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WELCOME YOUR FUTURE IS NOW. As one of the world’s top educational institutions, The University of Toronto the University of Toronto is a dynamic destination A world-renowned university in a celebrated city where knowledge meets achievement, for unsurpassed excellence. Give us your enthusiasm, your dedication and four years history meets future and ambition meets inspiration. According to the Times Higher Education of your time, and we’ll give you everything you Supplement, 2008, the University of Toronto is one of five universities world-wide ranked in need to make your mark on the world. the top 16 for all fields. The other four are UC Berkeley, Cambridge, Oxford and Stanford. A MUTUAL INVESTMENT.
Canada’s finest example of beaux arts Gothic revival, Hart House is a living laboratory of social, artistic, cultural and recreational experiences where all voices, rhythms and traditions converge. Its amenities include a gym, theatre, art gallery, reading/study rooms, offices and music rooms.
CONTENTS 26 08 T ORONTO / GREATER TORONTO AREA 20 COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENCES First Entry Programs Live and learn in the heart of Canada’s most Discover the multitude of U of T experiences vibrant city. and communities. Faculty of Arts & Science 28
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering 30
Faculty of Music 32
Faculty of Physical Education & Health 33 14 UNIVERSITY LIFE Expand your domains of expertise with thousands U of T Mississauga People & Places 34 of co-curricular opportunities.
U of T Mississauga Academic Offerings 36
U of T Scarborough People & Places 38 Olga Kciuk ’10; Neuroscience and French Translation 24 THREE CAMPUSES 40 minor; spot her in pretty well any Silhouettes Dance Scan through our three distinctive campuses. U of T Scarborough Academic Offerings Company performance or on the run to her research 16 LEARNING assistantship at Sick Kids’ Hospital or volunteer post Experience academics in ways you never imagined. 42 at Mount Sinai Hospital. Professional Programs 44 Finances & Application David Topping ’10, English; resident blogging expert; know-it-all Torontonian as Editor-in-Chief 46 of Torontoist.com; he may also take your ticket at See For Yourself an Isabel Bader Theatre performance.
2 THINK OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. Play ultimate frisbee, join the debate team, learn Urdu, get involved with Engineers Without Borders or organize a blood drive as part of the Red Cross Youth Group.
At U of T, exceptional students become extraordinary people by seeking to develop their minds, bodies and spirits. Choose from more than 1,000 student organizations, athletic teams and academic associations – or create your own.
BRING US YOUR INTERESTS. WE'LL MAKE THEM YOUR PASSIONS.
Kristen Facciol ’09; Engineering Science specializing in Aerospace; catch her at Hart House belly dancing or acting in Skule™ Nite; she volunteers as a math and science tutor in her (not so) spare time between grad school applications.
Amy Goertz ‘09; South Asian Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies; spends her time exploring nationalism and conflict in post-colonial South Asian states; domestically, volunteers at the Centre for Women & Trans People.
Nirvan Hulangamuwa ’12; Mathematics specializing in Actuarial Science; moved to Toronto from Sri Lanka with a 5th Kyu in Karate and badminton and cricket swings to be reckoned with; watch for him at Blues try-outs.
King’s College Circle ca. 1850s; the iconic space that serves as the rite of passage for all U of T graduates; surrounded by University College, Convocation Hall, Knox College, the Medical Sciences Building and Gerstein Library.
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P Fr D SURROUND Sonya Amiri ‘11, Aaron Hall ’11 and Clara YOURSELF WITH Hawksworth ’10 Physics; brainstorm climate change solutions with internationally GREATNESS renowned physicist Richard Peltier. Brilliant and creative minds make their homes in Toronto. Whether they’re faculty or city dwellers, these are the people who infuse Toronto with the intellectual and cultural vibrancy for which it is renowned. EXPECT THE EXCEPTIONAL.
Andrew O’Connor ’10; Civil Engineering with specialization in Religion; prepares with a friend for his chat on psychographic trends with urban Hannah Westergaard ‘11 International studies theorist Richard Florida. Relations; races to a reading by local Shock Doctrine author and activist Naomi Klein.
