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“ Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

The important thing is to not stop questioning.


—Albert einstein ”
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Your undergraduate years will be like no others in your life.
You will never again have so much concentrated energy, enthusiasm and
intellectual curiosity at your disposal. Nor will you have the time and
freedom to uncover the hidden connections and meanings in
the world around you simply for the joy of understanding.

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Bring your passion for learning, your creativity and your curiosity
to the University of King’s College in Halifax. In return, we
offer you a supportive, tradition-rich community where you can grow
as an individual and fully engage in an intensive and rewarding
intellectual journey. We are dedicated to providing an education
that inspires you to discover the full extent of your
potential—for whatever you choose to do next.

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Join Our Community
F irst and foremost, King’s is a community. We
are a community of interdisciplinary learning,
where students and faculty passionately discuss the
Good neighbours
King’s is a neighbour and partner of Dalhousie
great texts of Western civilization. It’s a community University – the region’s foremost teaching and
where the university’s rich 220-year history research institution. The King’s-Dalhousie
is valued and new traditions are created. It’s a relationship means that your learning and
community of 1,100 students where the intellectual leisure opportunities are greatly multiplied.
and extracurricular life are in harmony. At many Joint Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and
universities, a sense of community needs to be Science allow you to seamlessly select from more
created. At King’s, it happens naturally. than 3,600 classes and a myriad of programme
options. Arts, science and music degrees are
conferred by Dalhousie in association with, or
An Interdisciplinary Approach jointly with, the University of King’s College.
Seldom does the world present its questions and
As a journalism student you will also benefit
quandaries in neat packages contained within the
from our relationship with Dalhousie. You
boundaries of a single discipline. Increasingly,
may choose to pursue a combined honours
organizations and companies are recognizing that
degree in journalism and a second subject in
their strength lies in people who can solve problems
arts or science at Dalhousie or in one of King’s
by questioning, thinking and evaluating issues in a
interdisciplinary programmes.
larger context and from several perspectives.
As a King’s student you have access to Dalhousie
Most post-secondary institutions continue to
libraries, student services and an extensive
teach using the historic division of subjects into
athletic complex. Given the intimacy and
separate disciplines. King’s became a model for
specialization of King’s and the profile and
other Canadian universities when the Foundation
scope of Dalhousie, it’s no wonder that our
Year Programme (FYP) was introduced over
students get excited about the possibilities.
35 years ago. As you’ll see in the programme’s
detailed description, we have eliminated the
traditional separations between subjects, focusing
instead on the ways they interact and overlap.
And FYP is just the beginning. We have extended

Your undergrad is not only about
the subject you study—it’s about the
our interdisciplinary approach into a complete skills you learn and the community
four-year undergraduate offering, including
combined honours programmes in contemporary
studies, early modern studies, and history of
you become a part of.

Coren Pulleyblank ’09, Toronto, Ontario, Combined
Honours in History of Science and Technology and Classics ’09
science and technology.

Living the King’s experience


King’s is a place where you are surrounded by
people who know you by name and care about
your development. It’s a place where people
who share a passion for learning feel at home.

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“ A thought,
even a possibility,
can shatter and
transform us.
—Friedrich Nietzsche

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dynamic King’s community, with its full slate of
student-led social activities, will often keep you
close to home.

Our students love the camaraderie and personal It’s easy to recognize
growth which come from residence life. Wherever a King’s student
you go on campus, you’ll always run into friends.
You’ll know the faculty and staff, and they’ll know King’s is a place where we value and nourish
you. It’s an ideal climate for discovering who you ideas. Discussions flow effortlessly from the
are and who you want to become. tutorial room to the stairwell, across the campus
to the dining hall and back out into the quad.
There’s no better environment for developing
Halifax: The place to be an analytical eye and an inquiring mind, or
If you’re looking for a friendly and vibrant city for growing as an individual while you explore
with lots of young people, come to Halifax. possibilities. Professors from other institutions
Eight institutions of higher learning in one place say it’s easy to recognize King’s students by the
means an abundance of intellectual energy and way they apply logic, the way they ask questions,
plenty of fun to be had. Perhaps you’ll spend and their writing ability.
a Saturday morning downtown at the Halifax Great books. Inquisitive minds. Individualism.
Farmers’ Market before meeting up with friends Expansive spirit. Abundant energy. You’ll
at one of the city’s many coffee shops. Saturday find King’s students are as uncommon and
night you might take in a play or film screening, individual as the university they love.
go dancing or watch your favourite sports team,
choices which
are all within
walking distance
of King’s. Just
don’t be
surprised if you
spend more time
on campus
than not. The

