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Exceptional beginnings Exceptional futures 2021
The University of King’s College sits on unceded Mi'kmaw territory, subject to the Peace and Friendship Treaties that are the basis for peaceful co-existence and good relations among all who live in Mi'kma'ki. King’s recognizes and respects the leadership of the Mi'kmaq in protecting the land, the water and all of nature and seeks to follow their example, teachings and the treaties in how we live, work and play as residents of Mi'kma'ki. 2
King’s at a Glance Up to
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renewable academic scholarships for varsity athletes ($20,000 over 4 years)
74%
of alumni pursue further post-secondary education2
Canada’s OLDEST chartered university
95%
of alumni would choose King’s again2
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walk from King’s Quad to Dalhousie’s Quad
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graduating students have been employed on campus.3
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of first-year students receive a financial award from King’s1
No fraternities or sororities here! Student societies are inclusive and welcoming
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King’s journalism students intern at newsrooms & publications across Canada
King’s student - faculty ratio
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96%
Rhodes Scholars (the most per capita in the world!)
95% of alumni say their King’s education is useful to the work they do2
of alumni say their education is a good fit for their current position2
1 Canadian University Survey Consortium 2019 Survey of First-Year Students 2 Academica Alumni Survey, 2019 3 Canadian University Survey Consortium 2018 Survey of Graduating Students
Welcome from King’s President At King’s, you will start developing and achieving the personal and career goals that will allow you to be successful in life and make a positive difference in the world. King’s academic programs are intentionally designed to prepare you for success. The Foundation Year Program, as a first step, will change your life. Like all King’s programs, it teaches you to think originally, read deeply and communicate clearly and persuasively. King’s will foster the friendships, knowledge, independence of mind, creativity, skills and integrity you will need to decide and achieve your goals. You will have an exceptional opportunity to customize your degree to your aspirations through our unique relationship with Dalhousie University. Plus, King’s is also designed to provide you with many opportunities to learn through experiential and hands-on learning, inside and outside of our academic programs. This publication has been prepared in confidence that we will be teaching you in our classrooms — as well as in the Quad — in 2021/2022. But, your safety and well-being — and that of our faculty, staff and neighbours — will always be our first priority. Rest assured that if a continuation of online teaching proves necessary, it will be done in the King’s way, embracing friendship, community, creativity, mutual caring and learning that speaks to your soul as well as your mind. The strength of King’s is the strength of its community — as our response to the pandemic has dramatically demonstrated. As a learning community, we continue to change, evolve and grow. This is something I especially want you to know if you identify as Black, Indigenous or as a person of colour. We are committed to providing support to BIPOC students, recognizing we have to do more than in the past. In what we hope are ever-increasing numbers, BIPOC students, staff and faculty are present at King’s, making essential contributions to this work. There are special resources available to you — listed along with other ‘Student Supports’ on page 43 — and King’s has many initiatives underway to improve campus life and educational experience for BIPOC students. We know that much needs to be done to make equity, diversity and inclusion into defining qualities of our strong community. To all of you, I hope I have the privilege of welcoming you to our community in September 2021 and of supporting you in any way I can as you begin your university journey.
You can follow President Lahey on Instagram @williamlahey and on Twitter @BillLaheyKings
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“Graduates of King’s Foundation Year Program are known for being very well-prepared for upperlevel classes, for being great writers and also for their enthusiasm, intelligence and so much more that they bring to classes. You should be assured that when you are taking classes at Dalhousie as well as classes at King’s, you will be embraced as part of a community that is shared across both institutions.” Dr. Roberta Barker, Dalhousie University’s Dean (Acting) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, King’s alumna (BA’96) 3
Exceptional Beginnings. Exceptional Futures. King’s is a small and extraordinarily lively university located in Halifax, N.S. Because we’re academically intertwined with Dalhousie University and connected on one historic campus, your university experience starts with the focus and intimacy of a smaller university, then gives you the expansive opportunities available at one of Canada’s leading research universities. Together, our two universities give you an exceptional beginning and the ability to personalize your degree and direct your future. King’s and Dalhousie offer options to help you find and nurture your interests and goals, allowing you to customize your undergraduate experience and to prepare yourself for an exceptional future as a talented, knowledgeable and committed citizen who is equipped to make an impact on the world.
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Meet King’s 32nd Rhodes Scholar: Isabelle Roach On a per capita basis, more Rhodes Scholars have graduated from King’s than any other university in Canada. Isabelle Roach, now at Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship studying the health of people and the planet, is the latest. Isabelle chose King’s because she wanted to play for the volleyball team and take the Foundation Year Program, which she calls her “most formative educational experience.” Starting with biology and math, Isabelle began taking courses at Dalhousie in her first year as a science student at King’s. She became a regular in Dalhousie’s medical research labs, while simultaneously starting a student society at King’s dedicated to sustainability and captaining King’s volleyball team.
“I found that I got all the benefits of being in a small university by being a King’s student and all the benefits of being in a big university like Dalhousie.” Isabelle Roach Hometown: Halifax, N.S. Program: BSc(Hons)’20 Read Isabelle’s profile at ukings.ca/isabelle
“Isabelle exemplifies the opportunity that the King’s and Dalhousie association provides to students who want an education that melds the humanities and the sciences, with each enriching the other. Now, more than ever, the world needs leaders like Isabelle who have this kind of interdisciplinary formation.” —King’s President William Lahey 5
Your Degree
The Foundation Year Program (FYP) is an integrated first-year experience that inspires your choices of what to study in second, third and fourth year — and beyond. In these upper years, with the assistance of faculty and academic advisors, and drawing from King’s association with neighbouring Dalhousie University, you can build a combined and customized degree that reflects your individual interests. FIRST YEAR: FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAM VS. STANDARD FIRST YEAR King’s FYP First Year
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In second year through graduation, take classes at both King’s and Dalhousie in what are commonly called your “upper years”
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Graduate with a degree in Arts (BA), Science (BSc), Music (BMus) or Journalism (BJ Hons)
You’ll graduate from King’s forever determined to live the life of the mind, with skills and professional qualifications, and the confidence and insatiable curiosity that underpin accomplishment in a broad range of careers. 6
Q: Can I take business or computer science classes within an Arts, Science or Journalism degree? A: Yes. You can take many classes outside of the main subject(s) you focus on as part of your degree. One benefit of the King’s/Dalhousie association is the breadth of choices and depth of focus available to you (see p.11)! Q: Does the Foundation Year Program take an extra year? A: No. The Foundation Year Program and the course(s) you take alongside it in your first year put you on track to complete your degree in four years.