Winston Chang ‘10 Political Science; locks up his bike next to that of Oscar™-winning filmmaker Atom Egoyan. the university of toronto the university of toronto
TORONTO / GREATER TORONTO AREA A city of neighbourhoods The City of Toronto’s official motto is “Diversity Our Strength”, which speaks both to the essence of Toronto and to its residents.
<< U of T Mississauga (aprx. 27 km west of city centre) “ The most culturally mixed city on the The Annex >> U of T St. George continent truly is one of Earth’s closest
U of T Scarborough (aprx. 22 km east of city centre) approximations of urban paradise…” Yonge Street International Villages Will Wilkinson, political essayist 10,000 1,200 20,371 Theatrical performances in Toronto’s 90 theatres annually, Stores and restaurants in the PATH, North America’s largest continuous Intersections in the Queen Street making the city the third-largest English language theatre underground network. With 27km of walkway, PATH also connects 50 City of Toronto (among destination in the world, after New York and London. office towers, five subway stations, six major hotels and Union Station. 10,033 streets).
Lakeshore & Toronto Island
oronto is the best of all worlds. The CELEBRATIONS TRANSIT city has, at its very core, exceptional The city knows how to throw a party. Annual Toronto’s transit system (TTC) is fast, clean T diversity: nearly half of Toronto’s 2.48 traditions include: the Toronto International and reliable. Subways, buses, streetcars and million residents were born outside Canada. Film Festival, which brings 240 hours of light rail provide frequent and comprehensive Our country’s living mosaic continues to movies and parties to the city every access across the region. U of T also offers draw the best and the brightest, who come September; Nuit Blanche, an all-night direct shuttle bus service between U of T here seeking world-class business, culture outdoors art exploration; Caribana Carnival, Mississauga and the St. George campus. and education. the largest North American festival of If you prefer self-propelled transportation, Caribbean music, dance and artisanship; you’ll love this city of cyclists, with its bike They find it, too, in the Fortune 500 company North by Northeast (NXNE) Music Festival, a lanes and ubiquitous ring-on-a-stick headquarters along Bay Street; in the showcase of more than 500 indie bands ‘parking’ spots. research centres throughout the city; in the over three nights; Toronto Downtown Jazz museums and galleries, literary, music and Festival, which infuses Yorkville with cool jazz film festivals that take place throughout the on warm nights; and one of the largest Pride year; and in the numerous educational Week celebrations in North America. institutions, led by U of T.
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Toronto has almost as THE ANNEX INTERNATIONAL VILLAGES QUEEN STREET YONGE STREET LAKESHORE & THE ISLANDS many nicknames as it does neighbourhoods, and each carries the story of an era: today’s nicknames are “T.O.” (tee-oh) and “T-dot”.
THE BIG SMOKE refers to city air long ago, dusky from the output of manufacturing factories.
TORONTO THE GOOD Harkens back to the city’s reputation as a bastion of Victorian morality.
HOGTOWN is a throwback to the city’s busy livestock trade in the 19th century.
HOLLYWOOD NORTH a reference to the city’s popularity as a destination for film and TV production.
THE ANNEX INTERNATIONAL VILLAGES QUEEN STREET YONGE STREET LAKESHORE AND THE ISLANDS The St. George campus is nestled beside Buy fresh ginger at the Chinatown street Toronto’s cool factor is evident along Queen The world’s second-longest continuous road, Bike trails, beaches and boardwalks are the Annex, a century-old neighbourhood market, listen to Fado in Little Portugal, or Street West and area, where vintage clothing Yonge St. unites Toronto’s financial, shopping consistent elements across Toronto’s 40km known as much for its intellectual and cultural watch the World Cup at an espresso café in shops and vendors selling handmade jewelry and theatre districts. Things move fast here, of Lake Ontario waterfront. 10 minutes (by offerings as for its maple-lined, one-way Little Italy. India, Korea and all other curves of coexist with stores offering the freshest from from pedestrians to the videos broadcast on ferry) and a world away from the Lakeshore, streets and grand Victorian homes. It is the globe are represented, creating Toronto’s local indie designers. The wide sidewalks giant LED screens around Dundas Square, Centre Island is an artists’ haven, the largest also within walking distance of numerous mosaic that includes numerous communities re bustling with patios in warm weather, and just outside the Eaton Centre. car-free urban community in North America international communities and Queen Street. united by a distinct culture, yet an integral you never know when the Rolling Stones will and ideal for a summer stroll. part of the city’s overall personality. announce a surprise show at the El Mocambo.
