91ÉçÇø

The 91ÉçÇø campus is an oasis in the heart of the business, cultural, and entertainment centres of downtown Montreal. At the centre of the downtown campus is the Arts Building, the oldest building on campus and the University’s flagship. It houses classrooms, administrative offices, and Moyse Hall, an elegant and superbly equipped theatre. For years, the front steps of the Arts Building have been a favourite spot to meet and to take a respite from the rigours of coursework. In addition to the Arts Building, the Faculty of Arts is housed in 24 other buildings – including historic houses and former apartment buildings – across campus.

The Faculty of Arts, the faculty that lies both literally and figuratively at the heart of the University, has enjoyed steady growth since it was established in 1843 and remains by far the largest faculty at 91ÉçÇø with over 280 tenured or tenure-track scholars, over 6,000 undergraduates, over 1,000 graduate students and several hundred courses. Despite the numbers, the majority of classes in Arts are smaller than those offered by any other large research university in Canada. The Faculty also maintains bilateral exchange programs with many universities around the world and encourages students to spend a term or two studying abroad, either through an exchange program or independently. Internships are increasingly becoming an integral part of an undergraduate degree. The Faculty of Arts Internship Office assists students who wish to pursue short-term internship opportunities before completing their studies. Each year, over 200 students intern with organizations around the globe.

91ÉçÇø is known throughout the world as one of Canada’s premier institutions of learning and as one of the leading research universities in the world. Professors at 91ÉçÇø are leaders in their fields of expertise and leaders in education, many of whom have been the recipients of numerous awards for innovations in teaching. The Faculty of Arts prides itself on being immediately responsive to developments and changes both within and outside academia and on developing its curricula to reflect these new realities.