SGS Collaborative Specializations Search

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Introduction

Addiction Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Counselling and Clinical Psychology — MA, PhD
Criminology and Sociolegal Studies — MA, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Nursing Science — PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Pharmacology — MSc, PhD
Psychology — MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc, PhD
Social Work — MSW, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/program/collaborative-specialization-in-addiction-studies

Hayley Hamilton, PhD
Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
33 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1
Telephone: 416-535-8501 ext. 36353
Hayley.Hamilton@camh.ca

Michael Chaiton, PhD
Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
33 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1
Telephone: 416-535-8501 ext. 34428
Michael.Chaiton@utoronto.ca

Aerospace Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Aerospace Science and Engineering

MASc

  • Emphases:
    • Aerial Robotics;
    • Robotics (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Sustainable Aviation;
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Advanced Manufacturing;
    • Aerial Robotics;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Robotics;
    • Sustainable Aviation;
    • Sustainable Energy

PhD

  • Emphases:
    • Aerial Robotics;
    • Robotics (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Sustainable Aviation;
    • Sustainable Energy

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

  • Robotics
    • Aerospace Science and Engineering, MASc, PhD

Overview

Aerospace 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:

  • Aeronautics: Aircraft design, systems, and control
  • Experimental methods: Laser diagnostics, structural/material analysis, field testing of robotics and aircraft
  • Flight simulation: Full motion-based flight simulation with virtual reality capability
  • Fluid dynamics: Flow of gasses over aircraft and in engines
  • Numerical methods: Computer modeling for fluid flows, structures, design, and optimization
  • Orbital mechanics: Satellite/spacecraft dynamics and control
  • Propulsion systems: Jet and rocket engines, turbomachinery, combustion science
  • Robotics and autonomous systems: Ground, air and space-based systems
  • Spacecraft design and construction: Design, construction, and launch of satellites
  • Structures and materials: Structural design and optimization, material testing.

Much of this research falls into three main themes:

  • Reducing the environmental impact of aviation
  • Aerial robotics, drones and unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Autonomous systems for space exploration.

Contact and Address

Web: www.utias.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 667-7700
Fax: (416) 667-7799

University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
4925 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T6
Canada

Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Social Work

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Counselling and Clinical Psychology — MA, PhD
Counselling Psychology — MEd, EdD
Dentistry — MSc, PhD
Health Administration — MHSc
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD
Information — MI, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Music — MA, PhD
Nursing Science — MN, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Psychology — MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD
Social Work — MSW, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA

Overview

The 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:

  • aging and the life course;

  • palliative and supportive care.

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 Address

Web: www.aging.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0377
Email: aging@utoronto.ca

Collaborative Specialization in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course
University of Toronto
Room 214, 246 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V4
Canada

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Classics — PhD
Medieval Studies — PhD
Philosophy — PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: csamp.utoronto.ca
Email: csamp@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3178
Fax: (416) 978-8703

Anthropology

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Anthropology

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Archaeology;
    • Evolutionary Anthropology;
    • Linguistic and Semiotic Anthropology;
    • Medical Anthropology;
    • Sociocultural Anthropology

MSc

  • Fields:
    • Archaeology;
    • Evolutionary Anthropology;
    • Medical Anthropology

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Anthropology 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 Address

Web: www.anthropology.utoronto.ca
Email: anthropology.graduate@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5416
Fax: (416) 978-3217

Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto
Room 256, 19 Ursula Franklin Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S2
Canada

Applied Psychology and Human Development

Faculty Affiliation

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Degree Programs

Child Study and Education

MA

  • Field:
    • Practice-Based Inquiry in Psychology and Educational Practice

EdD (admissions have been administratively suspended)

  • Emphases:
    • Early Learning and Early Years;
    • Mental Health and Wellbeing;
    • Special Education

Counselling and Clinical Psychology

MA

  • Fields:
    • Clinical and Counselling Psychology — offered by the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, OISE, St. George campus;
    • Clinical Psychology — offered by the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Clinical and Counselling Psychology — offered by the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, OISE, St. George campus;
    • Clinical Psychology — offered by the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Counselling Psychology

MEd

  • Fields:
    • Counselling and Psychotherapy;
    • Global Mental Health and Counselling Psychology
      • Dual degree program: MEd (University of Toronto) / MAP (Zhejiang University) (admissions have been administratively suspended for the 2024-25 admissions cycle);
      • Dual degree program: MEd (University of Toronto) / MMed (China Medical University);
      • Dual degree program: MEd (University of Toronto) / MSc (China Medical University)
    • Guidance and Counselling

EdD

  • Fields:
    • Counselling and Psychotherapy
    • School Psychology

Developmental Psychology and Education

MA, MEd, and PhD

  • Emphases:
    • Early Learning (PhD, flexible-time only)
    • Program Evaluation (MEd only)

School and Clinical Child Psychology

MA and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Guided 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 Address

Admissions

Initial 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
Email: admissions.oise@utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4300
Fax: (416) 323-9964

Registrar's Office and Student Experience
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, Room 8-225
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Programs

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/aphd
Email: oise.aphd@utoronto.ca

Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Faculty Affiliation

Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Degree Programs

Architecture

MArch

Architecture, Landscape, and Design

PhD

Landscape Architecture

MLA

Urban Design

MUD

Visual Studies

MVS

  • Fields:
    • Curatorial Studies;
    • Studio

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.daniels.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate@daniels.utoronto.ca
PhD program: research@daniels.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3897

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
University of Toronto
1 Spadina Crescent
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J5
Canada

Art History

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Art History

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Ancient;
    • Medieval;
    • Early Modern;
    • Modern and Contemporary

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: arthistory.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate.arthistory@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3960

Graduate Department of Art History
University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall
Room 6037A, 100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Astronomy and Astrophysics

MSc and PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.astro.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.sec@astro.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-5243
Fax: (416) 946-7287

David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of Toronto
50 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H4
Canada

Biochemistry

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Biochemistry

MSc and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Biochemistry 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 Address

Web: biochemistry.utoronto.ca
Email: carrie.harber@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4815
Fax: (416) 946-8228

Department of Biochemistry
University of Toronto
Room 5207, Medical Sciences Building
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Bioethics

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Health Administration — MHSc
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD
Law — LLM, SJD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Nursing Science — MN, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Philosophy — MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD
Religion — MA, PhD
Social Work — PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: jcb.utoronto.ca
Email: jcb.ea@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1906
Fax: (416) 978-1911

Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics
Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB)
University of Toronto
Suite 754, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P8
Canada

Biomedical Engineering (Collaborative Specialization)

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Applied Science and Engineering

Participating Degree Programs

Biochemistry — MSc, PhD
Biomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, PhD
Chemistry — MSc, PhD
Dentistry — MSc, PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering — MASc, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD
Materials Science and Engineering — MASc, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — MASc, PhD
Medical Biophysics — MSc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Physics — MSc, PhD
Physiology — MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science—MSc, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: bme.utoronto.ca
Email: contact.bme@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4841
Fax: (416) 978-4317

Collaborative Specialization in Biomedical Engineering
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
Rosebrugh Building, Room 407, 164 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9 Canada

Biomedical Engineering

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Biomedical Engineering

MASc

  • Fields:
    • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine;
    • Engineering in a Clinical Setting;
    • Nanotechnology, Molecular Imaging and Systems Biology;
    • Neural/Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation

MEng

  • Fields:
    • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine;
    • Engineering in a Clinical Setting;
    • Nanotechnology, Molecular Imaging and Systems Biology;
    • Neural/Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation
  • Emphases:
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology (ELITE);
    • Forensic Engineering

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine;
    • Clinical Engineering (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Engineering in a Clinical Setting;
    • Nanotechnology, Molecular Imaging and Systems Biology;
    • Neural/Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation

Clinical Engineering

MHSc (admissions have been administratively suspended)

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Institute of Biomedical Engineering Academic Programs Office

Web: bme.utoronto.ca
Email: contact.bme@utoronto.ca

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
Room 407, Rosebrugh Building
164 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9
Canada

MASc Program

Telephone: (416) 978-4841

PhD Program

Telephone: (416) 978-4841

MEng Program

Telephone: (416) 978-7209

Book History and Print Culture

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Art History — MA, PhD
Classics — MA, PhD
Comparative Literature — MA, PhD
East Asian Studies — MA, PhD
English — MA, PhD
French Language and Literature — MA, PhD
Germanic Languages and Literatures — MA
Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory — PhD
History — MA, PhD
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology — MA, PhD
Information — MI, PhD
Italian Studies — MA, PhD
Medieval Studies — MA, PhD
Museum Studies — MMSt
Music — MA, PhD
Religion — MA, PhD
Spanish — MA, PhD

Overview

Histoire 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 Address

Web: bhpctoronto.com
Email: book.history@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3560

Alan Galey, Director
Collaborative Specialization in Book History and Print Culture
University of Toronto
Massey College, 4 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E1 Canada

Cardiovascular Sciences

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Medicine

Participating Degree Programs

Biomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, PhD
Kinesiology — MSc, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD
Medical Biophysics — MSc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Pharmacology — MSc, PhD
Physiology — MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.cscp.utoronto.ca
Email: cv.program@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0746

Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Specialization
University of Toronto
Room 413, 4th Floor, 263 McCaul Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1W7
Canada

Cell and Systems Biology

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Cell and Systems Biology

MSc and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Students 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 Address

Web: csb.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.csb@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8879
Fax: (416) 978-8532

Department of Cell and Systems Biology
University of Toronto
Ramsay Wright Building
Room 424, 25 Harbord Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5
Canada

Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

MASc

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Advanced Manufacturing;
    • Advanced Soft Materials;
    • Advanced Water Technologies;
    • Analytics;
    • Biomanufacturing;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Environmental Engineering Consulting;
    • Forensic Engineering;
    • Sustainable Energy

PhD

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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:

