Master of Public Policy Student Guide 4 WELCOME 40 WELCOME TO MONTREAL 42 Getting Around 5 YOUR MPP IN DETAIL 43 Getting Set Up 7 Key Dates and Courses 45 Eating in Montreal 10 Registering for Courses 46 Places and Events 11 Space for MPP Students 12 Group and Individual Work 52 CONTACT INFORMATION 13 Out-of-class Activities for MPP Students 14 Grading for MPP Courses 15 Academic Integrity 16 Absences from Class 17 Career Services at the Max Bell School 18 +?LB?RMPWÐ2P?GLGLE 19Í ÍÍÍ COVID-19 Information and Resources 20 Remote Program Delivery in Fall 2020
21 MCGILL IN DETAIL 23 Getting Started as a McGill Student 25 McGill IT Services 26 Signing into IT Systems 28 Staying Connected 29 Software and Training 30 Academic Regulations 31 Travel 32 Student Services 34 Life Outside Your Classes 36 Campus Map 38 New Student Checklist
2 1 Welcome Welcome *% the Max Bell School! We are thrilled that you have chosen to undertake your Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree with us. You aren’t just coming to the Max Bell School, you are coming to McGill University, and for close to two hundred years it has maintained its record as a (* university illed with lots of intellectual excitement.
McGill has many services to support your It also provides an overview of campus life and academic studies and activities on resources, as well as useful information on campus to keep you busy. This guide how to take advantage of all that Montreal has outlines key information about the MPP to offer. program and what you need to know to succeed and complete your degree.
Sincerely, Chris Ragan Director, Max Bell School of Public Policy
4 Your MPP in Detail
The MPP program at Max Bell School is a new and innovative Master's program which tackles the complexities of public policy from diverse perspectives, giving students the skills to understand and solve the most important issues impacting Canada and the world today.
5 6 6 Yo u r M P P i n D e t a i l Key Dates and Courses
ORIENTATION Aug Ж Aug Orientation
SeptÐ Labour day – Administrative offices and libraries closed. No classes.
FALL MODULE #1 SEÐ – Oct PPOL 602: Microeconomics for Public Policy PPOL 603: Comparative Government Structures
Oct 1 Thanksgiving – Administrative offices and libraries closed. No classes. Oct 1 – Oct Module #1 Exam Week
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FALL MODULE #2 Nov – Dec PPOL 60: Ethics, Rights, and Law PPOL 605: Analytical Methods for Policy Evaluation
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Please refer to https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/programs/ current-students for complete course and program details.
9 Yo u r M P P i n D e t a i l Registering for Courses
STUDENT NUMBER AND PERSONAL STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER While the School’s staff and faculty will If you are attending McGill for the first time, provide advice and guidance, you have your 9-digit student number will have been ultimate responsibility for: issued to you online upon submission of o The completeness and correctness your application. If you have forgotten your of your course selection and PIN number or if it has been disabled for registration; any reason, call the Minerva Help Line o Compliance with the completion of (514-398-7878) during McGill business program and degree requirements; hours to have it reset. o Observance of regulations and deadlines as outlined in the University Minerva does not guide you to the courses Calendar. you need and will not necessarily prevent you from registering for courses you are REGISTRATION PROCEDURES not entitled to take. You are responsible for To register for courses, new students making sure that you follow the regulations can access Minerva at: mcgill.ca/ and deadlines outlined in the calendar. minerva-students
10 Yo u r M P P i n D e t a i l Space for MPP Students Please note that until further notice, our offices are closed due to McGill's precautionary measures against COVID-19.
The Max Bell School has dedicated space for In addition, the main McGill University MPP students. The ten team rooms are ideal Library is equipped with several meeting for working on the many group assignments rooms and special study spaces that may and the Policy Lab, all of which are an be reserved by students: integral part of the MPP learning experience. libraryrooms.mcgill.ca/reserve/ Two seminar rooms, when they are groupstudy available, can be booked and used by MPP students for larger group discussions.
11 Yo u r M P P i n D e t a i l Group and Individual Work
GROUP WORK INDIVIDUAL WORK Since working with others is a key part of Despite the importance of group work in most professional settings, learning how to the Max Bell MPP program, students have work productively and respectfully in small considerable individual work and receive groups is a central aspect of the Max Bell individual grades in all of their courses. MPP program. Each core policy course (3 credits) will have Each of the core policy courses (3 credits) a final exam, and MP a major paper. The has several group assignments, each of Policy Case Studies (1 credit) and the which can be expected to take 40-65 hours Complexity Seminars (2 credits) will be to complete. The Policy Case Studies graded mostly through individual writing (1 credit) and the Complexity Seminars projects, such as op-ed columns, short (2 credits) involve mostly individual work, essays, and policy briefing notes. Students although students should expect informal should feel free to consult widely during the group activities and discussions to occur formative stages of their written projects, regularly in class. The Policy Lab (9 credits) but the final written products must be original. is entirely group work, with teams of 4-5 students working together over several months to deliver a full policy briefing in response to a well-defined policy challenge. In any of these group settings, students must work hard to ensure that their teams are inclusive, respectful and productive.
Problems with team dynamics should be brought to the attention of the relevant MPP instructor as soon as possible.
