York University (York U) 

IAU-021739

IAU Member

Canada - Ontario

top General Information

Address

Street:4700 Keele Street

City:Toronto

Province:Ontario

Post Code:M3J 1P3

WWW:http://www.yorku.ca

Other Sites

Also Glendon campus, Miles S. Nadal Management Centre and Osgoode Professional Development Centre.

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1959. Established originally as affiliate of University of Toronto, the University moved to Glendon campus 1961. The University has 4 campuses in the City of Toronto.

Academic Year

September to April (September-December; January-April). Summer Session: May-August

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent. A minumum of six Grade 12 U or M courses, including Grade 12 U English, all Faculty prerequisites and at least one Grade 12 U or M course from one of the following disciplines: Canadian and World Studies; Classical Languages and International Languages; French; Mathematics; Social Sicence and Humanities; or native Studies. Additional requirements for many programmes. Francophone applicants can present 12U French (FRA4U, FEF4U, or FIF4U). Combination of U and M courses and OACs accepted. Early conditional admission if strong grade 11 finals and/or interim Grade 12 results.

Tuition Fees

National:Undergraduate programmes, 6,003-8,473 per annum; International students, 16,403-17,944. (CAD)

Language(s)

English

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Rhonda L. Lenton

Job title:President and Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2017-


Senior Administrative Officer : Lisa Philipps

Job title:Provost and Vice-President Academic


International Relations Officer : Vinitha Gengatharan

Job title:Executive Director, International

top Divisions

Campus : Glendon

Fields of study:Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Communication Studies, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages Education, French Studies, Health Sciences, International Studies, Law, Linguistics, Mathematics, Philosophy, Phonetics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation, Women's Studies, Writing


Centre : Asian Research

Fields of study:Asian Studies

More details:YCAR


Centre : Atmospheric Chemistry

Fields of study:Meteorology

More details:CAC


Centre : Canadian Studies

Fields of study:Canadian Studies

More details:Robarts


Centre : CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Project

Fields of study:Demography and Population

More details:Centre of Excellence


Centre : Education and Community

Fields of study:Education

More details:YCEC


Centre : Feminist Research

Fields of study:Women's Studies

More details:CFR


Centre : German and European Studies

Fields of study:European Studies, Germanic Studies

More details:Canadian - CCGES


Centre : International and Security Studies

Fields of study:International Studies, Welfare and Protective Services

More details:YCISS


Centre : Jewish Studies

Fields of study:Jewish Studies

More details:Israel and Golda Koschitzky - CJS


Centre : Practical Ethics

Fields of study:Ethics

More details:CPE


Centre : Public Policy and Law

Fields of study:Public Administration, Public Law

More details:YCPPL


Centre : Refugee Studies

Fields of study:Demography and Population

More details:CRS


Centre : Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security

Fields of study:Criminology, Human Rights, Protective Services

More details:Jack and Mae Nathanson


Centre : Vision Research

Fields of study:Ophthalmology

More details:CVR


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Education, Environmental Studies, Higher Education, Jewish Studies, Mathematics Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teacher Training


Faculty : Environmental Studies

Fields of study:Environmental Studies

More details:FES


Faculty : Fine Arts

Fields of study:Art History, Cinema and Television, Dance, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts


Faculty : Graduate Studies

Fields of study:Accountancy, Acting, Administration, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Art History, Art Management, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Business Administration, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry, Civil Security, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dance, Demography and Population, Design, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Ethics, European Studies, Film, French Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, Health Sciences, Hebrew, Higher Education, History, Human Resources, Information Technology, International Studies, Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Music, Neurosciences, Nursing, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Real Estate, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Safety Engineering, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Technology, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation, Visual Arts, Women's Studies


Faculty : Health

Fields of study:Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Psychology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social Psychology, Sports Management


Faculty : Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Advertising and Publicity, African Studies, Amerindian Languages, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Arts and Humanities, Bible, Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Caribbean Studies, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Ethics, Ethnology, European Studies, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French, French Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Germanic Studies, Greek, Greek (Classical), Health Sciences, Hebrew, Hindi, History, Human Resources, Human Rights, Indic Languages, Indigenous Studies, Information Technology, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Korean, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Polish, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Public Administration, Public Relations, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Religious Studies, Russian, Safety Engineering, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Swahili, Technology, Transport Management, Urban Studies, Women's Studies, Writing


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics, Technology


Institute : City

Fields of study:Urban Studies


Institute : Health Research

Fields of study:Health Sciences

More details:YIHR


Institute : Research and Innovation in Sustainability

Fields of study:Environmental Studies

More details:IRIS


Institute : Science and Technology Studies

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology

More details:iSTS


Institute : Social Research

Fields of study:Social Studies

More details:ISR


Research Division : Biomolecular Interactions

Fields of study:Molecular Biology

More details:CRBI


Research Division : Child and Youth Research

Fields of study:Child Care and Development

More details:LaMarsh


Research Division : Earth and Space Science

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Earth Sciences, Robotics

More details:CRESS


Research Division : Global Migrations of African People

Fields of study:Demography and Population

More details:Harriet Tubman


Research Division : Language Contact

Fields of study:Demography and Population, History, Linguistics, Musicology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology

More details:CRLC


Research Division : Latin America and the Caribbean

Fields of study:Caribbean Studies, Latin American Studies

More details:CERLAC


Research Division : Learning Technologies

Fields of study:Educational Technology

More details:IRLT


Research Division : Mass Spectrometry

Fields of study:Chemistry

More details:CRMS


Research Division : Muscle Health

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Sports

More details:MHRC


Research Division : Work and Society

Fields of study:Labour and Industrial Relations

More details:CRWS


School : Business

Fields of study:Business Administration, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Public Administration

More details:Schulich


School : Engineering

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Business Computing, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geological Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Meteorology, Multimedia, Physics, Software Engineering, Surveying and Mapping, Technology

More details:Lassonde


School : Law

Fields of study:Comparative Law, Fiscal Law, International Law, Justice Administration, Law

More details:Osgoode Hall

top Degrees

Certificat et diplôme universitaire/University certificate and diploma


Baccalauréat/Bachelor's Degree


Maîtrise/Master's Degree


Diplôme et certificat de 2e cycle/Graduate Diploma and Certificate


Doctorat/Doctoral Degree

Note

Also certificates and diploma programmes, offered through affiliated Colleges Centennial College and Seneca College); the Faculty of Education offers a 4-yr Concurrent co registered BEd degree, a Concurrent co registered program in Jewish Teacher Education and a Concurrent co registered BEd (French) degree and a full-time and part-time Consecutive BEd programme running over an extended academic year; the school of Law offers combined programmes (Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Philosophy, Law or Bachelor of Civil Law); the Business school also offers a 2-yr MBA programme in India, an Executive MBA, combined Master's degree in Business Administration/Fine Arts/Arts and Business and Law (MBA/Juris Doctor) in 3-4 yrs; the Faculty of Science and Engineering offers an International Bachelor of Science (exchange agreements in 32 countries).

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Canada Watch

Canadian Woman Studies Journal

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2014-2015

Full Time Total:7000

Students

Statistics Year:2014-2015

Total:53000

Updated on 30-03-2015