Website: https://www.trentu.ca/durham-gta
Viewbook: https://www.trentu.ca/futurestudents/viewbook
Campus Tours and Events
• Durham GTA campus: 1-888-655-5559 discovertrentdurham@trentu.ca | www.trentu.ca/tours
• In-person, on-demand and virtual campus tours are now available, including tours of our new residence and academic spaces.
• Virtual Fall Preview: Saturday, November 20, 2021. www.trentu.ca/openhouse
Guidebook Info Sheet:
University Information
Student Population
• Approximately 1,900 students at the Durham Greater Toronto Area (GTA) campus.
New Programs
• Business Communications Specialization
• Communications, Computer Science
• Criminology
• Entrepreneurship Specialization
• Information Systems & E-Commerce Specialization
• Journalism & Creative Writing
• Logistics & Supply Chain Management
• Media Relations Specialization
• Policing & Community Well-Being
• Social Justice & Equity Studies Specialization
Program Changes
• Gender & Women’s Studies has been renamed Gender & Social Justice
With a robust 40-year history and a new campus opened in 2010, Trent University Durham provides an abundance of opportunities for student engagement. Located in the heart of Durham Region, Trent’s Durham campus offers a learning experience that is the perfect blend of urban life and close-knit campus community. Nearby, you can enjoy a vibrant greenbelt, parks and beaches – all minutes away from state-of-the-art sports facilities, premier shopping centres, and a thriving arts and entertainment scene.
“Trent University Durham is a special place: a friendly community that’s focused on helping students pursue academic excellence in real ways. All in perfect proximity to city life.” Susan Lawrence, Sociology 2013
Located in the heart of Durham Region, Trent University Durham offers all of the conveniences of dynamic city life – state-of-the-art sports facilities, premier shopping centres, and a thriving arts and entertainment scene – together with a vibrant greenbelt, natural parks, endless kilometres of walking trails, and beautiful beaches, all just minutes away.
When considering which university to choose, we know location and proximity to work or home are important. Trent University Durham is conveniently located just minutes from the 401 (Stevenson Exit), accessible by Go Transit and municipal transit. Combine this with the Rapid Transit “Pulse” Bus service, which connects students from Scarborough all the way to downtown Oshawa, and you have quick and easy access to everything there is to offer in the Durham Region and the eastern GTA.
Black History Month
TEDx
Humanities 101
Ontario Philharmonic
Cinechats film series
Concerts in the Park
Maple Syrup Festival
Oshawa Fiesta Week
Peony Festival
Building on a tradition of academic excellence spanning nearly four decades, Trent University Durham offers a dynamic and rigorous education experience grounded in the social sciences and humanities and unparalleled in the Durham Region and eastern GTA.
The Thornton Road Campus, which opened in 2010, is the next evolution for Trent University Durham. As a hub of learning and innovation, the dedicated campus allows students to continue to experience the Trent difference closer to home.
Providing students with a warm, friendly and welcoming environment, Trent University Durham boasts vibrant community connections that provide unique leadership and learning opportunities for all students, faculty and staff. Through involvement in research, course development, community-based projects, volunteer activities and events, Trent enables and encourages contributions to a better world.
For many Trent University Durham students, proximity to work or home is an important consideration; approximately 70 per cent of students commute to campus in less than 40 minutes. Trent University Durham is conveniently located minutes from the 401, and parking is free. GO Transit is also close with a direct link to the University and municipal transit stops nearby.
1,032
Students
18:1
Student-faculty ratio
159,458
Population
40 mins
Distance to Toronto
33
Museums and galleries