Of Toronto 2018/2019 International

2018/2019 INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK TORONTO OF UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 2018/2019 VIEWBOOK A World-Renowned UNIVERSITY U of T is a world-renowned university in a celebrated city where knowledge meets achievement, history meets the future and ambition meets inspiration. Leading academics from around the world have rated the University of Toronto number one in Canada and 22nd in the world. 2 Your Success Starts Here 12 First Year Foundations: 18 U of T St. George 4 Think Outside the Classroom The One Programs 20 Life at U of T St. George 6 U of T Quick Facts 14 Unique Learning Opportunities 22 U of T St. George Residences 9 Toronto/Live Here 16 U of T’s Three Campuses 24 U of T St. George Academics 10 A Day in the Life 28 U of T St. George Colleges University in Canada according University in Canada, and 22nd in the world, to the 2018 QS World University according to the 2016-17 Times Higher Education #1 Rankings. #1 World University Rankings. Research University in Canada according to Research Infosource University in Canada for graduate employability #1 2016. according to both the 2017 QS Graduate #1 Employability Rankings and the 2016 Times Higher University in Canada according to Education Global University Employability Rankings. Shanghai Jiao Tong University's 2016 #1 Academic Ranking of World Universities. University in North America for the number of start- University in Canada, and among the ups created between 2012 and 2015 according to #1 the 2016 Annual Report of the Division of the VP, world's top 10 public universities, #1 according to U.S. News & World Report's Research & Innovation, University of Toronto. 2017 Best Global Universities Rankings. 30 U of T Mississauga 34 U of T Scarborough 38 Beyond Undergraduate Studies 31 UTM Residences 34 UTSC Residences 40 Finances and Working 32 UTM Academics 36 UTSC Academics 44 Application Information/Deadlines 46 Campus Tours All content accurate at time of printing. We invite you to visit us online for our latest updates. YOUR SUCCESS STARTS HERE. hether you’re considering what to study or how Learning communities bring together students who have similar to get involved in student life, an unparalleled array groups of courses with a peer mentor. And there are many support W of choices awaits you. Over a long and proud history, services dedicated to your academic success. Possibilities at we’ve pushed the limits of knowledge and innovation. What began U of T are also limitless when it comes to research opportunities, in 1827 as a small college has evolved into a globally recognized professional experience, co-op and international learning. research and teaching powerhouse, consistently ranking among the world’s top universities. The University of Toronto has educated Each of our three campuses offers a unique set of experiences and hundreds of thousands of outstanding individuals who have made programs. Whether you go to U of T Scarborough, U of T Mississauga profound impacts in every aspect of life. or the downtown St. George campus, get ready to change your future and the world. You’ll be a student at a university with global We’ve also created a very special experience for students prestige – a great place to learn how to ask challenging questions, embarking on their studies. Our First Year Foundations: The One to think fearlessly and to go beyond the boundaries of conventional Programs for arts, science and business students offer dynamic, thought. In a world with more complexities and fewer borders, we for-credit learning experiences in small-group environments that need original thinkers to lead the next generation. Your University of build community and foster critical skills and creativity. First-year Toronto degree will give you the skills you need to thrive. seminar courses, with no more than 24 students each, allow you to get deeply engaged with your studies and your peers. ■ U of T is located in the heart of the ■ Whether it’s inside or outside the ■ The University of Toronto is committed to Greater Toronto Area, known for its classroom, U of T offers you a providing a safe space for all its members. extraordinary variety of things to see dynamic student life with more than a ■ Give us your enthusiasm, your dedication and do and its multicultural diversity. thousand organizations and boundless and four years of your time, and we’ll give choices to explore – athletic teams, ■ The city continues to draw the best you the foundation you need to make your arts and culture, academic associations and the brightest, who come seeking mark on the world. and community involvement. world-class business, culture and education in one of the safest cities ■ It’s no surprise Newsweek named us in North America. one of the top three universities in the world outside the United States. 