Q: Does getting an Arts degree mean you take art classes? A: No (and yes). Not fine art classes like drawing, but you will take classes in the liberal arts that include subjects you are already familiar with, like English, history, sociology and psychology, as well as subjects that may be new to you, like sustainability and cinema and media studies. There are also exciting options available that combine different areas of study like: International Development Studies; Law, Justice & Society; and Gender & Women Studies (see p. 11). Through Dalhousie, King’s Arts students may also take classes in the performing arts and sciences.
“You have to be born with a propensity for intellectual curiosity, but you don’t go into law school without real training and intellectual rigours. You need to learn to cut through large volumes of dense material and get to the heart of the issue, to get to what matters. That’s the nurture part of nature/ nurture…It’s what I gained during the Foundation Year Program and then the rest of my experience at King’s—learning how to think critically and analyze.” Joanna Carroll, BA’94, English and Political Science LLB’99, UCalgary Law. Chief Operating Officer, Think Research Read Joanna’s profile at ukings.ca/joanna-carroll
Interested in law school?
Foundation Year Program students are provisionally pre-admitted into the University of Calgary Faculty of Law. ukings.ca/calgary-law 7
Survey says… What happens to King’s students after they graduate and leave the King’s Quad? What do they do for a living? Where do they work? Thanks to almost 2,000 King’s alumni who completed a survey administered by the Academica Group in 2019, we have data that paints a pretty clear picture: our graduates enter the job market with skills like critical thinking and strong oral and written communication skills that set them up for success.
Where King’s alumni work
Education 21% Government & Public Service 10% Communications 9% Law 7% Arts & Culture 8% Non-Profit & Social Service 7% Journalism 9% Finances & Insurance 3% Retail & Wholesale Trade 3% Other, including consulting 17% Information Technology 3% Health Care 5%
Foundation Year Program You can’t get a better start. Ask anyone who has done FYP. At the heart of King’s is the belief that education is able to transform. Your transformation begins with King’s Foundation Year Program (FYP), a truly different approach to first year. FYP is largely an ‘odyssey’ — a journey through the past. Its goal is to help you understand our contemporary world and your responses and ambitions within it more deeply. You begin to communicate more clearly and persuasively and exercise an inner freedom to engage with the world and to change it for the better. Students who spend their first year in the Foundation Year Program realize these benefits quickly as they are disproportionately among prize winners, both throughout their degrees at King’s and Dalhousie and in scholarships and fellowships towards future degrees. In FYP, most days, you attend a lecture with the entire firstyear class. You then break into small discussion groups (called “tutorials”) led by faculty (your “tutors”) with between 10 and 15 other students to discuss the books you’re reading. Your tutors are passionate scholars and skillful discussion leaders who will support and draw ideas out of you. The curriculum is designed around spending a full year reading great books together. It moves forward chronologically from the ancient to the contemporary world, exposing you to fundamental works in philosophy, history, literature, drama and the natural and social sciences that shaped, and were shaped by, the period of their emergence. Every year, the new book list and curriculum is influenced by the feedback of students who just completed the Foundation Year Program in the previous year. This ensures the program is continually adapting to diverse student perspectives.
“…The Foundation Year Program is a chance to think and reflect upon fundamental human questions and developments. In this deep thinking you will not abandon our world, but discover how to more deeply and effectively engage with it in a fashion that promises to alter not simply a single year of your life, but its entirety.” — Dr. Neil Robertson, Director, Foundation Year Program 8
“If there is anything I’ve learned in the Foundation Year Program (other than just how much one can read), it is that the next crisis, famine, plague, war, natural disaster, etc., is always somewhere over the horizon. Yet, despite the inherent tragedy of Being, I have also learned of the human tenacity to overcome, to recover, to develop and press on.” Taran Murray Hometown: Salisbury, N.B. Program: FYP Arts
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The Book List Faculty experts and your fellow students will bring these readings to life for you through lectures and tutorials. Sample selections from the reading list: Section One
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Odyssey, Homer If Not, Winter, Sappho Symposium, Plato Bhagavad Gita
On the Dignity of Man, Pico della Mirandola The Muqaddimah, Ibn Khaldun The Prince, Machiavelli The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare
Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels The Descent of Man, Darwin The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois The Cherry Orchard, Chekhov
Section Two Confessions, Saint Augustine Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides The Divine Comedy, Dante The Ring of the Dove, Ibn Hazm
Section Four Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes The Principia, Isaac Newton Candide, Voltaire On the Origin of Inequality, Rousseau Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery, Cugoano
Section Six The Waste Land, Eliot Mrs. Dalloway, Woolf The Origins of Totalitarianism, Arendt The Second Sex, de Beauvoir Annie John, Kincaid
You’ll write papers approximately every two weeks. You’ll take oral exams in December and April in which you’ll use your burgeoning oral communication skills to answer questions and deconstruct, synthesize and assemble an understanding of what you’ve read.
“What I love above all else about the Foundation Year Program is that it teaches compassion. King’s is a school of community and the material we learn here reflects this. It teaches students how to sympathize with and attempt to understand those who are different from themselves.” Natalie Baker Hometown: New Ross, N.S. Program: FYP Arts 10
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FYP is integrated and brings structure to your academic year. As 4/5 of an Arts, Journalism or Music student’s first year, and 3/5 of a Science student’s, FYP is a unified and integrated package. It offers the advantages of taking three or four classes as one, thus eliminating the strain of managing a complicated timetable and calendar of deadlines. FYP structures the student experience, clearly delineating reading, writing and thinking.
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FYP is built on books, questions and community.
FYP is delivered with care and attention.
FYP cultivates invaluable, lifelong communication skills.
The unique team-teaching and tutor-student engagement with the curriculum builds a community of scholars and questioners. We welcome and encourage each student as a particular individual with complex, personalized needs.
Through concentrated and personalized conversations and feedback on your writing from faculty, you focus and develop superb writing, speaking and study skills. Students with less writing experience come to find themselves writing ambitious, clear and persuasive essays. FYP graduates have diverse skills that make them uniquely adaptable in an uncertain world.
Through books read and questions raised together, the FYP community enters into timeless yet timely questions: What is it to be alive, in community and making sense of a world in extreme uncertainty? What do we mean by equity, diversity and inclusion? Where did these ideas come from and how did they come to be so important in the moral and political discourse of our time? FYP encourages personal reflection that is also an invitation to step out of the ideological struggles of each moment, and to meditate on thoughts from times and circumstances that are radically different from, but deeply connected with, our own. This meditative aspect to reading allows you to be steady and grounded in the face of cultural, political and economic uncertainties. 11
King’s Degrees
King’s programs are interdisciplinary, integrating themes and ideas that cut across disciplines, making connections between them and to our world. Through our collaboration with Dalhousie, our degrees also provide a wide scope for learning that is multi-disciplinary, combining two or more academic disciplines or programs, drawing knowledge from several fields in a way unique to each student’s interests. Begin any degree with the Foundation Year Program (FYP). King’s and Dalhousie University share a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and a Faculty of Science in the College of Arts & Science. Because we’re academically intertwined, you’ll get an intensive honours college experience within a research-intensive university. With help, you’ll plan your own path in second year and beyond, choosing from King’s specialized humanities and journalism courses and Dalhousie’s richly diverse offerings.