A Rich Heritage The University of King’s College was founded in


Windsor, Nova Scotia, in 1789 by Anglican Loyalists
An early view of King’s
who moved to Nova Scotia in the wake of the
College, Windsor, American Revolution.
by Benjamin Gerrish
Gray (1803). At the time of its establishment, it was, with the
University of King’s exception of the 15th century King’s Colleges in
College Archives. Cambridge and Aberdeen, the only foundation
of that name in existence.
In 1923, following a disastrous fire in 1920, King’s
accepted a generous grant from the Carnegie
Foundation and moved to Halifax and into
association with Dalhousie University.

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“ There is no conversation
more boring than the one
where everybody agrees.
—Michel de Montaigne

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Foundation Year Programme
C an you imagine discussing The Odyssey
over lunch or staying up late at night in
your residence room talking about Machiavelli?
Immerse yourself
As you can see from the sample reading list, you
Can you picture yourself debating the meaning will follow the development of Western civilization
of Kant’s categorical imperative on the bus? through selected great texts. You will grapple
These things can happen in King’s Foundation with these works, think, write, question and be
Year Programme (FYP). questioned. But you won’t be embarking on this
intellectual journey alone. You will be immersed
When King’s introduced FYP in 1972, it became
in a supportive community, surrounded by
a model for many other Canadian universities.
students and faculty who know each other as
This highly respected programme is for students
individuals and recognize the value of education
looking for a dynamic and challenging first year
for its own sake. This collegial feeling is fostered
of university study, where the traditional barriers
by the fact that King’s limits FYP enrolment to
between academic subjects are replaced by a
about 300, and that the majority of students in
seamless survey of the Western tradition from its
residence are in the programme.
beginnings in the ancient world to our own time.


Rather than taking a number of distinct courses
and juggling a number of different assignment The questions are still open for us as
lists, you will discover how fundamental ideas we strive to understand these great
in the humanities, social sciences and natural
sciences are intertwined. The curriculum is
highly coordinated and the assignments are
texts. We need the students’ help.
Dr. Angus Johnston, founding faculty member,

Foundation Year Programme
well-paced, which means you can put your focus
where it belongs: on the great works which are at
the heart of the programme.
Question and grow
Taught as a single intensive and interdisciplinary
course, FYP provides both a solid foundation FYP faculty are dedicated to interdisciplinary
for future studies and a unique opportunity teaching and engage together in this learning
for reflection before later specialization. Only endeavour with their students. After each day’s
available to those enrolled at King’s, FYP attracts lecture, the class breaks into tutorial groups
students interested in pursuing degrees in arts, of about 15 students led by a faculty member.
journalism and music, and it is a popular choice In these thought-provoking sessions, your
for science students seeking a grounding in tutor will help you approach the texts critically,
the humanities. It satisfies the introductory understand the lectures and develop your
requirements for many departments at Dalhousie writing skills. In FYP, you’ll be writing a lot.
and programmes at King’s, allowing for a Essays are due every two weeks, and are generally
smooth transition into second year. analytical papers requiring careful reflection on
one or two texts. The tutorials will also help you
become more confident in communicating your
thoughts. You will draw on this experience as
you prepare for oral exams—one held prior to
December break and one at the end of the year.

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“ I cannot teach
anybody anything,
I can only make
them think.
—Socrates

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Getting credit(s) FYP as the equivalent to introductory courses
in English, history, philosophy and sociology
If you are an Arts or Journalism student, FYP (except social anthropology). FYP Science is
provides you with the equivalent of four of the a three-credit version, with a proportionally
five full credits needed for a complete first year. reduced schedule and workload.
Dalhousie and King’s Universities recognize

