About the Institution
The one-hundred-year history of the University of Alberta has been a century of vision, a vision borne out of the partnership of two ambitious men: Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first Premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, a McGill University professor who became the University of Alberta’s first president. Critics at the time dismissed their dream as impossible, or at best impractical, but the vision would become a reality. The passing of the
University Act in 1906 by the new government of Alberta paved the way to the official opening of the University in 1908. The early years, under the careful guidance of Tory, who served as President of the University of Alberta from 1908 to 1928, were fruitful ones in which Tory recruited the University’s first professors and organized the construction of the first university buildings, starting with Athabasca Hall in 1911. These years also saw the shadow of the First World War fall over campus life, as well as the dark spectre of the 1918 influenza epidemic. Both events took their toll on the university population, and the 1918 epidemic led to a two-month cessation of university classes and activities in the autumn of that year.
2 Despite setbacks brought on by these events, the University emerged from these trials stronger than ever, and both building construction and population growth continued. After a decline in both enrollment and construction through the years of the Great Depression and the Second World War, the University of Alberta enjoyed a period of expansion that lasted from 1945 to 1969. The expansion was sparked at first in the years immediately following war’s end by an influx of veterans eager to begin their civilian lives studying at university, and again in the 1960s, when the post-war baby boomers came of age to attend post-secondary school.
3 During this time, existing university buildings were expanded and a host of new
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Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts Honors
Bachelor of Commerce (Bilingual)
Bachelor of Education (Secondary
Elementary
After-Degree)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Bilingual)
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Conservation Science (Bilingual)
Bachelor of Science (General)
Doctor of Medicine
(Doctor of Medicine)
Bachelor of Science (Medical Laboratory Science
Post-Professional Certificate)
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Dental Hygiene Diploma
Bachelor of Science (Dental Hygiene Specialization
Post Diploma Completion)
Bachelor of Arts (Native Studies)
Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy)
Bachelor of Education (Elementary Route)
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Route)
Bachelor of Education (Adult Education Route)
Bachelor of Education (After Degree)
Bachelor of Arts (Drama)
Bachelor of Science (Agriculture)
Bachelor of Science(Animal Health)
Bachelor of Science (Pre-Vet Medicine)
Bachelor of Science (Environmental and Conservation Sciences)
Bachelor of Science (Forestry)
Bachelor of Science (Human Ecology)
Bachelor of Science (Nutrition and Food Science and Technology)
Bachelor of Arts (Environmental Studies)
Bachelor of Laws
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master of Arts in Religious Studies
Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies
Master of Science in Renewable Resources
Doctor of Philosophy in Renewable Resources
Master of Science in Rural Economy
Doctor of Philosophy in Rural Economy
Master of Education in Secondary Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Secondary Education
Master of Arts in Sociology
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
Master of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology
Master of Science in Physiology
Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology
Master of Arts in Political Science
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
Master of Science in Psychiatry
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychiatry
Master of Arts in Psychology
Master of Science in Psychology
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
Master of Public Health Sciences
Master of Science in Public Health Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Sciences
Master of Science in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Doctor of Philosophy in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Master of Science in Rehabilitation Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Medicine
Master of Science in Agricultural
Food and Nutritional Science
Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural
Food and Nutritional Science
Master of Arts in Anthropology
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology
Master of Arts in Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy
Master of Arts in Physical Education and Recreation
Master of Science in Physical Education and Recreation
Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Education and Recreation
Master of Science in Physical Therapy
Master of Science in Physics
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
Master of Arts in Art and Design
Master in Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts in Art and Design
Master of Science in Biochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry
Master of Science in Biological Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering.
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering.
Doctor of Philosophy in Business (Doctoral Level)
Master of Science in Cell Biology
Doctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology
Master of Engineering in Chemical and Materials Engineering
Master of Science in Chemical and Materials Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Materials Engineering
Master of Science in Chemistry.
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry.
Master of Arts in Music
Master of Music
Doctor of Philosophy in Music
Master of Science in Neuroscience
Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
Master of Nursing
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
Master of Science in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Master of Science in Oncology
Doctor of Philosophy in Oncology
Master of Science in Ophthalmology
Doctor of Philosophy in Ophthalmology
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