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Glossary Degree: A course of study leading to an academic credential, e.g., a Bachelor of Arts degree. Major: A student’s primary area of study, e.g., a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English. Honours: A primary area of study that involves a higher level of specialization than a major. Minor: An area of secondary concentration. For example, a student could pursue a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in Contemporary Studies.
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) Your first year at King’s pairs a strong interdisciplinary foundation (through the Foundation Year Program) with an examination of journalism’s important role in society (through the Foundations of Journalism courses). You’ll get a theoretical and practical introduction to journalism, learning how to find and evaluate news knowledgeably and critically. With this as your base, you’ll begin making informed observations, asking intelligent and ethical questions, and telling stories about people and the world they live in. If you take FYP Journalism, you’ll have FYP lectures four days a week alongside the Foundations of Journalism courses. You can incorporate various arts, social sciences or science disciplines into your journalism degree, including: Actuarial Science Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biology Canadian Studies Chemistry Cinema & Media Studies Classics Contemporary Studies K Creative Writing Early Modern Studies K Earth Sciences Economics English Environmental Science Environment, Sustainability & Society French Gender & Women’s Studies German History History of Science & Technology K International Development Studies Law, Justice & Society Marine Biology Mathematics Music History
Microbiology & Immunology Neuroscience Ocean Sciences Philosophy Physics & Atmospheric Science Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Russian Studies Sociology & Social Anthropology Spanish and Latin American Studies Statistics Theatre or any of the minors available to Arts or Science students.
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“More than ever, I think we’re in an era where people seldom lock on to one career path and follow it through from beginning to end. I know I certainly haven’t. I think liberal arts gives you the broad flexibility to be able to think in bigger terms about your life, your career and where you’re headed. There may not be one path; there may be some zigs and some zags — the liberal arts can help prepare you for that.” Chad Lucas, BJ(Hons)’01, Author, Communications Professional with the Province of Nova Scotia Read Chad’s profile at ukings.ca/chad-lucas 13
Bachelor of Arts An Arts degree teaches broad concepts and deep knowledge of how our society continues to evolve. You will develop the ability to express thoughtful, informed and constructive arguments based on an understanding of complex ideas, theories and histories. Your classroom learning can be supplemented with opportunities to deepen your knowledge and experiences available to you through King’s and Dalhousie. These include opportunities such as our public humanities internships, on-campus jobs, field courses, community service learning placements and projects. If you take FYP Arts, you’ll have FYP lectures four days a week and one additional humanities course at King’s or Dalhousie. You can specialize in these subjects by pursing a major, minor or honours in: Arabic Canadian Studies Chinese (Mandarin) Cinema & Media Studies Classics Contemporary Studies K Creative Writing Early Modern Studies K English Environment, Sustainability & Society CO-OP AVAILABLE European Studies French Gender & Women’s Studies German History History of Science & Technology K Indigenous Studies International Development Studies NEW
Italian Studies Journalism K Law, Justice & Society Music Philosophy Political Science Religious Studies Russian Studies Sociology & Social Anthropology Spanish and Latin American Studies Theatre
“I was an arts student through and through. But the skills I got from the Foundation Year Program (FYP) — the independence, knowing how to learn and the self determination — I could apply them to something totally different.”
or any of the subjects housed in the Faculty of Science, such as Ocean Sciences and Economics
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Certificate in Medical Humanities
Katherine Connolly BA(Hons)’14, Environment, Sustainability & Society, and International Development Studies, Software Engineer at Neo Financial
Medical humanities is a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that explores the complex relationships between medicine, health, society and culture across a range of times and places. The Dalhousie/King’s Certificate in Medical Humanities explores how global human societies have constructed and engaged with health, wellness, medicine, illness, healing and the body in the past, and how to deepen comprehension of these concepts in the future.
Read Katherine’s profile at ukings.ca/katherine-connolly
There are additional certificates you can complete alongside your major/minor(s) as a King’s/Dalhousie student, including certificates in: Indigenous Studies, Art History and Visual Culture, Science Leadership & Communications, Dance and Movement, Geographic Information Science, and Heritage Studies. LEARN MORE AT
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Bachelor of Science
“King’s taught me how to follow different threads within a story. I discovered different forms of outward and broad thinking at King’s; equally exciting but exceptionally different in ways of exploring and digging into topics when compared to my experience with math and science.”
The challenges facing our times call for students whose passions lie in the natural sciences and technology-focused fields (the ‘STEM’ fields). FYP grounds you in the great thinkers who have shaped our understanding of humanity’s place in the natural world, and what it has come to mean for us to know that world and change it (for better and worse) through our actions. And more than ever, writing persuasively and thinking critically across various disciplines is a highly prized set of skills that STEM students will need as they graduate. If you take FYP Science, you’ll have FYP lectures three days a week and take two courses — typically math and a science — at Dalhousie. You can specialize in these subjects by pursing a major, minor or honours in: Actuarial Science Biochemistry & Molecular Biology CO-OP AVAILABLE Biology CO-OP AVAILABLE Chemistry CO-OP AVAILABLE Earth Sciences CO-OP AVAILABLE
Economics CO-OP AVAILABLEE Environmental Science CO-OP AVAILABLE
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or any Arts subject as a minor (including Journalism K) or secondary subject (including Contemporary Studies K, Early Modern Studies K and History of Science & Technology K) within a double major or a combined honours degree.
Loran Morrison, BSc’11, Physics, Anesthesiology Resident
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Neuroscience Ocean Sciences Physics & Atmospheric Science CO-OP AVAILABLE Psychology Statistics CO-OP AVAILABLE
Loran’s profile at ukings.ca/loran-morrison
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Bachelor of Music Music is an ever-evolving field. The genres we are familiar with today may be different from music of the past, but regardless, music has maintained a consistent presence and importance in our society, and music students find that beginning their degree with the Foundation Year Program helps situate the music they are studying and performing within different epochs. Additionally, music permeates all aspects of collegial life, whether in the form of academic study, our internationally renowned Chapel Choir or the more casual King’s Chorus (see p. 27), or through planned or impromptu concerts in the Quad, Wardroom or Chapel. Singing is often heard in the hallways. If you take FYP Music, you’ll have FYP lectures four days a week and one additional music course at Dalhousie. With careful planning, there are concentrations open to Bachelor of Music students including: Composition General Studies Musicology Performance Popular Musics
There are many instruments you can specialize in, including: Bassoon Cello Clarinet Double bass Flute French horn Guitar Organ Piano Saxophone Trombone Trumpet Tuba Violin Voice
You can incorporate various arts, social sciences or science disciplines into your music degree, including: Contemporary Studies Early Modern Studies K, History of Science & Technology K and Journalism K.
