Overview

About this Degree

Because of its status as a major art form and a vital social practice, cinema has assumed a crucial place within the university. The Cinema Studies Institute has, over four decades, developed into a major area of academic research, study, and teaching at the University of Toronto and has contributed in pivotal ways to the development of the discipline both in Canada and internationally.

Other topics also receive emphasis, including distinct types of film (such as documentary, animation, and the avant-garde), film genres, media cultures, and new media forms. Our courses explore the global dimension of cinema, investigating national and transnational cinema. They raise issues of how race, class, and gender operate in moving image culture. The Cinema Studies program at the University of Toronto offers a range of research methods, scholarly frameworks, and learning opportunities; all are designed to develop students’ abilities to understand cinema within a wide range of contexts - critical, economic, cultural, technological, and aesthetic.

Graduates of the Cinema Studies Institute achieve learning outcomes that include a strong historical and theoretical foundation coupled with advanced analytical and critical skills. Our graduates are well-equipped to apply their knowledge to a variety of media-related careers and avocations. They have become arts and entertainment journalists, film programmers, and image archivists, and have found a diversity of positions within the film, television, and new media sectors.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Film Study

Film Cultures I: Art and Industry

Film Cultures II: Politics and Global Media

Advanced Study in Genre and Modes

Advanced Studies in Cinema

Advanced Study in Cinema as Social and Cultural Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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120

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89

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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89

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65

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

All applicants are required to present a senior level/Grade 12 English course for admission consideration

An International Baccalaureate Diploma, including English HL or SL is required for admission

English is the language of instruction and examination at U of T, and success in our degree programs requires a high level of English language proficiency

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Tuition Fees

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63570 CAD / year

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6100 CAD / year

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Toronto

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1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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Overview

About this Degree

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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