12 Yo u r M P P i n D e t a i l Out-of-class Activities for MPP Students
SKILLS WORKSHOPS VISITING SPEAKERSÍ 1IGJJQÐ5MPIQFMNQÐ?PCÐQAFCBSJCBÐT?PGMSQJWÐ #?AFÐRCPK ÐQCTCP?JÐNMJGAWÐQNCAG?JGQRQÐDPMKÐ DPMKÐ1CNRCK@CPÐRFPMSEFÐ NPGJ ÐThese +A%GJJQÐMRFCPÐD?ASJRGCQ ÐJC?BGLEÐSLGTCPQGRGCQÐ workshops are specially designed for the fPMKÐ!?L?B?Ð?LBÐ?@PM?B Ð?LBÐDPMKÐ MPP students and are integrated into their GKNMPR?LRÐNMJGAWÐGLQRGRSRGMLQÐ?PCÐGLTGRCBÐRMÐ program. In particular, they will build the NPCQCLRÐR?JIQÐ?RÐRFCÐ1AFMMJ Ð2FCQCÐCTCLRQÐ skills necessary for the successful ?PCÐMNNMPRSLGRGCQÐDMPÐ+..ÐQRSBCLRQÐRMÐÐ completion of the 9-credit Policy Lab. CLE?ECÐTGQGRMPQÐGLÐBGQASQQGMLÐ?LBÐBC@?RC There are workshops on several “so# To see what's going on at Max Bell, visit: skills”, such as dealing with unconscious mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/events bias, effective public speaking, and managing difficult situations, and also 123"#,2 *#"Í#4#,21 workshops on several “hard skills”, such 1RSBCLRQÐK?WÐNPMNMQCÐMPÐMPE?LGXCÐCTCLRQ Ð as persuasive writing, design thinking, and R?JIQ Ðand social activities for which they can negotiation. Though these workshops apply to the School for funding and have no formal credits in the MPP administrative support. program, they are an important distinguishing feature of the Max Bell OTHER EVENTS AT MCGILL UNIVERSITYÍÍ program, and are invaluable in preparing Students of the Max Bell MPP program have MPP students for the next phase of their full access to all of the activities open to professional careers. other McGill students. There are many interesting activities occurring all across the CAREER TALKS McGill campus, every week! To find out Learn how specific industry sectors are what's happening at McGill, see: mcgill.ca/ organized, what career paths are channels/events available, and the skills and experience needed to be a successful candidate.
13 Yo u r M P P i n D e t a i l Grading for MPP Courses
Max Bell MPP students must successfully FAILURES pass all of their courses (45 credits) in order The lowest passing grade in all MPP courses to complete the MPP degree. is 65%, a letter grade of B-. Any student who receives a grade lower than B- in a course Students’ final course grades are can apply MLÐ+GLCPT? for the permission to determined by the course instructor, take a Supplemental Exam. If granted such consistent with the grading scheme permission, the new course grade is described in the relevant course outline. determined by the grade received on the This grading scheme (including the Supplemental Exam; however, the original weighting of various assignments and grade remains on students' transcripts and exams) is not permitted to vary from the both grades are calculated in students' GPA. description in the course outline, except in extraordinary circumstances. Students will not be granted permission to write two Supplemental Exams in any one EXTENSIONS !K GRADES" course; nor will they be granted permission In extraordinary circumstances (determined to write Supplemental Exams in two by the course instructor), a student may be different courses in which they received a permitted an extension beyond the normal failing grade. Students who fail two courses, deadline for completion of an exam or or fail any course twice, will be required to submission of a major assignment. In such withdraw from the MPP program. In such cases, a grade of K is submitted and a new cases, no tuition or ancillary fees are deadline for completion of course work is reimbursed to the student. assigned. Both student and professor must sign the appropriate form and submit it to More information about the university's the School’s Administrative Officer. The new exams and failure policy can be found here: deadline is normally no more than one month a#er the initial deadline.
14 Your MPP in Detail Academic Integrity
McGill places a great deal of importance on PLAGIARISM honest work, the art of scholarship, and the “Plagiarism” means the representation of fair treatment of all members of the another’s work as one’s own or assisting university community, and demands a rigid another in representing another’s work, insistence on giving credit where credit is published or unpublished, as their own. due. Offenses such as cheating and breaches No student shall represent another of research ethics undermine not only the person’s work, published or unpublished, value of our collective work, but also the as their own in any writing, such as an academic integrity of the University and the essay, thesis, research report, project or value of a McGill degree. assignment submitted in a course or a program of study, or represent as their own the work of another, whether the material so represented constitutes a part or the entirety of the work submitted.
No student shall contribute any work to another student with the knowledge that the latter may submit the work in part or whole as their own. Receipt of payment or other forms of compensation for work contributed shall be cause for presumption that the student had such knowledge.
To learn more about Academic Integrity and the Student Code of Conduct at McGill, please refer to this page: https:// www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/academicrights/ integrity/cheating
15 Yo u r M P P i n D e t a i l Absences from Class
Students who miss classes due to illness It is the student’s responsibility to catch up (or other reasons) must make on relevant class material, readings and arrangements with their relevant MPP group assignments. Due to the importance instructor and their assigned teams. of group work in the MPP program, Students should be prepared to provide students must recognize that missing confirmation of their illness to the classes and getting behind on the material instructor. imposes costs on their team members.
16 Your MPP in Detail Career Services at the Max Bell School
Max Bell Career Services provides To book an individual appointment, please career coaching, workshops, programs, email: [email protected] events, and resources that will help students to:
• Identify career objectives and set goals; • Expand awareness of career paths; • Build professional relationships; • Communicate skills, experience, motivation, and value to employers in their desired field; • Develop a personalized job search strategy.
