Overview
Established in 1827, the University of Toronto is a vibrant and diverse academic community. It includes 80,000 students, 12,000 colleagues holding faculty appointments, 200 librarians, and 6,000 staff members across three distinctive campuses and at many partner sites, including world-renowned hospitals. With over 800 undergraduate programs, 150 graduate programs, and 40 professional programs, U of T attracts students of the highest calibre, from across Canada and from 160 countries around the world. The University is one of the most respected and influential institutions of higher education and advanced research in the world. Its strengths extend across the full range of disciplines: the 2012-13 Times Higher Education ranking groups the University of Toronto with Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, Cambridge, Oxford, the University of Melbourne, and the University of Michigan as the only institutions in the top 27 in all 6 broad disciplinary areas. The University is also consistently rated one of Canada’s Top 100 employers, and ranks with Harvard and Yale for the top university library resources in North America.
MOOCs
The University of Toronto have partnered with Coursera and edX to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.
Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from the University of Toronto:
Courses on Coursera
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Courses on edX
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Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from the University of Toronto:
Courses on Coursera
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- Self-Driving Cars | Coursera
- Learn to Program: The Fundamentals | Coursera
- Introduction to Psychology | Coursera
- GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis | Coursera
- Introduction to Self-Driving Cars | Coursera
- iOS App Development with Swift | Coursera
- State Estimation and Localization for Self-Driving Cars | Coursera
- Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age | Coursera
- Visual Perception for Self-Driving Cars | Coursera
- Bioinformatic Methods I | Coursera
- The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs | Coursera
- Introduction to GIS Mapping | Coursera
- The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness | Coursera
- Introduction To Swift Programming | Coursera
- Motion Planning for Self-Driving Cars | Coursera
- Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise | Coursera
- Aboriginal Worldviews and Education | Coursera
- GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design | Coursera
- iOS App Development Basics | Coursera
Courses on edX
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- Death 101: Shaping the Future of Global Health
- Health Professional Teaching Skills – Level 1 – Foundational
- Health Professional Teaching Skills – Level 3 - Professionalism
- Health Professional Teaching Skills – Level 2 – Strategies
- Quantum Machine Learning
- Behavioural Economics in Action
- Teaching With Technology and Inquiry: An Open Course For Teachers
- Library Advocacy Unshushed
- Our Energetic Earth