10 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Department of Classics at the University of Toronto provides advanced training leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Classics in a wide range of areas: Greek and Latin Literature, Ancient (Greek and Roman) Philosophy, and Greek and Roman History.

The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto provides interdepartmental programs in the medieval period, leading to the Doctor of Philosophy.

The Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto offers a Doctor of Philosophy program in the study of religion and facilitates research and publication on religion.

The PhD program in Linguistics at the University of Toronto offers comprehensive and rigorous training in an environment that encourages collaboration across the fields of Theoretical Linguistics, Language Variation and Change, and Psycholinguistics.

The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree program to students qualified to pursue literary studies involving several languages. Students pursue research across languages and national literatures, and theoretical issues that cross traditional disciplines.

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto is the top-ranked philosophy program in Canada, and one of the leading philosophy departments in the world.

The Department of History at the University of Toronto offers a broadly diversified program of graduate studies leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Instruction is offered in all major areas of historical scholarship/

The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree. IHPST conducts research, offers advanced studies programs, and serves as a focus for University-wide interest in its field.

The Language and Literacies Education program at the University of Toronto is offered by the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

One of the strongest and most diversified graduate English programs in North America, the University of Toronto’s Graduate English Department presents a wide array of approaches to the study of literature that includes both rigorous historical scholarship and the innovations of new theoretical, cultural, and interdisciplinary methods.