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UNIVERSITY LIFE Education is a collaborative project Everyone you interact with at U of T is part of your education, and you are part of theirs, whether students, faculty or staff.
he more energy you invest in your Jane Goodall, the Dalai Lama, Michael U of T experience, the greater the Ignatieff and Stephen Lewis, to name just T rewards you’ll reap. That’s why a few, have captivated students. we give you thousands of things to be passionate about. FESTIVITIES Just like its home city, the University of Toronto STUDENT CLUBS knows how to celebrate. Annual traditions U of T’s student clubs reflect the pluralism include: Envirofest, which celebrates and of our community and the full spectrum encourages environmental activism at U of T of passions shared among our students, through a ‘teach-in’ and relevant film covering such diverse interests as screenings; Celebration of the Arts, a dynamic, Argentinean Tango and badminton (plus interactive festival of creative work across more than 450 other groups). To give you a all three campuses; and Winterfest, also a glimpse of the range: the Sufi Study Circle, tri-campus week of parties, films, concerts the Toronto Anthropological Film Initiative, and more to ward off the January blahs. X-box Enthusiasts, Investment Banking & Other favourites include Engineering’s annual Capital Markets Association, Fo’Real Hip comedy show, Skule™ Nite, University College’s Hop Dance Crew, LGBTOUT and the Eco- annual Follies, and Victoria College’s The The University of Toronto is committed to Adventure Club. Bob, a rowdy, often raunchy, satirical revue. providing a safe space free of verbal and physical First staged in 1874, The Bob is Canada’s violence for all its members. CAMPUS MINDS longest-running sketch comedy show. U of T’s size and reputation also enable the University to bring hundreds of prominent speakers to campus. Over the years, Martin Luther King, Jr., Noam Chomsky, Multi Academy-Award® nominated director and U of T alumnus Norman Jewison (’49) extends his Vic drama legacy with Maria Lioutaia (’10), 8,500+ Executive Producer of the Victoria College Drama Society. SOME OF U OF T'S Drama Coalition Piano Players Club Number of students who participate in RECOGNIZED CLUBS: Engineering Lego Group Poker League intramural sports. Amnesty International at UTM Equestrian Team Pre-Dental Society Adventure Club Erindale Debate Society Red Cross Youth Group Advertising Group Extreme Sports Club Robotics Association Advocates for Islam French Club Running, Fitness & Health Club Amateur Musicians Association Game Design & Development Club Ski and Snowboard Club Amateur Photography Club Gospel Choir Soccer Club Anime & Manga Association Greek Students’ Assocation Style and Profyle Argentine Tango Club Habitat for Humanity Students Against Climate Change 1903 Badminton Club Hindu Student Council Students Feed the Hungry Construction year of Victoria College’s Annesley Bboys & Funkadelics International Relations Society Swing Dance Club Hall, the first residence hall in Canada built Bhakti Yoga Club Jazz Republic Table Tennis Club specifically for women. Bicycles for Humanity LGBTOUT Taekwondo Organization Black Students’ Association Magic the Gathering Club Tax Club Boardgame Club Modern Jive Dance Club Trivia Club Canadian Asian Student Society Model Parliament Tunes. Beats. Awesome Christian Students at U of T Campus Mountain Bike Team United Nations Society Comic Book Club Music Club Varsity Jews A Cappella U of T participates in the annual all-night event, Nuit Blanche, Communist Party of Canada Club Next Projection Film Society War Child which brings a million art enthusiasts to the streets of Toronto. Consulting Association Party for a Cause Women Entrepreneurs U of T hosts events and installations in six different locations, 19M Cricket Club Peer Tutoring Worldwide Real Estate including the courtyard of Hart House which featured multiple Intercollegiate Women’s Archery — team practice at Varsity Stadium, 1949. Number of items in U of T’s 42 libraries. Curling Club Pharmaceutics Society Writers’ Co-op installations and video projects.
