• Graduate Diploma in International and Security Studies at York University is offered as a 1-year teaching program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The Graduate Diploma in this program provides Master's and Doctoral students the opportunity to specialize in the area of international and security studies.
  • Diploma programs are open to students in any relevant graduate program or to those who have a general interest in graduate-level work. For example, the Democratic Administration diploma is open to students pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Law, Sociology, Administrative Studies, or Political Science.
  • York University is committed to enhancing graduate studies by providing opportunities for specialized interdisciplinary study through distinctive diploma offerings.
  • A graduate diploma denotes specialization in an area, gained through intensive graduate-level study. It supplements an already established area of study or expertise and adds value and interdisciplinary perspective to a degree.
    • Concurrent diploma programs allow students to explore one aspect of a field in depth while pursuing their master’s or doctoral degree.
    • Stand-alone, direct-entry diploma programs provide the occasion to pursue graduate-level studies in a specialized area without completing a full graduate degree.
  • Stand-alone, direct-entry Graduate Diploma programs provide an opportunity for graduate-level study of theory and research to students who are not interested in pursuing a full graduate degree.
  • York’s Faculty of Graduate Studies has the resources and ambition to provide strong administrative and financial support that is necessary to facilitate a first-rate student experience.
  • Higher education Strategy Associates ranked York one of the top 10 universities in Canada for research impact.
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 47,000 USD.