Selections from the Foundation Year Reading List


Section I: The Ancient World political philosophy and literature, of liberalism and socialism relative
We trace the origins of much of the expansion to the world beyond to the revolutions in political and
Western European development Europe and a new view of nature. economic life. This century is seen
through the institutions, art, The re-ordering of Christianity is as marking the transition between
religion and thought of Greece, seen through the Reformation and the European Enlightenment and
Rome and Israel. The focus is on Counter-Reformation. the various preoccupations of the
poetic and philosophical texts. 20th century.
Thomas More, Utopia • Machiavelli,
The Epic of Gilgamesh • The Bible The Prince • Montaigne, Essays Hegel, Introduction to the Philosophy
(Genesis, Exodus, Job) • Shakspeare, The Tempest and of History • Darwin, The Origin of
• Homer, Othello • Marlowe, Dr. Faustus Species • Robespierre, Virtue and
The Odyssey • Terror • Mill, On Liberty • Nietzsche,
Plato, The On the Genealogy of Morals
Republic • Virgil,
The Aeneid Section VI: The
Contemporary World
Section II: The Middle Ages The 20th century has given rise
The main concern of this section is to a radical rethinking of various
with the development of Christian Section IV: The Age of Reason aspects of the European tradition,
forms in political, social and intel- Beginning with Descartes, we and a concern for the validity
lectual life as these grow in contrast study the development of the of much that has developed in
to, and by assimilation of, ancient modern concepts of freedom, the West.
culture. We attempt to grasp the nature and society. Special atten- Eliot, The Waste Land • Freud, The
world of the late Middle Ages tion is paid to political theory and New Introductory Lectures on
through Dante’s Divine Comedy. natural science in this section. Psychoanalysis • Simone de Beau-
Augustine, Confessions • Dante, Descartes, Meditations on First voir, The Second Sex • Beckett,
The Divine Comedy • The Song Philosophy • Rousseau, On the Social Krapp’s Last Tape and Other
of Roland Contract • Locke, The Second Treatise Dramatic Pieces
of Government • Kant, Grounding for
Section III: The Renaissance the Metaphysics of Morals
and Reformation
In this section we Section V:
examine the founda- The Era of Revolutions
tions of modernity in European culture and
the break-up of the society from the French
medieval world. The Revolution to World
Renaissance re-ordering War I is the focus of this
of the world is seen section. We endeavour
through works of art, to understand the rise

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Arts students require one elective course
to complete their first-year course load.
Journalism students take the Foundations of
Journalism course as their fifth course, music
students take an applied skills course and science
students choose two science courses.

We encourage FYP students to take their elective


credit or credits in subjects other than English,
history, philosophy and sociology, as it allows more
flexibility for upper-level study. Turn to the inside
back cover for a complete list of available areas of
study. We will gladly advise you about your options. anthropology and explore such courses as
“People and Cultures of the World: Selected
The big picture Area Studies” or “Ethnicity, Nationalism and
Race”. Maybe you’ll link history of science and
Having spent an inspiring year in FYP, you can technology and neuroscience.
now continue your interdisciplinary journey
by selecting one of King’s three combined It’s up to you to pursue the combination that
honours degree programmes—contemporary intrigues and challenges you.
studies, early modern studies, and history of
You might also choose to build on what King’s
science and technology. These programmes
and Dalhousie has to offer you by participating
give you the flexibility to strengthen and expand
in one of close to 60 study abroad programmes.
your understanding of the development of the
Western tradition, while exploring new directions And the learning never stops. King’s graduates
through King’s affiliation with Dalhousie. have travelled diverse paths—journalism,
politics, business, law, education, international
For example, you might pair contemporary
development, policy and research, medicine,
studies with history and select from courses
music, creative writing, acting, and the list goes
which include “History of the Modern Middle
on. In an ever-changing world you will be secure
East in the 20th Century” and “Orientalism
in knowing you have the ability to learn, to write,
and Occidentalism”. Perhaps you’ll match
to speak persuasively and with passion, and to be
early modern studies with sociology and social
open to change in the light of others’ ideas.

