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Cardiovascular Sciences: Master's Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Normally, an A– average in previous coursework (publications and research work may be considered for mature students).

  • The student has already been accepted into a home graduate unit that participates in the Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Specialization.

  • Acceptance by a supervisor who is a faculty member of the Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Specialization.

  • Research area falls within the mandate of the Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Specialization.

Completion Requirements

  • Students must meet the requirements of their home graduate unit in terms of coursework and thesis work…

Community Development: Master's Level

Admissions to this collaborative specialization have been administratively suspended.

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Collaborative specializations are administered under the auspices of the School of Graduate Studies.

  • Applicants must be accepted for admission to a participating graduate unit and comply with the admission procedures of that unit before applying to the Collaborative Specialization in Community Development.

  • Applicants must submit the following to the collaborative specialization committee:

    • A copy of the letter accepting you into one of the participating graduate units.

    • A resumé or curriculum vitae (CV).

    • A…

Comparative, International and Development Education: Doctoral Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating graduate units. Applicants should apply to the appropriate degree program in one (or more) of the collaborating graduate units that corresponds most closely to their general background and interests.

  • Applicants to the CIDE collaborative specialization are normally expected to have had at least one year of international or cross-cultural experience (includes Indigenous nation settings).

  • Applicants who have questions concerning their…

Comparative, International and Development Education: Master's Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants who wish to enrol in the collaborative specialization must apply to and be admitted to both the collaborative specialization and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating graduate units. Applicants should apply to the appropriate degree program in one (or more) of the collaborating graduate units that corresponds most closely to their general background and interests.

  • Applicants to the CIDE collaborative specialization are normally expected to have had at least one year of international or cross-cultural experience (includes Indigenous nation settings).

  • Applicants who have questions concerning…

Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies: Master's Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

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

  • To be considered for admission to the collaborative specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies, applicants are expected to have completed coursework on Asia or have had relevant working or living experience in East or Southeast Asia.

Completion Requirements

  • Students must satisfy the degree requirements of both the home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization. This can be…

Development Policy and Power: Master's Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Meet the admission requirements of both the home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization.

  • Be enrolled in, or applying to, a participating master's degree program.

  • Submit a copy of their CV/resumé.

  • Submit a one-page essay describing why and how their interests coincide with the Collaborative Specialization in Development Policy and Power.

Optional Preparation

  • The Department of Global Development Studies will provide students interested in the collaborative specialization with a Summer Reading list of key background readings. Students with no critical…

Developmental Biology: Doctoral Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • 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.

  • Prospective students should contact the collaborative specialization director for additional details on admission procedures and course requirements.

Completion Requirements

Students must:

  • Meet all respective degree requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, the home graduate unit, and the collaborative specialization.

  • Be registered in the doctoral program of one of the host graduate units and must be…

Developmental Biology: Master's Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • 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.

Completion Requirements

Students must:

  • Be registered in the master's program of one of the participating graduate units and must be undertaking research in developmental biology under the supervision of a member of the collaborative specialization.

  • Complete all degree program requirements of the participating graduate unit. In addition, they must complete the interdepartmental course JDB1024Y…

Diaspora and Transnational Studies: Doctoral Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants shall be enrolled in a participating doctoral degree program in the graduate unit in which the research is conducted, which is known as the participating home graduate unit. The applicant shall meet the admission requirements of both the home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization.

  • Students who complete the collaborative specialization at the master's level will not be eligible for the program at the doctoral level.

Completion Requirements

  • Students must meet all respective degree requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and the participating unit.

  • Students must meet the…

Diaspora and Transnational Studies: Master's Level

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants are enrolled in a participating master's degree program in the graduate unit in which the research is conducted, which is known as the participating home graduate unit. The applicant must meet the admission requirements of both the home graduate unit and the collaborative specialization.

Completion Requirements

  • Students must meet all respective degree requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and the participating unit.

  • Students must meet the requirements of the collaborative specialization as follows:

    • 0.5 full-course equivalent (FCE) seminar in (DTS1000H…