17 Your MPP in Detail Mandatory Training
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY TUTORIAL CREATING A CAMPUS COMMUNITY All students are required to complete a FREE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE mandatory Academic Integrity Tutorial in It Takes All of Us: Creating a Campus order to ensure that they know—and fully Community Free of Sexual Violence is a understand—what’s expected of them. learning program that strives to increase awareness of sexual violence, to ensure The Tutorial—which can be found in Minerva that our campus culture is based on (horizon.mcgill.ca/pban1/twbkwbis.P_ respect and consent, and to help create a WWWLogin) under the Student Menu— community free of sexual violence. must be completed by the end of their first term at McGill. Failure to complete the The training consists of four modules that Tutorial will result in a registration block for use character-driven scenarios to teach the following term. The registration block important topics surrounding sexual is automatically released the moment the violence and its impact. You can find this Tutorial is completed in Minerva. mandatory training on myCourses. mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/students/test mcgill.ca/sv-education/program-overview
18 Your MPP in Detail COVID-19 Information and Resources
As regulations for COVID-19 continue to shift MCGILL CAMPUS COVID-19 UPDATES for both the city of Montreal and the McGill For news and updates specific to the McGill campus, it's important to keep track of any community, please refer to the university's updates and advisories. COVID-19 page for more information. This page contains the current guidelines for MONTREAL COVID-19 UPDATES quaratine procedures on campus as well as To know more about the recommendations resources for students on learning remotely, and guidelines issued by the regional public financial aid, health, and well-being. Learn health department (Direction régionale de more: https://www.mcgill.ca/coronavirus/ Santé publique de Montréal), please refer to official site of the city of Montreal. This page provides updates about current COVID-19 safety regulations and news: https:// montreal.ca/en/articles/coronavirus- covid-19
19 Your MPP in Detail Remote Program Delivery for Fall 2020
Due to COVID-19 regulations, the Fall 2020 12 2 term is being delivered remotely. The Max 'LÐC?PJWÐD?JJ Ð+..ÐQRSBCLRQÐUGJJÐPCACGTCÐ?Ð Bell School is using a variety of tools to KMLRFÐJGACLQCÐDMPÐ12 2 Ð?ÐQMDRU?PCÐ develop a virtual classroom experience and DMPÐQR?RGQRGAQÐ?LBÐB?R?ÐQAGCLACÐRMÐ@CÐGLQR?JJCBÐ ensure a productive semester. on one's personal computer. This will be used in the program's Analytical Methods course.
1-$25 0#Í As a McGill student, you will have access to OTHER SOFTWARE free software to aid in communications, 2MÐJC?PLÐKMPCÐ?@MSRÐ-DDGACÐÐ?LBÐ-LC"PGTC Ð productivity, and collaboration. These NJC?QCÐQCCÐN?ECÐ9 Ð$MPÐGLDMPK?RGMLÐ?@MSRÐmW platforms and resources will be particularly !MSPQCQ ÐPCDCPÐRMÐN?ECÐ7 Ð important for the Fall 2020 semester. See page 29 for more details. *' 0 07Í0#1-30!#1 +A%GJJÐ3LGTCPQGRWÐF?QÐ?ÐUMPJBÐAJ?QQÐlibrary and 8OOM online database with over 2.5 million e-books, 8MMKÐUGJJÐ@CÐRFCÐNPGK?PWÐNJ?RDMPKÐDMPÐAMSPQC e-journals, and multimedia resources—all BCJGTCPWÐGLÐ$?JJÐ Ð+A%GJJÐQRSBCLRQÐ available to you 24/7 from around the globe. ?SRMK?RGA?JJWÐF?TCÐ?AACQQÐRMÐ?Ð@?QGAÐ8MMKÐ These can be accessed by simply using your ?AAMSLR. This allows users to host unlimited McGill credentials. The library also accepts KCCRGLEQÐUGRFÐSNÐRMÐÐN?PRGAGN?LRQ Ð@SRÐ requests from students for the purchase of e- UGRFÐ?Ð KGLSRCÐK?VGKSKÐfor group books. meetings. Learn more here: UUU KAEGJJ A? RJQ QRSBCLRQ PCKMRC JC?PLGLE 1CCÐN?ECÐ8ÐDMPÐBCR?GJQÐMLÐ?AACQQGLEÐJG@P?PWÐ PCQMSPACQ JC?PLGLE XMMKÐ QCPTGACQÐ?LBÐPCQMSPACQÐPCKMRCJW
20 McGill in Detail
McGill University is one of Canada’s best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from over 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research- intensive university in the country.
Founded in 1821, McGill is recognized McGill University is located on land which around the world for the excellence of its has long served as a site of meeting and teaching and research programs. In exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, addition to a stellar faculty, McGill is including the Haudenosaunee and known for attracting the brightest Anishinabeg nations. The School honours, students from across Canada, the United recognizes, and respects these nations as States, and around the world. the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which we meet today. McGill students have the highest average entering grades in Canada, and our commitment to fostering the very best has helped our students win more national and international awards on average than their peers at any other Canadian university.
21 22 McGill in Detail Getting Started as a McGill Student
GETTING YOUR STUDENT CARD Be sure to bring your McGill ID number, valid Your student ID card is proof that you are a photo ID, and the documents you used to registered student at McGill and gives you prove your citizenship status. More details access to a full range of McGill services. You can be found at: mcgill.ca/student- records/ will need it to use most essential services on personal-information/id campus including the library and athletic facilities and to access certain study areas Those students who have a McGill and classrooms during regular daytime undergraduate ID card will need to replace it hours as well as a#er hours. with a new graduate level ID card. I
International Students International students must submit copies of their Certificat d’acceptation du Quebec (CAQ) and Study Permit in order to receive their ID card. International students who have confirmed their medical insurance on Minerva will receive their International Health Insurance (IHI) card at the same time as their ID card. Students who are eligible for an exemption must present valid documentation to Service Point and submit an online exemption request via Minerva.
For international students, there is a buddy program run by International Student Services (ISS). An incoming student can request a buddy from McGill here. A buddy will be assigned based on request and availability.
mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/once-here/buddy
23 BUY YOUR BOOKS AND HEALTH !AND INSURANCE" COMPUTER EQUIPMENT Health and dental insurance for local The McGill University Bookstore, Le James, students can be arranged through the Post is open year-round and carries new and used Graduate Student Society (PGSS). textbooks as well as reference and general books, stationery and office supplies, McGill pgss.mcgill.ca/en/health-and-dental-plan merchandise, and snacks. International Students Le James Bookstore: Health insurance is mandatory for most 680 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC incoming international students and it is part H3A 2M7 of the tuition fee package.
