University of Alberta
- Rank in Canada
- #4
- Founded
- 1908
- Type
- Public
- International tuition / year
- $15k–$26k
- Application fee
- $125
About University of Alberta
The University of Alberta (U of A or UAlberta), a public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was founded in 1908 by Alberta's first Premier and the university's first President, Alexander Cameron Rutherford and Henry Marshall Tory.
Alberta has 18 faculties across five campuses, four of which are in Edmonton and one in Camrose.
Alberta's main campus, called North Campus, has 150 buildings, and most of the university's faculties are located on this campus.
Around 14 thousand staff work at this university; more than 500 graduate programmes and 200 undergraduate programmes are offered to students, and it has 450 active student groups.
About 40 thousand students study at Alberta, more than 9 thousand of whom are international students from more than 156 countries around the world.
To date, more than 290 thousand students have graduated from this university and entered the job market.
Why the University of Alberta?
It is interesting to know that Alberta is one of the world's top 150 universities.
Alberta also ranks fourth in Canada for research, third in the world in palaeontology, and fifth in the world in forestry, geology and petroleum engineering.
Other fields for which the University of Alberta (University of Alberta) is renowned include the humanities, creative arts, sciences, business, engineering and health.
This university offers a wide range of academic and professional programmes at the bachelor's and master's levels, etc., which means it is considered a comprehensive academic and research university (CARU).
Globally, Alberta has nearly 400 teaching and research partnerships in 50 countries around the world.
The university is also a major economic driver in Alberta, with an estimated annual economic impact of 12.3 billion dollars, or about 5% of the province's gross domestic product.
Programmes
Programme lists are as published by the university and may change from term to term.
- Master of English and Film Studies (EFS)
- Master of Secondary Education(Master of Education)
- Master of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology(Master of Agriculture)
- Master of Obstetrics and Gynecology(MSC)
- Master of Nursing(MN)
- Master of Surgery(MSC)
- Master of Sociology(MA)
- Master of Physical Therapy (MScPT)
- Master of Philosophy(Master of Arts)
- Master of Oncology(MSC)
- Master of Occupational Therapy (MScOT)
- Master of Renewable Resources(MSC)
- Master of Religious Studies(Master of art)
- Master of Psychiatry(MSC)
- Master of Political Science(Master of art)
- Master of Women’s and Gender Studies(Master of art)
- Master of Rehabilitation Medicine(MSC)
- Master of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging(MSC)
- Master of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences(MSC)
- Master of Pharmacology(MSC)
- Master of Physiology(MSC)
- Master of Physics(MSC)
- Master of Neuroscience(MSC)
- Master of Native Studies(Master of art)
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Psychology
- Master of Paediatrics(MSC)
- Master of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (MSC)
- Master of Music(MMus)
- Master of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
Facts and fees
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1908
- Rank in Canada
- 4
- Application fee
- $125
- International tuition
- $15,000 to $26,000 per year
- DLI number
- O19257171832
Fees are approximate and in Canadian dollars. Check the current amount on the university's official website before applying.