IN ASSOCIATION WITH DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
2025 VIEWBOOK
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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 coexistence and good relations among all who live in Mi’kma’ki.
The University of King’s College recognizes the histories, contributions and legacies of the African Nova Scotian people who have been here for over 400 years.
Why King’s?
Welcome from President Bill
Welcome to our Viewbook, and to King’s!
King’s is special … and different. As one graduate has written: she chose King’s “to learn things that were really profound, and meaningful, and that might explain the world.” Intellectual curiosity and the friendship it leads to, defines us.
King’s has the academic programs, faculty and the students to create an exceptional learning experience. Here, learning is a deeply communal process: we learn together and from each other. Here, two great truths are put into action: that the beginning of a university education is the most important part, and that true education must be of the heart as well as the mind.
We do all this on our gorgeous campus by combining one-of-a-kind academic programs, small classes, the best professors you will ever have, staff totally dedicated to your success and well-being and our uniquely enriching partnership with Dalhousie University, which is now over 100 years old. Our students create a beautiful community for themselves, including in student government, residences, theatre, athletics, music and an amazing range of clubs and societies that are as eclectic as our students.
We excel at academic excellence and at living and learning together in a fun, deeply caring community dedicated to respect, accessibility and inclusion, including our contributions to Reconciliation. I love that I get to be part of it all by living on the Quad in the President’s Lodge where I host students for all kinds of gatherings, including lunches with alumni and for cookies and hot chocolate after wilderness hikes and skating parties on Halifax’s Oval.
What does it all mean to you? You will decide with a stronger power to think deeply, ask and answer penetrating questions, communicate with precision and persuasion and to listen with an open heart and mind. You will emerge a more caring person. You will develop your talent for combining your originality with that of others to achieve shared goals and build community. You will discern what’s important to you, where you want your education to take you and what difference you will make in the world.
King’s is special because it will prepare you for a life of meaning on your terms. We can’t wait to be part of your journey.
Bill Lahey President, Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Law
74% of alumni pursue further post-secondary education1
King’s at a Glance
5 Blue Devils varsity teams reached nationals in 2023-24
King’s journalism students intern at newsrooms and publications across Canada of alumni would choose King’s again1 95% $
1 out of 3 graduating students has been employed on campus2
Student societies are inclusive and welcoming—you can even create your own!
95% of alumni say their King’s education is useful to the work they do1 academic scholarships for varsity athletes ($20,000 over four years) Up to 56 renewable One of Canada’s top journalism programs 3 96%
Almost 95% of first-year students receive a financial award from King’s
Rhodes Scholars in the past seven years
of alumni say their education is a good fit for their current position1
King’s and Dalhousie
Nestled into the corner of Dalhousie’s campus in Halifax, King’s is surrounded on three sides by Dalhousie and on the fourth side by a beautiful neighbourhood where many upper-year King’s students live. Only a small portion of Dalhousie’s campus is shown here.
2023 marked the 100th anniversary of the unique King’s/Dalhousie association, which offers the best possible education for a changing world. Period.
Begin your university experience in the close-knit, focused atmosphere of a smaller university with the option to explore the expansive opportunities offered by one of Canada’s leading research universities. You’ll find it all on one historic campus in the heart of Halifax.
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Students in arts, music and science can customize their skills and knowledge from courses on offer at both King’s and Dalhousie and will graduate with a joint degree that carries marks of distinction from each university. Students in King’s School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing will have the option to add minors or pair journalism with a second honours subject through the association with Dalhousie.
In addition to the supports and services available at King’s, you will have access to the facilities and services offered by Dalhousie.
Both the campus and Halifax provide you 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.
However you choose to make an impact on the world, the King’s/ Dalhousie association helps you develop the tools you need, surrounded by community with world-class resources at hand.
Two universities One exceptional education
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 on 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.