Regular Hours: The Health Insurance Card has to be printed Monday-Friday: 10am – 6pm from Minerva and can be activated here: Saturday: 11am – 4pm mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health Sunday: Closed Get Reimbursed Visit the Bookstore online or in person to To get reimbursed on medicine, one can sign up for email reminders so you are the download Medavie app ( from Playstore or first to know about services such as a used Appstore) and file the claim. For quicker textbook buy-back and other events. processing, one can visit the Medavie Blue Cross office across from the McGill lejames.ca Downtown campus at 550 Sherbrooke West.
24 McGill in Detail McGill IT Services
MCGILL SERVICE POINT IT SERVICES WEBSITE McGill’s Service Point provides you with McGill’s IT Services website is your one- a variety of administrative services and is stop shop for all central IT services at located at 3415 McTavish Street, near the McGill. intersection with Sherbrooke. mcgill.ca/it mcgill.ca/it/forms Visit the McGill IT website to:
Opening Hours: o Get IT service descriptions and Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm read FAQs; (Wednesdays until 5pm) o Find detailed information such as service cost and service availability as Tel: 514-398-7878 well as instructions on how to access Contact form: service and get IT help and support; mcgill.ca/servicepoint/contact-us o Find system availability, down times, and new service announcements IT SERVICE DESK posted under “Announcements, McGill’s IT Service Desk provides you with a Features and Events”; variety of IT services. o Search the McGill IT Knowledge Base.
Email: [email protected] Tel: 514-398-3398
Walk-in downtown: 688 Sherbrooke Street West Room 285
25 McGill in Detail Signing into IT Systems
To access IT services, you need your SET UP YOUR WIFI McGill username (usually in the form of Find instructions for setting up your WiFi at: fi[email protected]) and mcgill.ca/x/ZYQ McGill password. Central IT services include myMcGill, myCourses, email, wireless, WiFi on campus: wpa.mcgill.ca Virtual Private Network (VPN), and McGill’s Dial-up Access Service (DAS). COMPUTERS ON CAMPUS Public computers are available in the libraries For some systems, like uPrint, you can use and many areas on campus. Find out more at: your McGill short username, the first letter mcgill.ca/library/services/computers of your first name + first 5 letters of your last name, usually followed by a number (e.g. MYMCGILL PORTAL jsmith5). The myMcGill portal is the central access point for student services. Here you can: Find out your McGill username and short o Read your email; username and create/reset your McGill o Access myCourses; password in Minerva: o Get direct links to Minerva to view o Log in with your McGill ID and and update your student records and Minerva PIN; account information; o Go to Personal Menu > Password o Search the McGill Library Catalogue; for McGill Username. o Keep abreast of the latest McGill news.
Customize your experience by hiding/ showing links, moving portlets around, and adding your own links in myFavorites.
Access the portal from the Quick Links menu of any McGill web page at: mcgill.ca and sign in using your McGill short username and McGill password.
mymcgill.mcgill.ca
26 MYCOURSES UPRINT Many of your courses will have online UPrint is a cloud printing system that allows materials or activities including assignments students to print to any machine on campus and readings, lecture recordings, course from McGill computers, personal laptops, syllabus, project guidelines, discussion home desktops, and mobile devices. forums, calendars, etc. o Use one of the public computers on o Access myCourses from the campus or email your print jobs to: myMcGill portal; [email protected] or o Click on the title to access the course [email protected]; homepage; o Swipe your McGill ID card and enter o Your course contents are available your McGill password to log into the from the start date of the course; machine. o Set up notifications to receive announcements and important dates on Copy and print charges are billed to your your smartphone/mobile; student account. Scanning to email is free. o View the class list and interact with your instructor and classmates. For more information about the uPrint service, how to request access and how to Watch videos and find support on install print drivers for your personal laptop myCourses at: or computer, please refer to the following IT kb.mcgill.ca/it/mycourses-students Knowledge Base article: mcgill.ca/x/Zgo
27 McGill in Detail Staying Connected
EMAIL ADDRESS Your McGill email address is the official Remember to keep your contact information email address that the university uses accurate and up-to-date on Minerva, where to communicate with you. It is your you can view and update your mailing, responsibility to ensure that email is permanent and employer addresses. You accessed, read, and acted upon in a timely can also update your phone number and fashion. If you choose to forward university make minor corrections to your name, such email to another email mailbox, it is your as changing upper/lower-case letters or responsibility to ensure that the alternate adding accents. Be sure to also complete the account is viable. “Emergency Contact” information.
You can access your McGill email in Mailing several ways: While you’re getting settled into your o Mail tab in the myMcGill portal; new place, don’t forget to tell us where o Outlook Web App (OWA); you’re living! McGill will use this address o exchange.mcgill.ca; for mailing purposes. If le# blank, the o Smartphone/mobile instructions; permanent address is used. o Configure an email client, such as MS Outlook. Permanent Address All students must have a valid permanent If you want to learn more about email address. McGill will use this as the current facilities, visit: mcgill.ca/x/ZgJ mailing address if no other address is provided.
ONLINE STUDENT DIRECTORY Student Billing (if not your mailing address) Opt-in to the student directory and make it You may request that your bills be sent easier for your classmates to contact you. to a third party. This address is used by Student Accounts to direct a fee invoice to mcgill.ca/directory/students an address other than the regular mailing address. In addition, this address will be used for billing a corporate or government sponsor that has agreed to cover a student’s tuition.
