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Graduate Work in South Asia at the
University of Toronto
The Centre for South Asian Studies does not grant degrees. Students interested in pursuing an MA or PhD with a strong South Asia component must apply to one of the Centre's participating home departments.
If you are interested in pursuing an MA or PHD that involves significant research on South Asia, please contact one of these home departments directly for more information on the MA and PhD application process:
Collaborative Master's and Doctoral Program in South Asian Studies
The Collaborative Master's and Doctoral Program in South Asian Studies offers entry into a graduate student community, as well as a basic methodological grounding for students already accepted into a graduate program in one of the collaborating departments (listed on the Graduate Study page). The program is designed to give students an interdisciplinary overview for the critical study of South Asia as a field of expertise and as a lens through which to read a wide range of global processes. Engagement with these questions through the collaborative program will be noted on the transcripts of participating students.
All students who wish to participate in the collaborative program, at the Master's or PhD level, are required to take the core course, SAS2004H, Critical Issues in South Asian Studies: A Region and the Disciplines. This course aims to familiarize students with aspects of the construction and critique of area studies, the history of disciplinary engagement with the region, and major contemporary debates in the field. The most recent syllabus is available to view here (subject to change).
Students in the program are also required to be active participants in the Centre for South Asian Studies lecture and seminar series. The wide range of events organized by the Centre and the Asian Institute offer a significant opportunity for students to think critically about the role of area studies in providing new perspectives on problems of universal significance, as well as to meet regularly and build a community.
Full program requirements and application procedures are available on our collaborative program page.
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