  • Biomolecular and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioprocess Engineering
  • Chemical and Materials Process Engineering
  • Engineering Informatics
  • Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Surface and Interface Engineering
  • Sustainable Energy

Contact and Address

Web: chem-eng.utoronto.ca
Admissions email: admissgrad.chemeng@utoronto.ca
General email: gradassist.chemeng@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3987
Fax: (416) 978-8605

Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
University of Toronto
Room 218, Wallberg Building
200 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5
Canada

Chemistry

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Chemistry

MSc

  • Fields:
    • Analytical Chemistry;
    • Environmental Chemistry;
    • Inorganic Chemistry;
    • Interdisciplinary;
    • Organic and Biological Chemistry;
    • Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics;
    • Polymers and Materials Chemistry

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Analytical Chemistry;
    • Environmental Chemistry;
    • Inorganic Chemistry;
    • Interdisciplinary;
    • Organic and Biological Chemistry;
    • Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics;
    • Polymers and Materials Chemistry

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Faculty 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 Address

Web: www.chemistry.utoronto.ca
Email: chem.gradcoord@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3605
Fax: (416) 978-1631

Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Room 151, Lash Miller Building
80 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6
Canada

Cinema Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Cinema Studies

MA and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.cinema.utoronto.ca
Email: gradcinema.studies@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5809
Fax: (416) 946-0168

Cinema Studies Institute
University of Toronto
Innis College
2 Sussex Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J5
Canada

Civil and Mineral Engineering

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Civil Engineering

MASc

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Advanced Water Technologies;
    • Analytics;
    • Building Science;
    • Concrete;
    • Construction Management;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Environmental Engineering;
    • Forensic Engineering;
    • Geomechanics;
    • Structural Engineering;
    • Sustainable Energy;
    • Sustainable Urban Systems;
    • Transportation Engineering and Planning;
    • Waterpower

PhD

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

Cities Engineering and Management

MEngCEM

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Admission Inquiries

Web: civmin.utoronto.ca
Email: admissions.civmin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3099
Fax: (416) 978-6813

Note: please direct all admission inquiries to admissions.civmin@utoronto.ca (not civ.gradprograms@utoronto.ca).

Student Services Inquiries

General inquiries: info.civmin@utoronto.ca

PhD and MASc programs: Colleen Kelly
Email: civ.gradprograms@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5904

MEng and MEngCEM programs: Alison Morley
Email: meng.civmin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8028

Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Galbraith Building 35 St. George Street, Room 116
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4
Canada

Classics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Classics

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Ancient Philosophy;
    • Greek and Roman History and Material Culture;
    • Greek and Roman Literature

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: classics.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.classics@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5513
Fax: (416) 978-7307

Department of Classics
University of Toronto
125 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C7
Canada

Community Development

Admissions to this collaborative specialization have been administratively suspended.

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd
Counselling and Clinical Psychology (Clinical and Counselling Psychology field) — MA
Counselling Psychology — MEd
Geography — MA
Planning — MScPl
Public Health Sciences — MPH
Social Work — MSW

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/program/collaborative-specialization-in-community-development-cdcp
Email: blake.poland@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-7542

Collaborative Specialization in Community Development
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto
155 College Street, 6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7
Canada

Comparative Literature

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Comparative Literature

MA and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: complit.utoronto.ca
Email: baba.nguyen@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 813-4041
Fax: (416) 813-4040

Centre for Comparative Literature
University of Toronto
Isabel Bader Theatre
3rd Floor, 93 Charles Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1K9
Canada

Comparative, International and Development Education

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Curriculum and Pedagogy — MA, MEd, PhD
Educational Leadership and Policy — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Higher Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Language and Literacies Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD

Overview

Comparative, 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 Address

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/cidec
Email: cidec.oise@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0892
Fax: (416) 926-4749

Collaborative Specialization in Comparative, International and Development Education
Comparative, International and Development Education Centre (CIDEC)
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Computer Science

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Applied Computing

MScAC

  • Concentrations:
    • Applied Mathematics;
    • Artificial Intelligence;
    • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare;
    • Data Science;
    • Data Science for Biology;
    • Quantum Computing

Computer Science

MSc and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Graduate 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 Address

MSc and PhD Programs

Web: cs.toronto.edu
Email: gradapplications@cs.toronto.edu
Telephone: (416) 978-8762

Department of Computer Science Graduate Office
University of Toronto
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4
Canada

MScAC Program

Web: mscac.utoronto.ca
Email: admissions@mscac.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8440

University of Toronto
700 University Avenue, 9th Floor
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z5
Canada

Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA
East Asian Studies — MA
Geography — MA
Global Affairs — MGA
History — MA
Management — MBA
Planning — MScPl
Political Science — MA
Public Policy — MPP
Social Work — MSW
Sociology — MA
Women and Gender Studies — MA

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/collaborative-masters-specialization-contemporary-east-and-southeast-asian-studies
Email: asiapacific.ma@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8832
Fax: (416) 946-8838

Collaborative Master's Specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies
Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place, Room 228N
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada

Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

MA and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.crimsl.utoronto.ca
Email: crim.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-7124 ext. 225
Fax: (416) 978-4195

Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
University of Toronto
14 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K9
Canada

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Program Description

The 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:

  • Arts in Education
  • Critical Studies in Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • Digital Technologies in Education
  • Indigenous Education and Decolonization
  • Science, Mathematics and Technology (SMT)
  • Wellbeing

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 Affiliation

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Degree Programs

Curriculum and Pedagogy

MA, MEd, and PhD

  • Emphases:
    • Arts in Education;
    • Critical Studies in Curriculum and Pedagogy;
    • Digital Technologies in Education;
    • Indigenous Education and Decolonization;
    • Science, Mathematics and Technology (SMT);
    • Wellbeing
  • Field (MEd only):
    • Online Teaching and Learning

Language and Literacies Education

MA

MEd

  • Field:
    • Language Teaching

PhD

Teaching

MT

  • Fields:
    • Elementary Education;
    • Secondary Education

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Admissions

Initial 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
Email: admissions.oise@utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4300
Fax: (416) 323-9964

Registrar’s Office and Student Experience
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, Room 8-225
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Program

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/ctl
Email: www.oise.utoronto.ca/ctl/contact

Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 11th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Program Description

The 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:

  • The learning, teaching, and use of additional, Indigenous, official, international/heritage, and sign languages and literacies;

  • Curriculum, instruction, and assessment related to the development of first and additional languages and K–12 literacy skills;

  • The development of bilingual, multilingual, and translinguistic abilities;

  • Language and literacy education policies and planning;

  • Pedagogy oriented to multiliteracies development, including early literacy and adolescent reading, writing and oral language development, and children’s literature across the curriculum;

  • Social justice issues related to plurilingualism and cultural and linguistic diversity; and

  • Pedagogical implications of the fact that language and literacy are infused into all aspects of learning in contexts characterized by linguistic diversity.

Dentistry

Faculty Affiliation

Dentistry

Degree Programs

Dentistry

MSc and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Dental Anaesthesia;
    • Dental Biomedical Sciences (this field is taken by MSc and PhD students who are not in a specialty);
    • Dental Public Health;
    • Endodontics;
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology;
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Medicine;
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology;
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
    • Oral Medicine;
    • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics;
    • Pediatric Dentistry;
    • Periodontics;
    • Prosthodontics

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The Faculty of Dentistry offers graduate programs leading to either a Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degree. These graduate programs appeal to:

  • applicants, both dentists and non-dentists, who wish to pursue graduate research training; and

  • applicants who have a degree in dentistry and who are pursuing research training and advanced clinical education in one of the dental specialties (also known as fields).

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 Address

Web: www.dentistry.utoronto.ca
Email: gradstudies@dentistry.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 864-8114
Fax: (416) 979-4944

Faculty of Dentistry, Student Services Office
University of Toronto
Room 104, 124 Edward Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6
Canada

Development Policy and Power

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

University of Toronto Scarborough

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, MSc
Environmental Science — MEnvSc
Geography — MA
Political Science — MA
Public Health Sciences — MPH (field in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences)
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd
Sociology — MA
Women and Gender Studies — MA

Supporting Unit

Department of Global Development Studies

Overview

The 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 Address

Department of Global Development Studies: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/dgds/
Development Policy and Power: ccdscsutoronto.wixsite.com/ccds
Email: gds-cs-ma@utsc.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 287-71113

Collaborative Specialization in Development Policy and Power
Department of Global Development Studies
University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4
Canada

Developmental Biology

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Medicine

Participating Degree Programs

Biochemistry — MSc, PhD
Biomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD
Cell and Systems Biology — MSc, PhD
Immunology — MSc, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Molecular Genetics — MSc, PhD
Physiology — MSc, PhD

Overview

The graduate programs listed above participate in the Collaborative Specialization in Developmental Biology. The objectives of the specialization are to:

  • promote and foster excellence in developmental biology research in Toronto;

  • provide a means for master's and PhD graduate students working on developmental biology projects to be exposed to a broad range of issues and approaches in modern developmental biology;

  • provide a single, comprehensive, advanced PhD-level graduate course to complement a number of introductory courses provided by different graduate units;

  • provide a forum for interaction between investigators in developmental biology in different graduate units via participation in student seminars, supervisory committees, journal clubs, retreats, and seminars/symposia.

