So you’re graduating… what will you do with your DEGREE? There are so many potential career paths available to you but how do you discover what they are, and how do you know which one is right for you? This session, run in collaboration with the Career Centre, will help you to identify career paths that align with your degree as well as your individual skills, interests, values and personality.
Register at http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/b2b-register
Future b2B events:
February 2013 (panel discussion with alumni)
March 2013 (alumni speak on the 3 things they wish they knew when graduating + alumni-student networking)
May 2013 (Next Steps Conference for all Arts & Science students)
Email backpack@artsci.utoronto.ca if you’d like to know more about Backpack to Briefcase.
For information on previous Backpack to Briefcase events, please visit: http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/s/731/index.aspx?sid=731&gid=15&pgid=4825
Continuing to Graduate School:
Students who wish to pursue their education beyond an undergraduate degree are urged to check the requirements of the School or Faculty which they plan to attend. Programs in fields allied to English Language & Literature studies, such as Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Linguistics, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Journalism, Psychology, Drama, Cinema Studies, Political Science, etc.
It is recommended that students planning to do graduate study in English enrol in the Specialist Program in English. The undergraduate requirements for the Specialist Program in English have been established to provide a broad historic and generic understanding of literature. Meeting the requirements of the Specialist Program at the University of Toronto should be sufficient for most universities. Although no specific course is a requirement for graduate school, it should be stressed that graduate programs, including those at the University of Toronto, normally seek students who have a good knowledge of the major literary forms and periods of English literature from Chaucer to the Twentieth Century. Courses such as ENG300Y Chaucer; ENG302Y Poetry and Prose, 1500-1600; ENG304Y Poetry and Prose, 1600-1660; ENG306Y Poetry and Prose, 1660-1800; ENG308Y Romantic Poetry and Prose are good ways of establishing this knowledge. Another possibility is to plan your course-work, for instance, so that a fiction course, such as ENG324Y Fiction, 1832-1900, is balanced with a poetry course, such as ENG348Y Modern Poetry to 1960, or a drama course, such as ENG340H Modern Drama to WWII and ENG341H Modern Drama since WWII. Some knowledge of contemporary criticism and theory would be useful. A meeting is usually scheduled in September to provide information and advice to students planning to go on to graduate schools. Students seeking detailed information about graduate English Programs offered at the University of Toronto should contact the Department of English Graduate Office at 416-978-5027.
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Important Links:
Faculty of Arts and Science Alumni Circle, Backpack to Briefcase
University of Toronto Career Centre Website
Career Centre Contact Information:
General Inquiry 416-978-8000 or email: careercentre@mail.careers.utoronto.ca
Career Library Desk 416-978-8002
Career Counselling 416-978-8010
Extern Job Shadowing Program Office 416-978-7764 or email: extern@mail.careers.utoronto.ca
Graduating and Recent Graduates Service 416-978-8014 or email: gsesrges@mail.careers.utoronto.ca
Graduate Dossier Service 416-978-8015 or email: gds.career@utoronto.ca
Career Centre Hours (St. George Campus):
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Career Centre Location (St. George Campus):
Koffler Student Services Centre (corner of St. George and College streets)
214 College Street
Toronto ON M5T 2Z9
Telephone: 416-978-8000
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