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Exceptional beginnings Exceptional futures
King’s offers students the benefits of a smaller university, while also providing access to the extensive and specialized resources and opportunities of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Together, our two universities give you an exceptional beginning and the ability to design 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 prepare yourself for an exceptional future as a talented, knowledgeable and committed citizen who is equipped to make an impact on the world.
“The Foundation Year Program (FYP) is a terrific place to begin your university journey: you’ll find yourself in a small, vibrant community and make friendships to last a lifetime. The King’s/Dalhousie association opens up multiple pathways for continued undergraduate study, whether it be in Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Journalism or our upper-year programs at King’s, all of which you can learn more about in this Viewbook. King’s students have the best of both worlds throughout their whole degree: they can benefit from an educational experience in a lively and supportive community, all the while taking advantage of a comprehensive research university right next door.”
Dr. Sarah Clift Vice-President and Associate Professor
Design your program Discover your degree
The Foundation Year Program (FYP) is an integrated first year experience that will help inform your choice of what to study in second, third and fourth year−and beyond.
After your first year, with the assistance of faculty, academic advisors and drawing from King’s association with neighbouring Dalhousie University, you can customize your degree to reflect your individual interests.
You’ll graduate from King’s better able to live (and enjoy) the life of the mind, having strengthened your rational and critical faculties. You’ll expand your power of imagination with skills and professional qualifications and have the confidence and insatiable curiosity that underpin accomplishment in a broad range of careers.
FIRST YEAR:
FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAM VS. STANDARD FIRST YEAR
King’s FYP first year
Second year
10 separate courses (5 per semester)
Second year Standard first year
WHAT THEN?
• From second year through graduation, take classes at both King’s and Dalhousie in what are commonly called your “upper years”
• Combine King’s programs and Dalhousie’s programs (within the College of Arts & Science)
• Mix and match your interests with subject areas to customize your degree
• Graduate with a degree in Arts (BA or BA(Hons)), Science (BSc or BSc(Hons)), Music (BMus) or Journalism (BJH). Or combine two subjects together to get a Double Major or Combined Honours
King’s degree paths
King’s programs integrate themes and ideas that interconnect subjects, helping you recognize how your studies provide authentic connections to real-life.
In the School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing, you will learn how to report on a range of subject matter knowledgeably and ethically.
Through King’s association with Dalhousie University, you can customize your degree and university experience based on the unique strengths of both institutions. Begin any degree detailed
here with the Foundation Year Program (FYP) or through an undeclared option (for Arts (BA) or Science (BSc)).
King’s and Dalhousie share a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and a Faculty of Science in the College of Arts & Science. Because we are academically intertwined, you’ll get an intensive honours college experience within a research-intensive university. You can plan your path in second year and beyond, choosing from a variety of program and course options, including King’s specialized honours programs, courses in journalism and a rich diversity of program offerings from Dalhousie.
Glossary
Degree: A degree is a course of study leading to an academic credential, e.g., a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Honours: An honours degree allows you to develop extensive knowledge in a particular field of study. Honours differs from a major program in that honours programs have higher academic standards and there is an additional honours project component completed in your final year. You can choose to study a single honours subject or, if you have equal interest in two areas of study, you can pursue a combined honours degree.
Major: A major provides a general education in a focused field of study, e.g., a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in English. You can choose to study a single major or, if you have equal interest in two areas of study, you can pursue a double major.
Minor: A minor provides an education in a focused field of study, but with fewer overall credit hours than a major, double major or honours. You may be interested in adding a minor to your degree if you prefer a greater focus in a specific area of study rather than simply taking a wide range of electives. For example, a student could pursue a Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in Psychology and a minor in Contemporary Studies.
Electives: An elective is a course, outside of your main department or program requirements, that you get to choose and that will form part of the credit towards your degree as a whole.
Interested in law school? Foundation Year Program students are provisionally pre-admitted into the University of Calgary Faculty of Law.
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Foundation Year Program (FYP)
You can’t get a better start
Ask anyone who has done FYP
The Foundation Year Program (FYP) at King’s is an integrated first year experience that helps students choose and excel in their area of study in second, third, fourth year and beyond.