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“I found my musical community at King’s in first year. Then I went on to compose music for plays staged by the King’s Theatrical Society (KTS) and the Dalhousie Theatrical Society. It was all part of the path that has led me here.” Thomas Hoy, BMus’14, Musical score composer and UX designer Read Thomas’s profile at ukings.ca/thomas-hoy
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King’s and Dalhousie
The scope and diversity of programs at Dalhousie paired with the specialized approach that distinguishes King’s offers educational depth and breadth unrivalled at other small universities. Through it all, and whatever your own path, you will be supported by your community — the King’s community that is forged in the Foundation Year Program, our residences and life in and off the Quad. From your first day in classes to the day you graduate, you will learn from, and with, university leaders in teaching and research at both King’s and Dalhousie — and from each other.
Meet Gates Cambridge Scholar Cédric Blais
Cédric Blais went from King’s to Cambridge University on a prestigious Gates Scholarship to continue studying the intersection between the humanities and modern scientific knowledge. Gates Cambridge Scholarships, awarded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, aim to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others. Cédric, a History of Science and Technology (HOST) graduate, worked in biology labs at Dalhousie University studying lateral gene transfer while pursuing his honours humanities degree at King’s Read Cedric’s profile at ukings.ca/cedric
“HOST at King’s gave me the opportunity to both be a humanities student [and] also be deeply engaged in current scientific issues. Scientists encounter unknowns all the time. Being able to analyze and think through that uncertainty, and ask ‘what can we know based on this’ is very important.” Cédric Blais, Hometown: Halifax, N.S., Program: BA(Hons)’20, History of Science & Technology and International Development, Contemporary Studies (minor)
“Cédric’s success demonstrates what King’s and Dalhousie offer to students who aspire to combine the arts and sciences.” Dr. Frank Harvey, Provost and Vice President Academic (Acting), Dalhousie University 17
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King’s is nestled in a corner of the Dalhousie campus. Both the campus and Halifax provide students with a rich community that can be as tight-knit or expansive as you determine. You’ll move fluidly between King’s and Dalhousie throughout your education, seamlessly building your customized academic experience at both universities. As Arts, Music and Science students, you’ll graduate with a joint degree from both universities built from the skills and knowledge you’ve learned from King’s and Dalhousie, and carrying marks of distinction from both. As Journalism students at King’s, you’ll have the option to add minors or pair Journalism with a second honours subject through our association with Dalhousie. The King’s and Dalhousie association allows you to become the kind of person who is able to make valuable contributions to society. Wherever you choose to make an impact on the world, you will have the tools you need.
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Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) King’s has one of Canada’s leading journalism schools and it’s the only university in Atlantic Canada offering degrees in journalism. Here, you become a professional storyteller. You learn to ask ethical and probing questions, research deeply and write with flair and precision. You become a clearer thinker who can discern fact from opinion, ambiguity or falsehood. You aren’t a ‘student journalist’ at King’s, you’re simply a journalist — part of a working team, breaking news and publishing stories. King’s teaches you how: Journalism plays an essential role in democratic societies To hold power to account To use industry-standard tools To tell the stories of people and their diverse communities To communicate effectively across platforms YEAR
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3 things that are different about studying journalism at King’s: 1. A unique first year (FYP). 2. Second and third years are customizable with Dalhousie. 3. Fourth year is highly applied. You’ll complete workshops that publish to The Signal and an internship. You may also publish your work elsewhere, like at J-Source.
Witness the past through the Foundation Year Program (FYP) to understand the historical and culturally informed context you need to focus more deeply on specific topics in upper years and later in your career. The Foundations of Journalism course, paired with FYP, makes your first year both theoretical and practical—you learn how to read, listen to and watch the news critically.
Witness the present through an increasing number of journalism courses such as Introduction to Reporting, Introduction to Visual Storytelling, and Ethics and Law for Journalists.
Produce a long-form feature on a current issue as your honours project. Complete workshops in short- and long-form storytelling across platforms, as well an internship to apply what you’re learning.
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AS YOU PROGRESS, EACH YEAR YOU TAKE FEWER HUMANITIES & MORE JOURNALISM COURSES.
“I am able to practice the skills we’re learning. I wrote five stories in a row and could see my growth from story one to five. I am actually working in the field.” Olivia Malley, Hometown: Halifax, N.S., Program: BJ(Hons)’20, International Development Studies
ukings.ca/bjh The Signal is the Journalism School’s media outlet. It produces news, video and a current affairs podcast. Student work published on The Signal regularly wins regional and national awards including Atlantic Journalism Awards, Emerge Media Awards and Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
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“Based on statistics and possible interviews, I’ll generate a story to run on web and social [media].” Ilyas Kurbanov, BJ(Hons) and sports reporter with OXP Media Hometown: Montreal, Que. Read Ilyas’s profile at ukings.ca/ilyas
King’s Honours Programs In addition to the Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) degree, King’s offers three other interdisciplinary honours programs for upperyear students. In any of these three programs, which are paired with a second honours program at Dalhousie, you engage more deeply with your faculty and the questions you encounter in the Foundation Year Program. You complete a research project (an honours thesis) in your final year of an honours degree. You’ll have opportunities to publish in student-created academic journals and present at student-organized academic conferences. You work closely with your faculty advisor who helps you select a thesis topic that interests you and oversees your work.
“The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.” Albert Einstein 22
History of Science and Technology (HOST) The study of nature, including human nature, and our attempts through technology to control nature for human ends, has shaped history. In HOST we study that history from ancient times to our present, when science, medicine and engineering fields promise to define even our futures. Thinking critically about that history, that present and that future is important for all of us, whatever degree we are pursuing. In HOST courses (some of which are shared with EMSP and CSP) you will: •g ain historical perspective on how science and technology came to have the dominant intellectual, economic and cultural role it has today and on our imagined futures.
Early Modern Studies Many of the fundamental ideas about our world today were shaped centuries ago. Between the 16th and early 19th centuries, thinkers and artists built some of the intellectual and cultural foundations of the modern world. In the Early Modern Studies Program (EMSP) you will: • e xplore the historical impact of European culture. • e xamine issues surrounding gender and race in early modern history, philosophy, literature, political thought, science, and the visual arts. • t hink critically about colonialism, and the impact of interactions between Europe and the wider world. • a ssess the significance of witchcraft, vampires and maritime piracy in the early modern period.
