could you tell me more about the Munk School of Global Affairs? I have been accepted into U of T for a different program but I was looking at the Munk programs and they sound perfect for me. I’m a little confused as to what the munk school means. Would i still be part of the faculty of Arts and Sciences?
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hey there,
that’s a pretty good question, and i’m not surprised you’re confused.?we’ve got a lot of programs, schools, faculties etc. at this university, and it’s easy to get lost in them.
so, let me try to break this down in a way that makes sense.
munk?is an entity which does a lot of things: it?does research, it has a graduate program, it puts on events, etc. one of the things it happens to do is house a?number of undergraduate programs in the faculty of arts & science (or FAS).
those POSts are just as much a part of the faculty of arts & science as any other POSt. in fact, every POSt is hosted somewhere, by something, in a department or program office somewhere. the munk school of global affairs is that place for the munk programs.
that fact?doesn’t affect you as an undergrad in any significant way academically. it will affect you in that?that you’ll be hit by a pretty unpleasant wind tunnel along bloor every time you go to visit a departmental advisor. also, you’ll have access to a lot of cool?opportunities which i highly recommend you check out.
excited yet? good. so when the time comes for you to choose your subject POSt(s) after first year, as long as you’ve completed any required prerequisites, you’ll be just as eligible to apply to a munk POSt as any other shmo in the?FAS.
good luck with it, eh?
aska