28 McGill in Detail Software and Training
Access to the following services is through FREE SOFTWARE your McGill username and McGill password. Download free so#ware from McGill’s So#ware Licensing Site. You must establish a Virtual Private Network o Microso# Office 365 ProPlus is available (VPN) connection to access McGill restricted free to all registered students. Read this sites and resources (e.g. library resources) article for the steps to download it on y our if you connect to the Internet with an personal computer: mcgill.ca/x/4Qw; Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than o MATLAB licenses are also available to McGill’s DAS. registered students. Read this article for the steps to download it on your You can find an explanatory article by McGill personal computer: mcgill.ca/x/4Qi ; IT Services here: mcgill.ca/x/4QJ. EZproxy is o Be sure to uninstall any previous antivirus a quick, convenient way to access restricted so#ware from your computer before McGill library databases and other online, installing new antivirus so#ware. library-licensed resources from off-campus. For more information: mcgill.ca/x/4QU The McGill Bookstore also sells so#ware at educational institution prices. Learn more: mcgill.onthehub.com/WebStore/Welcome. IT SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING aspx?vsro=8 A series of comprehensive IT Security Awareness Training courses are available in ONEDRIVE CLOUD FILE STORAGE order to raise awareness of IT security You get 1 terabyte of free file storage space issues and identify key behaviours that for your personal use. Access your files create risks to our organization. More from anywhere and share easily with friends information is available on at: mcgill.ca/it and family. Visit the site to find out more: kb.mcgill.ca/it/onedrive
29 McGill in Detail Academic Regulations
You can find several important McGill o Policy Concerning Rights of Students Regulations online: with Disabilities o University Examination Policies ssmu.mcgill.ca/studentrights/wp- mcgill.ca/exams/regulations content/uploads/2016/01/Rights-of- o Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Students-with-Disabilities-Policy- Procedures Concerning-the.pdf mcgill.ca/secretariat/files/secretariat/ o Regulations on Conflicts of Interest code_of_student_conduct_and_ ssmu.mcgill.ca/studentrights/wp- disciplinary_procedures.pdf content/uploads/2016/01/conflict-of- o University Student Assessement Policy interest-regulation-on_0.pdf
30 McGill in Detail Travel
TRAVEL INSURANCE TRAVEL REGISTRY For ALL MPP-related travel, students As a traveler, you are required to sign up on must have health insurance that provides the Max Bell School of Public Policy Travel travel coverage outside and within Canada. Registry. This allows McGill University to Students have travel coverage if enrolled in track where and when you travel, so that the Post-Graduate Student Society’s (PGSS) emergency assistance can be offered if a Health and Dental Plan through StudentCare, crisis occurs. Prior to your travel date, you or, for international students, the McGill must complete the Travel Registry form, International Health Insurance Plan (IHI) along with the mandatory Student provided by BlueCross. Acknowledgment and Consent Form. By clicking “ACCEPT”, you agree to the outlined For details, please see: condition. A hard copy must also be signed. studentcare.ca/rte/en/ ALL students are to register, even if only McGillUniversitygraduatestudentsPGSS_ taking a trip to nearby cities, such as Ottawa. Travel_TravelCoverage or mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/ ORIENTATION REQUIREMENTS coverage/travel In order to fulfill the mandatory Pre- and mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/ Departure Requirement, you must activate-your-coverage familiarize yourself with the Pre-Departure Orientation video and fill out the quiz found Students who are not enrolled in either of at the bottom of its page. these two plans must verify their travel mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad/students-going- coverage with their insurance provider. abroad/benefits/pre-departure-quiz
All international students should consult with International Student Services well prior to their departure date so as to assure that all documentation is in order.
31 McGill in Detail Student Services
MCGILL STUDENT WELLNESS HUB INTERNATIONAL STUDENT The Student Wellness Hub has a renovated SERVICES !ISS" space, with increased staff numbers, ISS offers a host of services to graduate clinicians and medical professionals, for any degree students who opt in to pay McGill and all health and wellness needs that you Student Services fees. A list of those may have. It is located on the third, fourth services can be found on ISS’ website: and fi#h floors of the Brown Building. It has mcgill.ca/internationalstudents consolidated and expanded Health Services, Counselling and Psychiatric Services, so you SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID won’t have to restart if or when you go Find all the resources and advice you need between units. You also won’t have to guess to help pay for university, from step-by- which service is right for you. See this page: step guides on how to apply for funding to mcgill.ca/wellness-hub information on how to budget effectively. Learn more here: m cgill.ca/studentaid OFFICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES !OSD" DRIVESAFE AND WALKSAFE The OSD works with students who have Drivesafe and Walksafe are two great documented disabilities, mental health student services. Drivesafe (514-398-8040, issues, chronic health conditions, or other drivesafe.ssmu.ca) is a free transportation impairments. These may be temporary, service operating on Friday-Saturday from permanent, or episodic. The OSD encourages 11 pm to 3 am that will drive students all students to book an appointment with an anywhere on the island of Montreal. Walksafe Access Services Advisor to discuss your (514-398-2498, walksafe.ssmu.ca) is a barriers and to determine what resources or free walking companion service operating accommodations will help to make your time Sunday-Thursday 9 pm to 12 am and Friday- at McGill a success. Visit the site: mcgill.ca/ Saturday 9 pm to 3 am that will walk with you osd/new-osd-students anywhere on the island of Montreal.