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VARSITY TEAMS: Badminton Baseball (M) Basketball Cross Country Curling Fastpitch (F) Fencing Field Hockey (F) Figure Skating Football (M) Golf Hockey Lacrosse Mountain Biking Nordic Skiing Rowing Rugby Soccer Squash Swimming Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Water Polo Wrestling
(F) Female only (M) Male only
INTRAMURALS: Badminton Basketball Broomball European Handball Field Hockey Flag Football Floorball Hockey Indoor Challenge Indoor Cricket Indoor Soccer St. Michael’s College rugby team celebrates victory. Innertube Water Polo Lacrosse Rugby Soccer Softball Squash SPORTS FACILITIES U of T Mississauga Table Tennis Rumour has it that All three campuses have exceptional sports, The Recreation, Athletic & Wellness Centre INTRAMURALS Track Meet health and wellness facilities, which are is a new addition to the campus. It features a Triathlon Donald Sutherland’s available to all members of the respective fitness centre with cardio and strength Ultimate Frisbee campus’s community. Since 1893, U of T colleges and faculties have been Volleyball training, a “Fit Stop” circuit room, indoor Water Polo first appearance on rowing boathouse, teaching/dance studio, Spring Softball St. George gymnasium, three squash courts, four tennis competing against each other in a variety of athletics. 4 on 4 Flag Football stage was in The Bob. The Varsity Centre features a superior track courts, beach volleyball courts, a pool and Dodgeball and playing field inside a 5,000-seat, stadium several outdoor basketball courts and Wii Tennis Tournament Wii Bowling Tournament with a dome for winter use. The 4,800-seat playing fields. Biking and walking paths are Today, U of T has the largest intramural Varsity Arena is home to the Varsity Blues abundant throughout the wooded campus. sports programs in Canada, with 26 teams hockey teams and offers recreational in 57 leagues playing 21 sports, the range skating off-hours. Hart House keeps its U of T Scarborough of which includes table tennis and triathlon. athletic facilities – including an indoor track, The Athletic Centre houses a double a pool, three squash courts and two gymnasium, weight training centre, fitness To keep things fair and fun for everyone, gymnasiums – open 365 days a year. The centre, cycle fit room, teaching/dance studio, sports are divided into tiered leagues based Athletic Centre boasts pools, a strength seven squash courts, saunas, and an indoor on competitiveness and skill. To ensure fair and conditioning centre, a 200-metre golf studio. Outdoors, the community enjoys play, members of a Varsity Blues intercol- indoor track, gymnasiums, squash courts, 11 tennis courts, three outdoor playing fields legiate squad are not eligible for intramurals golf cage and a fencing salle. En garde! and the Varsity Blues baseball diamond. in their sport. Warm-up exercises on the back campus before a football game, 1974.