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 Address

Web: devbio.utoronto.ca
Email: ian.scott@sickkids.ca
Telephone: (416) 813-7654 ext. 301572

Dr. Ian Scott, Program Director
Collaborative Specialization in Developmental Biology
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
686 Bay Street, Room 16-9707
Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4 Canada

Diaspora and Transnational Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Art History — MA, PhD
Cinema Studies — MA
Comparative Literature — MA, PhD
Criminology and Sociolegal Studies — MA, PhD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies — MA, PhD
English — MA, PhD
Geography — MA, MSc, PhD
Germanic Languages and Literatures — MA
Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory — PhD
History — MA, PhD
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations — MA, PhD
Political Science — MA, PhD
Religion — MA, PhD
Slavic Languages and Literatures — MA, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Spanish — MA, PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA, PhD

Supporting Units

Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies;
Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies

Overview

Diaspora 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 Address

Web: cdts.utoronto.ca
Email: cdts@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946 8464
Fax: (416) 978 7045

Diaspora and Transnational Studies Collaborative Specialization
University of Toronto
Suite 230, 170 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8
Canada

Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

MA and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.cdtps.utoronto.ca
General email: graduate.drama@utoronto.ca
Associate Director of Graduate Studies: gc.graddrama@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-7980

Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
University of Toronto
UC Union Building
79 St. George Street
3rd Floor, Room 302
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E5
Canada

Earth Sciences

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Earth Sciences

MASc, MSc, and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.es.utoronto.ca
Email: grad@es.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1240
Fax: (416) 978-3938

Department of Earth Sciences
University of Toronto
Earth Sciences Centre
Room 1066, 22 Ursula Franklin Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1
Canada

East Asian Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

East Asian Studies

MA and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.eas.utoronto.ca
Email: eas.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3625
Fax: (416) 978-5711

Department of East Asian Studies
University of Toronto
Robarts Library 14-080, 130 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H1
Canada

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

MSc and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.eeb.utoronto.ca
Email: gradadmin.eeb@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-7172
Fax: (416) 978-5878

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Toronto
Earth Sciences Centre
Room 3046, 25 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B2
Canada

Economics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Economics

MA and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

Overview

The 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 Address

MA and PhD:
Web: www.economics.utoronto.ca
Email: www.economics.utoronto.ca/index.php/index/index/contact
Telephone: (416) 978-4544

MA and PhD Graduate Office
Department of Economics, Max Gluskin House
University of Toronto
150 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G7
Canada

Editing Ancient and Medieval Texts

This collaborative specialization will close on August 31, 2026.

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Classics — PhD
English — PhD
History — PhD
Italian Studies — PhD
Medieval Studies — PhD
Music — PhD
Philosophy — PhD
Religion — PhD
Spanish — PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: medieval.utoronto.ca
Email: medieval.studies@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4884
Fax: (416) 978-8294

Collaborative Specialization in Editing Ancient and Medieval Texts
Centre for Medieval Studies
University of Toronto
3rd Floor, 125 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C7
Canada

Education, Francophonies and Diversity

This information is available in French.

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Participating Degree Programs

Curriculum and Pedagogy — MA, MEd, PhD
Language and Literacies Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: oise.utoronto.ca/crefo
Email: crefo.oise@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1975

Collaborative Specialization in Education, Francophonies and Diversity
Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne (CREFO)
Ontario institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6 Canada

Educational Policy

Admissions to this collaborative specialization have been administratively suspended.

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Curriculum and Pedagogy — MA, MEd, PhD
Developmental Psychology and Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Educational Leadership and Policy — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Higher Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Language and Literacies Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/lhae/collaborative-specializations/educational-policy

Collaborative Specialization in Educational Policy
Ontario institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Electrical and Computer Engineering

MASc

  • Fields:
    • Biomedical Engineering;
    • Communications;
    • Computer Engineering;
    • Electromagnetics;
    • Electronics;
    • Energy Systems;
    • Photonics;
    • Systems Control
  • Emphases:
    • Robotics (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Analytics;
    • Biomedical Engineering;
    • Communications;
    • Computer Engineering;
    • Electromagnetics;
    • Electronics;
    • Energy Systems;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Identity, Privacy and Security (IPS);
    • Photonics;
    • Robotics;
    • Sustainable Energy;
    • Systems Control

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Biomedical Engineering;
    • Communications;
    • Computer Engineering;
    • Electromagnetics;
    • Electronics;
    • Energy Systems;
    • Photonics;
    • System Control
  • Emphases:
    • Robotics (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Sustainable Energy

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

During 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 Address

Web: www.ece.utoronto.ca
Email: ecegradoffice@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5804

The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Toronto
Sandford Fleming Building
Room 1107, 10 King's College Road
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4
Canada

Engineering Education

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Applied Science and Engineering

Participating Degree Programs

Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, PhD
Civil Engineering — MASc, PhD
Curriculum and Pedagogy — MA, PhD
Higher Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — MASc, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: gradstudies.engineering.utoronto.ca/research-degrees/collaborative-program-engineering-education and
istep.utoronto.ca/student-programming/enged/
Email: istep@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2821

Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education
Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP)
55 College Street, Room 723
Toronto, Ontario M5S 0C9
Canada

English

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

English

MA

  • Fields:
    • American Literature;
    • Aspects of Theory;
    • Canadian Literature;
    • Creative Writing;
    • Medieval Literature;
    • Renaissance Literature;
    • Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature;
    • Romantic and Victorian Literature;
    • Twentieth and Twenty-First Century British and Irish Literature;
    • World Literatures in English

PhD

  • Fields:
    • American Literature;
    • Aspects of Theory;
    • Canadian Literature;
    • Medieval Literature;
    • Renaissance Literature;
    • Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature;
    • Romantic and Victorian Literature;
    • Twentieth and Twenty-First Century British and Irish Literature;
    • World Literatures in English

Combined Degree Programs

STG, Law, JD / English, MA

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

One 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 Address

Web: www.english.utoronto.ca
Email: deptofenglish.graduate@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2526
Fax: (416) 978-2836

Department of English
University of Toronto
Jackman Humanities Building
6th Floor, 170 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8
Canada

Environment and Health

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Architecture, Landscape, and Design — PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, MEng, PhD
Community Health — MScCH
Environmental Science — MEnvSc, PhD
Forest Conservation — MFC
Forestry — MScF, PhD
Geography — MA, MSc, PhD
Landscape Architecture — MLA
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Music — MA, MMus, PhD
Planning — MScPl, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: environment.utoronto.ca/graduate
Email: grad.director.env@utoronto.ca or grad.office.env@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3475
Fax: (416) 978-3884

Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Health
School of the Environment, Earth Sciences Centre
University of Toronto
Room 1016V, 33 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E8
Canada

Environment

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Environment and Sustainability

MES

  • Concentrations:
    • Adaptation and Resilience;
    • Global Change Science;
    • Social Sustainability;
    • The Sustainability Transition

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: environment.utoronto.ca/graduate/mes
Email: grad.director.env@utoronto.ca or grad.office.env@utoronto.ca

School of the Environment
University of Toronto
33 Willcocks Street, Suite 1016V
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E8
Canada

Environmental Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Architecture, Landscape, and Design — PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, MEng, PhD
Chemistry — MSc, PhD
Civil Engineering — MASc, MEng, MEngCEM, PhD
Earth Sciences — MASc, MSc, PhD
English — MA, PhD
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology — PhD
Environmental Science — MEnvSc, PhD
Forest Conservation — MFC
Forestry — MScF, PhD
Geography — MA, MSc, PhD
Global Affairs — MGA
Information — MI, PhD
Landscape Architecture — MLA
Management — MBA, PhD
Music — MA, PhD
Physics — MSc, PhD
Planning — MScPl, PhD
Political Science — MA, PhD
Public Policy — MPP
Religion — MA, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Sustainability Management — MScSM
Women and Gender Studies — MA, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: environment.utoronto.ca/graduate
Email: grad.director.env@utoronto.ca or grad.office.env@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3475
Fax: (416) 978-3884

Collaborative Specialization in Environmental Studies
School of the Environment, Earth Sciences Centre
University of Toronto
Room 1016V, 33 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E8
Canada

Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

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

Overview

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

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

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

Contact and Address

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

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

European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

European and Russian Affairs

MA

Combined Degree Programs

STG, Law, JD / European and Russian Affairs, MA

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: munkschool.utoronto.ca/ceres
Email: katia.malyuzhinets@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8962
Fax: (416) 946-8939

Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
University of Toronto
Room 127N, 1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada

Financial Economics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science; Management

Degree Programs

Financial Economics

MFE

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: mfe.economics.utoronto.ca
Email: mfe@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2678

Master of Financial Economics Program
Department of Economics, University of Toronto
150 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G7
Canada

Food Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

University of Toronto Scarborough

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, PhD
East Asian Studies — MA, PhD
Environmental Science — PhD
Geography — MA, MSc, PhD
History — MA, PhD
Information — MI
Medieval Studies — PhD
Museum Studies — MMSt
Nutritional Sciences — MSc, PhD
Public Health Sciences — PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Spanish — PhD

Supporting Unit

Culinaria Research Centre

Overview

Food 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 Address

Web: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/culinaria
Email: culinaria.utsc@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 208-8175

Collaborative Specialization in Food Studies
University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4
Canada

Forestry

Faculty Affiliation

Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Degree Programs

Forest Conservation

MFC

Forestry

MScF and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: academic.daniels.utoronto.ca/forestry
Forest Conservation (MFC): graduate@daniels.utoronto.ca
Forestry (MScF, PhD): research@daniels.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3897

Graduate Department of Forestry
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
University of Toronto
1 Spadina Crescent
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J5
Canada

French Language and Literature

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

French Language and Literature

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • French Linguistics;
    • French Literature

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.french.utoronto.ca
Email: french.gradcounsellor@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 926-2307
Fax: (416) 926-2328

Department of French Language and Literature
University of Toronto
50 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J4
Canada

Genome Biology and Bioinformatics

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Biochemistry — PhD
Biomedical Engineering — PhD
Cell and Systems Biology — PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — PhD
Computer Science — PhD
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology — PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — PhD
Medical Biophysics — PhD
Medical Science — PhD
Molecular Genetics — PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: gbb.csb.utoronto.ca
Email: madison.marshall@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8879

Collaborative Specialization in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics
Department of Cell and Systems Biology
Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
25 Harbord Street, RW 424D
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G5
Canada

Geography and Planning

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Geography

MA, MSc, and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Environmental Geography and Resource Management;
    • Historical/Social/Cultural Geography;
    • Physical Geography and Natural Systems;
    • Spatial Information Systems;
    • Urban/Economic Geography.

