University of Toronto

Graduate Program

The Graduate Department of Exercise Sciences in the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto is committed to the development, advancement and dissemination of knowledge about physical activity and health. For more than 35 years, we have offered a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum for those interested in studies at the master's or doctoral levels.

We offer:

• Master of Science Degree
  (full-time and part-time available)
• Doctor of Philosophy Degree
  (full-time and flex-time available)
• Special Student (Non-Degree)
  
• Graduate studies in broad areas of behavioural, biophysical and sociocultural studies.
• Degree programs predicated on research. All Master's and PhD students must complete a research thesis, which is defended in an oral examination, and course work (2.5 full course equivalents [FCE] for MSc students and 3.0 FCE for PhD students). In addition, PhD students must successfully complete oral and written comprehensive examinations.

The Faculty is located at the heart of the university's St. George campus. Students enjoy the unequalled advantages of Canada's pre-eminent research university combined with the intimate environment of a graduate department with approximately 50 students and 40 full-time and adjunct faculty. Students within the Faculty also benefit from the University of Toronto's strong commitment to student financial support through access to our scholarship and bursary programs, the largest of its kind in Canada.

Highlights of Our Program

Flexibility
Our graduate programs allow students to combine course work with research and thesis requirements in a uniquely self-selected tailor-made program that meets individual educational and career goals.

Breadth of study
Research areas span the behavioural, biophysical and sociocultural perspectives. Research areas include:

• Biochemistry
• Gender studies
• History
• Molecular biology
• Philosophy
• Psychology and sociology

Students often decide to adopt a multidisciplinary approach in their research. This option is facilitated by our faculty's depth of knowledge and variety of interests.

Career preparation
We are committed to developing well-trained individuals who are:
Creative
Able to evaluate their work critically
Able to evalutes their peers' work critically
Capable of conducting independent research and scholarship at the forefront of their chosen field

We prepare graduates for careers as research scientists, public policy analysts, teachers, and college and university faculty. Our students are interested in health (the state of complete physical, psychological and social well being) and its interaction with physical activity.