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LEARNING Above and beyond Learning at U of T may start in the classroom, but often extends into the near and far reaches of the globe.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT U OF T Ready to start making your mark? In second A leader is not necessarily the person who year, the Research Opportunity Program holds a formal leadership position: it is (ROP) gives you the opportunity to conduct someone who engages in a process of research outside of the classroom, working working collaboratively with others towards in meaningful projects with some of the a common purpose. 159Number of U of T inventions disclosed in 2007/08. University’s most renowned professors – for course credit! The University of Toronto has a long tradition of graduating civic and organizational CAREER LEARNING leaders. Across all faculties, colleges and Co-op: campuses, we offer numerous opportunities Fast-track your career with one of the for students to develop and hone the 78 Co-op programs at U of T Scarborough. knowledge and skills necessary to catalyze 10Number of Nobel Laureates based at U of T during Whether you’re an Arts Management student contributions of significance, including the significant points in their careers. working for a music booking agency, or a Personal Leadership Workshop Series, biologist who wants to study alongside a Group Leadership Workshop Series, mentor in New Zealand, your tailored unique Organizational Development Workshops and experience can be found through U of T Civic Engagement. These formalized Scarborough’s Co-op programs. programs provide students with skills they can put into practice immediately through Professor Ron Deibert works with students from political science, sociology, computer science, engineering and graphic design to eradicate Internet Professional Experience Year (PEY): one of the thousands of opportunities offered censorship around the globe through U of T’s interdisciplinary Citizen Lab and the OpenNet Initiative (U of T, Oxford, Harvard, Cambridge). U05 of T is one of only five universities in the world If you are a student in Engineering or by U of T’s governance and student groups. ranked by global peers in the top 16 across the selected programs in Arts and Science, you broadest range of disciplines – the other four are hether you want to spend a year INTIMATE LEARNING U of T Mississauga offers the Smooth can begin building your resume as early as SERVICE LEARNING UC Berkeley, Cambridge, Oxford and Stanford. working alongside architects in U of T ensures first-year students have the Transition Education Program (stepONE), your second year by participating in a paid Academic service-learning courses integrate (Source: Times Higher Education Supplement, 2008). W Prague, studying art history at the opportunity to engage with peers and a life-skills course that helps with a variety internship. Spend 12 to 16 months working service to the community with a credit-bearing Sorbonne or volunteering at the Toronto professors on an intimate level. At St. George, of challenges facing new students, including alongside leaders in your field – anywhere in course. Academic service-learning is an People with AIDS Foundation, we offer senior faculty members lead first-year exam preparation and financial planning. the world. exciting and engaging way to deepen student multiple avenues so you can learn your way. Seminars, small classes of no more than learning and to broaden students’ awareness 24 students. First-Year Learning Communities U of T Scarborough’s Student Mentorship GLOBAL LEARNING and connection to the diverse communities We know students have divergent learning (“flicks”), also at St. George, are small Program pairs a first-year student with a Our students are in classrooms all over the of Toronto. Examples include a French student styles, and we are committed to providing groups of students in designated programs senior during the fall and winter semesters. world. The International Student Exchange improving her language abilities by serving as many unique learning experiences who share several classes; each is guided Less a study program than a peer one, the Office partners with more than 130 institutions with an immigration settlement agency; as possible. by a peer mentor from the same department. Mentorship program helps new students in over 35 countries, and the Woodsworth and a Political Science student serving the Vic One has four streams of study: the adjust to university life and learn valuable Summer Abroad program offers more than municipal government by transcribing town humanities, sciences, social sciences and ‘tips and tricks.’ 30 courses in 16 countries. Students can also hall meetings. education. Trinity One has an international participate in international Co-op placement relations stream and an ethics stream. (UTSC) field courses and more.
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COMMUNITIES & RESIDENCES A day in the life of U of T Beginning before sunrise and continuing long after sunset, all three campuses at U of T are simultaneously bustling with activity.
^ 9 AM Alarm rings in Woodsworth ^ 9 AM Cheerios poured ^ 9:30 AM Morning ritual in ^ 9:30 AM Composition class in ^ 9:30 AM Flora tutorial ^ 10 AM Capital markets lecture ^ 10 AM Being and Time ^ 10 AM Morning meditation in Strachan Hall University College The Edward Johnson Building in Ramsay Wright lab in UTSC Management lecture in UTM North in the Multifaith Centre
^ 10:30 AM Viewing Balbus’s Catholicon ^ 10:30 AM Figure drawing in ^ 11 AM Buying Dad U of T ^ 11:30 AM Checkmate ^ 11:30 AM Writing Centre ^ 12 PM Grilled ^ 1 PM Intramural soccer on ^ 2 PM Discussing ramifications of Internet (1460s) in the Rare Books Library 1 Spadina Crescent sweatshirt in bookstore in Hart House tutorial at UTSC panini at Sammy’s King’s College Circle publishing in the CCT foyer
^ 3 PM Intramural volleyball in the ^ 4 PM Hanging-out in the Junior ^ 4 PM Cover concept discussion for next ^ 5 PM Working out ^ 6 PM Potluck dinner in Trinity residence ^ 7 PM Test 36 in Centre for Cellular ^ 10 PM Improv night at Hart House UTSC Recreation Centre Common Room at University College issue of Acta Victoriana in Vic quad in the RAWC and Biomolecular Research lab
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89 CHESTNUT RESIDENCE U OF T MISSISSAUGA U OF T SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENCES Another downtown option is our off-campus Approximately 1,500 students from all over Your home away from home on campus at official residence, 89 Chestnut, an inclusive the world, including more than 500 first-year U of T Scarborough is less than a two- community of students with its own vibrant students, call U of T Mississauga their home minute walk from the academic buildings. atmosphere, intramural teams, events away from home. There are three different All units are furnished and Internet-ready, A place to call home and activities. housing options, including a residence hall with well-equipped kitchens and 95 per cent (for first-year students), townhouses and single bedrooms. Townhouse-style units In colleges, residences and communities, students have a home base where OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING award-winning apartments. With each option, house four to six first-year students and they can eat, study and play as a team, creating a tight-knit environment. The U of T Housing Office at each of our you will get your own furnished single apartment-style units house four upper-year three campuses can help you search through bedroom, a semi-private washroom as well students.Optional meal plans are available. listings of available apartments and houses, as access to study spaces and common For more information, visit www.utsc. either online or in their office (where ads lounges. First-year students are required to utoronto.ca/~residences. appear first). purchase a meal plan. For more information, visit www.utm.utoronto.ca/housing. HOUSING the people who live in them. We have the their interests. Arts and Science students Residence is guaranteed to full-time students same philosophy for housing and community living on campus normally reside within their entering university studies for the first time, as we do for learning: different people have college, while students from other faculties MODERN HISTORIC OFF CAMPUS providing they request housing and receive different needs. The college system provides can select from college residences or other an offer of admission by May 31st. U of T St. George students with a wide variety of living arrangements. All three campuses have student housing offerings are as varied as environments and experiences best suited to accessible housing options.
COLLEGE CREST UNIQUE OFFERINGS LEGACY RESIDENCE & EATING DETAILS
Innis Cinema Studies; Urban Studies; Brian Ashton (City Councillor); s !PARTMENT STYLE # of students: 1,750 College Writing and Rhetoric Alan Bernstein (Canadian Institutes s 3INGLE ROOMS Year founded: 1964 of Health Research); Ron Mann s &ULLY EQUIPPED KITCHENS www.utoronto.ca/innis (filmmaker); Jeffrey G. Rubin s .O MEAL PLAN (economist)