A unique approach to first year education at King’s
At the heart of King’s is the belief that education can be genuinely transformative. FYP is an odyssey: it is a journey through the past that gives you insight into the present. Its goal is to help you better understand our contemporary world and your experiences and purpose within it.
We live in a challenging and complex world. FYP takes you on a journey where you’ll learn to confront and respond thoughtfully to contradictions and uncertainty, giving you the tools you need to clarify your thoughts and navigate your future.
The paradoxical world of FYP:
•learn more about the present by encountering ideas from the past
•develop your own point of view by learning in community and in conversation with others
•immerse yourself in ideas while learning to develop a productive critical distance from them
In FYP, most days you attend a lecture with the entire first-year 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 you as you develop your own perspective.
The curriculum brings together many of the most provocative, important and influential works of the Western tradition. 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.
Read a message from Foundation Year Program Director Neil Robertson at ukings.ca/fyp-director
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Foundation Year Program (FYP) — the book list
Every year, the new book list and curriculum is influenced by feedback from students who just completed the Foundation Year Program. This ensures the program is continually adapting and diversifying its offerings.
FYP faculty members and your fellow students will bring these readings to life for you through lectures and tutorials. Sample selections from the reading list include:
Section one
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Odyssey, Homer Analects, Confucius Republic, Plato
Section two
Confessions, Saint Augustine
Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, Ibn Tufayl
The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri
Section three
On the Dignity of Man, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
A New Atlantis, Francis Bacon
The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli
The Winter’s Tale, William Shakespeare
Section four
Meditations on First Philosophy, René Descartes
The Principia, Isaac Newton
You’ll write papers approximately every two weeks on the previous weeks’ readings.
You’ll take oral exams in December and April in which you’ll use your burgeoning oral communication skills to answer questions and strengthen and expand an understanding of what you’ve read.
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery, Quobna Ottobah Cugoano
Emma, Jane Austen
Section five
A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft
The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The Genealogy of Morals, Friedrich Nietzsche
The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois
Notes from Underground, Fyodr Dostoyevksy
Section six
The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt
Explore a unique approach to your first year education
FYP’s four principles
FYP is integrated and brings structure to your academic year
• Offers advantages of taking 3 or 4 classes as a unified and integrated package
• Eliminates the strain of managing a complicated timetable and calendar of deadlines
• Four-fifths of an arts, journalism or music student’s first year and three-fifths of a science student’s first year
• FYP supports a rigorous and rewarding student experience of reading, writing, thought and discussion
FYP is built on books, questions and community
• Encourages personal reflections like: what is it to be alive, in community and making sense of a world in a period of extreme uncertainty?
• Books read together and timeless, yet timely questions raised together
• Meditate on thoughts from times and circumstances that are radically different from, but deeply connected with, our own
FYP is delivered with care and attention
• Unique team-teaching and tutor-student engagement with the curriculum builds a community of scholars and questioners
• Welcomes and encourages each student as a particular individual with complex, personalized supports
FYP cultivates invaluable, lifelong communication skills
• Faculty provide constructive conversations and feedback
• Develop superb writing, speaking and study skills
• FYP graduates have diverse skills that make them uniquely adaptable to a rapidly changing world
Bachelor of Arts
An arts degree teaches you to express thoughtful, informed and constructive arguments based on an understanding of complex ideas, theories and histories. At King’s and Dalhousie, your classroom learning can be supplemented with opportunities to broaden your knowledge and experience, such as our Undergraduate Fellowships in Public Humanities and other experiential learning opportunities, on-campus jobs, field courses and community service-learning placements and projects.
