole studies, and formal linguistics. Several linguistics professors have strong links and collaborative research projects with Romance and Hispanic linguists and the Department of Linguistics at U of T. Graduate students organize workshops, a forum for sharing their work in progress, as well as an annual graduate conference. Linguistics students enjoy access to a top-notch Linguistics Laboratory that is equipped with technology for data analysis and conducting psycholinguistic experiments, a space for meeting and testing subjects, and a French Linguistics library. The MA program provides advanced academic development in either literature or linguistics, as well as outstanding training in research and communication skills in French, preparing students for doctoral studies and careers in such fields as teaching, government administration, and communications. PhD students receive rigorous research training in either literature or linguistics, culminating in original research for their doctoral thesis. While primarily training students for academic careers at the university or community college levels, the PhD in French can also lead to employment opportunities in editorial work and professions outside academia. Contact and AddressWeb: www.french.utoronto.ca Department of French Language and Literature |
Genome Biology and Bioinformatics | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsBiochemistry — PhD OverviewThe availability of complete genome sequences of many organisms has led to the appreciation that our knowledge of the function of the genome and other omes of any given organism is far from complete. A wide range of computational, theoretical, biochemical, structural, cell biological, and genetic approaches need to cooperate to establish the connections between sequence and function. The Collaborative Specialization in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics addresses this need for cooperation with a coherent course of study that educates, trains, and provides community for doctoral graduate students across these diverse disciplines. The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics. Upon successful completion of the PhD requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation "Completed Collaborative Specialization in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: gbb.csb.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics |
Geography and Planning | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsGeographyMA, MSc, and PhD
PlanningMScPl
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Geography and Planning offers facilities for research leading to the degrees of Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Science in Planning (MScPl), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in either Geography or Planning. The PhD program prepares students for academic careers in teaching and research. Some may also pursue an advanced career in the public or non-profit sectors, given the rising demand outside of academia for people with a PhD credential. In Geography, faculty conduct research in the following areas: geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, biogeography, pedology, environmental assessment and sustainable natural resource management, international development, industrial innovation, urban and economic geography, cultural and historical geography, gender studies, social geography, regional analysis, the history and philosophy of geography, remote sensing, computer cartography, spatial statistics, topics in land/geographic information systems, and quantitative analysis. The territories of special concern are Canada, the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Northwestern and Central Europe, East Asia, South Asia, and the former Soviet Union. In Planning, faculty work involves social, economic, cultural, and other vital considerations. In spatial scale, it ranges from the design of individual communities to policy planning at the national level to international development. Planning specializations include land use, transportation, urban design, social policy, public health, economic development, international development, and the environment. Contact and AddressWeb: geography.utoronto.ca Department of Geography and Planning |
Germanic Languages and Literatures | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsGermanic Languages and LiteraturesMA
Germanic Literature, Culture and TheoryPhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto is the oldest and largest department of German in Canada encompassing 11 full-time faculty who contribute to a curriculum that speaks to our traditional strength in literary and intellectual history. Our faculty and students conduct research in German cinema, critical theory, language pedagogy, Yiddish studies, medieval studies, travel literature, as well as post-colonial, psychoanalytic, and transnational studies. Past graduates have secured tenure-track teaching positions as well as employment in the arts, in cultural programming, the publishing industry, and educational administration. We are committed to providing our graduate students with exposure to a diversity of methodological approaches among our faculty and those of affiliate units. We also emphasize early progress towards professionalization through participation in faculty research projects, attendance at local and international conferences, and enrolment in campus writing workshops. We cultivate a departmental climate of mutual respect and collegiality in the shared pursuit of critical inquiry. The department offers a graduate program of study leading to two degrees: Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. The MA degree usually takes eight months (September to April) to complete, while the PhD degree is normally completed in four to five years. Contact and AddressWeb: german.utoronto.ca Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures |
Global Affairs and Public Policy | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsGlobal AffairsMGA
Public PolicyMPP
Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Master of Global Affairs (MGA) program is a two-year professional program that equips students with a sophisticated understanding of the larger political, economic, and social contexts of global affairs and with the skills necessary to work strategically and effectively within the evolving global system. Focused on five pillars of Global Security, Global Development, Global Justice and Human Rights, Global Markets, and Innovation Policy, students will gain the tools needed to have a real-world impact. The Munk School’s prestigious Master of Public Policy (MPP) brings together an impressive array of students and faculty for a two-year, full time program that bridges Canadian and global policy. In addition to a paid summer internship and a wide range of career support services, students develop core competencies considered essential for policy practice and take electives from both within the Munk School and in the broader University. Visiting public sector leaders along with a renowned multidisciplinary faculty bridge theory and real-world experience, providing contact with senior professionals in government and the broader public, private, and community sectors. Students may also apply to the combined JD/MPP degree program as well as pursue collaborative specializations with other graduate departments. A Munk School education, located in the heart of downtown Toronto and in close proximity to an extraordinary concentration of policy leaders, will empower students to achieve their professional and personal goals. Contact and AddressWeb: munkschool.utoronto.ca/mga Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Web: munkschool.utoronto.ca/publicpolicy Master of Public Policy Program |
Global Health | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, MSc, PhD OverviewThe graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health (U of T Global Scholar). This specialization offers students collaborative and interdisciplinary graduate education and research opportunities in global health. Global health is viewed as an integrative construct that focuses on the inter-relationships between local, regional, national, and international factors influencing health and health equity and effective programs and policies that will address these factors. The Collaborative Specialization in Global Health (U of T Global Scholar) enhances the student experience by exposing students to a broad base of faculty expertise and an opportunity to share research ideas and results from multiple disciplinary perspectives. This specialization signals the University's commitment to improving the well-being of people in Canada and around the world through higher education and advanced research in global health. 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 Global Health (U of T Global Scholar)” on their transcript. Students who complete the requirements of the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health are considered University of Toronto Global Scholars. Contact and AddressWeb: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/institutes/centre-for-global-health Collaborative Specialization in Global Health (U of T Global Scholar) |
Health Care, Technology, and Place | Effective January 1, 2024, this collaborative specialization is closed. Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationMedicine Participating Degree ProgramsBiomedical Engineering — PhD OverviewThe graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Doctoral Specialization in Health Care, Technology, and Place (HCTP). The objectives of this collaborative specialization are to:
Students who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating graduate units. Applicants may apply concurrently to the participating home graduate unit and to the HCTP collaborative specialization. Students follow a course of study acceptable to both the home unit and the HCTP collaborative specialization. Upon successful completion of the PhD degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Health Care, Technology, and Place” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.hctp.utoronto.ca Collaborative Doctoral Specialization in Health Care, Technology, and Place |
Health Services and Policy Research | Admissions have been administratively suspended. (See amendment made on January 16, 2024.) Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsHealth Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Health Services and Policy Research began in 2001 as a consortium of six Ontario universities, called the Ontario Training Centre. It was established in a response to the need for increased numbers of health services researchers to address critical issues in effective and efficient health-care delivery (which has been identified as a top priority by national research funding agencies). The Ontario Training Centre was part of a pan-Canadian initiative involving other provincial centres. After its first decade of operations, funding for the centre has concluded. However, the Collaborative Specialization in Health Services and Policy Research continues to attract graduate students from the University of Toronto from a variety of disciplines. The overall goal of the collaborative specialization is to increase health research capacity in Ontario through an innovative training program that builds on existing strengths in university and decision-making environments. Partnering with a number of health-care organizations, the Collaborative Specialization in Health Services and Policy Research offers graduate training leading to a Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research. Specific objectives of the collaborative specialization include:
This competency-based collaborative specialization focuses on the following five areas:
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 Health Services and Policy Research” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: ihpme.utoronto.ca/collaborative-specializations/health-services-and-policy-research/ Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Health Services and Policy Research |
History | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsHistoryMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of History offers a broadly diversified program of graduate studies leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. There are opportunities to study and research several geographic, chronological, and thematic areas of history. Visit the departmental website for descriptions of specific fields. The University of Toronto also offers rich resources outside the department to support the study of history. The Robarts Research Library, unrivalled in Canada and among the leading university libraries in North America, provides a foundation for a wide range of study. Specialized collections are located elsewhere in the University including in a number of centres and research institutes. The Centre for Medieval Studies and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies have particularly strong resources for European and British medieval history. The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy; the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology; the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies; the Institute for Urban and Community Studies; as well as the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies afford additional opportunities for interdepartmental work. The department participates in a number of interdisciplinary collaborative specializations. Contact and AddressWeb: history.utoronto.ca Department of History |
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation | Faculty AffiliationPublic Health Degree ProgramsHealth Policy, Management and EvaluationMSc
PhD
Health AdministrationMHSc Health InformaticsMHI Combined Degree ProgramsSTG, Health Administration, MHSc / MSW (admissions have closed) Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Broad research themes include Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Systems Research including Health Informatics Research, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Services Organization and Management Studies, Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment, and Knowledge Translation; Health Administration; System Leadership and Innovation; and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. More than 400 faculty members from a variety of disciplines are represented in IHPME. At least 130 senior health care executives serve as adjunct faculty. Please note the application deadlines. November 15
November 30
January 15
February 1
March 1
Contact and AddressWeb: ihpme.utoronto.ca/community/connect Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation |
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsHistory and Philosophy of Science and TechnologyMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) conducts research, offers advanced studies programs, and serves as a focus for University-wide interest in its field. Courses are open to all graduate students and are suitable complements for specialists in science or the humanities. Students are encouraged to participate in the IHPST colloquia, which are open to the University of Toronto community. Contact and AddressWeb: www.ihpst.utoronto.ca Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) |
Immunology | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsImmunologyMSc
PhD
Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Immunology provides a common forum for investigators in many areas of the University of Toronto and an interdisciplinary research experience in immunology. Members and students in the department are located at the Medical Sciences Building; the Ontario Cancer Institute; and the research institutes of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children, and Sunnybrook Hospital. Contact and AddressWeb: www.immunology.utoronto.ca Department of Immunology |
Indigenous Health | Effective September 2021, admissions to this collaborative specialization (CS) have been administratively suspended. The CS will close on August 31, 2028. Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD Supporting UnitsIndigenous Studies program (undergraduate), Faculty of Arts and Science OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health (CSIH) is situated in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health (WIIH). The main objective is to provide training in Indigenous health research and practice for graduate students across U of T, while enhancing mutually beneficial and authentic relationships with Indigenous peoples, communities, and organizations. 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 Indigenous Health" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/institutes/wiih/collaborative-specialization-in-indigenous-health Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health |
Information | Faculty AffiliationInformation Degree ProgramsInformationMI See amendment made on August 14, 2023.
PhD
Museum StudiesMMSt Combined Degree ProgramsDiploma ProgramInformation StudiesGDiplSt, a post-master's diploma (admissions have closed) Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is one of the world’s most important information and knowledge management schools. Information is studied and tough questions are asked for the benefit of society and the students. Located in the heart of Canada’s most diverse and dynamic city, the programs are led by leading researchers and faculty across multiple disciplines and result in exceptional research and career opportunities. The Faculty of Information is the centre for information professions and leaders of research that matters. People. Information. Technology. They intersect at the Faculty of Information, a launch pad for futures as highly skilled practitioners or researchers. Today’s technologies have transformed the way we connect with, shape, and use information. Similar changes have been taking place in the field of museums and cultural heritage. Contact and AddressWeb: ischool.utoronto.ca Faculty of Information |
Industrial Relations and Human Resources | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsIndustrial Relations and Human ResourcesMIRHR PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewIn addition to faculty directly appointed to the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources (CIRHR), the centre brings together professors from many different disciplines and departments at the University of Toronto to teach and conduct research on all aspects of the workplace and employment relationships. The CIRHR faculty reflect the depth, breadth, and diversity of our university. Contact and AddressWeb: www.cirhr.utoronto.ca Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources |
Italian Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsItalian StudiesMA
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewGraduate students in the Department of Italian Studies come from several parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, and Europe. Faculty members are heavily engaged in teaching and research in their fields. Some of them are associated at the graduate level with the Centre for Comparative Literature, the Centre for Medieval Studies, the McLuhan program, Cinema Studies, and the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Contact and AddressWeb: italianstudies.utoronto.ca Department of Italian Studies |
Jewish Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Jewish Studies offers both broad and intensive exposure to the constituent fields within Jewish Studies. Because of Jewish civilization's vast chronological and geographical range, as well as its constant interaction and cross-fertilization with other cultures, graduate work within Jewish Studies demands intensive exposure to a wide variety of languages, textual traditions, and scholarly disciplines. The collaborative specialization involves the graduate master's and doctoral programs listed above. 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 Jewish Studies" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.jewishstudies.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Jewish Studies |
Kinesiology | Faculty AffiliationKinesiology and Physical Education Degree ProgramsKinesiologyMA, MSc, and PhD Professional KinesiologyMPK Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe field of Kinesiology is interdisciplinary. All degree programs are for students interested in research, academic, and professional careers relating to:
Contact and AddressWeb: kpe.utoronto.ca Graduate Department of Kinesiology |
Knowledge Media Design | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationInformation Participating Degree ProgramsArchitecture — MArch OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Knowledge Media Design (KMD) was launched in 2002 as the teaching arm of the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI). KMD provides a specialization for graduate students from a variety of academic backgrounds to engage in the design, prototyping, evaluation, and use of knowledge media. In keeping with KMDI's human-centred approach, students explore the design and use of new media in the context of real-world practices of individuals and communities. Access to an intensely collaborative and cross-disciplinary faculty encourages students to take a broader view of technological and social change and to be constructively critical of technological utopian and dystopian visions alike. The goal is for students to take into account heritage and history, to understand the realities of today, and to design for tomorrow. Students have access to a community of scholars and the network of relationships that the institute coordinates. They gain first-hand experience of a living network of innovation, an environment in which the resources are people and knowledge, and the social capital and value that are generated through collaboration. The collaborative specialization is open to master's and PhD students in the participating graduate programs listed above. 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 Knowledge Media Design” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: kmdi.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Knowledge Media Design Mailing address: |
Law | Faculty AffiliationLaw Degree ProgramsLawLLM
MSL SJD Global Professional LawGPLLM
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe international reputation of the law school’s faculty, their breadth of interests and approaches, and the intensive intellectual atmosphere, create outstanding opportunities for graduate students pursuing advanced degrees. Law faculty members are some of the finest doctrinal and theoretical legal scholars in public and private law. The diversity of research interests amongst the faculty allows them to supervise graduate research in almost all areas of legal scholarship. The pluralistic academic community invites a variety of approaches to legal scholarship including, but not limited to, feminism and the law, law and economics, legal history, law and society, analytical jurisprudence, and critical legal theory. Over a third of the faculty are cross-appointed to other units — a commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship which encourages students to position their legal research within a broader, interdisciplinary context. Strong relationships with faculty members are forged by the supervisory relationship, as well as through numerous informal opportunities to interact with faculty. The many workshops, lecture series, seminars and roundtables foster a dynamic intellectual environment. Through the Distinguished Visiting Faculty program, students have the opportunity to meet with and learn from some of the world’s finest legal scholars. In addition to the formal study program, graduate students can participate in internships through Pro Bono Students Canada and the International Human Rights Program. Inquiries should be directed to the Graduate Program Coordinator, Graduate Program, Faculty of Law at the address below. Contact and AddressLLM, MSL, and SJD Program InquiriesWeb: www.law.utoronto.ca/academic-programs/graduate-programs University of Toronto Faculty of Law GPLLM Program InquiriesWeb: gpllm.law.utoronto.ca University of Toronto Faculty of Law |
Leadership, Higher and Adult Education | Faculty AffiliationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community DevelopmentMA, MEd, and PhD Educational Leadership and PolicyMA, MEd, EdD, and PhD Admissions to the EdD have been administratively suspended.