New African Studies; Equity Studies; Lloyd Budzinski (Ontario Court of s $ORMITORY STYLE OF STUDENTS College Buddhism; Psychology and Mental Justice); Melvin Cappe (Canadian s RESIDENCES 7ILSON (ALL Year founded: 1962 Health; Paradigms & Archetypes; High Commissioner); Joseph Mapa Wetmore Hall, 45 Willcocks www.newcollege.utoronto.ca Human Biology Programs; the Women (Mount Sinai Hospital); Bonnie s -EAL PLAN CARTE BLANCHE VEGETARIAN and Gender Studies Institute Stern (cookbook author) Halal options
St. Michael’s Book and Media Studies; Celtic Morley Callaghan (author); s $ORMITORY STYLE # of students: 4,280 College Studies; Christianity and Culture; Tony Comper (Bank of Montreal); s RESIDENCES 3T -ICHAELgS #OLLEGE Year founded: 1852 Mediaeval Studies ,ORI $UPUIS /LYMPIC GOLD MEDAL- Loretto College .ICKNAME 3T -IKES ist); Paul Martin (Prime Minister) s -EAL PLAN OR mEX PLANS VEGETARIAN www.utoronto.ca/stmikes Halal options EXPERIENCE FOOD
Trinity Trinity One; Ethics, Society, and Law; Adrienne Clarkson (Governor s $ORMITORY STYLE # of students: 1,700 College Immunology Studies; International General); Malcom Gladwell (author); s RESIDENCES 4RINITY #OLLEGE Year founded: 1851 From food trucks serving Singapore Relations; Independent Studies Margaret MacMillan (author); 3T (ILDAS #OLLEGE .ICKNAME 4RIN Edward S. Rogers (Rogers Comm.) s -EAL PLAN VEGETARIANVEGAN OPTIONS www.trinity.utoronto.ca noodles and curry fish balls to Toronto’s great eateries – all in walking distance. University #ANADIAN 3TUDIES $RAMA $AVID #RONENBERG lLMMAKER s $ORMITORY STYLE OF STUDENTS College (EALTH 3TUDIES 3EXUAL $IVERSITY 3TUDIES 7ALTER +OHN .OBEL LAUREATE s RESIDENCES 3IR $ANIEL 7ILSON 9EAR FOUNDED 3ERGIO -ARCHIONNE &IAT Morrison Hall, Whitney Hall .ICKNAME 5# Grab a bite amidst the smart modernism worthy of appreciation. No worries about Michael Ondaatje (author) s -EAL PLAN VEGETARIAN OPTIONS www.utoronto.ca/uc of Sammy’s Student Exchange or immerse “mystery meat” here; instead, you’ll find fresh yourself in a classic university tradition at salads overflowing with colourful veggies, Burwash Hall, with its long wooden tables DIY smoothies and chicken prepared in six Victoria Vic One; Literary Studies; Renaissance Margaret Atwood (author); s $ORMITORY STYLE OF STUDENTS and stunning leaded windows. Regardless different traditions from around the world. College Studies; Semiotics and Communication .ORMAN *EWISON lLMMAKER s RESIDENCES !NNESLEY (ALL "URWASH 9EAR FOUNDED Theory Lester B. Pearson (Prime Minister); Hall, Margaret Addison Hall, Rowell .ICKNAME 6IC of your choice, the food and the places are !RTHUR 3CHAWLOW .OBEL LAUREATE Jackman Hall www.vicu.utoronto.ca s -EAL PLAN VEGETARIAN(ALAL OPTIONS Woodsworth Criminology; Employment Relations; Rohinton Mistry (author); William s !PARTMENT STYLE # of students: 5,500 2007 48 Certificate programs in Teaching Eng- Blair (Toronto Chief of Police); s 3INGLE ROOMS Year founded: 1974 Victoria College’s venerable Burwash Hall is where College Year that PETA2 (the youth wing) declared U of T Number of St. George campus and neighbouring lish to Speakers of Other Languages, William Waters (entrepreneur, s &ULLY EQUIPPED KITCHENS www.wdw.utoronto.ca residents dine every day and attend College events. the best university in North America for vegetarians. area food outlets offering organic, local, LFP- and in Human Resources Management; philanthropist); Patricia Croft s .O MEAL PLAN certified, fair trade foods. Teaching in Higher Education (economist)
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THREE CAMPUSES U OF T MISSISSAUGA U OF T ST. GEORGE U OF T SCARBOROUGH 1 university, 3 singular experiences The University of Toronto is committed to providing learning opportunities that match the diverse needs of students. Each of our three campuses offers different learning environments, experiences and recreational opportunities for its students.
