University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science
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The Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto
(U of T) is one of Canada
's largest and most prestigious arts
and science
teaching and research institutions. With almost 22,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, Arts and Science represents over half the student population on the downtown campus. Overall, 73 per cent of the university's undergraduates and one third of graduates pursue degrees in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. It is home to 800 professors who teach some 2,000 courses arranged in 300 undergraduate and 70 graduate programs hosted by 29 departments, 16 centres and institutes, and seven colleges. Along with a dedicated administrative and technical staff of more than 400, the Faculty is among the most comprehensive in North America. The faculty's Department of Economics has been placed 23rd (1995-99) and 18th (2004-08) by the world rankings and is the strongest Economics faculty in Canada. The Department of Philosophy ranked 17th overall in the English-speaking world and 1st in Canada in the Philosophical Gourmet Report
.. The Department of Sociology ranks among the top 10 in North America. In the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Department of Computer Science placed first overall in Canada, and ranked 10th worldwide.
The Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Office of the Faculty Registrar are located at Sidney Smith Hall (100 St. George Street). The building is designated as the central building of the Faculty of Arts and Science.
in the University of Trinity College
in the University of Toronto
. These centres are often collaborations of several fields and departments of study at the University.
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
(U of T) is one of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's largest and most prestigious arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
and science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
teaching and research institutions. With almost 22,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, Arts and Science represents over half the student population on the downtown campus. Overall, 73 per cent of the university's undergraduates and one third of graduates pursue degrees in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. It is home to 800 professors who teach some 2,000 courses arranged in 300 undergraduate and 70 graduate programs hosted by 29 departments, 16 centres and institutes, and seven colleges. Along with a dedicated administrative and technical staff of more than 400, the Faculty is among the most comprehensive in North America. The faculty's Department of Economics has been placed 23rd (1995-99) and 18th (2004-08) by the world rankings and is the strongest Economics faculty in Canada. The Department of Philosophy ranked 17th overall in the English-speaking world and 1st in Canada in the Philosophical Gourmet Report
Philosophical Gourmet Report
The Philosophical Gourmet Report edited by Philosophy and Law professor Brian Leiter — in response to the Gourman Report — is a ranking of philosophy departments in the English-speaking world, based on a survey of philosophers who are nominated as evaluators by the Report's Advisory...
.. The Department of Sociology ranks among the top 10 in North America. In the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Department of Computer Science placed first overall in Canada, and ranked 10th worldwide.
The Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Office of the Faculty Registrar are located at Sidney Smith Hall (100 St. George Street). The building is designated as the central building of the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Departments
- Anthropology
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Botany
- Biochemistry
- Cell and Systems Biology
- Chemistry
- Cinema Studies
- Classics
- Rotman Commerce (formerly Commerce, administered jointly with the Rotman School of ManagementRotman School of ManagementThe Joseph L. Rotman School of Management commonly known as Rotman School of Management is the University of Toronto's business school, located in St. George Street in Downtown Toronto. The school, named after Joseph L...
) - Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Drama
- East Asian Studies
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Economics
- English
- Fine Art
- French
- Geography and Program in Planning
- Geology
- German
- History
- Italian
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
- Nutritional Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- The Study of Religion
- Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Statistics and Actuarial Science
Centres and Institutes
- Centre for Comparative Literature
- Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies
- Centre for Environment
- Centre for Ethics
- Centre for Global Change Science
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control
- Humanities Centre
- Institute for Optical Sciences
- Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- The Women and Gender Studies Institute
Centres within the Munk School of Global Affairs
This is a list of academic research centres within the Munk School of Global AffairsMunk School of Global Affairs
The Munk School for Global Affairs at the University of Toronto is an interdisciplinary academic centre on global issues that integrates research with teaching and public education...
in the University of Trinity College
University of Trinity College
The University of Trinity College, informally referred to as Trin, is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Trinity was intended by Strachan as a college of strong Anglican alignment, after the University of Toronto severed its ties with the Church of...
in the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. These centres are often collaborations of several fields and departments of study at the University.
- Asian Institute (AI)
- Boreal Institute
- Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES)
- Centre for International Studies (CIS)
- Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS)
- Centre for the Study of Korea (CSK)
- Centre for the Study of the United States (CSUS)
- Citizen Lab
- European Union Centre for Excellence (EUCE)
- Global Cities Program, Centre for International Studies
- Munk Centre for International Studies (MCIS)
- School of Global Affairs (SGA)
- Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS)