The graduate programs in Mechanical Engineering at Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) levels at the Lassonde School of Engineering (LSE) are focused on excellence in learning and professional development for students. These programs aim not only to advance students’ knowledge and expertise beyond the Bachelors’ level in the field of Mechanical Engineering, but also to enable and foster students’ independent research abilities, creative activities and entrepreneurship skills. In addition to the focus placed on original research, students are provided with opportunities for professional development through engaging in complementary education and training in areas such as law, business, ethics, technical writing, and communications. This is achieved via partnerships between the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Schulich School of Business, Osgoode Hall Law School and Teaching Commons at York University. As such, the objectives of the graduate program are designed so that by the time of graduation, the students will obtain and demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

I.  Acquisition of advanced knowledge through classroom learning in conventional, specialized and    interdisciplinary subjects of Mechanical Engineering and related fields.

II. Ability to independently conduct research through defining, planning and solving of scientific problems to lead and advance knowledge in the field of specialization. Research outcomes will lead to creativity and competence at an international level

III. Diversification of knowledge and experience beyond the immediate research field by engaging in complementary education and training in areas such as teaching/mentoring and commercialization as well as public outreach activities.

IV. Effective delivery and communication of scholarly findings with professionals and society at large in various forms, such as oral presentations (e.g. conferences and industrial forums) and disseminations (e.g. scholarly journals, patents and mass media outlets)

V.  Commitment to implementation of professional and ethical standards as well as sustainable practices related to research and professional activities

These experiences ensure that our students are uniquely position as Renaissance Engineers ^TM in the job market and the academic world.

The Diploma will be awarded to students who, after being admitted to the Master of Accounting (MAcc), elect to leave the program upon successful completion of Term 2 of the MAcc.

The program develops students’ academic and intellectual abilities in the core competency areas that constitute the field of accountancy.  Students will deepen their expertise through the selection of electives in at least two areas of professional practice. The program is academically rigorous, involving 30 credit hours over two terms.

The emphasis given to case based instruction in the program’s accounting, audit and tax courses as well as an overall commitment to developing students’ proficiency in case analysis ensure that students graduate with highly developed critical thinking skills and are well prepared for real world situations characterized by imperfect information, ambiguity and complexity. After completing the program graduates will have acquired in-depth learning of all of the field’s competency areas and will have acquired expertise in two fields of professional practice.

Completion of the Diploma satisfies the Chartered Professional Accountants’ (CPA) requirements for its Core and Elective Modules.  Graduates may proceed to complete their professional certification with the CPA.

The Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting is a specialized program designed for graduates of  York University’s Bachelor of Administrative Studies’ Accounting Stream. The purpose of the diploma is to prepare students for direct entry into the Capstone 1 module of the Chartered Professional Accountants’ Professional Education program (the CPA PEP program).  The diploma program is 12 weeks in length and will be offered twice a year, in the summer and the winter.

The Graduate Diploma consists of five mandatory courses which have been designed to build on the curriculum of the undergraduate Accounting Stream to match the content of the four elective modules of the CPA PEP program.  Accordingly, there is one course in each of the four elective areas: one each in Performance Measurement, Assurance, Tax, and Finance, and a capstone course in Integrative Analysis.  These five courses build on the Accounting Stream’s undergraduate curriculum to further develop the six technical competencies and five enabling competencies described in the CPA Competency Map.  With coverage of all four elective areas, graduates will have more opportunities and choices as they move on in their careers as professional accountants.

Housed in the Graduate Department of Humanities, the Type 2 Graduate Diploma in Comparative Literature is awarded concurrently with York M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. It provides the opportunity for students already enrolled in York graduate programs with literary, cultural, translational and artistic foci to supplement their primary program with rigorous theoretical training and to highlight the comparative, multilingual, cross-cultural nature of their graduate training.

The core requirements for this diploma (a core course, capstone diploma research essay, a general extension of course work, and the language requirement) have been designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of comparative research methodologies and debates in the discipline of Comparative Literature as well as with experience designing and carrying out research projects in more than one language.

Housed in the Graduate Program in English, the Type 2 Graduate Diploma in World Literature may be awarded in conjunction with M.A. or Ph.D. degrees in English, Humanities, and Translation Studies.

This challenging graduate diploma requires candidates to supplement and extend their M.A. or Ph.D. degree studies by considering them anew, through the perspective of World Literature; it strengthens and highlights the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural nature of their graduate training.

The Graduate Diploma in World Literature thus combines intellectual rigour with administrative flexibility and simplicity. The combination of specific additional requirements (a core course and capstone diploma research essay) with a compulsory cultural theory course and a general extension of course work and research to include a World Literature perspective (in essays, major research papers, theses or dissertations) allows students to adapt the method by which they complete the Diploma to their specific interests and needs. Diploma recipients will know how to define and historically situate the key concepts, methodologies, and theoretical approaches of World Literature studies; describe the fundamental debates, as well as new concerns and developments in the field, and draw connections to other disciplines; design and realize World Literature research projects in essays, major research papers, theses or dissertations; develop research projects that consider world literature from one or more perspectives, including generic, historical, political, cultural, and interdisciplinary.

The objective of the program is to develop students’ academic and intellectual abilities in all fields of professional accountancy practice. The program recognizes that the increased demand for accounting expertise in widening fields of practice calls for the development of accounting practitioners with a diversity of disciplinary backgrounds. The program, therefore, is designed for all holders of four-year undergraduate degrees but is especially attractive for candidates with non-business undergraduate degrees (such as social sciences, science or other types of professional studies) who are attracted to the field of accountancy. It is firmly grounded in the view that today, more than ever before, the widest variety of perspectives is needed when making financial and business decisions. Developing accounting practitioners with non-traditional academic backgrounds is seen, therefore, as an appropriate response to an urgent need to expand the range of perspectives within Canada’s financial services community. Such individuals will be valued highly in the workplace for their ability to bring more socio-culturally-environmentally informed frameworks into business settings.

The program offers a choice of two fields of study: Management Accounting and Financial Accounting. The Financial Accounting stream has been accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO), with the result that those graduates will qualify for immediate entry into the ICAO Professional Program. The MAcc program will only be available on a full-time basis and will span three consecutive terms, starting in May.

The Master of Conference Interpreting (MCI) is a two-year, professionally oriented degree program, comprised entirely of coursework that will provide students with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to practice in a variety of interpreting markets. The first year of the program, offered entirely online, will be devoted to providing students with a broad base of knowledge, and with the opportunity to practise interpreting as it is conducted in a variety of settings. Those who continue on in the second year of the program will intensify their focus on interpreting specifically in the conference setting, and successful completion of the second year will see them earn the Master of Conference Interpreting.

The Type 2 Graduate Diploma in Language and Literacy Education will be awarded in conjunction with a Master’s (MEd) or Doctoral (PhD) degree in the Graduate Program in Education. The general objectives of the Graduate Diploma are:

1. to develop a complement of future researchers in language and literacy;
2. to afford educators in the areas of language and literacy an opportunity for specialization in this area; and
3. to create a focus within the Graduate Program of Education at York and provide the capacity of educators to develop citizens whose personal, economic and intellectual lives are enhanced by advancing their skills in language and literacy.

The Type 2 Graduate Diploma is wholly integrated within the Graduate Program in Education’s curriculum, and it is integral to the interdisciplinary field of Language, Culture and Teaching, representing a sub-specialization within that field.

This direct entry Diploma program is designed to provide opportunities for graduate-level study of theory and research in language and literacy for practicing teachers, school administrators, people working in community organizations and cultural institutions, and advocacy groups. This program has a unique interdisciplinary field: Language, Culture and Teaching. It also represents a sub-specialization of the field of Language, Culture and Teaching in that it identifies those areas of study which focus specifically on language and literacy.

The general objectives of the Graduate Diploma are:

1. to develop a complement of future researchers in language and literacy;
2. to afford educators in the areas of language and literacy an opportunity for specialization in this area; and
3. to create a focus within the Graduate Program of Education at York and provide the capacity of educators to develop citizens whose personal, economic and intellectual lives are enhanced by advancing their skills in language and literacy.

Students will be granted a Type 1 Graduate Diploma in General Interpreting having successfully completed the coursework of the Master of Conference Interpreting program, but then exiting the MCI program at the end of the first year. This year of study will provide students with a broad base of interpreting knowledge, and with the opportunity to practise interpreting as it is conducted in a variety of settings.