About the Institution
Dalhousie College was founded in 1818 as a non-denominational university by the
9th Earl of Dalhousie, at the time the
Governor of Nova Scotia.Dalhousie University awarded its first BA in 1866. Using money acquired from the duties collected during the occupation
Castine Maine and other parts of the state in the
War of 1812, Ramsay established Dalhousie as a college open to all people regardless of class or creed. At the laying of the cornerstone on May 22, 1820, Lord Dalhousie said that this University was "founded on the principles of religious tolerance." Dalhousie remained one of only three universities founded on secular constitutional premises until as late as the 1950s. Although it was technically founded in 1818, Dalhousie did not have its first students until November 1, 1
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Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Costume Studies)
Bachelor of Community Design
Bachelor of Informatics
Bachelor of Management
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master of Architecture
Master of Arts in Costume Studies
Diploma in Costume Studies
Master of Planning
Master of Applied Computer Science
Master of Electronic Commerce
Master of Health Informatics