The McGill App can be downloaded from Playstore/Appstore and can be synced with myCourses to access all the important resources. Learn more here: mcgill.ca/app
32 ACADEMIC AND CAREER#RELATED HEALTH#RELATED SERVICES RESOURCES AND RESOURCES Writing Centre’s GRAPHOS Office for Sexual Violence Response, Graduate courses and workshops and work Support and Education (OSVRSE) opportunities are offered. OSVRSE/SACOMMS offers workshops on mcgill.ca/graphos active bystanding and resources for survivors of sexual violence. SKILLSETS mcgill.ca/osvrse Workshops for grad students on leadership, writing, study methods, etc. Shag Shop mcgill.ca/skillsets Sexual health boutique on campus. mcgill.ca/healthymcgill/shagshop MyInvolvement Activities that go towards students’ McGill Nightline Co-curricular Record. Confidential and anonymous involvement.mcgill.ca student-run helpline. nightline.ssmu.ca McGill Tutoring Services mcgill.ca/tutoring OTHER RESOURCES First Peoples’ House In addition to Max Bell's Career Services, Resources and support for Indigenous you also have access to CaPS: people. McGill Career Planning Services mcgill.ca/fph mcgill.ca/caps McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Work Study Program Life (MORSL) mcgill.ca/studentaid/work-study/students MORSL offers spiritual guidance, quiet spaces to study, praying spaces, and Campus Life & Engagement (CL&E) more. CL&E offers services touching almost mcgill.ca/morsl everything that has to do with life at McGill as a student and has a newsletter for Food and Dining Services new grad students. McGill offers a variety of food and dining mcgill.ca/cle/services/orientation- services, including residential dining halls, transition-grad retail food options and meal plans. mcgill.ca/foodservices
33 McGill in Detail Life Outside Your Classes
MCGILL’S POST#GRADUATE ATHLETICS AND RECREATION STUDENT SOCIETY !PGSS" Get active, stay fit and meet new people. The Post-Graduate Student Society McGill has almost fi#y varsity and club organizes several events of a purely teams as well as a thriving intramural recreational nature. Field trips, parties and program – and fresh faces are welcome. dinner events offer the chance to relax and Work up a sweat in any one of over 100 mingle with fellow students outside the fitness, recreation, aquatic and dance non- classroom setting. McGill’s Post-Graduate credit courses. Play a game of basketball, Student Society (PGSS) also boasts tennis, squash, soccer, volleyball or numerous student clubs and associations. badminton during drop-in recreation times. Do all of this and more at our indoor and pgss.mcgill.ca/en/home outdoor tennis courts, squash courts, weight rooms, indoor and outdoor tracks, THOMSON HOUSE two outdoor playing fields with artificial turf, You can enjoy Montreal’s famous nightlife gymnasia, arena, swimming pool and with fellow MPP students or attend fitness centre. Thursdays at Thomson House, McGill graduate students’ private club. You can athletics.mcgill.ca look forward to many memorable experiences in the program, and to developing friendships that will endure long a#er graduation. thomsonhouse.ca/home
34 35 McGill in Detail Campus Map
Rutherford Reservoir
GELBER LAW LIBRARY PGSS
BROWN STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING
REDPATH FACULTY LIBRARY MACDONALD# CLUB STEWART LIBRARY
MCLENNAN LIBRARY
ENROLMENT SERVICES
36 ATHLETICS When campus opens, your classes in the Max Bell MPP program will take place at 680 Sherbrooke St. W., 6th floor.
You can access detailed electronic campus maps at: maps.mcgill.ca
37 MPP and McGill in Detail New Student Checklist
■ Have you submitted your proof of For international students only Canadian citizenship or permanent ■ Have you accessed Minerva -> Student residency (Canadian citizens/PR) -> International Student Health or your Study Permit, CAQ document Insurance Coverage Form to confirm (international students) to Enrollment your coverage? Doing this will allow you Services? * to pick up your health insurance card at Service Point. ■ Have you verified your fee information and updated your mailing address on Minerva?
■ Have you picked up your Student ID card from Service Point?
■ Have you activated your McGill email account?
■ Have you completed the mandatory Academic Integrity Tutorial on Minerva?
*Please note that all students are considered international students until a proof of permanent residency or citizenship is received.
38 5 39 Welcome to Montreal
Montreal is called the cultural capital of Canada; with four universities, the city has the largest per-capita student population in North America.
Montreal is a functionally bilingual to the fullest. You will find people having community and you can manage with no lunch in the park or next to the fountains French. But since you’re here, you might at Place des Arts. The outdoor terraces as well take advantage and learn a new are buzzing with activity all through the language, which would not only help make summer. The highlights of the season are new friends but also improve job prospects. the Montreal International Jazz Festival and Montreal – an amalgamation of different the International Fireworks Competition. cultures and communities – is vibrant and Winters are cold, so you will want to invest exciting all year round. in a good warm jacket and boots. Layering yourself in warm clothes is the best way to Downtown Montreal is the hub of all enjoy Canadian winter activities that could cultural activity with art, music, and cultural include skiing or enjoying a meal at one of festivals throughout the year. Summer is the region’s sugar shacks, our famous Nuit hot and it’s a season Montrealers enjoy blanche or Igloofest.
40 38 41 Welcome to Montreal Getting Around
PUBLIC TRANSIT CAR Montreal is well served by public International students with a study permit can transportation. The OPUS card is a smart drive in Canada using their foreign driver’s card providing access to the Montreal licence if it is in French or English. Otherwise, bus and metro network. For students under they will have to obtain an international 25 years of age, the OPUS card is available licence from the SAAQ. at a discounted price and can be ordered from Minerva. saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/drivers-licences/foreign- drivers-licence mcgill.ca/student-records/personal- information/opus stm.info Inform yourself! Some rules are specific to Montreal and/or Quebec, and parking BIKE is difficult in the city, especially during Montreal has more and more bike paths the winter. each year, and cyclists love to explore Montreal from April to October. You can buy a bike, or buy a BIXI pass to use Montreal’s CAR#SHARING SERVICES public bike system. Communauto and car2go offer different packages for round-trip or one-way travel. montreal.bixi.com They are low cost and eco-friendly.