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Combined Honours Programmes
important writers, thinkers and artists of the

“ By focusing on both journalism and


philosophy my mind was constantly
contemporary period, both on their own terms
and in relation to the fundamental themes of
our time.
working in two very different ways,
With CSP, you will be well prepared for
and I really think both sides comple- graduate and professional studies, and to
mented each other. I came out of it develop career interests in such areas as higher


education, creative writing, journalism,
with a greater sense of perspective. business, film, publishing, international
Paul McLeod, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, development, law and the civil service.
Combined Honours in Journalism
and Contemporary Studies ’07
Early Modern Studies
Programme
Contemporary Studies What was life like in the age of da Vinci? What
Programme is the basis of our modern understanding of
concepts such as nature, romance, freedom
How is the world we live in today distinct from
and originality? What ideas and concepts
all that has gone before? To what extent do
underlay such seminal moments in history as
biology and culture determine what it is to be
the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, the
human? What is progress? What does it mean to
Enlightenment, and the French Revolution?
be post modern? What does it mean to live with
the memory of the Holocaust? These are some questions addressed in the
Early Modern Studies Programme (EMSP),
You’ll grapple with these questions and more
which explores the nature of modernity through
in the interdisciplinary Contemporary Studies
a study of its origins and development in
Programme (CSP). CSP is designed to help
European culture from the 16th to early 19th
make sense of today’s world by considering the
centuries, a time of spectacular upheaval.

You’ll strengthen your interdisciplinary


perspective as you relate the various aspects of
early modern thought and culture to one another
and develop your own insights into this period.

EMSP offers a broad theoretical foundation


relevant to many fields, including teaching,
historical research, editing and diplomacy, and
also prepares you for future more specialized
training at the graduate or professional level
such as medicine or law.

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“ We are what
we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then,
is not an act,
but a habit.
—Aristotle

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History of Science
and Technology Programme
One of the most important aspects of
modern science is the extent to which science
and technology have come to determine its
evolution. But is science a more true way of
knowing than other forms of knowledge? How
did we come to believe that the earth moves and
that we descended from apes? Is there a threat
from our technology? What is time? What is
chance? Are there limits to reason, and where
might religion stand in all of this?

The History of Science and Technology


(HOST) programme examines these and
other fundamental questions by exploring
critical issues in our encounter with nature,
reason and ourselves in the history of
Western thought.

HOST offers you the tools to take critical


approaches to other disciplines and prepares
you for professional studies and specialized
training at the graduate level in various fields of
the arts and sciences, including the burgeoning
area of “science and technology studies.”

LIBRARY
In addition to its estimated 80,000 circulating
volumes and fine collection of rare books, the King’s
library, also a museum, houses art, artifacts and the
oldest collection of ceramics in Canada. The special
ambience in this award winning building creates an
elegant, peace-filled space conducive to study.

The library has a particular emphasis on materials


to support the Contemporary Studies, Early Modern
Studies, History of Science and Technology and
Foundation Year Programmes, the School of
Journalism and the humanities. King’s students can
access libraries across the province through the
library’s Novanet membership.

They can also take advantage of the electronic


resources at Dalhousie, remotely or on site.

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Journalism
four-week internship at an approved media

“ If you enjoy writing and talking to


people and you’re really curious
outlet. Working with a supervisor, you will
make the arrangements for your internship and
prepare to gain new insights and make useful
about the world around you, then contacts. Media outlets where students have
interned include BBC Scotland, CBC radio and
the journalism program may be the CBC television locations across the country,
right fit for you.

Shannon Hines, Guysborough, Nova Scotia,
Canadian daily and weekly papers, Canadian
Geographic, Much Music, and TIME Magazine.
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) ’05

Closely connected
Putting it in context As a King’s journalism student you will benefit
from the close relationships that result from
It’s one thing to tell a story. It’s another to be being a part of a school which has purposely
able to provide context for the story you tell. limited its enrolment. Faculty are dedicated to
As a King’s journalism student that’s just what their students and are easily accessible. They
you’ll strive to do for your readers, listeners, also remain involved in the industry. Both
viewers or online audience. faculty and students are a part of a program that
dates back to 1979, when King’s introduced
Where does this context come from? Consider the only Bachelor of Journalism degree in the
the intensive Foundation Year Programme as Atlantic Provinces.
your base and the upper-level courses as an
expansion and extension of that base. The
reading you do, the discussions you engage in, Honours options
and the critical thinking skills you hone will all
The four-year Bachelor of Journalism program
be valuable assets as you delve into complicated
is available with single honours in journalism,
issues and pose thoughtful, meaningful
or with combined honours in journalism and
questions. The King’s journalism program
a second subject in the Faculties of Arts and
is built on our philosophy that a professional
Social Sciences or Science. Examples of possible
journalist has a superior academic education
second subjects include political science,
along with excellent practical skills.
international development studies, biology
King’s journalism students can develop these and theatre. Another option is pairing your
skills in a variety of ways. For example, there is journalism studies with one of King’s three
a daily online news digest, which has subscribers interdisciplinary programmes: contemporary
around the world. There are nightly radio studies, early modern studies, and history of
newscasts, a weekly current affairs television science and technology. Again, the combined
show and a newspaper that is circulated honours programme provides you with an
widely in Halifax. opportunity to gain specialized knowledge in a
particular area and provide greater context for
In your fourth year, you will acquire more your reporting.
hands-on experience when you complete a