• e xplore scientific accounts of the ‘human’, including relationships between gender and race in nature, society and technology. • e xplore the social and political implications of the scientific foundations of medicine, and how technology from food processing to plastics to algorithms is transforming our bodies, reconfiguring our environment and shaping our social interactions. • take courses on specific topics like cybernetics, bio-politics, science fiction, alchemy, the ideals of environmentalism, science and media, human experiments, and the birth of modern medicine.
An optional month-long, Early Modern Studies course taught in Florence, Italy, lets you consider the art, literature, philosophy and politics of Early Modern Italy (1280-1580) through daily visits to the city’s churches, palaces and museums.
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Contemporary Studies The contemporary period might be described as one of constant transformation, with new challenges and opportunities emerging all the time. The Contemporary Studies Program (CSP) engages with the ideas, thinkers and movements that have contributed to new understandings of the world, community, self and other. In the Contemporary Studies Program you will: • choose from a wide range of interdisciplinary courses that explore ideas about: ethics, aesthetics and politics; contemporary art, modern film and digital media; new biotechnologies, nature, environment and the body, and many others. • participate in classes on transformative thinkers such as Wittgenstein, Arendt, Butler, bell hooks and Foucault. • consider the place of science and technology in the contemporary world and challenge the supposed dichotomy of science and culture.
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> Study Abroad in Florence
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> Study Abroad in Berlin This month-long Contemporary Studies elective provides an opportunity to explore the themes of collective memory, public space and historical trauma in Germany’s capital city. Through daily seminars, site visits and museum tours, you learn about the political, architectural and social stakes of the struggle to take responsibility for history in a city that is both burdened with the past and alive to the future.
ukings.ca/study-abroad
Halifax
K’jipuktuk (The Great Harbour) Halifax is a mid-sized city (pop.~400,000) on Canada’s East coast and the third-fastest growing city in Canada. As the cultural and economic heart of Atlantic Canada, Halifax is a low-density, vibrant city. Like King’s, Halifax is simultaneously historic and modern — an old city that welcomes new ideas, new cultures and new ways of doing things. Halifax’s vibe is shaped by the ocean, its music scene, its evolving community and the approximately 34,000 post-secondary students who live here. This also means it has many coffee shops, restaurants, yoga centres, music venues and nightlife. The King’s campus is situated centrally within Halifax, making many destinations within walking distance or accessible by city bus. Nova Scotia is known for its natural beauty and the beauty and welcoming nature of its communities. Within Halifax itself, there are many beautiful spots, including Point Pleasant Park, the gorgeous waterfront and the Blue Mountain and Birch Coves Lakes Wilderness Area. Beyond Halifax, but within a short drive, you can enjoy red cliffs, vineyards, Atlantic surf, our longest white sand beach, the world’s highest tides, two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site, and many other parks and protected wilderness areas. King’s, the King’s Chapel and student societies offer excursions that allow students to explore this exceptional beauty together. The beauty of King’s includes the beauty of Nova Scotia.
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“With King’s steps away from the waterfront, students breathe the ocean air every day. The historic Citadel Hill watches over us all. The buildings, the music, the food and the history — there’s an energy to it all. Nova Scotia’s history is diverse and alive. The vibrant cultures of the Acadians, AfricanNova Scotians and the Mi'kmaw people are very much part of what makes this place what it is today. Just like King’s, Halifax broadens a young person’s perspective on the world.” Josh Hoffman Hometown: Sarnia, Ont. Program: BJ(Hons)
ukings.ca/halifax
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King’s Community Since our founding in 1789, King’s students have been learning together in community. Whether physically on our beautiful campus, or online, students enjoy a tight-knit community, close relationships with faculty and through FYP, a first year that integrates multiple courses into one, collective experience. The physical campus was designed around a quadrangle (the ‘Quad’) where students find refuge from a fractured, chaotic world and where you have quiet and time for deep study and real friendships that will fuel your future success. Online, we’ve recreated ‘Quad life’ through a digital experience that includes videos, forums and spaces where students can connect with each other, faculty and administrators.
“We’re like a little family. We’re all doing FYP, so we can talk about what we’re studying together.” Cassie Burbine Hometown: River Hebert, N.S. Read Cassie’s profile at ukings.ca/cassie-burbine
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Most years, many first-year students live in residence at King’s. Other campus residents include: Dons are young professionals or graduate students. The College is their home and they live with you in residence. Dons offer not only emotional support and practical information, but you can enjoy intellectual conversations with them as well. The President is a constant figure in all aspects of College life — in fact, you’ll be invited into the President’s Lodge regularly for receptions, meals, tutorials, lectures, poetry and music, as well as pizza parties. The Dean of Students oversees student life and works to ensure you stay safe, healthy and happy. ‘Day students,’ or those living off campus, will receive the full King’s welcome and are integrated completely into our community with its many in-person and online activities, supports and services. Deep care and attention is extended to every student at King’s no matter where they live.
“Our family welcomed our daughter back from her FYP experience a month ago. She is hale and hearty, and perhaps even more importantly, she is full to the brim with a new confidence and fresh insights into literature, history and current events. Despite a fall hurricane, a winter blizzard, and a spring plague, she has had an excellent year…Your devotion and care of your students is clear, and deeply appreciated.” Michele Sanders (writing in spring 2020), Victoria, B.C.
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UKC Athletics If you’re an academically minded studentathlete, you’ll discover the support you need to excel in both school and sports at King’s. King’s varsity athletics programs include: men’s and women’s basketball, rugby and soccer; women’s volleyball; and co-ed badminton. King’s teams compete in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association against other small universities. King’s friendly head coaches, assistant coaches, Athletics Director and Athletics Coordinator will welcome you into the Blue Devils family and help you organize your time so you can be part of a team and stay on top of your studies. All students can enjoy the use of King’s gymnasium, weight room, fitness/cardio room and dance/yoga space. Online, our academic athletes receive training including yoga and sport-specific strength training. Your fees also include access to facilities and programs at both King’s and Dalhousie, including Dalplex (Dalhousie’s main fitness complex).
ukings.ca/athletics
Read Molly’s profile at ukings.ca/molly
Additionally, King’s offers the Debra Deane Little and Robert Little Academic Scholarships for Varsity Athletes. Up to 14 renewable $5,000 scholarships are awarded annually to incoming students to the Foundation Year Program who also play varsity sports.
UKC Athletics Awards 2019/20: 17 conference all-stars 30 academic excellence awards 3 CCAA academic all-Canadians ACAA badminton champions (for the third year in a row!) CCAA national badminton silver medalists, men’s doubles
“I found my three best friends in the soccer team. You just have a sense of community in the sports at King’s, and so you really learn to appreciate it.” Molly Lash-Burrows, Blue Devils soccer and badminton team member Hometown: Sointula, B.C. Program: BA(Hons) 28
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Traditions
Matriculation
You’ll take part in King’s beloved traditions, some of which have been passed on for generations, and some as new as this year as we reimagine them as online experiences. These traditions contribute to the university’s intellectual community through the knowledge, talent and insights you bring. The vitality, diversity and solidarity of the King’s community are carried through our traditions, whether they’re 230 years old, or only a year old!