TAXIS communauto.com/index_en.html Taking a taxi in Montreal is safe and convenient. car2go.com/CA/en
Taxi Coop: 514-725-9885 taxi-coop.com Taxi Diamond: 514-273-6331 taxidiamond.com
42 Welcome to Montreal Getting Set Up
BANKING PHONE AND INTERNET To open a bank account, you will need to: Each call you make AND those you receive o Make an appointment are calculated as part of your airtime. There o Bring your passport and study permit are several option and rate plans that include o Bring your letter of acceptance from the unlimited incoming calls to avoid paying for school and your Student ID calls you receive. Most banks have student packages, e.g. no Check before purchasing: charge for the first 25 transactions. Major o Length of the contract and the fee for banks near the downtown campus are: breaking your contract before it ends o CIBC: Sherbrooke @ Metcalfe o Billing for incoming text messages (SMS) cibc.com o Start time for night rates o Royal Bank of Canada (RBC): o Monthly network access fees, voicemail, Sherbrooke @ Peel caller ID, 911, and taxes rbcroyalbank.com o Banque Nationale: Sherbrooke @ Stanley List of companies providing phone services: bnc.ca Bell: 514-310-BELL bell.ca o Bank of Montreal (BMO): Vidéotron: 1 877 512-0911 videotron.com Maisonneuve @ Peel Télus: 1-866-558-2273 telusmobilite.ca bmo.com Virgin Mobile: 1-888-999-2321 virginmobile.ca o TD Canada Trust: Fido: 1-888-481-FIDO fido.ca Meltcafe @ Maisonneuve Rogers: 1-877-ROGERS-1 rogers.com td.com Fizz: fizz.ca o HSBC: Sherbrooke @ McGill College hsbc.ca Internet services are available from Bell, o Scotia Bank: Sherbrooke @ Metcalfe Videotron, Distributel, Fizz, TekSavvy, scotiabank.com/ca Electronic Box and Acanac.
Important! There will be a charge if you Check the plans and make sure service is withdraw money from an ATM that is not available in your apartment complex before part of your Bank’s network. Choose a purchasing. If service is not available, you bank with a large network. may have to pay an installation fee.
43 WORK PERMITS If you need any help or have any questions, On and off Campus you can contact the relevant government You can work on or off campus without a office or McGill International Student work permit as long as you satisfy certain Services: mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/ conditions. You can find all the necessary contact-us details on the Government of Canada website: canada.ca/en/immigration- TENANT’S INSURANCE refugees-citizenship/services/study- Tenant’s insurance is not compulsory, but it canada/work/work-on- is advisable. Check with a bank or campus.htmlCampus insurance company for more details.
You will need a Social Insurance Number HEALTH CARE (SIN, NAS in French) whether you want to If you are not feeling well and want work on campus or off campus in order to to see a doctor, you can go to the McGill get paid. You will find all relevant Wellness Hub. information on the Service Canada website (bit.ly/2qn1FEr). Gather all the required Brown Student Services Building, third documents and go to a Service Canada floor 3600 McTavish Street West Montreal, office – you will get your SIN in 10 minutes. Quebec H3A 0G3 It is an important identification document Tel: 514-398-6017 and you should not share the card information with anyone, except your mcgill.ca/wellness-hub employer and university. Learn more: mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/work/ social-insurance
44 Welcome to Montreal Eating in Montreal
PUBLIC MARKETS There are four main public markets in FOOD AID Montreal – Jean Talon, Atwater, Lachine, Located at McGill University, Midnight and Maisonneuve. Three (not the Lachine Kitchen offers free vegan meals to students and other programs such as market) are located close to metro weekly meal pick-up, a food bank, stations. Each market provides its own and workshops. flavour of Quebec and produce from around the world. Visit their site to see more: midnightkitchen.org marchespublics-mtl.com POPULAR NEIGHBOURHOODS SUPERMARKETS TO EXPLORE Montreal’s main supermarkets are Metro, There are many food options in and IGA, Provigo, Maxi, Super C, and Adonis. around campus but it is o#en worth taking the trip to other Montreal neighbourhoods Independent Stores: to enjoy all the good food Montreal has to Eden – Les Galeries du Parc: 3575, avenue offer: du Parc o Jean-Talon Supermarché Akhavan – 6170, rue o Plateau Mont-Royal Sherbrooke O. o Mile End Segals – 4001, boul Saint-Laurent o Chinatown Frigo Vert – 2130, rue Mackay o Old Montreal Supermarché PA – 1420, rue du Fort o Saint-Henri o Little Italy
Eater Montreal (montreal.eater.com), Timeout Montreal (timeout.com/ montreal) and Tastet (tastet.ca/en), all have great neighbourhood guides and top restaurant lists that are worth checking out.
45 Welcome to Montreal Places and Events
PLACES TO DISCOVER Montreal Science Centre Whatever your passion, Montreal has it. The Montreal Science Centre is a science Whether you’re checking out various museum located on the King Edward Pier museums and land marks, or “festival- in the Old Port of Montreal. Unlike most hopping”, you’ll find plenty to see, do and museums, the Science Centre encourages enjoy. And as Lonely Planet* notes, you to touch and interact with the exhibits. “Few cities can compete with Montréal’s There are permanent and temporary mouth-watering mix of food, festivals and exhibits to entertain even the most intrepid fun-centric living.” of adventurers and most technophobic * lonelyplanet.com/canada/montreal individuals. See more: centredessciencesdemontreal.com Grande bibliothèque Quebec’s National Library Montreal Biodôme banq.qc.ca A facility located at Olympic Park in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal neighbourhood of Montreal that allows Contemporary art museum visitors to walk through replicas of four macm.org ecosystems found in the Americas. Visit their site here: biodome.qc.ca Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal Fine arts museum Environment Canada’s Biosphère mbam.qc.ca As the only environment museum in North America, the Biosphere’s mission is to Pointe-à-Callière raise citizen awareness, action, and Museum of archaeology and history engagement in environmental issues. The pacmusee.qc.ca museum offers interactive exhibits and guided activities. Find out more: Centre Canadien d’Architecture biosphere.ec.gc.ca Museum of architecture and research centre cca.qc.ca
