DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL VIEWBOOK 2019 Dalhousie University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. We are all Treaty people. HALIFAX • TRURO | NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA PROGRESS: VERB /pr ’gres/e TO MAKE ONE’S WAY, IMPROVING OR DEVELOPING IN SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. Shaping a life filled with purpose begins with the foundation of a personal, productive university experience. 1 Dalhousie has a national and international reputation for academic excellence, innovative research and rich student experience. Beyond teaching and learning, our diverse and inclusive community is committed to supporting your overall 18,846 14,663 4,183 growth, wellness and success. students undergraduate graduate We’re a member of Canada’s top research universities, which means you’ll learn alongside professors conducting ground-breaking research in fields such as ocean studies, advanced materials and clean technology, health and wellness, and governance, society and culture. At Dalhousie, you’ll have the opportunity to put learning into practice and OVERALL RATING FROM QS STARS, 135,000 prepare for future careers and goals. For 200 years, we’ve helped shape lives ONE OF THE TOP GLOBAL UNIVERSITY filled with purpose and produced some of the world’s brightest minds. We look RATINGS SYSTEMS ALUMNI forward to seeing where your time at Dalhousie will take you. DAL.CA/ABOUT UNDERGRADUATE $156+ MILLION SCHOLARSHIPS AND IN FUNDED RESEARCH EACH YEAR $24MILLION BURSARY SUPPORT 13 200+ 33 FACULTIES PROGRAMS RESEARCH CENTRES MASTER’S PhD 90+ PROGRAMS 40+ PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL 20% STUDENTS 2,500+ OUT-OF-PROVINCE STUDENT CO-OP AND INTERNSHIP 60% STUDENTS EXPERIENCES EACH YEAR 2 3 LOCATION HALIFAX SEAPORT HALIFAX CENTRAL FARMERS’ MARKET ART GALLERY OF LIBRARY HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA Home to three of our campuses, Halifax blends old world charm with the excitement of a vibrant, DALHOUSIE CARLETON CAMPUS POINT PLEASANT PARK coastal city. You’ll find the energy and variety of a big city packaged in a safe and close-knit DALHOUSIE SPRING GARDEN ROAD STUDLEY community known for its distinctly maritime food, entertainment, history and culture. One of CAMPUS Canada’s fastest-growing cities and an ideal setting for university students, Halifax is home DISCOVERY CENTRE to innovative tech and entrepreneurial communities, as well as thriving financial and ocean DALHOUSIE SEXTON CAMPUS technology sectors. HALIFAX WATERFRONT BOARDWALK HALIFAX CITADEL NATIONAL HALIFAX TRURO HISTORIC SITE PUBLIC GARDENS Connected by a shared history and a vibrant future, the town of Truro is an integral part of MARITIME MUSEUM NEPTUNE OF THE ATLANTIC Dalhousie’s Agricultural Campus. Located only an hour from Halifax, the campus is a beautiful THEATRE and lively place to study and live. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA CANADA TRURO TORONTO NOVA SCOTIA 100 KM HALIFAX NEW YORK USA HALIFAX TO: Toronto New York London Vancouver Dubai Hong Kong FLIGHT TIME: 2 hours 2 hours 6 hours 6 hours 16 hours 17 hours ALMOST COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE OCEAN, OUR WEATHER IS MODERATED AND INFLUENCED BY THE SEA. SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA 1 °C – 17 °C 14 °C – 28 °C 5 °C – 20 °C -9 °C – 0 °C POPULATION: 425,000+ 4 5 TIMELINE JUNE 30: MARCH 1: MAY 15: Guaranteed JULY: LATE AUGUST / APRIL 1: Admission deposit Submit your Scholarship residence EARLY SEPTEMBER: OCTOBER 15 International due. Scholarship photo for your FEBRUARY 1: application application Orientation. student offer acceptance DalCard. TO JANUARY 31: Regular deadline. deadline. Residences open. Early admission period. admission application deadline. Classes start. begins. deadline. OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER: FEBRUARY 28: JUNE: JULY / AUGUST: Participate in Explore and Application First–year AUGUST: MARCH 15: Start On Track research FEBRUARY 15: deadline for registration Pack your bags Application programming programs. Application Nursing and APRIL 15: opens. Send and get ready to deadline online. Order deadline for Vet Tech. Scholarship final transcripts. come to Dal. for Medical your textbooks. Health Sciences. offers sent out. Residence Sciences. assignments begin. 