Every year, first-year students formally join King’s through a matriculation ceremony. Matriculation is an ancient tradition that marks the beginning of your life as a member of the King’s scholarly community. You’ll wear an academic gown like the one you’ll wear when you graduate, make an oath in Latin and sign the matricula (the College’s register). Your signature will forever live within the multiple matricula volumes that name King’s students back to 1803.
Formal Meal Several nights each semester, you’ll don academic gowns and process into the dining hall with your peers, hear Latin grace and a guest speaker, and follow dining formalities relatively unchanged for two centuries.
Outdoor Experiences: Hikes, Retreats and Skating The King’s President hosts an annual skating party each winter and a group hike in a wilderness area near the city each fall. The King’s College Chapel also hosts hikes, weekend retreats and canoe trips that are open to everyone.
Special Lectures
“I took part in the chapel’s winter retreat, and it was probably my favourite weekend of the year. We drove out to Kejimkujik National Park, where we stayed overnight at the Mersey River cabins. We got to go hiking, hang out by the fire and listen to performances from the phenomenal King’s Chapel Choir.” Corey Auwaerter Hometown: Toronto Program: BA(Hons), Law, Justice & Society
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There are evening lectures, some of which are also opened to the public, that King’s students also enjoy. These include optional Night FYP events (inspired by the firstyear curriculum), and the special Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture. Since 2011, King’s has hosted the Fountain Lecture. Through a balloting process, students choose the guest speaker they’d like to bring to campus. Past Fountain lecturers have included Tanya Tagaq, Miriam Toews, Michael Ondaatje and Kent Monkman — speakers who have challenged, provoked and delighted students.
Chapel Community, Choir and King’s Chorus Chapel Community Although King’s is a secular university, it is also home, like all colleges in the Oxford-Cambridge tradition, to a vibrant chapel community. The King’s College Chapel is a place for worship or quiet reflection but also events like open mic nights. All services and activities the chapel offers, including opportunities to explore religious thought, wilderness retreats, community outreach, social justice and volunteer opportunities, are open to people of any faith or none.
kingschapel.ca
King’s College Chapel Choir Are you a chorister? In the King’s College Chapel Choir you can learn works by all major composers in the Anglican and Catholic traditions, as well as Eastern Orthodox liturgical settings. Directed by five-time Grammy winner Paul Halley, you’ll tour and perform major works in concert, including a requiem, a Christmas performance and a Baroque masterwork.
youtube.com/kingschapelchoir
King’s Chorus King’s Chorus is a concert choir comprised of students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members with an array of musical knowledge and talent from beginner to expert. The chorus is a fun way for you to learn great music through masterwork concerts.
“It is a foregone conclusion that people enjoy music. And to try and gain an access to something so universal really feels like something that I could quite happily do for the rest of my life…The Foundation Year Program really helped to ground the music that I’m performing in a larger context of the time period.” Kip Johnson, Member of King’s College Chapel Choir and King’s Chorus Hometown: Monterey, CA Program: BMus Watch Kip’s video at ukings.ca/kip
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King’s Societies King’s Theatrical Society The King’s Theatrical Society (KTS) is an entirely student-run theatre company. Many King’s students will be involved at some point either writing, directing, acting, creating music and sound effects, costuming, designing sets and props, doing makeup or selling tickets for plays. Each KTS season includes about 5 shows, for a total of 10 shows per academic year, and an annual “in-Fringement” festival of many short, student-written, plays. There’s also a dedicated performance space called “The Pit.” It’s a malleable black box theatre with up to 200 seats and it’s one of Halifax’s liveliest performance venues. As a King’s student, you also have opportunities to formally study theatre at Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts.
Classics in the Quad Inspired by the works you’ll study in the Foundation Year Program, a student cast comprised mostly of first years puts on an ancient Greek comedy or tragedy every fall.
King’s Students’ Union The King’s Students’ Union (KSU) acts as the collective voice of King’s students, providing advocacy and representation through its executive and councillors. It offers a variety of student services, including coordinating funding for student societies.
“When I heard of the KTS I had little drama experience but I auditioned anyway and ended up playing the title role of Medea in Classics in the Quad, as well as performing in two other plays. The KTS has a ton of opportunities and it’s a wonderful community within King’s.” Zia Shirtliffe Hometown: Saskatoon, Sask. Program: FYP Arts 32
Student Societies King’s has a diverse selection of clubs, societies and organizations for you to join, including: • King’s Art and Action Hub • Contemporary Studies Society • Early Modern Studies Society • History of Science and Technology Society • Day Students’ Society • UKing’s Literary Society • King’s Dance Collective • Loaded Ladle • Zine Society • King’s P.R.I.D.E. Society • Racialized Students’ Collective • The Watch [student-published magazine]
Don’t see your interest represented here or online? King’s Students’ Union can help you start a new society, plus Dalhousie has many more that welcome King’s students.
• Sodales: The Dalhousie and King’s College Debating Society and many more.
ukings.ca/ groups-societies
“Sodales has kind of become my family here. We’re a team in every sense of the word just like an athletic team would be. We have movie nights together, we go out for food, we support each other if someone is having a tough time. You can talk to anyone on the team.” Abigail Trevino, champion debater on Sodales: The Dalhousie and King’s College Debating Society Hometown: Dorval, Que. Program: BJ(Hons) Read about Abigail and her debate partner at ukings.ca/abigail
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Admissions For specifics, visit ukings.ca/admission-requirements
General Admission Requirements * Grade 12 Requirements 1 Degree Options
English
Math 2
Additional Subjects
Min. Average
Bachelor of Arts Foundation Year Program (FYP)
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4 additional subjects
75% overall
Undeclared
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4 additional subjects
70% overall
Bachelor of Science 3 Foundation Year Program (FYP)
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3 additional subjects
75% overall
Undeclared
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3 additional subjects
75% overall
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4 additional subjects
80% overall
Foundation Year Program (FYP)
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4 additional subjects
75% overall
Undeclared
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4 additional subjects
70% overall
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)
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Foundation Year Program (FYP) Bachelor of Music 5
* Admission to King’s is competitive and is based on your academic performance. Meeting the minimum entrance average does not guarantee admission.
1 This table is a guide only. The Registrar’s Office has a complete list of acceptable grade 12/senior level academic courses and can verify your course selection.
For a complete list of math courses that fulfill this requirement, see the Additional Provincial Requirements Chart.