2 3 Think Outside the Classroom. Just Some of U of T’s Black Students’ Association Debating Club Recognized Clubs Bookends Drama Coalition Brain Day Association Electronic Music Club Academic Trivia Club Building Our Safe School Engineering World Health Advocates for Islam Camera Club Equestrian Club Aerospace Team Campus Health Initiative Formula SAE Racing Team Amnesty International, U of T Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Friends of Doctors Without Borders Anime & Manga Association Choreographers Association Gospel Choir Argentine Tango Club Creative Design Club Green Chemistry Initiative Badminton Club Curling Club Greenpeace Student Network Baja Team Current Affairs Exchange Forum Health Out Loud Bhakti Yoga Club Dance Club Hindu Student’s Council 4 Play ultimate frisbee, join the debate team, learn Urdu, get involved with Friends of Doctors Without Borders or organize a blood drive as part of the Stem Cell Club. At U of T, exceptional students become U of T’s size and reputation also enable the The Bob is Canada’s longest-running sketch extraordinary people by seeking to develop University to bring hundreds of prominent comedy show. their minds, bodies and spirits. Choose speakers to campus. Over the years, The University of Toronto has a long from more than 1,000 student organizations, Martin Luther King, Jr., Noam Chomsky, Think Outside tradition of graduating civic and athletic teams and academic associations – Jane Goodall, the Dalai Lama, Michael organizational leaders. Across all faculties, or create your own. Ignatieff and Stephen Lewis, to name just colleges and campuses, we offer numerous a few, have captivated students. Bring us your interests. We’ll make them opportunities for students to develop and your passions. Just like its home cities, the University hone the knowledge and skills necessary the Classroom. of Toronto knows how to celebrate. to catalyze contributions of significance, Annual traditions include: Ecofest, which including our Learning to Lead Program, Boundless Opportunities celebrates and promotes environmental Peer Facilitation Program, Community- for Learning Inside activism at U of T through movie Engaged Learning Courses and Centre for and Outside the Classroom screenings, a clubs fair, bike workshops Community Partnerships. These formalized and lectures; the U of T Festival of programs provide students with skills they The more energy you invest in your U of T Dance, Canada's largest university dance can put into practice immediately through experience, the greater the rewards festival; and Winterfest, a tri-campus one of the thousands of opportunities you’ll reap. That’s why we give you week of parties, films, concerts and more. offered by U of T’s governance and student thousands of things to be passionate about. Other favourites include Engineering’s groups. U of T’s student clubs reflect the pluralism annual comedy show, Skule Nite, of our community and the full spectrum University College’s annual Follies, U of T of passions shared among our students, Scarborough’s annual Cultural Mosaic, covering such diverse interests as U of T Mississauga Pub Nights, and Victoria Argentine Tango and badminton College’s The Bob, a rowdy, often raunchy, (plus more than 1,000 other groups). satirical revue. First staged in 1874, 10,000+ 1903 25M Number of students who participate Construction year of Victoria College’s Number of items in U of T’s in intramural sports Annesley Hall, the first residence hall in 44 libraries Canada built specifically for women Hip Hop Community Peace and Conflict Society Tales of Harmonia Human Factors Interest Group Peer Tutoring TechXplore InvisAbilities Power to Change TEDxUofT Investment Club Quidditch Team Tunes. Beats. Awesome. Judo Club Red Cross Youth Group United Nations Society LGBTOUT Right To Play Urban Dance Revolution Magic the Gathering Club Science for Peace Varsity Publications Mercy Ships Club Ski and Snowboard Club Vision Worldwide Model United Nations Spectatorial Your Mind Matters Musical Minds Community Outreach Spread the Net Group Youth for Humanity Only Human Dance Collective Swing Dance Club Operation Smile Table Tennis Club ulife.utoronto.ca 5 Uof T Quick Facts: ■ U of T offers more than 700 ■ The University of Toronto offers ■ The University of Toronto’s faculty undergraduate programs. 280 master’s and doctoral level produce more research and graduate programs in a wide scholarships than almost any ■ The University’s library system is variety of fields. other institution worldwide; in the third largest in North America. North America, only Harvard ■ The University is a research University publishes more ■ U of T offers second entry powerhouse, attracting academic papers. professional programs in $1.2 billion in research Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, funding each year. ■ The University of Toronto has more Law and Medicine. than 1,000 student clubs across ■ The University is a leader in all three campuses. ■ The University offers more commercialization and the than 60 professional graduate creation of new start-ups.

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