6 7 FACULTIES, PROGRAMS & MAJORS DAL.CA/PROGRAMS FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT (Programs available exclusively on the Agricultural Campus in Truro) BACHELOR OF ARTS DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (co-op program) Canadian Studies • Cinema and Media Studies • (Available in Halifax and Truro) Accounting • Entrepreneurship • Finance • BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURE Classics • Contemporary Studies • Creative International Business • Managing People (With Aeres University of Applied Sciences BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (co-op option) Writing • Early Modern Studies • English • Chemical • Civil • Electrical • Environmental • and Organizations • Marketing Management • in the Netherlands) Environment, Sustainability and Society • Supply Chain and Logistics Management International Food Business Industrial • Materials • Mechanical • Mineral European Studies • French • Gender and Resource BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (AGRICULTURE) Women’s Studies • German • History • History of Science and Technology • International BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING CONCURRENT (internship options) Agricultural Business • Agricultural Economics • Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Environment, Animal Science • Aquaculture • Development Studies • Law, Justice and Society • WITH Bachelor of Science • Bachelor of Arts Music • Philosophy • Political Science • Sustainability and Society • Knowledge Environmental Sciences • Integrated Management • Leadership and Organizations • Environmental Management • Plant Science Religious Studies • Russian Studies • Sociology FACULTY OF HEALTH and Social Anthropology • Spanish and Latin Management and Globalization • Public Sector BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BIOVETERINARY American Studies • Theatre: Acting, Costume BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HEALTH Management PROMOTION) SCIENCE) Studies, Scenography, Theatre Studies BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT / BACHELOR OF BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (KINESIOLOGY) BACHELOR OF MUSIC SCIENCE (RECREATION) COMBINED Landscape Architecture BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (NURSING)* DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (RECREATION) FACULTY OF SCIENCE (Available in Truro and Halifax) BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE BACHELOR OF APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PRE-VETERINARY MEDICINE Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound • Nuclear Actuarial Science • Biochemistry and Molecular (co-op option) Medicine Technology • Radiological TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMAS Biology (co-op option) • Biology (co-op option) • BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Technology • Respiratory Therapy Veterinary • Managed Landscapes • Plant Chemistry (co-op option) • Earth Sciences (co-op (co-op option) Science • Business Management option) • Economics (co-op option) • Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems • BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (RECREATION) / Environment, Sustainability and Society • Communication Technologies and Cyber BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT COMBINED Environmental Science (co-op option) • Security • Data Science • Graphics, Gaming *All Nursing applicants will be required to FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING Integrated Science Program (ISP)** • Marine and Media complete the CASPer test to be considered BACHELOR OF COMMUNITY DESIGN Biology (co-op option) • Mathematics (co-op for admission. Visit dal.ca/studynursing for Environmental Planning • Environment, option) • Microbiology and Immunology (co-op details. Sustainability and Society • Urban Design option) • Neuroscience • Ocean Sciences • Studies Physics and Atmospheric Science (co-op option) • MINORS Psychology • Statistics (co-op option) Add a minor to your degree. To explore all BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (MEDICAL SCIENCES) available minor options visit . dal.ca/minors ** First-year option. For more information visit dal.ca/disp. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF STUDY Several programs require one or more years of post-secondary study, or the completion of a FACULTY: A unit of related academic departments. MAJOR: A recognized field of concentration in a UNIVERSITY OF KING’S COLLEGE degree program. degree program, before you’re eligible to apply (e.g. DEGREE PROGRAM: A course of study to which you will Architecture, Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Social Work, Dalhousie offers several programs in apply, leading to an academic title (e.g. Bachelor of Arts) CO-OP: Paid, relevant work term(s) in your area of study. etc.). Visit dal.ca/programs for more information partnership with the University of King’s about these options. College, to learn more visit ukings.ca. 8 9 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS BY CURRICULUM Grade 12 or equivalent requirements. International students who meet university entrance requirements in their home Other important country will normally be eligible for admission consideration at Dalhousie. Curriculum Minimum requirements Math requirement information Visit dal.ca/internationalstudents for admission requirements specific to your country. Admission to programs at GCE / British System 5 subjects with 2 A levels or All programs requiring Students who have studied Dalhousie is often competitive; meeting the minimum averages cited below does not guarantee admission. Please contact 4 AS levels with grades of “C” Pre-Calculus require at their last 3 years in English a member of the admissions team for up-to-date