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Students who have already completed a
bachelor’s degree from King’s or another
institution may apply to the one-year Bachelor
of Journalism (BJ) program. BJ students are
required to complete a total of seven full credits
in journalism and the journalism internship.

Stepping out
Perhaps you’ll become a reporter, researcher
or editor in online or print media, radio or
television. Maybe you’ll transfer your skills
to a career in public relations, advertising,
government, the diplomatic corps or public
affairs organizations, to name some of the
possibilities. A journalism degree from King’s,
with its balance of strong academics and
practical skills, opens up many avenues for
you to explore. Bachelor of Journalism,
Honours
(Single Honours) Overview

Year One
Foundation Year Programme
Foundations of Journalism
Minor in Journalism Year Two
Core: Reporting Techniques
• Foundations of Journalism Arts/Science electives
• Reporting Techniques
Year Three
Electives: News Media and the Courts in Canada
• Introduction to Radio Broadcasting Ethics of Journalism
• Introduction to TV Broadcasting Journalism Research
• Copy Editing Two Journalism electives (e.g., Photojournalism,
Online, Feature Writing, Narrative Nonfiction,
• Ethics of Journalism
Business Reporting, Copy Editing, Great Journalists,
• Feature Writing Women and the Documentary Tradition)
• News Media in the Courts in Canada Arts/Science electives
• Introduction to Online Journalism
Year Four
• Introduction to Narrative Non-Fiction
Journalism Internship (four weeks)
• Advanced Narrative Nonfiction
Honours Project
• Photojournalism
Three workshops from a list including Newspaper,
• Great Journalists
Narrative Nonfiction, Radio, Online or Television,
• Business Reporting for Journalists plus other workshops that vary annually according
• Women and the Documentary Tradition to student interests.

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“ Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.

—John Dewey

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Residence Life
paper, or simply showing a movie on an evening

“ I met all of my best friends in


residence. We created our own tight
that doesn’t conflict with a deadline. And then
there are the impromptu study sessions when you
knock on your neighbour’s door to ask about
knit family and supported one Nietzsche or to discuss an assigned essay question.

another through all of the ups, Indeed, a great deal of learning takes place
down and discoveries of first year.

Jessie Lamont, Goodwood, Ontario, History and Gender
through chance conversations and spontaneous
get-togethers. As you live, study and have fun
together, ties of friendship form—ties which
and Women’s Studies often continue long after your years at King’s.

Residence life is also about supporting King’s


Academic and social unite traditions, such as formal meal. This monthly
event sees students, administration, faculty and
There’s a long list of advantages to living in a guest speaker—all dressed in academic gowns—
residence. Perhaps the most important is that come together for a collegial evening.
at King’s your residence and academic
experiences are closely intertwined. The
majority of students in residence are embarking
Everything you need
on the Foundation Year Programme (FYP), As a residence student you don’t have to spend
while others, who have completed FYP, often time preparing meals, washing dishes or
provide insights and advice. commuting to classes. Instead you can maximize
your free time. Theatre or varsity practice is
A common bond is created between students as
a short stroll across the Quad and it is easy to
they study together, and this bond is enhanced
take in one of our frequent and fascinating
by living in a small residence community.
evening or weekend lectures. Take advantage
The pattern of residence life and its of the variety of food choices available at the
programming are designed to support you in dining hall and tap into the support and security
your academic study. This is evident in a number offered by the residence life team, comprised
of ways. Perhaps it’s the timely scheduling of an of the dean of residence, the dons—individuals
information session on how to write a research who also live on campus and are often engaged

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in graduate studies or other professional
development—and student patrol.