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Science applicants who are interested in the Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP) are required to submit a King’s undergraduate application for admission, supporting documents and an Integrated Science Supplementary Application Form.
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Journalism applicants are required to submit 1,000 words describing why you want to study journalism.
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Music applicants are required to submit a King’s undergraduate application for admission, supporting documents and a Fountain School of Performing Arts Supplemental Music Application.
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Additional Provincial Requirements * Province/Territory
English (All programs)
Math (BSc only)
Additional Subjects
Alberta, Nunavut, Northwest Territories
ELA 30-1
Pure Math 30, Math 31, Math 30-1
30 level
British Columbia, Yukon
English Studies 12, English 12 First Peoples, Français Langue Première 12
Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12
Grade 12 Academic
Manitoba
English 40S, English 40U, English 42S
Pre-Calculus 40S
40S level
New Brunswick
English 121, English 122, Anglais 22411, Anglais 22411E, Français 10411, Français 10411E
Adv. Math with Intro. to Calculus 120, Pre-Calculus 12A and 12B, Math 30411C, Math 30421C
Grade 12 Academic 411, 421 level; 121, 122 and 120 (assessed on individual basis)
Newfoundland / Labrador
English 3201, English 4201
Adv. Math 3200, Intro. Calculus 3208
Grade 12 Academic
Nova Scotia
English 12, English 12 African Heritage
Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12
Grade 12 Academic
Ontario
ENG4U, ETS4U, EAE4U
MHF4U, MCV4U
4U or 4M level
Prince Edward Island
English 621A
Math 621B, Math 611B
Grade 12 Academic
Quebec
English 12 Academic, CEGEP English 603, French 601
Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12, CEGEP Calculus I (201-NYA), Calculus II (201-NYB), Intro. to College Math (201-HSG), Linear Algebra (201-NYC)
Grade 12 Academic, CEGEP Credits
Saskatchewan
English 30A, English 30
Pre-Calculus 30, Calculus 30, Math C30
30 or 30A level
OUTSIDE CANADA
Senior Level English
Senior Level Pre-Calculus/ Calculus
Senior Level
IB Curriculum
IB English SL or HL
Math: Analysis & Approaches (SL or HL), Math: Applications & Interpretation (SL or HL), Math SL or HL (students graduating high school 2020 or earlier)
SL or HL Credits
* This table is a guide only. The Registrar’s Office has a complete list of acceptable grade 12/senior level academic courses and can verify your course selection.
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USA Curriculum
Home-Learners
You need a total SAT score of at least 1100 and/or an ACT composite score of at least 23 (no individual score of less than 20). You must achieve a B average to meet minimum admission requirements.
As a home-learner, you will be assessed on an individual basis. Please send a letter of intent, a writing sample, information about the educator and curriculum followed, a list of textbooks and books read, and transcripts (when available). An SAT or ACT may be required for admission and scholarship consideration.
International Baccalaureate (IB) As an IB student, you must meet our general entrance requirements. If you are completing the IB Diploma you need at least 26 points (including bonus points) for admission. If you complete HL subjects with grades of 5, 6 or 7 you may be eligible for university credit. King’s offers a second-year transfer credit for TOK to eligible students.
Advanced Placement (AP) If you complete AP courses you must meet general admission requirements. You may be eligible for university credit with grades of 4 or 5.
French Baccalauréat You need a minimum average of 11 in at least five subjects in the French Baccalauréat General. Course requirements match grade 12 requirements. With a minimum grade of 11 and a minimum coefficient of 4 you may be eligible for university credit.
GCE A level (British System) GCE A level students need a minimum of five subjects, including two A (Advanced) levels or four AS (Advanced Subsidiary) levels with C, or better, grades. Course requirements are the same as grade 12 requirements. AS or A level mathematics is required for the science program. If you complete GCE A levels you may be eligible for university credit with a minimum grade of C. 36
Other International Countries Contact the Registrar’s Office at admissions@ukings.ca for more information.
English Language Requirements If you have studied in an English-language institution for three years (fulltime) or more at a secondary level, or one year (full-time) at a post-secondary level, you do not need to submit proof of proficiency in English. If you do not meet these requirements you must submit a TOEFL, IELTS or other recognized language test. Minimum requirements: IELTS (min. 6.5, with no band below 6.0); and TOEFL iBT (min. 90, with no band below 20).
Transfer Students You may be able to transfer and receive credit for courses you have completed at another post-secondary institution. Normally, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 is required to transfer. Some programs will require higher GPAs.
Your Admissions Path Oct. 15 to Jan. 31 Early admission process and residence applications open.
March 1 Admission application deadline for entrance scholarship consideration. Major awards application deadline.
Feb. 1 Regular admission opens.
April 15
April 1
Entrance scholarship offers mailed out.
International application deadline (except USA) for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science.
Official first-semester/ midterm high school transcripts due for entrance scholarship consideration. Foundation Year Program and Bachelor of Journalism (Hons) application (early deadline) due. Bachelor of Music application deadline.
May 15
June 1
Admission deposit ($200) due. Entrance scholarship offer acceptance deadline.
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science application deadline (Canada and USA).
For help navigating admissions, please call or email one of our advisors with your questions:
Late June
Early June
Foundation Year Program reading list posted. Send final transcripts.
First-year advising and registration opens.
July
Mid-July
Residence rooms assigned.
Orientation week information is sent out. Submit your photo for your DalCard.
Tara Wigglesworth-Hines Assistant Registrar – Admissions 902-422-1271 (ext. 259) tara.wigglesworthhines@ukings.ca Early Sept.
Ashleigh Baxter Campus Recruitment and Enrolment Officer 902-422-1271 (ext. 103) admissions@ukings.ca
Orientation. Residences open. Classes begin.
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Expenses Before Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Fall and Winter Term (in Canadian dollars)
Tuition shown is for academic year 2020/21 (subject to change)
Canadian Students: Tuition/incidental fees
1 2
$9,755
Books and supplies 3 Residence (Lodging, Meal Plan, Deposits) 4
International Students:
International tuition/incidental fees 1
$1,060 $11,363
$22,832
Books and supplies 3 Residence (Lodging, Meal Plan, Deposits) 4
$1,060 $11,363
Health Plan 1
2
3
4
$728
ased on Foundation Year Program Arts + one additional full-year B course. Fees vary by program. ova Scotia students are eligible for a $1,283 bursary from N the Province of Nova Scotia. Bursary amount is based on a full course load. ased on Foundation Year Program and one additional B full-year course. ased on a double room in Alexandra Hall and B a 7-Day All-Day Meal Plan.