Planning

MScPl

  • Concentrations:
    • Economic Development Planning;
    • Environmental Planning;
    • Social Planning and Policy;
    • Transportation Planning and Infrastructure;
    • Urban Design and Spatial Planning.

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Cities in Global Context: Economic Development and Social Planning;
    • Environmental and Sustainability Planning;
    • Urban Development, Design and the Built Environment.

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: geography.utoronto.ca
Geography programs email: graduate.geography@utoronto.ca
MSc Planning program email: planning.geoplan@utoronto.ca
PhD Planning program email: graduate.planning@utoronto.ca
Geography and PhD programs telephone: (416) 978-3377
MSc Planning program telephone: (416) 946-0269
Fax: (416) 946-3886

Department of Geography and Planning
University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall
5th Floor, 100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Germanic Languages and Literatures

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Germanic Languages and Literatures

MA

  • Fields:
    • German Literature, Culture and Theory;
    • Yiddish Studies

Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory

PhD

  • Field:
    • Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: german.utoronto.ca
Email: german@chass.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 926-2321
Fax: (416) 926-2329

Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures
3rd Floor, 50 St. Joseph Street
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J4
Canada

Global Affairs and Public Policy

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Global Affairs

MGA

  • Emphases:
    • Development;
    • Global Justice and Human Rights;
    • Global Policy;
    • Global Security;
    • Innovation Policy;
    • Markets;
    • The Digital World
  • Dual Degree Programs:
    • MGA (University of Toronto) / MIA (Hertie School of Governance, Berlin);
    • MGA (University of Toronto) / MPA (London School of Economics, London);
    • MGA (University of Toronto) / MPP (Sciences Po, Paris)

Public Policy

MPP

  • Emphases:
    • Economics for Public Policy;
    • Public and Non-Profit Management and Administration;
    • Social and Urban Policy

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: munkschool.utoronto.ca/mga
Email: mga@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8917
Fax: (416) 946-8915

Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
University of Toronto
315 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 0A7
Canada

Web: munkschool.utoronto.ca/publicpolicy
Email: public.policy@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5120
Fax: (416) 978-5079

Master of Public Policy Program
University of Toronto
Canadiana Gallery
Third Floor, 14 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K9
Canada

Global Health

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, MEng, PhD
Community Health — MScCH
Dentistry — MSc (thesis only), PhD
Geography — MA, MSc, PhD
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc (thesis only), PhD
Law — LLM, SJD
Management — PhD
Medical Science — PhD
Nursing Science — MN, PhD
Nutritional Sciences — PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc (thesis only), PhD
Planning — MScPl, PhD
Political Science — PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc (thesis only), PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/institutes/centre-for-global-health
Email: globalhealth.dlsph@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-7909

Collaborative Specialization in Global Health (U of T Global Scholar)
Centre for Global Public Health
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto
155 College Street, Room 400
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7
Canada

Health Care, Technology, and Place

Effective January 1, 2024, this collaborative specialization is closed.

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Medicine

Participating Degree Programs

Biomedical Engineering — PhD
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — PhD
Medical Science — PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — PhD
Public Health Sciences — PhD
Rehabilitation Sciences — PhD
Social Work — PhD

Overview

The 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:

  • Prepare doctoral students to understand, explain, and improve health outcomes associated with technologically mediated health care.
  • Bridge knowledge gaps among doctoral students working in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities who are concerned with innovative technologies, diverse settings, and complex work and personal practices of modern health in Canada.
  • Provide mentorship in interdisciplinary research and scholarship, including leadership skills, negotiation and collaboration, grant writing, and knowledge transfer. Ultimately, the goal is to facilitate research conducted by scientifically informed humanists and philosophically informed physical and social scientists.

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 Address

Web: www.hctp.utoronto.ca
Email: hctp.program@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2067
Fax: (416) 978-7350

Collaborative Doctoral Specialization in Health Care, Technology, and Place
University of Toronto
Suite 425, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6
Canada

Health Services and Policy Research

Admissions have been administratively suspended. (See amendment made on January 16, 2024.)

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD
Kinesiology — MSc, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Public Health Sciences — PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc
Social Work — PhD

Overview

The 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:

  • providing training in health services research for graduate students;
  • enhancing the quality and breadth of transdisciplinary training in health services research; and
  • including decision makers as active partners in teaching, program and curriculum planning, and the provision of field placements for students.

This competency-based collaborative specialization focuses on the following five areas:

  • understanding the Canadian health-care system;
  • ability to carry out health services research;
  • understanding theories regarding how the health of populations is produced;
  • understanding theories of health and health services knowledge production; and
  • knowledge exchange and development of research partnerships.

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 Address

Web: ihpme.utoronto.ca/collaborative-specializations/health-services-and-policy-research/
Email: whit.berta@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-5223
Fax: (416) 978-7350

Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Health Services and Policy Research
c/o Dr. Whitney Berta
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto
Suite 428, 4th Floor, 55 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6
Canada

History

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

History

MA and PhD

  • Fields by Chronology or Geography:
    • African History;
    • American History;
    • Atlantic World History;
    • British and Irish History;
    • Canadian History;
    • East Asian History;
    • European History;
    • Latin American and Caribbean History;
    • Medieval History;
    • Mediterranean and Middle Eastern History;
    • Russian History;
    • South Asian History;
    • Southeast Asian History
  • Fields by Theme:
    • Contemporary International History (MA only);
    • Cultural and Intellectual History;
    • Food History;
    • History of Conflict, Violence, and Genocide;
    • History of Economy, Technology, and Society;
    • History of Empire, Colonialism, and Indigeneity;
    • History of Gender, Sex, and Sexualities;
    • History of Medicine;
    • History of Migration/Diaspora;
    • History of Religion and Society;
    • History of State, Politics, and Law;
    • International Relations;
    • Social History

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: history.utoronto.ca
Email: history.gradadmin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3369

Department of History
University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall
Room 2074, 100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

Faculty Affiliation

Public Health

Degree Programs

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

MSc

  • Concentrations:
    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research;
    • Health Systems Leadership and Innovation;
    • Health Systems Research
      • Emphases:
        • Health Economics;
        • Health Informatics Research;
        • Health Policy;
        • Health Systems Artificial Intelligence;
        • Health Technology Assessment;
        • Organization and Management Studies;
        • Outcomes and Evaluation Studies
    • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

PhD

  • Concentrations:
    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research;
    • Health Professions Education Research;
    • Health Systems Research
      • Emphases:
        • Health Economics;
        • Health Informatics Research;
        • Health Policy;
        • Health Technology Assessment;
        • Organization and Management Studies;
        • Outcomes and Evaluation Studies.

Health Administration

MHSc

Health Informatics

MHI

Combined Degree Programs

STG, Health Administration, MHSc / MSW (admissions have closed)

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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

  • MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Systems Research
  • PhD in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Health Professions Education Research; Health Systems Research

November 30

  • MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentration: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

January 15

  • MSc in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentration: System Leadership and Innovation (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education applicants)

February 1

  • Master of Health Informatics
  • MHSc in Health Administration

March 1

  • Master of Health Informatics (executive option)

Contact and Address

Web: ihpme.utoronto.ca/community/connect
Email: ihpme@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4326
Fax: (416) 978-7350

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto
4th Floor, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6
Canada

History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences;
    • History of Medicine and Life Sciences;
    • History of Technology;
    • Philosophy of Science

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.ihpst.utoronto.ca
Email: ihpst.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5397
Fax: (416) 978-3003

Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST)
University of Toronto
Old Victoria College
Room 316, 91 Charles Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1K7
Canada

Immunology

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Immunology

MSc

  • Fields:
    • Applied Immunology;
    • Fundamental Immunology

PhD

  • Field:
    • Fundamental Immunology

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.immunology.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate.immunology@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6382

Department of Immunology
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 7205, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

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 Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Counselling and Clinical Psychology — MA, PhD
Counselling Psychology — MEd, EdD
Geography — MA, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Nutritional Sciences — MSc, PhD
Public Health Sciences— MPH, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD

Supporting Units

Indigenous Studies program (undergraduate), Faculty of Arts and Science

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/institutes/wiih/collaborative-specialization-in-indigenous-health
Email: mphih.dlsph@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8502
Fax: (416) 978-1883

Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health
c/o Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health (WIIH)
University of Toronto
155 College Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7
Canada

Information

Faculty Affiliation

Information

Degree Programs

Information

MI

See amendment made on August 14, 2023.

