University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies

Master of Arts degrees have been conferred by the University of Toronto since the first convocation of King's College on December 20, 1844. Fellowships were donated by businesses such as the Canadian Pacific Railway and Imperial Oil. U of T's introduction of the PhD, a degree only offered by select (mainly American) universities at the time, was met with some opposition; The Varsity, for example, published concerns about a lack of resources in an "earnest protest against the University attempting to dabble in postgraduate courses until she is doing her undergraduate work thoroughly, and has energy and money to spare." ==Academics==

banner during a convocation ceremony Unlike their undergraduate counterparts, graduate programs are largely not intrinsically fixed to any of the University of Toronto's three campuses. Administered by the School of Graduate Studies, they are housed by graduate units (sometimes called graduate departments), administrative entities composed of graduate faculty members, graduate students, and administrative staff, led by graduate chairs. In contrast to budgetary academic units, graduate units do not themselves hold faculty or staff, and instead depend on budgetary academic units such as divisions (faculties) or departments within divisions. The administrative home of most graduate units is on the St. George campus, and there is a growing number of appointments to these units of faculty members based on the Mississauga and Scarborough campuses. The School of Graduate Studies offers more than 175 programs in areas such as Architecture, Landscape, and Design; Biomedical Communications; Dentistry; Education; Forestry; Information; Law; Management; Medical Radiation Sciences; Medicine; Nursing; Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; Pharmacy; Physical Therapy; Public Health; Social Work; Speech-Language Pathology; and Theology. ==Facilities==

, built in 2000 on the St. George campus In 1910, Knox College acquired the former home of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada, located at 63 St. George Street in Toronto on what is now the University of Toronto's St. George campus. Built in 1872, the building has served as a place where doctoral students defend their theses and a space for graduate student services. In 2000, Graduate House opened at 60 Harbord Street as an all-graduate residence designed by Thom Mayne. ==Graduate Students' Union==

The University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union (UTGSU or simply GSU) is the representative student committee for graduate students at all three campuses, founded in 1964. == References ==