Higher EducationMA
MEd
EdD
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewScholars in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education (LHAE) are engaged in a range of theoretical and practical areas: primary, secondary, and higher education leadership and administration; adult education; policy and change; social diversity; and community engagement. LHAE develops and organizes collaborative specializations in support of particular research areas of interest including those in policy, international development education, and workplace learning. These collaborative specializations can be taken in conjunction with most OISE graduate programs. Contact and AddressAdmissionsInitial inquiries regarding admission to graduate studies in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education should be made directly to: Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/registrar-students Registrar’s Office and Student Experience ProgramsWeb: www.oise.utoronto.ca/lhae Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
Linguistics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsLinguisticsMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe discipline of linguistics focuses on the nature of human language and how its many systems can be accounted for. The Department of Linguistics focuses on three major areas — theoretical linguistics, language variation and change, and psycholinguistics — with an emphasis on the intersections between these areas. The core areas of research and teaching in the MA and PhD are:
Contact and AddressWeb: www.linguistics.utoronto.ca Department of Linguistics |
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsLaboratory MedicineMHSc
Laboratory Medicine and PathobiologyMSc and PhD Translational Research in the Health SciencesMHSc Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewAs part of the Faculty of Medicine, the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology offers unparalleled access to more than 350 expert faculty including basic scientists, pathobiologists, laboratory physicians, and scientists; outstanding case material; a stunning array of research opportunities; diverse training sites; engaging student-run organizations. Research FociAntimicrobial Resistance: Surveillance and Mechanisms For details, consult the departmental website. Contact and AddressLaboratory Medicine and Pathobiology ProgramWeb: www.lmp.utoronto.ca Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Translational Research in the Health Sciences ProgramWeb: trp.utoronto.ca University of Toronto |
Management and Innovation | Faculty AffiliationUniversity of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Degree ProgramsBiotechnologyMBiotech
Forensic AccountingMFAcc Management & Professional AccountingMMPA Management of InnovationMMI Sustainability ManagementMScSM
Urban InnovationMUI Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI) is a hub that fosters inter- and transdisciplinary research and scholarship in the area of innovations of human, social, and organizational processes and transformational leadership, and develops high-calibre programs that are informed by and reflective of these activities. IMI produces transformational leaders with breadth and depth in one or more chosen fields of science, social science, humanities, and the professions and a focus on innovation as it applies to human interaction and relationships with society and technology, all closely linked to the external community. IMI provides students with a platform to explore their scholarship in an environment that introduces them to different forms of analyses and critical thinking, solidifying their understanding of the questions and issues at hand. At the heart of IMI is a dedication to experiential education and work-integrated learning in academic programming. IMI offers professional master’s programs in professional and forensic accounting, biotechnology, innovation management, urban innovation, and sustainability, and an undergraduate minor in business, science, and entrepreneurship. IMI is also home to the BIGDataAIHUB and executive education (IMIx) and entrepreneurship support (ICUBE) programs. Contact and AddressInstitute for Management & InnovationWeb: www.utm.utoronto.ca/imi University of Toronto Mississauga BiotechnologyWeb: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mbiotech Master of Biotechnology Program Forensic AccountingWeb: mfacc.utoronto.ca Master of Forensic Accounting Program Management & Professional AccountingWeb: mmpa.utoronto.ca Master of Management & Professional Accounting Program Management of InnovationWeb: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mmi Master of Management of Innovation Program Sustainability ManagementWeb: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mscsm Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program Urban InnovationWeb: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mui Master of Urban Innovation |
Management, Rotman School of Management | Faculty AffiliationManagement, Rotman School of Management Degree ProgramsManagementMBA
FinanceMF Financial Risk ManagementMFRM Management AnalyticsMMA Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
Diploma ProgramsProfessional AccountingGDipPA OverviewThe Rotman School of Management is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights, and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. The School is located in Canada’s financial, commercial, and cultural capital, and students are trained just blocks from Bay Street, Canada’s business centre. The School takes full advantage of its strategic location by drawing on a rich pool of business leaders as teachers, mentors, and speakers. The School's strong academic reputation and close ties to the business community give graduates an edge in their search for a fulfilling career. In the classroom, top-ranked faculty provide access to the latest research before it filters into consulting firms and major corporations. Learning at Rotman goes deep — combining a rigorous, model-based approach to decision making with a strong emphasis on personal development. The School attracts people from a wide range of countries and backgrounds and provides them with a learning environment that is safe, welcoming, open, inclusive, and respectful to all. Contact and AddressRotman School of ManagementWebGeneral TelephoneMBA: (416) 978-3499 AddressRotman School of Management |
Management, Tri~campus | Faculty AffiliationManagement, Tri-campus Degree ProgramsManagementPhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe PhD in Management at the University of Toronto is a vibrant and intellectually rich environment for those interested in developing new insights in management scholarship. There is a close-knit community of scholars who value and celebrate insightful, breakthrough research. The PhD is a challenging program which features coursework, cutting-edge research training, and close working relationships with some of the best management academics in the world. Students work closely with faculty in a research-led culture which emphasizes rigor, creativity, and innovation. The curriculum is carefully designed to support students as publishing scholars as early as possible in their doctoral studies. The success of this program is evidenced in placements in leading business schools and the impressive careers of its graduates. Contact and AddressGraduate Department of ManagementWeb: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/Degrees/PhD Rotman School of Management |
Management, University of Toronto Scarborough | Faculty AffiliationManagement, University of Toronto Scarborough Degree ProgramsAccounting and FinanceMAccFin OverviewThe Master of Accounting and Finance (MAccFin) is the first program of its kind in North America. The MAccFin delivers a world-class, practical education experience that prepares students for careers in professional practice, corporate management, financial services, consulting, and entrepreneurship. MAccFin students are prepared for the Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) designations. Students are also offered a co-op internship to incorporate paid work experience into their academic studies. The program caters to students who aspire to leverage the interconnectedness of accounting and finance to become leaders in the global business world. Contact and AddressWeb: www.uoft.me/maccfin Graduate Department of Management |
Mathematical Finance | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsMathematical FinanceMMF OverviewFinancial engineering is one of the fastest-growing areas of applied mathematics. Contact and AddressWeb: www.mmf.utoronto.ca Mathematical Finance Program |
Mathematics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsMathematicsMSc and PhD OverviewThe Department of Mathematics is a distinguished Faculty of more than 60 mathematicians, offering research opportunities in the areas of pure mathematics and applied mathematics. Faculty areas of research include, but are not limited to, real and complex analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, harmonic analysis, nonlinear analysis, several complex variables, functional analysis, operator theory, C*-algebras, ergodic theory, group theory, analytic and algebraic number theory, Lie groups and Lie algebras, automorphic forms, commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, singularity theory, differential geometry, symplectic geometry, classical synthetic geometry, algebraic topology, set theory, set-theoretic topology, mathematical physics, fluid mechanics, probability, combinatorics, optimization, control theory, dynamical systems, computer algebra, cryptography, and mathematical finance. Contact and AddressWeb: www.mathematics.utoronto.ca Department of Mathematics |
Medical Biophysics | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsMedical BiophysicsMSc and PhD Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Medical Biophysics is an interdisciplinary graduate department dedicated to fundamental and translational research in biomedicine, with a particular focus on cancer. Research is carried out in the extensive facilities provided in the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, and the Hospital for Sick Kids Research Institute, as well as at other hospital locations. The department accepts students in the biological and life sciences as well as in physics, engineering, and the mathematical sciences. It offers opportunities for research addressing fundamental problems in medical science: projects which cut across the conventional boundaries of biology, physics, engineering, chemistry, and medicine are encouraged. The department focuses on basic and applied research related to cancer, but also addresses neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine. Medical Biophysics research themes include biomedical imaging, cancer diagnosis and therapy, cancer mechanisms and models, cardiovascular sciences, data science and computational biology, image-guided therapy and device development, neuroscience, stem cells and regenerative medicine, and structural biology. For detailed information, please visit the departmental website. Contact and AddressWeb: medbio.utoronto.ca Department of Medical Biophysics |
Medical Science | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsBiomedical CommunicationsMScBMC
Medical ScienceMSc and PhD
Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