You are encouraged to apply to residence as


soon as you are accepted into the university.
Space is limited and we cannot guarantee
residency on campus. Together, Alexandra Hall,
the Bays and Angels’ Roost house 274 and offer
a variety of lifestyle options to choose from—
co-ed, all male and all female.

Residence life at King’s is designed to fully


complement your academic experience and
provide a safe and supportive environment
which encourages your personal success and
growth. And as for a spontaneous water fight
that breaks out among residence students, that’s
just plain fun, and one of many memories to
cherish from your time at King’s.

Bring your energy:


Extracurriculars
There is no limit to King’s students’ creativity.
How else can you explain: sword fights in the
dining hall or in the quad staged by members
of the Medieval Society; the fact that about
two-thirds of King’s students take part in the
King’s Theatrical Society at some point in
their studies; or that King’s is home to the
Haliburton Society, the oldest literary society on
a college campus in North America?

In any given year, the King’s Students’ Union


may sponsor more than 50 societies. The
activities of the societies are as varied as the
interests and the talents that students bring to
them. From filmmaking to paragliding, dancing
to camping, tutoring to environmental street
theatre, there is always something to do and a
contribution to make.

You will find extracurricular activities which


represent a blending of the academic and the
social. For example, the Foundation Film
Society presents film screenings which have some
relation to Foundation Year Programme studies.

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There are also societies which correspond with
various academic specializations such as the
Contemporary Studies Society.

“ There is so much you can do at


King’s. You can do creative writing
on Monday, Bollywood dancing on
Wednesday and then debate about
philosophy on Friday. The best part
is, if you want to try something new,
King’s will support you. There’s a lot
of room for growth and change so
every student can find a place to fit.

Stephany Tlalka, Cambridge, Ontario, Combined Hon- Athletic offerings
ours in Journalism and Early Modern Studies ’09
King’s Department of Athletics holds the
philosophy that academics come first and
Everything is in place for you to bring your athletics enhance the entire university
passion and your energy to the extracurricular experience by providing opportunities for
side of your King’s education. And if you find physical development and personal enjoyment.
there are gaps in the spectrum of societies, you And opportunities await you, whatever your level
will have the opportunity to start your own with of involvement—varsity, club or intramural.
the support of the students’ union. Students
recently started a new publication called the Student athletes compete in men’s and women’s
“Zine” and a new society is emerging focused varsity soccer, basketball, badminton, rugby and
on fine arts. You can also become involved in in men’s volleyball through King’s membership
the vibrant Halifax volunteer community or in the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association
choose from more than 200 Dalhousie and the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association.
student societies. Intramurals are coordinated with the King’s
Amateur Athletics Association (CUBE).

The popular King’s gym is available for varsity


athletics, intramural sports and students’ free-
time use. You can also work out in the fitness
centre, which has top-notch cardio equipment,
a weight room, and an aerobic training centre.
You can take advantage of self-defence and
dance-related activities. As well, King’s students
have access to Dalhousie’s extensive athletic
complex, which includes an indoor track,
Olympic-size swimming pool and a rock-
climbing wall.

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Admissions
W e will begin accepting applications in
mid-October. Since the Foundation Year
Programme is a limited enrolment programme,
and timelines. Please note that our early fall
admission deadline is December 31st, 2010 and
our early admission deadline is March 1st, 2011.
possession of the minimum requirements does
not guarantee admission. We suggest early Our deadline for scholarship and entrance award
application. Consult the King’s website for consideration is March 1, 2011.
more information on admission procedures