If you take Foundation Year Program (FYP) Arts, you’ll have FYP lectures four days a week and one additional course at King’s or Dalhousie. These subjects can be pursued as part of your degree:
•American Studies
•Arabic
•Black & African Diaspora Studies
•Canadian Studies
•Chinese Studies (Mandarin)
•Cinema & Media Studies
•Classics
•Contemporary Studies K
•Creative Writing
•Early Modern Studies K
•Economics
•English
•Environment, Sustainability & Society C
•European Studies
•French
•Gender & Women’s Studies
•German
•Health Studies
•History
•History of Science & Technology K
•Indigenous Studies
•International Development Studies
•Italian Studies
•Law, Justice & Society
(K = offered at King’s C = co-op available)
•Medieval Studies
•Middle East Studies
•Music
•Philosophy
•Popular Culture Studies
•Political Science
•Psychology
•Religious Studies
•Russian Studies
•Security Studies
•Sociology & Social Anthropology
•Spanish & Latin
American Studies
•Theatre
Specialized programs
Certificate in Art History and Visual Culture
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret works of art and other forms of visual media both as formal structures and in relation to social, political and cultural contexts. In today’s digital, image-based world, the importance of developing visual literacy is increasingly recognized. The Certificate in Art History and Visual Culture is designed to help students in the arts, social sciences and sciences cultivate visual literacy through solid training in visual analysis, art history methodologies, research and communication. ukings.ca/art-history
Certificate or Minor in Indigenous Studies
Learning from Indigenous scholars, you’ll benefit from the perspectives and insights of instructors who have both lived and studied the topics under discussion. You will leave the program with a deeper understanding of Indigenous issues in political, social and economic contexts. These issues are of increasing importance as Canada moves forward with reconciliation with Indigenous people and you’ll be prepared to engage in respectful and knowledgeable ways. dal.ca/indigenousstudies
Certificate in Medical Humanities
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 will allow you to explore 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. ukings.ca/medical-humanities
Minor in Black and African Diaspora Studies
The minor in Black and African Diaspora Studies is a program available to King’s students through Dalhousie that explores the rich history of African-Canadian society and culture, as considered from both a historical and a contemporary perspective. dal.ca/blackstudies
There are additional certificates you can complete alongside your major/minor(s) as a King’s/Dalhousie student, including certificates in: Science Leadership and Communication, Dance and Movement, Geographic Information Science and Heritage Studies, among others.
Bachelor of Music
Music is an ever-evolving field. Music students find that beginning their degree with the Foundation Year Program (FYP) 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 Chapel Choir, the more casual King’s Chorus (visit page 29) or through many 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
•Musicology
•Performance
•Popular Musics
There are many instruments you can specialize in, including:
•Bassoon
•Cello
•Clarinet
•Double bass
•Flute
•French horn
•Guitar
•Harp
•Oboe
•Organ
•Percussion
•Piano
•Saxophone
•Trombone
•Trumpet
•Tuba
•Viola
•Violin
•Voice
You can incorporate various arts, social sciences or science courses into your music degree, including those offered on King’s campus, such as:
•Contemporary Studies
•Early Modern Studies
•History of Science and Technology
•Journalism
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Find your voice Change your world Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) (BJH)
Your first year at King’s pairs a strong interdisciplinary foundation in the Foundation Year Program (FYP) with an examination of journalism’s important role in society in the Foundations of Journalism courses.
Get a theoretical and practical introduction to journalism:
•Learn how to find and evaluate news knowledgeably and critically
•Make observations, ask intelligent and ethical questions and tell stories about people and the world they live in
You can incorporate various arts, social sciences or science disciplines into your journalism degree, including:
•Actuarial Science
•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
•Philosophy
•Physics & Atmospheric Science
•Political Science
•Psychology
•Religious Studies
•Russian Studies
•Sociology & Social Anthropology
•Spanish & Latin American Studies
•Statistics
•Theatre
or any of the minors available to arts or science students.
(K = offered at King’s)
Minor in Journalism Studies
You can also pursue a minor in journalism studies as a complement to studies in a King’s Honours Program or in King’s and Dalhousie’s shared faculties of Science and Arts and Social Science.