Diploma ProgramsGraduate Diploma in Health ResearchGDipHR OverviewWith over 600 faculty and 550 students, the Institute of Medical Science (IMS) was established to foster education and scholarship in the Clinical Departments of the Faculty of Medicine. IMS specializes in translational research with a strong emphasis on bench-to-bedside clinical applications. Degree candidates have the opportunity to conduct research in one of four training areas: bio-medical science; clinical science; health systems and services; and population health. Graduates have been appointed to positions as academics and health-care professionals in universities, government, and industry. Contact and AddressMedical Science ProgramWeb: ims.utoronto.ca/core-team Institute of Medical Science Biomedical Communications ProgramWeb: bmc.med.utoronto.ca Master of Science in Biomedical Communications Graduate Diploma in Health ResearchWeb: md.utoronto.ca/graduate-diploma-health-research-gdiphr Graduate Diploma in Health Research |
Medieval Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsMedieval StudiesMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Centre for Medieval Studies is concerned with the history, thought, and artistic expression of the various cultures of Europe and adjacent regions over the course of a millennium (circa 500 to 1500). The Centre for Medieval Studies in Toronto has an international reputation, resting on the wide-ranging interests of its faculty, the calibre and preparation of its graduates, and its outstanding library facilities. The Centre for Medieval Studies provides interdepartmental programs in the medieval period. Students are expected to cross the limits of traditional subjects, and research is especially encouraged in often-neglected boundary areas between traditional departments. The centre offers its students training in basic skills and tools in order to read the materials remaining from the medieval past and to explore them with learning and imagination. All students entering the centre are asked to improve their proficiency in Latin before registration, since there are Medieval Latin requirements for all degrees. Examinations in Medieval Latin are set at the beginning of the Fall session and at the end of the Spring session. All incoming students must take the Level One Latin examination at the beginning of the Fall session for placement purposes. Contact and AddressWeb: medieval.utoronto.ca Centre for Medieval Studies |
Mediterranean Archaeology | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — PhD Supporting UnitsArchaeology Centre OverviewThe Mediterranean Archaeology Collaborative Specialization (MACS) will expose students to the range of current approaches on the cutting-edge of Mediterranean archaeology. The Mediterranean offers unrivalled opportunities for exploring the complexities of economic, social, political, and religious change over centuries and millennia, across a vast area that is at once a coherent unit and a region with incredible diversity. Students will be trained in the various methods required to undertake innovative research in the Mediterranean’s varied prehistoric and historic contexts. Upon successful completion of the PhD requirements of the home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Mediterranean Archaeology Collaborative Specialization” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: macs.utoronto.ca Mediterranean Archaeology Collaborative Specialization |
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | Faculty AffiliationApplied Science and Engineering Degree ProgramsMechanical and Industrial EngineeringMASc
MEng
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering accepts qualified applicants for study in a wide range of topics, spanning the breadth of mechanical and industrial engineering, including advanced manufacturing and materials engineering; applied mechanics and design; biomedical engineering; energy and environmental engineering; robotics, mechatronics and instrumentation; thermal and fluid sciences engineering; human factors/ergonomics; information engineering; and operations research. Contact and AddressWeb: www.mie.utoronto.ca/contact-us/ Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
Molecular Genetics | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsGenetic CounsellingMSc Medical GenomicsMHSc Molecular GeneticsMSc and PhD Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Molecular Genetics is administered from the Medical Sciences Building and has nearly 100 faculty members whose labs are located within the Medical Sciences Building, the MaRS Centre, the Donnelly Centre, the Hospital for Sick Children, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Faculty members run a variety of research programs in diverse areas such as genetic models of development and disease; molecular medicine and human genetics; cellular and molecular structure and function; molecular microbiology and infectious disease; computational and systems biology; functional genomics and proteomics. Contact and AddressWeb: www.moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca Department of Molecular Genetics |
Materials Science and Engineering | Faculty AffiliationApplied Science and Engineering Degree ProgramsMaterials Science and EngineeringMASc
MEng
PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewClimate change, energy availability, and resource depletion are today’s global challenges. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is at the forefront of addressing these issues. MSE's research, education, and applications expertise in advanced materials engineering enables the development of new and sustainable technologies, creating innovative solutions for the global environment. As a world leader in materials applications and processing, the department's commitment to excellence fosters innovative thinking in its students, leading to the development of brilliant minds and ideas that make a global impact. MSE research and studies address the general problem of understanding structure-property-processing-performance relationships in materials. Materials science subjects focus on the structure, properties, and application of advanced materials in areas such as: Advanced Manufacturing & Coating Techniques; Adaptive Materials; Biomaterials & Biotechnology; Computational Materials Engineering; Electronic Materials & Systems; Materials Fracture & Failure; Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology; Optoelectronics; Photovoltaics; Process Metallurgy; Surface Engineering; and Sustainable Mineral & Materials Processing. Leading-edge research facilities house 11 electron microscopy and surface characterization instruments in the Ontario Centre for the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM) and five new analytical instruments in the Walter Curlook Materials Characterization & Processing Laboratory, where graduate students learn from world-renowned researchers. Contact and AddressWeb: mse.utoronto.ca Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
Musculoskeletal Sciences | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationMedicine Participating Degree ProgramsBiomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD Supporting UnitDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (see amendment made on August 17, 2023) OverviewThere is an increasing burden of illness related to musculoskeletal disorders. The Collaborative Specialization in Musculoskeletal Sciences focuses on educating and training graduate students to carry out musculoskeletal research and helping them see how their work fits into the larger community of musculoskeletal research that ranges from bench to bedside to society. The collaborative specialization nurtures leaders in the field of musculoskeletal sciences who possess the knowledge and capability to promote transformational change. The University of Toronto has a cohort of stellar faculty with expertise in all related medical research disciplines, constituting one of the largest musculoskeletal research communities in the world. Research areas include immunology, cell biology, molecular medicine and genomics, muscle physiology, imaging, pathology, bioengineering, and related clinical areas such as orthopaedics, rheumatology, dentistry, kinesiology, rehabilitation, injury prevention, and pain management. Advances in these areas are converging to allow major advances in translating research to musculoskeletal care and health. This collaborative specialization builds on this community to provide a unique education and training program. Musculoskeletal Sciences interests graduate students wishing to enhance their interdisciplinary knowledge and advance their careers. Participation in this collaborative specialization enhances professional contacts throughout the international musculoskeletal research community. 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 Musculoskeletal Sciences” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: tmc.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Musculoskeletal Sciences |
Music | Faculty AffiliationMusic Degree ProgramsMusicMA and PhD
Music PerformanceMMus
DMA
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewA taught graduate degree program at the Faculty of Music was inaugurated in 1954. The Faculty of Music currently offers graduate degrees in 17 areas of concentration and fosters the institutional alliance of all areas of advanced music study. Graduate degrees are offered at both master's and doctoral levels in areas such as composition, ethnomusicology, music education, musicology, and performance. Graduates from all areas of the program occupy leading positions in music departments across Canada and around the world. Contact and AddressWeb: music.utoronto.ca Graduate Department of Music |
Neuromodulation | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationFaculty of Applied Science and Engineering Participating Degree ProgramsBiomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD Supporting UnitsUniversity of Toronto CRANIA Neuromodulation Institute (CNMI); OverviewThe primary goal of the Collaborative Specialization in Neuromodulation is to introduce students to various neuromodulation modalities, provide students with the knowledge to be prepared for research or industrial endeavours in neuromodulation, and provide hands-on experience performing neuromodulation research. Essentially, this specialization will train future researchers and clinicians alongside engineers and provide students with cross-disciplinary exposure to the various aspects of neuromodulation-based therapeutic innovation. The collaborative specialization is open to master’s and PhD students in the participating graduate degree programs listed above. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of the home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Neuromodulation” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.engineering.utoronto.ca/research-innovation/research-institutes-and-centres/crania-neuromodulation-institute-cnmi Sindhu Menon |
Neuroscience | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationMedicine Participating Degree ProgramsBiochemistry — MSc, PhD OverviewThe graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Neuroscience. Participating graduate units contribute courses and provide facilities and supervision for graduate research. Students must follow a plan of studies acceptable to both the participating unit and the Neuroscience collaborative specialization. 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 Neuroscience” on their transcript. Students interested in joining the specialization should visit the Neuroscience website and complete the application form. Students should register within one month of initial registration in their participating degree unit. The Neuroscience website provides areas of research for all faculty in the collaborative specialization, their graduate unit affiliations and contact information, as well as additional information on neuroscience courses. Students in the specialization receive the Neuroscience newsletter and notification about neuroscience lectures held on campus. The collaborative specialization runs a Distinguished Lectureship Series of talks by eminent neuroscientists and an annual research day; students are required to attend and present at this event. Contact and AddressWeb: www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca Collaborative Specialization in Neuroscience |