46 Maisons de la culture Lachine Canal Offering shows, lectures, exhibitions, A link between the city and nature, the music, dance and more - Professional and Lachine Canal is located in the southwest up-and-coming artists perform at the rate section of Montreal. Its 13.5-kilometre of more than 200 events per year. All urban route runs between the Old Port and activities are free of charge. Lake Saint-Louis, a navigable waterway For more information: accesculture.com punctuated by five locks. Along its banks, a linear green urban park is lined with Old Port vestiges of the industrial era when the canal Bateau-Mouche cruise, Bota Bota spa on boomed. Throughout the year, a varied the water, pedal boats, SOS labyrinthe, MTL schedule of activities makes this historic Zipline & Quick Jump, and more! Find out site a great place to experience with family more: vieuxportdemontreal.com or friends. Read more: mtl.org/en/explore/ neighbourhoods/les-quartiers-du-canal Parc Jean-Drapeau The unique Jean-Drapeau Park, known for JOURNÉES DE LA CULTURE its diverse cultural and sports Tons of FREE cultural activities occur in the programming, is the perfect place for fall during Journées de la culture. Visit their getaways 5 minutes from downtown website: journeesdelaculture.qc.ca Montreal! See their site here: parcjeandrapeau.com Looking to explore the city at your own pace with recommendations Mt. Royal Park tailored to your tastes, preferences, Explore the nature, culture and history location and time of day? Download of Montréal’s beloved mountain situated My Official Montréal CityGuide app to immediately west of Downtown Montreal. access offline maps and receive Learn more: lemontroyal.qc.ca personalized recommendations: mtl.org/en/plan/my-official-montreal- city-guide
47 MONTREAL FESTIVALS Igloofest Festivals and grand events are a Every winter thousands of electronic music cornerstone of life in Montréal. Jazz, lovers dance under the stars at the Quays of comedy, avant-garde dance, poutine – the Old Port of Montréal. With its icy décor name a season, art form or signature local blanketing steel structures, its striking dish and you’ll find Montréal has a festival architectural volumes, its programming for it. From illuminated winter festivals of drawing from the best local and art, gastronomy and outdoor sports to international DJs, its igloo village, and its international rhythms and circus “Iglooswag” snowsuit contest, Igloofest performances in the heat of summer, the offers the hottest winter evenings in city’s festivals and special events gather Montréal! Visit their site: igloofest.ca locals and visitors alike in the name of celebration. Relaxing under the sun or in Montréal en lumière the plush comfort of a theatre seat, Revel in an atmosphere of light and warmth festival-goers and artists from all walks of in the middle of winter. Hundreds of life come together to create Montréal’s truly exceptional gastronomic and wine tasting unique festival vibe. activities, shows (music, dance, theater, circus...) and a free outdoor illuminated site in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles annually in February. Learn more here: montrealenlumiere.com
48 Fête des neiges de Montréal Art Souterrain This popular family-oriented winter event The festival takes place with 10 stations in features a 4-weekend programming an environment that differs from the geared toward enjoying the outdoors and traditional exhibit space; Montreal’s offers many shows and a wide array of underground city. It offers 33 km of activities, most of which are free. Kids and tunnels, one of the biggest underground grown-ups are warmly invited to come pedestrian walkways in the world. play outside and enjoy this big winter Activities with admission fee are also gathering. Ice slides, sled dog tours, available (guided tours, visit of artists’ shows, music and much more! Annually in studios). Annually in March. For mor January. Find out more: information about the festival, visit their parcjeandrapeau.com/en/fete-des- site: artsouterrain.com neiges-de-montreal International Jazz Festival (Summer 202) The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal. Learn more here: montrealjazzfest.com
49 Just for Laughs Les FrancoFolies Considered the king of comedy festivals, (Summer 2021) the Just for Laughs is a mecca for the Les FrancoFolies: is a large annual most riotous, side-splitting and madcap music and performance festival held in comedians from around the globe. Downtown Montreal, featuring over Millions of spectators worldwide come to 1,000 French-language performers this Montréal summer must-see, which from all over the world, as well as gives humour top honours during comedy attracting over 500,000 visitors. See shows, street theatre, films and plays as their site: francosmontreal.com well as Broadway-style musicals. Its wildly popular gala evenings feature some of the world’s biggest names in comedy delivering their razor-sharp-wit unique way of seeing the world to rapt audiences. Find out more: justforlaughs.com
50 L’international des feux Loto-Québec Mural Festival As sparkly things go, it doesn’t get bigger Montreal’s MURAL Festival is an eleven or better (or louder) than Montréal’s day event celebrating the international annual international fireworks urban art movement. Championing live competition, an explosive choreography of art, music, exhibitions and artist talks, the music and fire set against the city skyline. Festival Easily one of the highlights of Montréal’s is an important gathering of the global summer season, L’International des Feux artistic community. World class musicians Loto-Québec competition brings several of and visual artists collaborate for a cultural the city’s most iconic features together for celebration in the heart of Montreal on the 30 minutes of eye- (and ear-) popping fun, Saint-Laurent Boulevard. Discover more rain or shine, over the course of several information: muralfestival.com weeks. Learn more here: sixflags.com/ larondeen/linternational-des-feux/ MTL à Table overview In November, a total of 150 restaurants will be offering table d’hôte dinner menus Osheaga Music and Arts Festival at fantastic prices ($23, $33 or $43) as Come August, the Osheaga Music and Arts well as a $17 brunch in some restaurants. Festival dominates Montréal’s collective Discover the diversity of Montréal’s conscious for three monumental days of food scene and the wealth of products music, visual art, fun and frolic, minutes grown right here in Québec. See their site: away from downtown in magnificent Parc mtlatable.mtl.org/en Jean-Drapeau. Visit this page to find out more: osheaga.com
51 Max Bell School of Public Policy Contact Information
MAX BELL SCHOOL OF STAFF PUBLIC POLICY Christopher Ragan McGill University Director 6th Floor, 680 Sherbrooke W. [email protected] Montreal, QC H3A 2A7 Antonietta Ballerini 514-398-6898 Administrative Assistant [email protected] [email protected] mcgill.ca/maxbellschool Adriana Goreta /MaxBellPublicPolicy Office Manager @MaxBellSchool [email protected] /maxbellpublicpolicy / Catherine Stace school/maxbellschool Career Services Manager [email protected]
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