The Faculty of Arts & Science (abbreviated as ArtSci) is the largest division of the

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. It offers

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and

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teaching and research at the St. George campus in

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. With more than 27,000 undergraduate and 4,500 graduate students, Arts & Science represents over half the student population at the campus.

Overview

The Faculty of Arts & Science hosts 73 per cent of the university's undergraduates and one third of graduates who pursue degrees in the

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s and

s. The faculty has 800 professors who teach some 2,000 courses arranged in more than 340 undergraduate and 130 graduate programs hosted by 29 departments, 16 centres and institutes, and seven

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s. The Department of Economics has been previously ranked as one of the top 25 worldwide economics faculty rankings, placing 23rd and 18th during the years (1995–99) and (2004–08) respectively. The Department of Philosophy ranked 15th overall in the English-speaking world and 1st in Canada in the ''

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''. The Department of Sociology ranks among the top 10 in North America. In the 2010 ''

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'', the Department of Computer Science placed first overall in Canada, and ranked 10th worldwide. For the 2012–2013 entrance year, Arts had an entry average of 86.6% and Science had an entry average of 88.8%. Rotman Commerce, a joint program with the

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, had an entry average of 91.7%. For professional and graduate studies, admission is competitive. For 2011–2012, programs such as public policy and global affairs accept about one-tenth of applicants, though they do not have standardized admissions test requirements. Doctoral-stream master's programs had an acceptance rate of 29.6%, while doctoral programs admitted 21.5% of applicants.

Academic units

The Faculty includes 29 departments, 7 colleges, and 45 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs. Notable departments include: * Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics * Department of Chemistry * Department of

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

* Department of Mathematics * Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy * School of the Environment

References

External links

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