Next~Generation Precision Medicine | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPharmacy Participating Degree ProgramsChemistry — PhD Supporting UnitsGraduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; OverviewThe graduate programs listed above participate in the doctoral Collaborative Specialization (CS) in Next-Generation Precision Medicine, which offers the opportunity for cross-disciplinary research leading to doctoral degrees. This CS is designed to foster cross-disciplinary training and collaboration across diverse departments at the University. The academic research focus is on cutting-edge technologies and methods to develop novel therapeutic strategies, create new tools for disease diagnosis, and enable a deeper understanding of disease biology through integration of principles and methods across the physical and life sciences and engineering. Future advances in precision medicine will require a multidisciplinary perspective and creative solutions beyond conventional genomics and mutational profiling. This CS aims to equip researchers with novel approaches to address unmet human health challenges by providing an understanding of commercialization and translation activities that will help advance research discoveries into impactful outcomes. Upon successful completion of the PhD degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the CS, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Next-Generation Precision Medicine” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.education.prime.utoronto.ca Mark Pereira |
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsNear and Middle Eastern CivilizationsMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewIn the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, faculty conduct research in the following areas: Egyptology, including archaeology, language, history, and religion; Mesopotamia and the Near East, including archaeology and Assyriology; Syro-Palestinian archaeology; Hebrew and Judaic studies, including Biblical and Rabbinic Hebrew, law, history, religion, and modern Hebrew literature; Aramaic (Ancient, Biblical, Targumic, and Talmudic Aramaic) and Syriac studies, including language, history, religion; Arabic studies; Islamic studies; history of the Islamic world and the modern Middle East; Islamic art; Persian studies; and Turkish studies, including Ottoman language and history. Contact and AddressWeb: nmc.utoronto.ca Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations |
Nursing Science | Faculty AffiliationNursing Degree ProgramsNursing ScienceMN
DN PhD Diploma ProgramsPost-Master's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP)DipNP
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing is committed to student-centred learning that encompasses the principles of empowerment, engagement, discovery, diversity, equity, and knowledge transformation for nursing practice. Students have opportunities to engage with expert clinicians, scientists, and theorists and have access to a variety of interprofessional and interdisciplinary experiences with other health profession Faculties, the University, and community partners. These resources enable students to develop their intellectual capacity; their research, critical thinking, judgment abilities; and skills required to be exemplar nurses, advanced practice nurses, leaders, scientists, scholars, and educators. Contact and AddressWeb: bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca Graduate Department of Nursing Science |
Nutritional Sciences | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsNutritional SciencesMSc and PhD Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Nutritional Sciences is one of the few departments of nutrition in North America to be located within a Faculty of Medicine. This, together with its close linkages with the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, allows the department to fully explore the relationships between nutrition and human health and disease, and to influence clinical practice and public health programs. It also creates unique opportunities for collaboration with the highest concentration of University-affiliated hospitals, clinicians, and health researchers in North America. Although the department is centered in the Basic Sciences sector of the Faculty, its activities include not only basic science but also clinical and community aspects of nutrition and food and nutrition policy. These activities that range from “bench to bedside to populations” make it a model of integration within the whole of the health sciences complex at U of T, enabling a full exploration of the relationships between nutrition and human health to influence both clinical practice and public health policy. Applicants interested in pursuing a Master of Public Health degree in Nutrition and Dietetics are advised to consult the calendar entry of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health for details. Contact and AddressWeb: nutrisci.med.utoronto.ca Department of Nutritional Sciences |
Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsOccupational TherapyMScOT Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specialization is available to students in the participating degree program as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is committed to providing graduate and continuing education programs that enable occupational therapists to be leaders in research, clinical practice, and the promotion of health and well-being. Core and clinical faculty members provide dynamic, evidence-based, and comprehensive instruction and mentorship. Graduates are innovative professionals focused on enabling occupation and enhancing health and well-being. Since September 2018, the MScOT is offered both at the St. George (downtown Toronto) campus and at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus. Applicants will have an opportunity to indicate their preferred campus. Campus preferences will be considered but they are not guaranteed. Contact and AddressWeb: ot.utoronto.ca Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy |
Pharmaceutical Sciences | Faculty AffiliationPharmacy Degree ProgramsPharmaceutical SciencesMSc and PhD
PharmacyMScPhm Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewPharmaceutical sciences encompasses all aspects of the discovery, development, administration, distribution, and utilization of therapeutic drugs, and the nature, functioning, and dysfunctioning of the biological systems with which drugs interact. As a global leader in pharmaceutical research, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy is home to some of the most prominent and distinguished experts in the area of pharmaceutical sciences. The department is centrally located in the heart of Toronto’s Health Sciences Discovery District. Students have the opportunity to conduct their research in collaboration with a wide range of departments at the University of Toronto and nearby world-class teaching hospitals and research institutes to solve some of health science’s most pressing problems. A degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences can lead to a variety of career opportunities. Graduates have found employment in academia, the pharmaceutical industry, government, community or hospital pharmacy, consulting, and other businesses. The Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers research opportunities and courses in two fields of study:
Contact and AddressWeb: pharmacy.utoronto.ca/programs/graduate-department-pharmaceutical-sciences Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Pharmacology and Toxicology | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsPharmacologyMSc
PhD Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewFaculty in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology conduct research in the following areas:
Contact and AddressWeb: www.pharmtox.utoronto.ca Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Philosophy | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsPhilosophyMA
PhD Combined Degree ProgramsSTG, Law, Juris Doctor / Philosophy, PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewPhilosophy has been taught at the University of Toronto since 1843. Much has changed in that time, but the department remains Canada’s preeminent philosophy department. It is an international leader in the history of philosophy — especially ancient and medieval philosophy — as well as ethics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. In all of these areas, department members take contemporary philosophical problems and their historical antecedents to illuminate one another. The department’s most distinctive strength is its broad coverage of the history of philosophy. While peer departments usually have one or two experts in a few historical periods, U of T has specialists in every area of the history of Western philosophy, as well as in aspects of the history of non-Western philosophy. This historical focus engages with other areas of strength: ethics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. Many U of T faculty working in these areas also study their history; they use that study to inform their contributions to contemporary debates. At the same time, these historians of philosophy benefit from and contribute to ground-breaking work in systematic philosophy. This integration of historical and systematic philosophy sets this department apart from other top philosophy departments where the history of philosophy is often segregated from the rest of the discipline. Contact and AddressWeb: philosophy.utoronto.ca Department of Philosophy |
Physical and Environmental Sciences | Faculty AffiliationUniversity of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) Degree ProgramsEnvironmental ScienceMEnvSc
MSc PhD
Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in the participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Graduate Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences offers opportunities for graduate studies in environmental science, leading to the degrees of Master of Environmental Science (MEnvSc), Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Science, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Science. Contact and AddressWeb: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/physsci Graduate Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences |
Physical Therapy | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsPhysical TherapyMScPT OverviewThe Department of Physical Therapy is committed to educating future and current physical therapists, advancing practice, fostering leadership, and contributing to our communities. Graduates from the Master of Science in Physical Therapy (MScPT) program are improving the health of individuals through the discovery, application, and exchange of knowledge. Contact and AddressWeb: www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca Department of Physical Therapy |
Physics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsPhysicsMSc
PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Physics carries out research in experimental and theoretical physics in the following fields: atomic and molecular physics; biological physics; earth, atmospheric, and planetary physics; quantum optics and quantum information; quantum condensed matter physics; and subatomic physics and astrophysics. The department is involved in many collaborative efforts and has close ties to institutes worldwide. Contact and AddressWeb: www.physics.utoronto.ca Department of Physics |
