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Information and details on the application process for the 2025-26 academic year will be posted in late April/early May of 2025.​

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* Please note: 
At this time, there is no doctoral-level collaborative specialization available under the Development Policy and Practice (DPP) program. 

 

Eligibility for Master’s Students
All prospective Master’s students must first be admitted into one of the participating graduate programs listed below before applying to the DPP collaborative specialization. Admission to the specialization is contingent upon acceptance into an eligible program.

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Admission Requirements

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      1. Applicants must submit 400 words describing why and how their interests coincide with the specialization,            Development Policy and Power

      2. Applicants must submit their CV/Resume. 

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* Applicants must have accepted an offer at one of UofT's graduate program partners (below)

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 Participating programs include

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1. M.A, M.Sc, Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Science, St. George

2. M.A, Geography, Department of Geography & Planning, Faculty of Arts and Science, St. George

3. M.A, Political Science, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, St. George

4. M.A, Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Science, St. George

5. M.A, M.Ed, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), St. George

6. M.P.H, Health Promotion, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, St. George

7. M.Env.Sc, Environmental Science, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, UTSC

8. M.A, Women and Gender Studies (MWGS), Women and Gender Studies Institute, St. George *New*

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Optional Preparation

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• The department will provide students interested in the proposed Collaborative Specialization with list of optional key background readings.

 

Specialization Requirements

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• Students must meet all respective degree requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and the participating unit.

• Students must meet the requirements of the Collaborative Specialization as follows:

  • IDS 1000H (0.5 FCE): a core course meeting weekly throughout the fall term (hybrid) and occasionally throughout the winter term for scheduled seminar presentations;

  • Thesis/Major Research Project: Where required by the home graduate degree program, students completing a thesis or major research paper must include substantive Critical Development Studies content. This will be verified through submission of thesis abstract to GDS.