1. GENERAL 23 and no individual score less New Brunswick: Advanced Math


(Please see additional requirements than 20. with Intro to Calculus 120 or
for specific programmes as outlined Calculus 120
Other International Ontario: MHF4U or MCV4U
below.)
• Consult the Registrar’s office Newfoundland: Math 3204, 3205,
Canada (except Quebec • TOEFL of 90 on iBT (or 237 on the or 3207
and Ontario) Manitoba: Pre-Calculus 40S
computer-based test, 580 on the
• Five courses, including English, or Advanced Math 45S
paper-based test), MELAB (81), or
at the grade 12 academic level & Intro Calculus 45S
IELTS (6.5)
Saskatechewan: Math C30
• Minimum average of 70% • Final application deadline: April 1 or Calculus 30
• No grades below 60% on courses Alberta, NWT & Nunavut:
Mature Student
used for admission Pure Math 30 or Math 31
• 23 or older and out of full-time BC & Yukon: Calculus 12 or
Ontario study for at least four years Principles of Math 12
• English (ENG4U) • Contact the Registrar’s office for • Three other acceptable courses
• 4 other 4U or 4M level classes more information including one, preferably two
Sciences. Some university-level
• Minimum average of 70% International Baccalaureate (IB) and Science classes have specific
• No grades below 60% on courses Advanced Placement (AP) high school prerequisites. Please
used for admission Students may be eligible for transfer consult the academic calendar for
credit with the following scores more information.
Quebec
• AP International Exam — 4 or 5 • Final application deadline: June 1
• CEGEP: one year of D.E.C.
• IB Higher Level courses with
• Minimum average of 70% Bachelor of Music (BMus)
5, 6 or 7
• Students with two years of D.E.C. • Satisfy academic requirements for
with average of 70% will be Bachelor of Arts
2. SPECIFIC PROGRAMME
considered for admission with REQUIREMENTS • Demonstrate proficiency as
transfer credit instrumentalist or vocal performer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in an audition/interview
• Students attending high schools
offering Grade 12 must meet • English (65% minimum) • Demonstrate knowledge of the
requirements as outlined for • Four other acceptable courses basic requirements of music
students from the rest of Canada. theory (equivalent to Grade II
• Final application deadline: June 1
theory, Royal Conservatory of
U.S.A. Music in Toronto) and aural
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• Five courses at grade 12 level with dictation: each is assessed
• English (65% minimum)
a B standing, including English through written diagnostic tests
• Math (minimum 65%) as follows: as part of audition/interview.
• SAT 1 score of 1650
Nova Scotia: Pre-Calculus 12, • Submit the supplementary
(combined Critical Reading, Math,
or Calculus 12
and Writing) application form for the
Prince Edward Island: Math 621B
• ACT results are also acceptable Department of Music
or 611B
with a composite score of at least

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Bachelor of Journalism— It should be a significant piece of Additional Financial
Honours (BJH) work that illustrates how well you Assistance
• Academic requirements as for BA. can analyze a text and defend your
King’s offers an in-course bursary
argument. The members of the
• A story with an autobiographical programme that assumes that the
scholarship panel carefully read all
focus (approximately 1,000 student has received funds from the
essays and discuss their merits in
words). This submission should Canada Student Loan programme
detail. Please consult the King’s
enable the admission committee (CSL), or the Quebec Student Loan
website for additional information
to appreciate your writing ability programme (QSL).
concerning entrance scholarships
and interest in journalism as well and the scholarship essay. King’s awards bursaries on an
as helping us get to know you ongoing basis each year, in amounts
(required). King’s provides in course scholar­
normally ranging from $200 to
ships for students who demonstrate
• If you have them, include $2,200 or more. All current King’s
strong academic achievement.
supporting documents such students who have sought financial
as clippings of stories written The following entrance awards assistance elsewhere and can
for high school or community require special application, available demonstrate financial need are
newspapers, tapes of stories for from the King’s Registrar or at eligible. The Bursary Committee
radio or TV, or any other evidence www.ukings.ca and must be accepts applications each academic
of a keen interest in journalism received, completed, by March 1. year beginning in October.
(recommended).
Dr. Carrie Best Scholarship—
• A maximum of three letters of A $5,000 per year scholarship, Costs (as of 2010–11)
support from people who know tenable for four years, is offered in
you (recommended). Tuition and fees*
recognition of Dr. Best’s activities on
• The admission committee’s major behalf of human rights. This award BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,970
criteria are academic standing, is open to Canadian Aboriginal and BSc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,784
writing ability, and demonstrated African-Canadians students enrolled BJH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,460
interest in journalism. in a three- or four-year programme
Residence (in Alex Hall
of studies leading to a BJ (Honours),
• If you wish also to be considered with Gold meal plan)
BA, BMus, or BSc.
for admission to the BA Single room . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,461
Foundation Year Programme or The Colin Starnes Award—
Double room . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,741
regular BA, please indicate this on This first year full tuition award
your application for admission. was established to enable a Nova International
Scotia student to attend the King’s differential fee . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,260
• Final application deadline: March 1
Foundation Year Programme. International health fee . . $ 636
Scholarships The Harrison McCain Scholar- Please note these are estimates
First-year students (except transfer Bursary—This award, valued at only. For detailed costs including
students) admitted to King’s $16,000 payable over a four year health insurance and incidental
programmes in Journalism, Arts, course of study, is available annually fees, please visit www.ukings.ca
Music or Science are eligible for to entering students who have
King’s entrance scholarships, which graduated from a high school in * For the academic year (2010–11) the
range from $1,000 to $9,000. Provincial Government has committed to
Canada.
providing ongoing assistance for Nova
Entrance scholarships are normally
General Motors Entrance Bursaries, Scotia students through a University
awarded for one year only. Student Bursary Trust, with a $1,022
Residence Awards and University
reduction for a full course load, adjusted
If you wish to be considered for an Entrance Bursaries—The General
on a pro rata basis according to the actual
entrance scholarship, you must Motors Entrance Bursary ($2000 number of credit courses taken. If you
ensure your completed application renewable) and the University have questions, contact student accounts.
(form, fee and transcript of marks) Entrance Bursary (varying amounts)
is postmarked no later than March 1. are available for students who
Also submit three copies of an essay qualify for government student loan.
written for a senior high school class, Residence awards are available
signed by one of your high school to students who will be living in
teachers. Please select this essay with King’s residence and qualify for
great care because it is one of the government student loan.
most important factors, along with
your mid-term academic record, in
the process of awarding scholarships.