Physiology | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsMedical PhysiologyMHSc PhysiologyMSc and PhD Combined Degree ProgramsCollaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewIn the Department of Physiology, research ranges from the gene level to the organism level in areas including endocrinology and diabetes; reproduction endocrinology; fetal physiology, pregnancy, and parturition; neuroendocrinology; cardiorespiratory regulation; gastrointestinal motility; sensory physiology; motor control; brain development and aging; ionic channels and synaptic transmission; excitability, ultrastructure, and plasticity of the brain. Contact and AddressMHSc ProgramWeb: www.physiology.utoronto.ca Department of Physiology MSc and PhD ProgramsWeb: www.physiology.utoronto.ca Department of Physiology |
Political Science | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsPolitical ScienceMA
PhD
Combined Degree ProgramsSTG, Law, JD / Political Science, PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Political Science is one of the largest political science departments in the western world. It is committed to fostering a collegial environment for graduate students and personal interaction between faculty and students. The department has a large and academically diverse research-oriented faculty, well represented in the various sub-fields of the discipline (Political Theory, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Development Studies, Canadian Politics, and Public Policy). The department also participates in a wide range of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Since entrance requirements and standards of work are high, so is the calibre of students. Many hold prestigious fellowships, and several have recently won major awards, including the Canadian Political Science Association and American Political Science Association’s prizes for best doctoral theses in their areas. Graduates have gone on to academic careers, public service, and other work in all provinces of Canada, the United States, and many other countries. The University maintains an active placement service to assist graduate students seeking employment in the academic world. Graduate students have established the Graduate Association for Students in Political Science to foster intellectual exchanges, social events, and student participation in all aspects of department life. Contact and AddressWeb: politics.utoronto.ca/graduate Department of Political Science |
Psychological Clinical Science | Faculty AffiliationUniversity of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) Degree ProgramsCounselling and Clinical PsychologyMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science (UTSC) and the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development (OISE) offer a graduate program in Counselling and Clinical Psychology leading to the MA and PhD degrees. Contact and AddressWeb: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/psych/clinical-psychology Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science |
Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationApplied Science and Engineering Participating Degree ProgramsCivil Engineering — MASc, PhD Supporting UnitsDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering OverviewThe Collaborative Master’s and Doctoral Specialization in Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering (PsychEng) includes participating programs offered by the Departments of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Civil and Mineral Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and the Institute of Medical Science in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Engineering involves the creative application of science to the design of systems, processes, structures, and technologies. Psychology is a science that focuses on the mind and behaviour of people and animals to understand individuals and groups across all levels of analyses, from the cellular to the cultural. Psychiatry the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behaviour. The Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering collaborative specialization supports graduate students and faculty interested in contributing to the growing interdisciplinary scholarship at the nexus of psychology, psychiatry, and engineering. Fields of study that may benefit from this collaborative specialization include, but are not limited to: human factors, design theory and methodology, artificial intelligence and information engineering, mental health, operations research, and robotics. This specialization strengthens ties between the three Faculties, and may propel research of interest to both beyond what is possible individually. Upon successful completion of the master's and/or doctoral degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: gradstudies.engineering.utoronto.ca/collaborative-specialization-psychology-engineering-psycheng Collaborative Specialization in Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering |
Psychology | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsPsychologyMA and PhD Note: admissions to the MA program have been administratively suspended. Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewGraduate training in Psychology stresses training in general experimental psychology. Areas of specialization include the following:
Contact and AddressWeb: www.psych.utoronto.ca/graduate Graduate Program, Department of Psychology |
Public Health Policy | Admissions have been administratively suspended. (See amendment made on January 16, 2024.) Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsGlobal Affairs — MGA Supporting UnitsDalla Lana School of Public Health OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Public Health Policy provides students with exemplary training in public health policy, which fosters synergies and cross-disciplinary learning. It gives students the capacity to engage in current events and contribute to the development, refinement, and evaluation of policies to address society's pressing and emerging public health priorities. The collaborative specialization is cross-disciplinary, bringing together a broad range of disciplines, substantive foci, and theoretical and methodological underpinnings, to synergistically build an engaged community of practice of students and faculty focused on public health policy. It contributes to the creation of the next generation of public health policy research leaders and creative agents for change, able to address current health issues and challenges. Through the direction of the stellar team of academics and policy-makers associated with the collaborative specialization, students are provided with real-world skills to address the complex and demanding task of public health policy-making (including insight into a wide array of legislative and regulatory interventions, administrative practices, financing and funding decisions, and various forms of soft law, such as guidelines and informal processes) which operate at the international, federal, provincial, and municipal levels in ways that are both cross-jurisdictional and cross-sectoral. 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 Public Health Policy" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/program/collaborative-specialization-in-public-health-policy/ Collaborative Specialization in Public Health Policy |
Public Health Sciences | Faculty AffiliationPublic Health Degree ProgramsPublic Health SciencesMPH
MSc
DrPH PhD
BioethicsMHSc (admissions have been administratively suspended) Community HealthMScCH
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Dalla Lana School of Public Health is an internationally recognized community of researchers, teachers, students, practitioners, policy makers, and citizens creating new knowledge, educating change makers, advancing practice, and guiding the way to better, more equitable outcomes in population health and health systems — locally, nationally, and globally. The Graduate Department of Public Health Sciences in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health enrols almost 500 graduate students in its master's and doctoral degree programs. In addition, the school has more than 40 postgraduate students in its two Royal College Residency programs: Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine. The school is also engaged in teaching at the undergraduate level in the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts and Science, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, and University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Contact and AddressPublic Health Sciences and Community Health ProgramsWeb: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca Dalla Lana School of Public Health Bioethics ProgramWeb: jcb.utoronto.ca/education-training/mhsc-in-bioethics Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) |
Rehabilitation Sciences | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsRehabilitation ScienceMSc and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewRehabilitation sciences is a multidisciplinary, integrated science dedicated to the study of human function and participation and its relationship to health and well-being. Using basic and applied methods, the science is focused on phenomena at the level of the cell, muscle/brain, person, family, community, or society to develop and evaluate theories, models, processes, measures, interventions, and policies to prevent, reverse, or minimize impairments, enable activity, and facilitate participation. The academic activities of students in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI) cover the full breadth of rehabilitation sciences with over 100 RSI faculty who are distributed throughout the University of Toronto, including teaching hospitals and research institutes. Contact and AddressWeb: www.rsi.utoronto.ca Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
Religion | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsReligionMA and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department for the Study of Religion offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy programs in the study of religion and facilitates research and publication on religion. The department consolidates the vast curricular and faculty resources that are distributed throughout the many departments and colleges of the University and enables its students to use any resource in the University which serves the study of religion. The department conceives the academic study of religion in interdisciplinary terms and embraces humanistic, historical, and social scientific approaches and methods. Programs of study are constructed individually to fit the specific needs and interests of each student. Contact and AddressWeb: www.religion.utoronto.ca Department for the Study of Religion |