  • Concentrations:
    • Archives and Records Management (ARM);
    • Critical Information Policy Studies (CIPS) (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Culture and Technology (C&T) (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Human Centred Data Science (HCDS);
    • Information Systems and Design (ISD);
    • Knowledge Management and Information Management (KMIM) (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Library and Information Science (LIS);
    • User Experience Design (UXD)

PhD

  • Concentrations:
    • Archives and Records Management;
    • Critical Information Policy Studies;
    • Cultural Heritage;
    • Information Systems and Design;
    • Knowledge Management and Information Management;
    • Library and Information Science;
    • Media, Technology, and Culture;
    • Philosophy of Information

Museum Studies

MMSt

Combined Degree Programs

Diploma Program

Information Studies

GDiplSt, a post-master's diploma (admissions have closed)

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: ischool.utoronto.ca
General email: inquire.ischool@utoronto.ca
Admissions email: admissions.ischool@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3234
Fax: (416) 978-5762

Faculty of Information
University of Toronto
140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G6
Canada

Industrial Relations and Human Resources

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Industrial Relations and Human Resources

MIRHR

PhD

  • Field:
    • Canadian Industrial Relations and Human Resources

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

In 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 Address

Web: www.cirhr.utoronto.ca
Email: cir.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0551
Fax: (416) 978-5696

Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
University of Toronto
121 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E8
Canada

Italian Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Italian Studies

MA

  • Field:
    • Italian Literature

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Middle Ages and Renaissance;
    • Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries;
    • Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Graduate 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 Address

Web: italianstudies.utoronto.ca
Email: italian.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6472

Department of Italian Studies
University of Toronto
Carr Hall, 2nd floor
100 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J4
Canada

Jewish Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, PhD
Art History — MA, PhD
Classics — MA, PhD
Comparative Literature — MA, PhD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies — MA, PhD
English — MA, PhD
European and Russian Affairs — MA
Geography — PhD
Germanic Languages and Literatures — MA
Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory — PhD
History — MA, PhD
InformationPhD
Law — LLM, MSL, SJD
Linguistics — PhD
Medieval Studies — MA, PhD
Museum Studies — MMSt
Music — MA, PhD
Music Performance — DMA
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations — MA, PhD
Philosophy — MA, PhD
Political Science — MA, PhD
Religion — MA, PhD
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesMA, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.jewishstudies.utoronto.ca
Email: cjs.director@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1624
Fax: (416) 946-7719

Collaborative Specialization in Jewish Studies
Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies
University of Toronto
170 St. George Street, Suite 218
Toronto, Ontario M5R 3M8
Canada

Kinesiology

Faculty Affiliation

Kinesiology and Physical Education

Degree Programs

Kinesiology

MA, MSc, and PhD

Professional Kinesiology

MPK

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The field of Kinesiology is interdisciplinary. All degree programs are for students interested in research, academic, and professional careers relating to:

  • Applied/exercise/environmental physiology
  • Biomechanics and ergonomics
  • Health-care provision as a kinesiologist
  • Metabolic and endocrinological aspects of physical activity
  • Motor control and motor learning
  • Muscle physiology
  • Physical cultural aspects of sport and physical activity
  • Physical fitness and athletic strength and conditioning
  • Psychological aspects of sport and physical activity
  • Psychophysiological aspects of exercise and stress
  • Women's health and physical activity.

Contact and Address

Web: kpe.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.kpe@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6087
Fax: (416) 971-2118

Graduate Department of Kinesiology
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
University of Toronto
55 Harbord Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2W6
Canada

Knowledge Media Design

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Information

Participating Degree Programs

Architecture — MArch
Computer Science — MSc, PhD
Curriculum and Pedagogy — MA, MEd, PhD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies — MA, PhD
Information — MI, PhD
Landscape Architecture — MLA
Language and Literacies Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — MASc, MEng, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Museum Studies — MMSt
Religion — MA, PhD
Urban Design — MUD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: kmdi.utoronto.ca
Email: admin.kmdi@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5634

Collaborative Specialization in Knowledge Media Design
Knowledge Media Design Institute, University of Toronto
Faculty of Information
John P. Robarts Library Building, 7023A
130 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A5
Canada

Mailing address:
Faculty of Information
Knowledge Media Design Institute
University of Toronto
140 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 3G6
Canada

Law

Faculty Affiliation

Law

Degree Programs

Law

LLM

  • Concentrations:
    • Business Law;
    • Criminal Law;
    • Health Law, Ethics and Policy;
    • Legal Theory
  • Dual Degree Programs:
    • LLB (National University of Singapore) / LLM (University of Toronto);
    • LLB (Torcuato Di Tella University) / LLM (University of Toronto);
    • LLB (Tsinghua University) / LLM (University of Toronto); (admissions have been administratively suspended)
    • LLM (University of Toronto) / JM (Tsinghua University); (admissions have been administratively suspended)
    • LLM (University of Toronto) / LLM (Tsinghua University) (admissions have been administratively suspended)

MSL

SJD

Global Professional Law

GPLLM

  • Concentrations:
    • Business Law;
    • Canadian Law in a Global Context;
    • Innovation, Law and Technology

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

LLM, MSL, and SJD Program Inquiries

Web: www.law.utoronto.ca/academic-programs/graduate-programs
Email: gradadmissions.law@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0213

University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Graduate Programs
Falconer Hall
78 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C5

GPLLM Program Inquiries

Web: gpllm.law.utoronto.ca
Email: admissions.gpllm@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-7384

University of Toronto Faculty of Law
GPLLM Program
Falconer Hall
78 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C5

Leadership, Higher and Adult Education

Faculty Affiliation

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development

MA, MEd, and PhD

Educational Leadership and Policy

MA, MEd, EdD, and PhD

Admissions to the EdD have been administratively suspended.

  • Fields:
    • Educational Leadership and Policy;
    • International Educational Leadership and Policy (EdD only)

Higher Education

MA

  • Field:
    • Higher Education

MEd

  • Fields:
    • Education in the Professions;
    • Higher Education;
    • Higher Education Leadership;
    • Student Development and Student Services in Higher Education

EdD

  • Field:
    • Higher Education

PhD

  • Field:
    • Higher Education

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Scholars 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 Address

Admissions

Initial 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
Email: admissions.oise@utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4300
Fax: (416) 323-9964

Registrar’s Office and Student Experience
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, Rm. 8-225
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Programs

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/lhae
Email: lhae.admissions@utoronto.ca
Tel: (Admissions and Programs): (416) 978-0729

Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 6th and 7th Floors
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Linguistics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Linguistics

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Language Variation;
    • Psycholinguistics;
    • Theoretical Linguistics

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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:

  • Theoretical Linguistics (generative grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics)

  • Language Variation (sociolinguistics, dialectology, language variation, language change)

  • Psycholinguistics (comprehension and production, language acquisition, both in relation to linguistic theory)

Contact and Address

Web: www.linguistics.utoronto.ca
Email: linguistics@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4029
Fax: (416) 971-2688

Department of Linguistics
University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall
4th Floor, 100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Laboratory Medicine

MHSc

  • Fields:
    • Clinical Embryology;
    • Pathologists' Assistant

Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

MSc and PhD

Translational Research in the Health Sciences

MHSc

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

As 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 Foci

Antimicrobial Resistance: Surveillance and Mechanisms
Bone and Connective Tissue Diseases including Disorders of Mineral Metabolism
Cancer Pathogenesis and Prevention Cardiovascular Disease
Cell-Matrix Interactions
Development: Cell Cycle, Differentiation, Signalling Diabetes
Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Disorders
Hematopathology and Transfusion Medicine
Immunopathology and Transplantation
Inflammatory Disorders
Lipid Disorders
Lymphatic Pathobiology
Microbial Pathogenesis
Molecular Biomarkers
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Protein Structure and Function
Toxicology
Translational Research
Vascular Cell Biology
Viral Diseases

For details, consult the departmental website.

Contact and Address

Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Program

Web: www.lmp.utoronto.ca
Email: lmp.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2663
Fax: (416) 978-7361

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 6209, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Translational Research in the Health Sciences Program

Web: trp.utoronto.ca
Email: trp@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4474

University of Toronto
Old Administration Building
263 McCaul, Room 120
Toronto, ON, M5T 1W7
Canada

Management and Innovation

Faculty Affiliation

University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Degree Programs

Biotechnology

MBiotech

  • Fields:
    • Biopharmaceutical;
    • Digital Health Technologies

Forensic Accounting

MFAcc

Management & Professional Accounting

MMPA

Management of Innovation

MMI

Sustainability Management

MScSM

  • Concentrations:
    • Management;
    • Science

Urban Innovation

MUI

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Institute for Management & Innovation

Web: www.utm.utoronto.ca/imi
Email: imi@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-4565
Fax: (905) 569-4302

University of Toronto Mississauga
Innovation Complex, Suite 2200
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada

Biotechnology

Web: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mbiotech
Email: mbiotech@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-4737
Fax: (905) 569-4302

Master of Biotechnology Program
University of Toronto Mississauga
Innovation Complex, Suite 2200
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada

Forensic Accounting

Web: mfacc.utoronto.ca
Email: mfacc@utoronto.ca
Telephone: 905-569-4331
Fax: 905-569-4306

Master of Forensic Accounting Program
University of Toronto Mississauga
Innovation Complex, Suite 2200
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada

Management & Professional Accounting

Web: mmpa.utoronto.ca
Email: mmpa@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-4318
Fax: (905) 569-4306

Master of Management & Professional Accounting Program
University of Toronto Mississauga
Innovation Complex, Suite 2200
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada

Management of Innovation

Web: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mmi
Email: mmi.utm@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-4743

Master of Management of Innovation Program
University of Toronto Mississauga
Innovation Complex, Suite 2200
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada

Sustainability Management

Web: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mscsm
Email: mscsm.utm@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-5803
Fax: (905) 569-4302

Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program
University of Toronto Mississauga
Innovation Complex, Suite 2200
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada

Urban Innovation

Web: www.utm.utoronto.ca/mui
Email: mui@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 864-8078
Fax: (905) 569-4302

Master of Urban Innovation
University of Toronto Mississauga
Innovation Complex, Second Floor
3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada

Management, Rotman School of Management

Faculty Affiliation

Management, Rotman School of Management

Degree Programs

Management

MBA

  • Full-Time Master of Business Administration;
    • Emphases (full-time and extended full-time MBA):
      • Data Analytics and Modeling;
      • Finance;
      • Global Management;
      • Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Business Design;
      • Leadership;
      • Marketing;
      • Strategy;
      • Sustainability and Society
  • Extended Full-Time Master of Business Administration (Morning/Evening);
  • Executive Master of Business Administration
    • Fields:
      • Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA): the GEMBA is a field that is only offered as part of the dual degree
        • Dual Degree Program: Global Executive Master of Business Administration (University of Toronto) / Global Executive Master of Business Administration (Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi)
      • Global Executive Master of Business Administration for Healthcare and the Life Sciences (GEMBA-HLS)

Finance

MF

Financial Risk Management

MFRM

Management Analytics

MMA

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Diploma Programs

Professional Accounting

GDipPA

Overview

The 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 Address

Rotman School of Management

Web

General
Full-Time MBA
Morning/Evening MBA
Executive MBA
Global Executive MBA
Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences
Master of Finance
Master of Financial Risk Management
Master of Management Analytics
Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

Telephone

MBA: (416) 978-3499
Morning/Evening MBA: (416) 946-5916
Executive MBA: (416) 946-3022
Global Executive MBA: (416) 946-3022
Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences: (416) 946-3638
Master of Finance: (416) 946-5916
Master of Financial Risk Management: (416) 978-2230
Master of Management Analytics: (416) 946‐3638
Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting: (416) 978-2230

Address

Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto
105 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6
Canada

Management, Tri~campus

Faculty Affiliation

Management, Tri-campus

Degree Programs

Management

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Accounting;
    • Business Economics;
    • Finance;
    • Marketing;
    • Operations Management;
    • Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management;
    • Strategic Management

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Graduate Department of Management

Web: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/Degrees/PhD
Email: Kate.Alexandrova@rotman.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-0894

Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto
105 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6
Canada

Management, University of Toronto Scarborough

Faculty Affiliation

Management, University of Toronto Scarborough

Degree Programs

Accounting and Finance

MAccFin

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.uoft.me/maccfin
Email: maccfin.utsc@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 208-5098

Graduate Department of Management
University of Toronto Scarborough
1095 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4
Canada

Mathematical Finance

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Mathematical Finance

MMF

Overview

Financial engineering is one of the fastest-growing areas of applied mathematics.