Did you know…
…Canada’s provincial student loans can be used in any province across the country. For example, if you’re an Ontario student, you can apply for OSAP and use it to go to university in Nova Scotia. …If you’re from the USA, your US federal loan can travel to Canada with you. For questions about Canadian loans, contact the Student Accounts Officer, Sharlene Salter, at 902-422-1271 (ext. 116) or accounts@ukings.ca. For questions about USA loans, contact Assistant Registrar – Institutional Research and Awards, Catherine Read, at 902-422-1271 (ext. 193) or catherine.read@ukings.ca.
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Financing Your Education King’s is committed to making your education affordable. A full 95% of first-year students receive some form of financial support (scholarships, bursaries or both) from King’s.
Bursaries and Additional Funding King’s offers non-repayable bursaries every year toward your unmet financial needs. It’s also permissible to receive a scholarship and bursary at the same time. King’s has significantly increased the bursaries budget to increase accessibility for those facing barriers to education.
ukings.ca/bursaries
Canada Student Loans Program For details specific to your province’s or territory’s student loan office, visit ukings.ca/financial-aid.
U.S. Student Loan Programs The U.S. Department of Education recognizes King’s for the Direct Stafford and Plus Loans programs. King’s is also recognized by many private lending agencies. Additional information relevant to your FAFSA is available at ukings.ca.
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Scholarships and Awards General Entrance Scholarships/Awards If you’re a high school student who has applied for September admission you’ll automatically be considered for an entrance award if you submit an admission application and an official high school transcript by March 1. These awards may be renewed in following years if you maintain the scholarship standing. The minimum values of these entrance awards are listed below:
Scholarship average
Awards start at *
85 – 89.9%
$2,000
1
90 – 94.9%
$2,500
2
95%+
$3,500
2
1
Based on 2020-21 academic year, subject to change
2
Renewable factor—please see ukings.ca/scholarships for more details
Major Entrance Scholarships/Awards If you’re a high school student who has applied for September admission, you need to submit an admission application, major entrance award application, and an original essay (topic to be determined and posted at ukings.ca/scholarships) by Jan. 15 to be considered for one of the major entrance awards.
Major Award Name
ukings.ca/scholarships
Total Award 1
Year 1
Years 2–4
$20,000 2
$5,000
$5,000
Prince Scholarship
$24,000 2 3
$6,000
$6,000
Debra Deane Little and Robert Little Academic Scholarships for Varsity Athletes
$20,000 2 3
$5,000
$5,000
Carrie and Ralph Wright Memorial Scholarship
$39,000 2 3
$12,000
$9,000
Donald R. Sobey Family Scholarship
$50,000 2 3
$17,000
$11,000
Harrison McCain Award
$16,000 2
$4,000
$4,000
Colin Starnes Award
$9,100 2 3
$9,100
$1,000–$2,000
$1,000–$2,000
Carrie Best Scholarship
King’s Theatrical Society Award 1
Based on 2020-21 academic year, subject to change
2
Renewable factor — please see ukings.ca for more details
3
For FYP students — the amount is estimated based on first-year tuition and incidental fees
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Did you know‌
King’s has scholarships earmarked for African Nova Scotian students (the Prince Scholarship) and Black and Indigenous Canadian students (the Carrie Best Scholarship).
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Work-integrated Learning As you’re learning at King’s, you’re also preparing for life after you graduate. The humanities help us recognize that our pursuits shouldn’t benefit just a few amongst us — they must create a future reflecting and embodying the shared values and ideals of many. That takes informed conversations. The humanities provide a strong educational foundation for the professional workforce we collectively need. Right now, there is also increased professional demand for foundational skills such as critical thinking, social perceptiveness, active listening, clear writing and complex problem solving. Well-rounded students become flexible and adaptable global citizens who are prepared to build a bright future for themselves and society. Here are specific ways you can gain experience at King’s: Summer fellowships in public humanities offers the opportunity to gain direct experience applying your knowledge and skills in a workplace.
Practicum placement opportunities exist through our association with Dalhousie University and our shared College of Arts & Science.
Student Employment King’s proudly has three student-owned and operated businesses that employ students: King’s Co-op Bookstore, the Wardroom and the Galley. There are also part-time employment opportunities such as peer advisor, research assistant, phonathon caller, dining hall server, or working in the fitness centre, library or on campus patrol. Campus jobs offer you a way to contribute to the King’s community while developing employable skills and earning income. As many as one-third of King’s students have campus jobs at some point during their time as a King’s student.
ukings.ca/jobs Journalism workshops are taught in campus newsrooms and you’ll complete an internship before graduating. King’s journalism professors and your internship mentors are professional, awardwinning journalists.
You can conveniently get a part-time job on campus, building your network and gaining transferable employment skills. As an employer, King’s offers flexibility to accommodate your studies.
ukings.ca/work-integrated-learning
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Sarah Sharp, summer 2020 intern for King’s Honours Programs (CSP, EMSP, HOST) Hometown: Toronto Program: BA(Hons), Contemporary Studies and Classics Read about Sarah’s ‘block window’ project which challenges conventional notions of time at ukings.ca/sarah-sharp
“I get to work with faculty members from various pockets of the college and students from across all the programs. I love brainstorming new project ideas and then the challenge of seeing them through. The interdisciplinary aspect of all the upper-year programs really encourages students not only to think critically but also really creatively and courageously. Being able to spend the day talking and writing about that is wonderful.”
Student Supports
Together, King’s and Dalhousie support you. You’ll enjoy access to all services available at both universities, such as: •
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cademic advisors, peer advisors and mental health peer support a workers (King’s) edicated writing coaches for both Foundation Year Program and d Journalism students (King’s)
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Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Officer (King’s)
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Equity Officer (King’s)
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Black Student Advising Centre (Dalhousie)
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Indigenous Student Centre (Dalhousie)
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t he Student Health and Wellness Centre with a team of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals (Dalhousie) t he Student Accessibility Centre for students requiring accommodations (Dalhousie) Chaplain (King’s) and multi-faith services (Dalhousie)
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Take Your Next Step 1. Connect Follow us on social media (see back cover).
2. Get to know us Learn about programs, scholarships and bursaries, admissions details and student life through a King’s online event or webinar. Sign up for information about all these opportunities at: ukings.ca/connect.
3. Book a campus tour at ukings.ca/campus-tours (online tours available).
4. Apply to King’s online at ukings.ca/apply
5. Apply for residence as early as Oct. 15 at ukings.ca/residence/apply
6. Apply for scholarships and bursaries at ukings.ca/scholarships
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King’s is committed to affordability and recognizes your high school achievements. Get your admission application in by March 1 to be considered for an entrance scholarship and our major scholarships. Submit your bursary application to us in the winter term to be considered for funding based on financial need.
7. Plan Get ready for residence, course registration and living in Halifax! Visit ukings.ca/next-steps for helpful details.
Email admissions@ukings.ca
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