Resuscitation Sciences | Admissions to the collaborative specialization in Resuscitation Sciences have been administratively suspended. Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationMedicine Participating Degree ProgramsBiomedical Engineering — PhD OverviewThe goal of the Collaborative Specialization in Resuscitation Sciences is to train scientists pursuing research in the optimal care of the acutely ill and injured patient and, ultimately, to create leaders in the discipline who will supervise others providing this level of scientific inquiry. The collaborative specialization appeals to students from a wide variety of backgrounds with an interest in any aspect of resuscitation science. Resuscitation Sciences includes a number of medical areas such as trauma, critical care, emergency medicine, neurotrauma, anaesthesia, shock, sepsis, acute coronary syndrome, paediatric care, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, and rehabilitation medicine. Many non-medicine disciplines such as engineering, basic science, and public health, as well as allied health professions such as nursing, pharmacy, and paramedicine, will find synergies in the Resuscitation Sciences specialization. Research programs can use methodologies ranging from molecular medicine and genomics through clinical trials and outcomes to engineering, health administration, and health prevention strategies. Resultant advances in knowledge will ultimately be applied to the clinical setting. Interested students must first apply to and be accepted in one of the participating degree programs listed above, and then apply to the collaborative specialization. Students must follow a course of study acceptable to both the home unit and the collaborative specialization. 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 Resuscitation Sciences" on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.resuscitationscience.ca Collaborative Specialization in Resuscitation Sciences |
Robotics | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationFaculty of Applied Science and Engineering Participating Degree ProgramsAerospace Science and Engineering — MASc, PhD Supporting UnitsUniversity of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies OverviewThe graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization (CS) in Robotics, which aims at building a structured community of practice that combines engineering and computer science approaches to robotics. The CS in Robotics is designed to foster cross-disciplinary training and collaboration across diverse departments at the University. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the CS, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Robotics” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: robotics.utoronto.ca Timothy Barfoot |
Sexual Diversity Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD Supporting UnitMark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies OverviewThe interdisciplinary Collaborative Specialization (CS) in Sexual Diversity Studies (SDS), offered by the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, is designed to bring together students from a variety of academic fields based on their common research interests in queer, trans, and sexuality studies. The CS provides students with the analytical competencies needed to pursue sexuality studies research through an intersectional lens by fostering critical conversations and analyses of queer, trans, and gender non-conforming lived experience at the intersections of race, class, gender, empire, migration, disability, citizenship status, and the legacies of settler colonialism. During their time in the CS, SDS students gain a distinctive approach to the materials of their home subject and become part of a diverse community of scholars through public lectures, student-focused workshops, and intellectual exchange among members of the Bonham Centre. The graduate degree programs listed above participate in the CS. From their home graduate units, students take up questions from their own disciplinary or programmatic perspective and explore it through the theoretical and methodological lens of queer, trans, and sexuality studies. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of the participating home graduate unit and the CS, students will receive the notation “Completed Collaborative Specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: sds.utoronto.ca Director, Sexual Diversity Studies Collaborative Specialization |
Slavic Languages and Literatures | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsSlavic Languages and LiteraturesMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Graduate Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers instruction leading to two degrees — Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy — in one of the broadest ranges of Slavic languages and literatures available in a North American university. Courses are offered in the following areas: Croatian and Serbian Languages and Literatures, Czech and Slovak Languages and Literatures, Polish Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature, Slavic Linguistics, and Ukrainian Language and Literature. The department's literature programs are especially strong in nineteenth and twentieth century literary and cultural history, modernism, avant-garde and contemporary movements, literary theory, drama, cinema, and Slavic-Jewish cultural relations. The department's linguistics unit has particular strengths in language acquisition and pedagogy, and socio-linguistics. Students are advised to consult the list of faculty members and the description of their particular areas of expertise for more details. Over the last decade, curricula in all the languages, literatures and cultures taught in the department have been rewritten to mirror the dramatic social, cultural and political changes in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. The department has developed new areas of research and expertise. Due to extensive internal cooperation and interdisciplinary focus, new common ground among disciplines has been found; the study of the interrelations of these cultures is promoted. Contact and AddressWeb: slavic.artsci.utoronto.ca Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures |
Social Justice Education | Faculty AffiliationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Degree ProgramsSocial Justice EducationMA, MEd, EdD, and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Social Justice Education offers a multi- and interdisciplinary graduate program developed from the past programs of History and Philosophy of Education as well as Sociology and Equity Studies in Education. It is an intellectual community committed to producing and advancing knowledge on social justice education in Canada and beyond. Social justice education is a term used in robust ways in the department and this allows for diverse meanings and methodologies. The department's graduate programs are concerned with both theoretical and empirical problems regarding in/equity in educational spaces, broadly conceived. Faculty and students approach their inquiries from disciplinary (e.g., anthropology, history, philosophy, political science, or sociology) and/or interdisciplinary (e.g., anti-colonial, critical race, disability, feminist, francophone, indigenous, or queer) perspectives. The graduate programs focus on identifying new relationships and making connections by asking significant questions about social justice education within and across disciplines. Hence, they foreground research and teaching in social justice education, pursued through analytical and empirical tools from the humanities and social sciences. The department enables both graduate students and initial teacher education students to explore questions such as, “What was, what is, and what should be the relationship between education and society?” and “What kinds of knowledge do educators need to answer those questions?” The department aims to provide students with the academic knowledge and skills necessary to raise and engage questions of critical importance to educational theories and practices, and their relationship to individuals, communities, and societies. Contact and AddressAdmissionsInitial inquiries regarding admission to graduate studies in the Department of Social Justice Education (SJE) should be made directly to: Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/registrar-students Registrar’s Office and Student Experience ProgramWeb: www.oise.utoronto.ca/sje Department of Social Justice Education |
Social Work | Faculty AffiliationSocial Work Degree ProgramsSocial WorkMSW
PhD Combined Degree Programs
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewAs the oldest school of social work in Canada, the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto has been on the cutting edge of education, policy, research, and practice in social work for over 100 years. The Faculty offers a professional/academic program of study leading to Master of Social Work (MSW) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. The mission of the Faculty at the University of Toronto has an international perspective that is influenced by its position within one of the top universities in North America located in a global metropolis. As such, the Faculty is committed to:
Contact and AddressWeb: socialwork.utoronto.ca Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
Sociology | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsSociologyMA and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Sociology is consistently the top-ranked sociology department in Canada, with internationally renowned scholars who have an excellent track record for securing research funding, producing outstanding sociological research, and mentoring graduate students extensively. A collegial atmosphere encourages innovation and rigour in research and teaching. The community of scholars includes faculty members, outstanding postdoctoral scholars, and creative and engaged graduate students. The department's graduate programs provide exceptional training to students in advanced social research. The focus is on transforming graduate students from consumers of academic research into producers of new sociological knowledge. To that end, there is a strong focus on methodological training; graduate students are integrated thoroughly into the faculty research programs in the department. Contact and AddressWeb: www.sociology.utoronto.ca Department of Sociology |
South Asian Studies | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, MSc, PhD OverviewThe interdisciplinary Collaborative Master's and Doctoral Specialization in South Asian Studies is designed for students who wish to acquire a nuanced understanding of South Asia as a secondary area of specialization while pursuing graduate studies in another discipline. The focus of South Asian Studies is necessarily broad in that it provides students with an understanding of ancient and modern history, social change, economic development, contemporary politics, religious traditions, literary culture, and a spectrum of related topics. The Centre for South Asian Studies, which administers the collaborative specialization, provides a nucleus for the participation of South Asian Studies scholars from across the University. Students will benefit from the physical presence of the centre and its regular activities of research fora, conferences, and visiting lecturer and scholar programs. In addition, the University's library collection in South Asian studies is the largest in Canada. Master's and doctoral students wishing to be admitted to the collaborative specialization must apply to one of the participating graduate programs. 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 South Asian Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/collaborative-masters-specialization-south-asian-studies Collaborative Specialization in South Asian Studies |
Spanish | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsSpanishMA and PhD
Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe Department of Spanish offers graduate programs leading to two degrees: Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. MA and PhD students specialize in one of two fields:
Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies and must also satisfy the department's requirements stated below. In all cases, programs must be approved by the department. The application process for the Master of Arts program is competitive; meeting the minimum standards for admission does not guarantee acceptance. The admissions process for the Doctor of Philosophy program is competitive; it is based on a number of factors in addition to grades. The principal factors include the ability of the department to offer graduate work in the applicant's preferred areas of interest, the availability of appropriate supervisory resources, and the suitability of the applicant in relation to the academic profile and programs of the department. The department does not allow direct entry to the PhD program with a BA, nor does it allow MA students to transfer to the PhD program before the coursework for the MA is completed. Contact and AddressWeb: www.spanport.utoronto.ca Telephone: (416) 813-4080 Department of Spanish |
Speech~Language Pathology | Faculty AffiliationMedicine Degree ProgramsSpeech-Language PathologyMHSc OverviewThe Department of Speech-Language Pathology was established at the University of Toronto in 1958 with the creation of a two-year postgraduate diploma program, the first English-speaking program in Canada. The Master of Health Science (MHSc) program was established in 1978 and is a full-time professional graduate program. Academic and clinical faculty provide innovative teaching and learning opportunities for students in a unique integrated curriculum. Contact and AddressWeb: slp.utoronto.ca Department of Speech-Language Pathology |
Statistical Sciences | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsFinancial InsuranceMFI StatisticsMSc
PhD
OverviewStatistical Sciences involves the study of random phenomena and encompasses a broad range of scientific, industrial, and social processes. As data become ubiquitous and easier to acquire, particularly on a massive scale, and computational tools become more efficient, models for data are becoming increasingly complex. The past several decades have witnessed a vast impact of statistical methods on virtually every branch of knowledge and empirical investigation. Please visit the departmental website for details about the fields offered, the research being conducted, and the courses. The department offers substantial computing facilities and operates a statistical consulting service for the University's research community. Programs of study may involve association with other departments such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the Faculty of Information, Mathematics, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, the Rotman School of Management, and the School of the Environment. The Department of Statistical Sciences maintains an active seminar series and strongly encourages graduate student participation. Students may be interested in the Data Science concentration within the Master of Science in Applied Computing program. Contact and AddressMFI ProgramWeb: www.mfi.utoronto.ca Department of Statistical Sciences MSc and PhD ProgramsWeb: www.statistics.utoronto.ca Department of Statistical Sciences |
Theoretical Astrophysics | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsThe Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) does not offer an independent graduate degree program. Students interested in theoretical astrophysics are encouraged to enrol in the graduate programs offered by cognate departments such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry, and Physics. All CITA faculty hold cross-appointments in one or more of these departments; students seeking research supervision by CITA faculty are welcome to inquire. CITA research fellows and visitors are also encouraged to work with graduate students. OverviewEstablished in 1984, the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) is a national institute specializing in theoretical astrophysics. CITA is supported by the University of Toronto, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). CITA owns an extensive and powerful network of workstations, including a 200-node, 1600-core Beowulf computing cluster. CITA also uses the 30,000 core computing cluster housed at the SciNet consortium at the University of Toronto. The research activities at CITA span most of the areas of modern theoretical astrophysics, including accretion disks, active galactic nuclei, general relativity, and gravitational waves, cosmology and cosmological aspects of particle physics, the cosmic microwave background, gravitational lenses, dark matter, galaxy formation, galaxy structure and evolution, dynamics of stellar systems, physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium, star formation, stellar evolution, novae, supernovae, compact objects and gamma-ray bursts, nucleosynthesis, solar system formation and dynamics, and comets. CITA has the support of over 50 faculty members from about 20 Canadian universities. CITA also maintains a rotating complement of more than 30 postdoctoral fellows and research associates, and hosts an active program of visitors from other universities. The theoretical interests of many CITA staff are complemented by observational research. CITA researchers have active observing programs at a wide variety of ground-based and satellite telescopes in many different wavelength bands. Contact and AddressWeb: www.cita.utoronto.ca Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) / L'institut canadien d'astrophysique thorique (ICAT) |
Toxicology | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationMedicine Participating Degree ProgramsLaboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Toxicology provides graduate students with a unique opportunity to gain breadth and depth of knowledge in toxicology beyond their thesis research area. This collaborative specialization aims to prepare participants for careers related to toxicology. It emphasizes the development of critical thinking and effective communication skills in addition to acquiring greater knowledge of basic principles and specific aspects of toxicology. The graduate programs listed above participate in this collaborative specialization. Students may pursue an MSc or PhD degree. Graduate units participating in the program contribute graduate courses, provide facilities, and provide supervision for graduate research. Graduate students from units other than the participating units listed who are interested in pursuing a program in toxicology should speak to the Director of the Collaborative Specialization in Toxicology and the graduate advisor(s) in their home graduate unit to discuss the possibility. Detailed information is available on the Toxicology website and from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 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 Toxicology” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: pharmtox.utoronto.ca/collaborative-specialization-toxicology Collaborative Specialization in Toxicology |
Women and Gender Studies (Collaborative Specialization) | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationArts and Science Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewThe Graduate Collaborative Specialization in Women and Gender Studies (CWGS) provides students with an opportunity for advanced feminist studies in concert with an MA or PhD degree in another discipline. The Collaborative Specialization offers a rich interdisciplinary environment in which to grapple with how gender and sexuality are entangled with questions of race, citizenship, embodiment, colonialism, nation, global capitalism, violence, political economy, cultural formations, aesthetics, and other pressing concerns. The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. The collaborating units contribute courses and provide facilities and supervision for graduate research. The collaborative specialization is administered by the Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI), bringing together 34 graduate programs, more than 100 courses, and more than 100 graduate faculty members. Core faculty members bring transnational feminist commitments to the study of diverse sites and their interconnection with particular focus on Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and the United States. 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 Women and Gender Studies” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.wgsi.utoronto.ca/graduate/collaborative-program Graduate Collaborative Specialization in Women and Gender Studies |
Women and Gender Studies | Faculty AffiliationArts and Science Degree ProgramsWomen and Gender StudiesMA and PhD Collaborative SpecializationsThe following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
OverviewThe overall graduate program is cutting edge for its focus on transnational feminist studies. Graduate students and faculty investigate how gender and sexuality are informed, lived, and reinvented amidst entwined yet discrepant narratives, geographies, and histories. Graduate work at the Women and Gender Studies Institute (WGSI) encourages an engagement with an interdisciplinary range of theories and methods that grapple with how gender and sexuality are entangled with questions of race, citizenship, embodiment, colonialism, nation, global capitalism, violence, political economy, cultural formations, aesthetics, and other pressing concerns. The core faculty brings transnational feminist commitments to the study of diverse sites and their interconnection with particular focus on Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and the United States. In doing so, the institute seeks to ask feminist questions as well as put feminism into question. Areas of focus within the transnational feminist approach include:
The MA and PhD degree programs also feature the option of a practicum that aspires to strengthen students’ ability to interrogate the application of theories and methods to lived practice. Contact and AddressWeb: www.wgsi.utoronto.ca/graduate Graduate Program in Women and Gender Studies |
Women's Health | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationPublic Health Participating Degree ProgramsAnthropology — MA, MSc, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Women's Health provides interdisciplinary training in women's health research and practice for graduate students at the University of Toronto with the goal of:
Students must be registered in the School of Graduate Studies through one of the participating graduate units in order to apply to the Collaborative Specialization in Women's Health. Applicants must comply with the admission procedures of that unit. There is no deadline to apply to this collaborative specialization; applications will be reviewed as they are received. 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 Women's Health” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/programs/collaborative-specialization-in-womens-health Kristen Dileo, Administrator Janice Du Mont, Director |
Workplace Learning and Social Change | Lead Faculty of the Collaborative SpecializationOntario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Participating Degree ProgramsAdult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD OverviewThe Collaborative Specialization in Workplace Learning and Social Change is particularly suited to students interested in developing their understanding of work and learning trends in Canada and internationally, with a focus on the relationships between workplace learning and social change. The collaborative specialization has three intellectual objectives:
Applicants to participating programs who are interested in participating in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be accepted by both the graduate unit and the collaborative specialization. For admission, applicants should submit a statement of interest to the collaborative specialization director. 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 Workplace Learning and Social Change” on their transcript. Contact and AddressWeb: www.oise.utoronto.ca/lhae/collaborative-specializations/workplace-learning-social-change Collaborative Specialization in Workplace Learning and Social Change |