Contact and Address

Web: www.mmf.utoronto.ca
Email: math.finance@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-5206

Mathematical Finance Program
University of Toronto
Suite 17030, 700 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z5
Canada

Mathematics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Mathematics

MSc and PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.mathematics.utoronto.ca
Email: gradinfo@math.toronto.edu
Telephone: (416) 978-7894
Fax: (416) 978-4107

Department of Mathematics
University of Toronto
Room 6290, 40 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4
Canada

Medical Biophysics

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Medical Biophysics

MSc and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: medbio.utoronto.ca
Email: medbio.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 634-8751 or (416) 634-8755

Department of Medical Biophysics
MaRS Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
101 College Street, Suite 15-701
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7
Canada

Medical Science

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Biomedical Communications

MScBMC

  • Fields:
    • Biomedical Media Design;
    • Biomedical Visualization Design

Medical Science

MSc and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Bioethics;
    • Biomedical Science;
    • Clinical Science;
    • Health Professions Education;
    • Population Health/Health Services;
    • Radiation Oncology

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Diploma Programs

Graduate Diploma in Health Research

GDipHR

Overview

With 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 Address

Medical Science Program

Web: ims.utoronto.ca/core-team
Telephone: (416) 946-8286
Fax: (416) 971-2253

Institute of Medical Science
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 2374, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Biomedical Communications Program

Web: bmc.med.utoronto.ca
Email: bmc.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (905) 569-4849

Master of Science in Biomedical Communications
University of Toronto Mississauga
HSC 308, 3359 Mississauga Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6
Canada

Graduate Diploma in Health Research

Web: md.utoronto.ca/graduate-diploma-health-research-gdiphr
Email: gdip.hres@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-7866

Graduate Diploma in Health Research
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 2256, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Medieval Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Medieval Studies

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Auxiliary Sciences;
    • History and Religion;
    • Language and Literature;
    • Music and Art;
    • Philosophy and Theology

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: medieval.utoronto.ca
Email: medieval.studies@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4884

Centre for Medieval Studies
University of Toronto
3rd Floor, 125 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C7
Canada

Mediterranean Archaeology

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — PhD
Art History — PhD
Classics — PhD
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations — PhD
Religion — PhD

Supporting Units

Archaeology Centre

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: macs.utoronto.ca
Email: archaeology@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5248
Fax: (416) 978-3217

Mediterranean Archaeology Collaborative Specialization
Archaeology Centre, University of Toronto
19 Russell Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S2
Canada

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

MASc

  • Emphases:
    • Robotics (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Advanced Manufacturing;
    • Advanced Soft Materials;
    • Analytics;
    • Biomanufacturing;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Forensic Engineering;
    • Robotics;
    • Sustainable Energy;
    • Waterpower
  • Dual Degree Program (closed as of August 31, 2023):
    • BEng (South China University of Technology) / MEng (University of Toronto)

PhD

  • Emphases:
    • Robotics (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Sustainable Energy

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.mie.utoronto.ca/contact-us/
Email: gradoffice@mie.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2805

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto
Mechanical Engineering Building
5 King's College Road
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8
Canada

Molecular Genetics

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Genetic Counselling

MSc

Medical Genomics

MHSc

Molecular Genetics

MSc and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate.coordinator@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8359
Fax: (416) 978-6885

Department of Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 4398, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Materials Science and Engineering

MASc

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Advanced Manufacturing;
    • Advanced Soft Materials;
    • Advanced Water Technologies;
    • Analytics;
    • Biomanufacturing;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Forensic Engineering;
    • Sustainable Energy

PhD

  • Emphasis:
    • Sustainable Energy

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Climate 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 Address

Web: mse.utoronto.ca
Email: mse.graduate@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3012
Fax: (416) 978-4155

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
Wallberg Building
Room 140, 184 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4
Canada

Musculoskeletal Sciences

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Medicine

Participating Degree Programs

Biomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD
Dentistry — MSc, PhD
Kinesiology — MSc, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Pharmacology and Toxicology — MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD

Supporting Unit

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (see amendment made on August 17, 2023)

Overview

There 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 Address

Web: tmc.utoronto.ca
Email: msk.admin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0841
Fax: (416) 978-6395

Collaborative Specialization in Musculoskeletal Sciences
Dr. Jane Mitchell
1 King's College Circle, Room 4342
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Music

Faculty Affiliation

Music

Degree Programs

Music

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Ethnomusicology;
    • Music and Health Sciences;
    • Music Education;
    • Musicology;
    • Music Theory

Music Performance

MMus

  • Fields:
    • Applied Music and Health;
    • Collaborative Piano;
    • Composition;
    • Conducting;
    • Historical Performance;
    • Instrumental;
    • Jazz;
    • Music Technology and Digital Media;
    • Opera;
    • Piano Pedagogy;
    • Vocal;
    • Vocal Pedagogy

DMA

  • Fields:
    • Composition;
    • Performance

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

A 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 Address

Web: music.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.music@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5772
Fax: (416) 946-3353

Graduate Department of Music
University of Toronto
Edward Johnson Building
80 Queen's Park Crescent
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5
Canada

Neuromodulation

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

Participating Degree Programs

Biomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — MASc, PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering — MASc, PhD
Materials Science and Engineering — MASc, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — MASc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD

Supporting Units

University of Toronto CRANIA Neuromodulation Institute (CNMI);
Institute of Biomedical Engineering

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.engineering.utoronto.ca/research-innovation/research-institutes-and-centres/crania-neuromodulation-institute-cnmi
Email: info.cnmi@utoronto.ca

Sindhu Menon
CRANIA NeuroModulation Institute (CNMI)
Toronto Western Hospital
399 Bathurst Street, McLaughlin Wing, 14th Floor, Room 14MC413
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8

Neuroscience

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Medicine

Participating Degree Programs

Biochemistry — MSc, PhD
Bioethics — MHSc
Biomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD
Cell and Systems BiologyMSc, PhD
Community Health — MScCH
Computer Science — MSc, PhD
Dentistry — MSc, PhD
Developmental Psychology and Education — MA, PhD
Immunology — PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD
Medical Biophysics — MSc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Music — MA, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Pharmacology — MSc, PhD
Physiology — MSc, PhD
Psychology — MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.neuroscience.utoronto.ca
Email: p.neuroscience@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8637

Collaborative Specialization in Neuroscience
University of Toronto
Room 3306, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, ON M5S 1A8
Canada

Next~Generation Precision Medicine

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Pharmacy

Participating Degree Programs

Chemistry — PhD
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry — PhD
Molecular Genetics — PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — PhD

Supporting Units

Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences;
Precision Medicine Initiative at U of T (PRiME)

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.education.prime.utoronto.ca
Email: prime.education@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-5516

Mark Pereira
Collaborative Specialization in Next-Generation Precision Medicine
144 College Street, room 904
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2
Canada

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Ancient and Near Eastern Studies;
    • Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

In 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 Address

Web: nmc.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3181
Fax: (416) 978-3305

Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
University of Toronto
2nd Floor, 4 Bancroft Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C1
Canada

Nursing Science

Faculty Affiliation

Nursing

Degree Programs

Nursing Science

MN

  • Fields:
    • Clinical Nursing;
    • Health Systems Leadership and Administration;
    • Nurse Practitioner
  • Emphases (Nurse Practitioner field only):
    • Adult;
    • Paediatric (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Primary Health Care — Global Health

DN

PhD

Diploma Programs

Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP)

DipNP

  • Emphases:
    • Adult;
    • Paediatric (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Primary Health Care — Global Health

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca
Email: ask.nursing@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2392
Fax: (416) 978-8222

Graduate Department of Nursing Science
University of Toronto
Suite 130, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P8
Canada

Nutritional Sciences

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Nutritional Sciences

MSc and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: nutrisci.med.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.nutrisci@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6071
Fax: (416) 978-5882

Department of Nutritional Sciences
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building, 5th Floor, Room 5253A
1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8

Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Occupational Therapy

MScOT

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specialization is available to students in the participating degree program as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: ot.utoronto.ca
Email: ot.reception@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8571
Fax: (416) 946-8570

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
University of Toronto
Room 160, 500 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7
Canada

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty Affiliation

Pharmacy

Degree Programs

Pharmaceutical Sciences

MSc and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Biomolecular Pharmaceutical Sciences;
    • Clinical, Social, and Administrative Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacy

MScPhm

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Pharmaceutical 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:

  • Biomolecular Pharmaceutical Sciences: drug receptor interactions, molecular biology, electrophysiology, biochemistry, clinical, adverse drug reactions, drug metabolism; pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical formulations, radiopharmaceutical synthesis, drug discovery, biophysical chemistry, basic pharmacokinetics, and clinical research;

  • Clinical, Social, and Administrative Pharmaceutical Sciences: bioethics, clinical pharmacy, drug policy, drug safety, global health and corruption, health economics, health policy, health services research, pedagogy, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacy administration, pharmacy practice, social pharmacy, and social psychology.

