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Graduate Education

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2026 Admissions

Applications for 2025 admissions are now closed.

Check back in August for Winter 2026 admissions (available to domestic PhD applicants only) and in October for Fall 2026 admissions.

Our Department

The department is home to over 80 graduate faculty members, including core, emeritus, status-only, and cross-appointed faculty. Around 170 graduate students are enrolled in our research-intensive MSc and PhD programs, engaging in advanced scientific investigation.

Our research labs are based not only in our department at the downtown St. George campus, but also throughout a network of nearby university departments, faculties, research institutes and teaching hospitals. These include the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Unity Health Toronto, University Health Network, and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

This unique research environment supports interdisciplinary collaboration with world-renowned scientists--right in the heart of one of North America's most concentrated hubs of biomedical research.

Our Programs

Our thesis-based MSc and PhD programs focus on research, where students work closely with one or more graduate faculty members to develop their skills and contribute to new discoveries.  The course-based MSc program in Applied Clinical Pharmacology offers research opportunities and hands-on training in a variety of settings, including academic, industry, health care and government. Students can also enhance their studies by joining one of six multidisciplinary collaborative specializations which offer students the opportunity to explore an area of interest outside of their core program.