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Programmes available:
Arts and Social Sciences History of Science Bachelor of Journalism Film Studies (minor)
Business (minor) & Technology* (Combined Honours in Food Science (minor)
International Interdisciplinary Studies)
Canadian Studies History of Science
(as Combined Honours Development Studies* Bachelor of Journalism & Technology (as second
or double major) Italian Studies (Combined Honours in Subject)*
(as Combined Honours Music History)
Classics* Information Technology
or double major) Bachelor of Journalism Certificate
Community Design (minor)
Journalism (minor) (one-year)
Contemporary Studies* Journalism (minor)
Law and Society (minor) Science Law and Society (minor)
Creative Writing
(as Combined Honours Linguistics* Biochemistry Management (minor)
or double major) Management (minor) and Molecular Biology*†
Marine Biology*†
Early Modern Studies* Music* Biology*†
Mathematics*†
English* Philosophy* Business (minor)
Microbiology
Environmental Studies Political Science* Canadian Studies & Immunology*†
(minor) (minor or double major
Religious Studies Neuroscience*
or Combined Honours)
Environment, Russian Studies* Oceanography*
Sustainability and Society Chemistry*†
Sociology and Social Physics and Atmospheric
European Studies (single Community Design
Anthropology* Science*†
major or Concentrated (minor)
Spanish* Psychology*
Honours) Computer Science
Theatre* (as second subject or Statistics*†
Film Studies (minor)
Journalism as minor)
French* * Available as Honours
Bachelor of Journalism Earth Sciences*†
Gender and Women’s degrees
Studies* (as Combined (Honours) Economics*†
† Available as Co-op
Honours or double major) Bachelor of Journalism Environmental Science*† degrees (completion
German* (Combined Honours with Environmental Studies takes four to four
Health Studies (minor) an arts/science subject) (minor) and a half years)
History* Environment,
Sustainability and Society

Visit King’s To set up a tour, contact:


Office of the Registrar
We encourage you to come and see King’s for 902-422-1271
yourself. It might just be your first step in an admissions@ukings.ns.ca
inspiring and challenging intellectual journey www.ukings.ca
that you’ll never forget.
During the academic year we offer campus tours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:45
a.m.–12:30 p.m. You’ll have the opportunity to
attend a Foundation Year Programme lecture,
eat in the dining hall, meet with our admissions
staff and tour the campus with a student guide.
Summer tours are by appointment Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 p.m. We’ll be happy
to answer your questions and show you the campus.

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#1
In 2009, King’s went head-to-head with other Canadian Universities in
the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The results? For the second
consecutive year, our first-year students are the happiest in Canada with their
overall educational experience. Ready to experience it for yourself?

2010–11/5,000

The Registrar (902) 422-1271


University of King’s College fax (902) 425-8183
Halifax, Nova Scotia admissions@ukings.ns.ca
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