Contact and Address

Web: pharmacy.utoronto.ca/programs/graduate-department-pharmaceutical-sciences
Email: phm.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8896
Fax: (416) 978-8511

Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto
144 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2
Canada

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Pharmacology

MSc

  • Field:
    • Applied Clinical Pharmacology

PhD

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Faculty in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology conduct research in the following areas:

  • biochemical and molecular pharmacology
  • cardiovascular pharmacology
  • clinical pharmacology
  • drug addiction
  • drug metabolism, distribution, and pharmacokinetics
  • endocrine pharmacology
  • immunopharmacology
  • neuropharmacology
  • pharmacogenetics
  • psychopharmacology
  • receptor pharmacology
  • second messengers and signal transduction
  • toxicology

Contact and Address

Web: www.pharmtox.utoronto.ca
Email: pharmtox.dept@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3851

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Room 4207
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Philosophy

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Philosophy

MA

  • Concentration: Philosophy of Science

PhD

Combined Degree Programs

STG, Law, Juris Doctor / Philosophy, PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Philosophy 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 Address

Web: philosophy.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate.phil@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3312
Fax: (416) 978-8703

Department of Philosophy
University of Toronto
Jackman Humanities Building (JHB)
Room 410, 170 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8
Canada

Physical and Environmental Sciences

Faculty Affiliation

University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Degree Programs

Environmental Science

MEnvSc

  • Fields:
    • Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation;
    • Conservation and Biodiversity;
    • Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems

MSc

PhD

  • Concentrations:
    • Climate Change and the Environment;
    • Contaminant Flux;
    • Environmental Science in Transitional Economies;
    • Great Lakes Ecosystems;
    • Remediation and Restoration of Degraded Environmental Systems;
    • Urban Geoscience

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in the participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/physsci
MEnvSc email: dpes-menvsc-program.utsc@utoronto.ca
MSc email: dpes-graduate.utsc@utoronto.ca
PhD email: dpes-phd-program.utsc@utoronto.ca
MEnvSc telephone: (416) 287-7205
MSc and PhD telephone: (416) 208-2910
Fax: (416) 287-7204

Graduate Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4
Canada

Physical Therapy

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Physical Therapy

MScPT

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca
Email: physther.facmed@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8641
Fax: (416) 946-8562

Department of Physical Therapy
University of Toronto
Room 160, 500 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7
Canada

Physics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Physics

MSc

  • Dual Degree Programs:
    • Master of Science in Physics (University of Toronto) / Master in Physics (Sapienza Università di Roma) / Master in Physics (Université Paris-Saclay);
    • Master of Science in Physics (University of Toronto) / Master in Physics (Sapienza Università di Roma) / Master in Physics (Universidade do Porto)

PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.physics.utoronto.ca
Email: grad@physics.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2945
Fax: (416) 978-1547

Department of Physics
University of Toronto
Room 315, McLennan Physical Labs
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7
Canada

Physiology

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Medical Physiology

MHSc

Physiology

MSc and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

In 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 Address

MHSc Program

Web: www.physiology.utoronto.ca
Email: mhsc.physiology@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6843
Fax: (416) 978-4940

Department of Physiology
University of Toronto
Room 3209, Medical Sciences Building
1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

MSc and PhD Programs

Web: www.physiology.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate.physiology@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2601
Fax: (416) 978-4940

Department of Physiology
University of Toronto
Room 3217, Medical Sciences Building
1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Political Science

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Political Science

MA

  • Fields:
    • Political Economy of International Development (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Political Science;
    • Political Theory

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Canadian Politics;
    • Comparative Politics;
    • Development Studies;
    • International Relations;
    • Political Theory;
    • Public Policy

Combined Degree Programs

STG, Law, JD / Political Science, PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: politics.utoronto.ca/graduate
Email: louis.tentsos@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2017
Fax: 416-978-5566

Department of Political Science
University of Toronto
Room 3025, 100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Psychological Clinical Science

Faculty Affiliation

University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Degree Programs

Counselling and Clinical Psychology

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Clinical Psychology — offered by the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science, UTSC;
    • Clinical and Counselling Psychology — offered by the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), St. George campus

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

  • Addiction Studies
    • Counselling and Clinical Psychology (Clinical Psychology field), MA, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/psych/clinical-psychology
Email: clinicalpsych.utsc@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 287-7131

Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science
University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Science Wing, Room SW427D
1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4
Canada

Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Applied Science and Engineering

Participating Degree Programs

Civil Engineering — MASc, PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering — MASc, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — MASc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Psychology — MA, PhD

Supporting Units

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: gradstudies.engineering.utoronto.ca/collaborative-specialization-psychology-engineering-psycheng
Email: psych_eng@mie.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-3028
Fax: (416) 978-7753

Collaborative Specialization in Psychology, Psychiatry and Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto
5 King's College Road
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8
Canada

Psychology

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Psychology

MA and PhD

Note: admissions to the MA program have been administratively suspended.

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Graduate training in Psychology stresses training in general experimental psychology. Areas of specialization include the following:

  • Behavioural Neuroscience
  • Perception, Cognition, and Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental
  • Social and Personality.

Contact and Address

Web: www.psych.utoronto.ca/graduate
Email: psy.graduate@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3404

Graduate Program, Department of Psychology
University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street, Room 4034
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Public Health Policy

Admissions have been administratively suspended. (See amendment made on January 16, 2024.)

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Global Affairs — MGA
Health Administration — MHSc
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD
Kinesiology — MSc, PhD
Nutritional Sciences — MSc, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc, PhD
Public Policy — MPP
Social Work — MSW, PhD

Supporting Units

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/program/collaborative-specialization-in-public-health-policy/
Email: publichealthpolicy@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6512
Fax: (416) 946-0340

Collaborative Specialization in Public Health Policy
University of Toronto
Suite 534, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7
Canada

Public Health Sciences

Faculty Affiliation

Public Health

Degree Programs

Public Health Sciences

MPH

  • Fields:
    • Black Health;
    • Epidemiology;
    • Family and Community Medicine;
    • Indigenous Health;
    • Nutrition and Dietetics
      • Emphases:
        • Clinical Nutrition;
        • Management and Food Systems;
        • Public Health Nutrition
    • Occupational and Environmental Health
      • Emphases:
        • Occupational Hygiene;
        • Environmental Public Health
    • Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

MSc

  • Field:
    • Biostatistics
      • Emphasis: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

DrPH

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Biostatistics;
    • Epidemiology
      • Emphasis: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
    • Occupational and Environmental Health;
    • Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

Bioethics

MHSc (admissions have been administratively suspended)

Community Health

MScCH

  • Fields:
    • Addictions and Mental Health;
    • Family and Community Medicine;
    • Health Practitioner Teacher Education;
    • Occupational Health Care;
    • Wound Prevention and Care

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Public Health Sciences and Community Health Programs

Web: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.dlsph@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-2058
Fax: (416) 978-1883

Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Graduate Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Toronto
Room 620, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7
Canada

Bioethics Program

Web: jcb.utoronto.ca/education-training/mhsc-in-bioethics
Email: jcb.ea@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1906
Fax: (416) 978-1911

Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB)
University of Toronto
Suite 754, 155 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P8
Canada

Rehabilitation Sciences

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Rehabilitation Science

MSc and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Movement Science;
    • Occupational Science;
    • Practice Science (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Rehabilitation Health Services Studies;
    • Rehabilitation Technology Sciences;
    • Social and Cognitive Rehabilitation Sciences;
    • Speech-Language Pathology.

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Rehabilitation 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 Address

Web: www.rsi.utoronto.ca
Email: rsi.admin@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8582
Fax: (416) 946-8762

Rehabilitation Sciences Institute
University of Toronto
Rehabilitation Sciences Building
Room 160, 500 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7
Canada

Religion

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Religion

MA and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.religion.utoronto.ca
Email: religion.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3057
Fax: (416) 978-1610

Department for the Study of Religion
University of Toronto
Room 305, 170 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8
Canada

Resuscitation Sciences

Admissions to the collaborative specialization in Resuscitation Sciences have been administratively suspended.