<< apprx. 27 km west >> << apprx. 22 km east >> Mississauga Toronto
Toronto City Centre
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Lake Ontario
U OF T MISSISSAUGA U OF T ST. GEORGE U OF T SCARBOROUGH U of T Mississauga is a student-centred The historic St. George campus is the most U of T Scarborough, the University’s Co-op research community highly respected for urban in the U of T triad. The juxtaposition of (degree plus professional work) campus, its academic programs and research Gothic architecture and sleek ultra-modernism is located only 22 km from Toronto city contributions. Located in a park-like expanse is a metaphor for the range of offerings centre. Scarborough offers students the in Canada’s 6th largest city, U of T within its bounds. Since 1827, a tradition of opportunity to co-create one-of-a-kind Mississauga is approximately 27 km from academic excellence and achievement has learning experiences with its 78 Co-op Toronto city centre and directly accessible driven the University’s aspiration to continue programs combined with a reputation for by U of T shuttle bus. graduating leaders who can and will make academic excellence and a solid relation- significant contributions to the world. ship with the community. U of T Mississauga’s unique educational programs include: Canada’s first forensic St. George’s location in the heart of down- U of T Scarborough’s business science university program; a Department town Toronto provides a rich cultural context administration program is one of the most of Language Studies that delivers courses for a myriad of learning options. Four first competitive undergraduate management in nine languages; two different streams entry undergraduate faculties (Arts & programs in the country. On the other side for business students; and joint programs Science, Applied Science & Engineering, of the academic spectrum, U of T with Sheridan Institute of Technology Music and Physical Education & Health), Scarborough is also the only campus in and Advanced Learning in a variety of seven Arts & Science colleges and a Ontario where you can take an integrated performance and media areas. number of professional faculties call degree in arts management, drama, music, St. George their home and students across studio art and art history. The University has strong ties with the City each discipline have a role to play, both of Mississauga (Canada’s fastest growing inside and outside the classroom. U of T Scarborough is a close-knit community. city) as well as its residents, which allows With fewer than 10,000 students in an 1. Campus walkway 1. Hart House 1. Campus walkway U of T Mississauga to provide students with environment of woodlands and fields, the 2. Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre 2. Multifaith Centre 2. Residences / Management Building learning opportunities throughout the city, campus experience is intimate and relaxed. 3. Communication, Culture & Tech. Centre (CCT) 3. Trinity College 3. Student Centre from government to business to arts. 4. Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre 4. 1 Spadina Crescent 4. Management Building 5. Recreation, Athletics, Wellness Centre (RAWC) 5. Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building 5. Co-op Student 6. South Building 6. University College on King’s College Circle 6. Recreation Centre 24 25 the university of toronto the university of toronto
FIRST ENTRY PROGRAMS More choices, more opportunities Studying at U of T is about choice. When you enter in your first year, you have access to more academic programs at U of T than at any other Canadian university. Our three campuses — St. George in Toronto city centre, Mississauga in the west and Scarborough in the east — give you the choice to learn in a setting that suits you
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Program Areas FACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCE 25,160 ACADEMIC OFFERINGS Program Areas 11,000 Home to nearly 50 per cent of first-year students s (UMANITIES s !RT !RT (ISTORY s 3OCIAL 3CIENCES U of T Mississauga offers you a U of T degree in at U of T, the Faculty of Arts & Science gives you the humanities, social sciences, sciences, business, s #OMMUNICATION #ULTURE s #OMMERCE 300+ s #OMPUTER 3CIENCE 125 unrivalled access to a broad spectrum of arts, science s 0HYSICAL -ATHEMATICAL 3CIENCES communications, education, forensic science, fine art Mathematics & Statistics and commerce programs. Choose from among seven s #OMPUTER 3CIENCES T 416.978.4272 and theatre. Stimulating research opportunities, a vibrant s #OMMERCE -ANAGEMENT s ,IFE 3CIENCES T 905.828.5400 distinct colleges on the downtown campus, each of www.artsci.utoronto.ca campus culture and a supportive learning environment s &ORENSIC