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Medicine

Participating Degree Programs

Biomedical Engineering — PhD
Community Health — MScCH
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD
Immunology — MSc, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — MASc, MEng, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Nursing Science — MN, PhD
Pharmacology — MSc, PhD
Physiology — MSc, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.resuscitationscience.ca
Email: csrsinfo@smh.ca
Telephone: (416) 864-6060 ext. 7843
Fax: (416) 864-5934

Collaborative Specialization in Resuscitation Sciences
c/o Rescu, St. Michael's Hospital
30 Bond Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8
Canada

Robotics

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

Participating Degree Programs

Aerospace Science and Engineering — MASc, PhD
Biomedical Engineering — MASc, PhD
Computer Science — MSc, PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering — MASc, PhD
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — MASc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD

Supporting Units

University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
University of Toronto Robotics Institute

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: robotics.utoronto.ca
Email: robotics@utoronto.ca

Timothy Barfoot
Collaboration Specialization in Robotics
University of Toronto Robotics Institute
Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship
55 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4

Sexual Diversity Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Art History — MA, PhD
Cinema Studies — MA
Classics — MA, PhD
Comparative Literature — MA, PhD
Counselling and Clinical Psychology — MA, PhD
Counselling Psychology — MEd, EdD
Criminology and Sociolegal StudiesMA, PhD
Curriculum and Pedagogy — MA, MEd, PhD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies — MA, PhD
East Asian Studies — MA, PhD
Educational Leadership and Policy — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
English — MA, PhD
French Language and Literature — MA, PhD
Geography — MA, PhD
Higher Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
History — MA, PhD
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology — MA, PhD
Immunology — PhD
Information — MI, PhD
Italian Studies — MA, PhD
Kinesiology — MSc, PhD
Law — LLM, MSL, SJD
Linguistics — MA, PhD
Medieval Studies — MA, PhD
Museum Studies — MMSt
Music — MA, PhD
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations — MA, PhD
Philosophy — MA, PhD
Political Science — MA, PhD
Psychology — MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, MSc, PhD
Public Policy — MPP
Religion — MA, PhD
Slavic Languages and Literatures — MA, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Social Work — MSW, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Sustainability Management — MScSM
Visual Studies — MVS
Women and Gender Studies — MA, PhD

Supporting Unit

Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: sds.utoronto.ca
Email: sexual.diversity@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6276 for general inquiries
Fax: (416) 971-2027

Director, Sexual Diversity Studies Collaborative Specialization
Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies
University of Toronto
Room 251, University College
15 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7
Canada

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Slavic Languages and Literatures

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Slavic Linguistics
      (admissions have been administratively suspended for the MA and PhD);
    • Slavic Literatures
      (admissions have been administratively suspended for the MA One-Year Coursework-Plus-Research-Paper Option)  

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: slavic.artsci.utoronto.ca
Email: slavic@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-0011
Fax: (416) 978-8226

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Toronto
Room 431, 121 St. Joseph Street
Alumni Hall, St. Michael's College
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J4
Canada

Social Justice Education

Faculty Affiliation

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Degree Programs

Social Justice Education

MA, MEd, EdD, and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Admissions

Initial 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
Email: admissions.oise@utoronto.ca
Tel: (416) 978-4300
Fax: (416) 323-9964

Registrar’s Office and Student Experience
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, Room 8-225
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Program

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/sje
Email (Admissions and Programs): oise.sjegrad@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 978-0397

Department of Social Justice Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West, 12th Floor North
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada

Social Work

Faculty Affiliation

Social Work

Degree Programs

Social Work

MSW

  • Fields:
    • Children and Their Families;
    • Gerontology;
    • Health and Mental Health;
    • Human Services Management and Leadership;
    • Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency;
    • Social Justice and Diversity

PhD

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

As 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:

  • Educating and developing professionals who have the capacity to engage in and influence our changing world through social work practice, policy, and research.
  • Advancing research, practice, and policy that shapes the future of a profession that crosses national boundaries.
  • Providing leadership by mobilizing knowledge that incorporates the range of expertise existing within the broader social work communities that exist internationally.
  • Collaborating with our diverse partners to address social inequities at local, national, and global levels.

Contact and Address

Web: socialwork.utoronto.ca
Email: admissions.fsw@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6314
Fax: (416) 978-7072

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto
246 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V4
Canada

Sociology

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Sociology

MA and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.sociology.utoronto.ca
Email: sociology.graduate@utoronto.ca or socgrad.assist@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3414
Fax: (416) 978-3963

Department of Sociology
University of Toronto
725 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J4
Canada

South Asian Studies

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Comparative Literature — MA, PhD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies — MA, PhD
East Asian Studies — MA, PhD
English — MA, PhD
Geography — MA, PhD
History — MA, PhD
Music — MA, PhD
Political Science — PhD
Religion — MA, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/collaborative-masters-specialization-south-asian-studies
Email: southasian.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-8832
Fax: (416) 946-8838

Collaborative Specialization in South Asian Studies
Centre for South Asian Studies
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
University of Toronto
Room 228N, 1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada

Spanish

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Spanish

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Hispanic Linguistics;
    • Hispanic Literatures and Cultures

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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:

  • Hispanic Linguistics

  • Hispanic Literatures and Cultures.

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 Address

Web: www.spanport.utoronto.ca
Email: spanport@chass.utoronto.ca or spanish.graduate@utoronto.ca

Telephone: (416) 813-4080

Department of Spanish
University of Toronto
Victoria College
Room 208, 91 Charles Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1K7
Canada

Speech~Language Pathology

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Speech-Language Pathology

MHSc

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: slp.utoronto.ca
Email: slp.studentaffairs@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1794

Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Rehabilitation Sciences Building
#160-500 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7
Canada

Statistical Sciences

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Financial Insurance

MFI

Statistics

MSc

  • Fields:
    • Statistical Theory and Applications;
    • Probability

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Statistical Theory and Applications;
    • Probability;
    • Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance

Overview

Statistical 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 Address

MFI Program

Web: www.mfi.utoronto.ca
Email: mfi.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-7420

Department of Statistical Sciences
Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto
Ontario Power Building, 700 University Avenue, 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z5
Canada

MSc and PhD Programs

Web: www.statistics.utoronto.ca
Email: grad.statistics@utoronto.ca

Department of Statistical Sciences
Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto
Ontario Power Building, 700 University Avenue, 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z5
Canada

Theoretical Astrophysics

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

The 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.

Overview

Established 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 Address

Web: www.cita.utoronto.ca
Email: office@cita.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-6879
Fax: (416) 978-3921

Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) / L'institut canadien d'astrophysique thorique (ICAT)
University of Toronto
Room 1403, McLennan Physical Laboratories
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8
Canada

Toxicology

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Medicine

Participating Degree Programs

Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology — MSc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Nutritional Sciences — MSc, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences — MSc, PhD
Pharmacology — MSc, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: pharmtox.utoronto.ca/collaborative-specialization-toxicology
Email: pharmtox.dept@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3851

Collaborative Specialization in Toxicology
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building
Room 4207, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8 Canada

Women and Gender Studies (Collaborative Specialization)

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Arts and Science

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Cinema Studies — MA
Classics — MA, PhD
Comparative Literature — MA, PhD
Counselling and Clinical Psychology — MA, PhD
Counselling Psychology — MEd, EdD
Criminology and Sociolegal Studies — MA, PhD
Curriculum and Pedagogy — MA, MEd, PhD
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies — MA, PhD
East Asian Studies — MA, PhD
Educational Leadership and Policy — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
English — MA, PhD
French Language and Literature — MA, PhD
Geography — MA, MSc, PhD
Germanic Languages and Literatures — MA
Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory — PhD
Health Administration — MHSc
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD
Higher Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
History — MA, PhD
Information — MI, PhD
Kinesiology — MSc, PhD
Language and Literacies Education — MA, MEd, PhD
Law — LLM, SJD
Medieval Studies — MA, PhD
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations — MA, PhD
Philosophy — MA, PhD
Planning — MScPl, PhD
Political Science — MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, PhD
Religion — MA, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, EdD, PhD
Social Work — MSW, PhD
Sociology — MA, PhD
Spanish — MA, PhD

Overview

The 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 Address

Web: www.wgsi.utoronto.ca/graduate/collaborative-program
Email: wgsi.programs@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3668
Fax: (416) 946-5561

Graduate Collaborative Specialization in Women and Gender Studies
Women and Gender Studies Institute
University of Toronto
Room 2036, Wilson Hall, New College
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C6
Canada

Women and Gender Studies

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Women and Gender Studies

MA and PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The 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:

  • gender, sexuality and queer studies

  • political economy and critical development studies

  • feminist studies of technology, science, environment and biomedicine

  • feminist cultural studies.

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 Address

Web: www.wgsi.utoronto.ca/graduate
Email: wgsi.programs@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3668
Fax: (416) 946-5561

Graduate Program in Women and Gender Studies
Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto
Wilson Hall, New College, 40 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C6 Canada

Women's Health

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Public Health

Participating Degree Programs

Anthropology — MA, MSc, PhD
Dentistry — MSc, PhD
English — MA, PhD
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation — MSc, PhD
Immunology — MSc, PhD
Kinesiology — MSc, PhD
Medical Science — MSc, PhD
Nursing Science — MN, PhD
Nutritional Sciences — MSc, PhD
Occupational Therapy — MScOT
Pharmacology — MSc, PhD
Psychology — MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences — MPH, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD
Religion — MA, PhD
Social Work — MSW, PhD
Women and Gender Studies — MA, PhD

Overview

The 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:

  • helping students develop shared understandings of the complex interactions of biology and environment, sex and gender;

  • providing students with the necessary skill set to undertake and lead interdisciplinary, collaborative health-care research projects; and

  • enhancing mutually beneficial relationships among researchers and practitioners of women's health across the University and its affiliated teaching hospitals.

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 Address

Web: www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/programs/collaborative-specialization-in-womens-health

Kristen Dileo, Administrator
Collaborative Specialization in Women's Health
Email: Kristen.Dileo@wchospital.ca
Telephone: (416) 323-6100 ext. 2180

Janice Du Mont, Director
Collaborative Specialization in Women's Health
c/o Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital
76 Grenville Street, 6th floor
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1B2
Canada

Workplace Learning and Social Change

Lead Faculty of the Collaborative Specialization

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

Participating Degree Programs

Adult Education and Community Development — MA, MEd, PhD
Industrial Relations and Human Resources — MIRHR, PhD
Rehabilitation Science — MSc, PhD
Social Justice Education — MA, MEd, PhD, EdD
Women and Gender Studies — MA

Overview

The 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:

  • to situate workplace learning within broader social trends such as globalization, neoliberalism, and organizational restructuring;

  • to allow exploration of the connections between learning as an individual phenomenon and learning as a social/organizational and public policy phenomenon; and

  • to highlight the learning strategies that seek to foster social change through greater equality of power, inclusivity, participatory decision-making, and economic democracy.

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 Address

Web: www.oise.utoronto.ca/lhae/collaborative-specializations/workplace-learning-social-change

Collaborative Specialization in Workplace Learning and Social Change
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
Canada