Through a combination of required courses and journalism electives, you’ll learn about storytelling based on factual evidence, reporting, journalistic style, interviewing and copy editing.
You’ll learn how to gather information and to craft that information into a compelling story while gaining communication and research skills that transfer easily into multiple fields.
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Why study journalism at King’s?
1 A unique first year opportunity, pairing your journalism studies with King’s renowned Foundation Year Program.
2 You can build the degree you want, combining your King’s courses with the vast offerings at Dalhousie.
3 A fourth year that’s all journalism, with lots of opportunities to publish in The Signal, our own online publication. You finish with an internship.
Become a professional storyteller
You aren’t just a journalism student at King’s, you’re part of a working team, breaking news and publishing stories.
King’s has one of Canada’s top journalism programs and it’s the only university in Atlantic Canada offering degrees in journalism. You become someone who can think more clearly and discern fact from opinion, ambiguity or falsehood. You develop these skills in a supportive and collaborative environment, in combination with your other studies across a wide range of disciplines.
In a confusing world upended by war, climate change and a global pandemic, journalists help people make sense of it all, telling stories that can spur positive change. At King’s, we’ll help you find your storytelling voice in text, audio, video and online, so you can spur change in your world, be it your city, province or beyond. You’ll learn to hold power to account, fight disinformation and make sense of challenging new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
You’ll learn how to find and communicate accurate, factual information, telling the stories of people and their diverse communities. You’ll develop strong writing skills, do meaningful research and capture compelling audio and video. Along the way you’ll master industrystandard tools, learn how to edit audio and video, explore journalism ethics and law and gain a rich education so you can thrive in a complex world. You’ll even be able to enter your best work in the school’s own journalism awards!
Even if your goal isn’t a newsroom, the skills you’ll learn here will serve you well in any field in which you need good research, writing and the ability to meet deadlines, such as podcasting, multimedia work, government and public administration, NGOs and nonprofits. Some King’s students use their journalism degree as a pathway to further studies in the law, communications and similar disciplines.
If you take Foundation Year Program (FYP) Journalism, you’ll have FYP lectures four days a week alongside the Foundations of Journalism courses.
YEAR
1
Students who begin with FYP will take a journey through the past, gaining the historical and culturally informed context that helps them focus more deeply on specific topics in upper years and later in their career.
The Foundations of Journalism courses, paired with FYP, make for a first year that is both theoretical and practical— you learn how to read, listen to and watch the news critically.
2 & 3
4
In these years, witness the present in journalism courses such as Introduction to Reporting, Introduction to Visual Storytelling and Indigenous Peoples and Media.
Produce a long-form feature on a current issue. Through focused workshops, you’ll perfect the art of short and longform storytelling across different platforms. You’ll complete your degree with an internship, in which you apply what you’ve learned and make valuable industry connections.
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) (BJH) — Indigenous Reporting
King’s is a leader in Indigenous journalism education.
Each academic year, King’s will cover the full cost for up to three Mi’kmaw students studying in the BJH program, through a combination of scholarships, financial awards and tuition waivers.
In second year, journalism students take a new course about the history of Indigenous Peoples, the treaties and colonial structures such as the Indian Act.
Reporting in Mi’kma’ki is an elective course delivered in collaboration with Mi’kmaw communities. This immersive course brings students into a First Nation to learn what it means to report Indigenous stories ethically.
“It’s really geared toward allowing the students to learn, allowing the community to share stories that they want told and to shine a light on aspects and voices in the community, on the ground.”
Trina Roache, BJ’00, Assistant Professor of Journalism
School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing
— The Signal & fourth-year internships
The Signal
The Signal is the School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing’s own online news site, producing news, video and a current affairs podcast. The Signal publishes stories from a series of workshops, which are focused on different platforms such as video documentary, podcasting and creative non-fiction.
•Through these workshops, you’ll learn how to produce professional-quality stories on tight deadlines.
•Working collaboratively with faculty, you’ll learn what it’s like to be a working journalist. You’ll develop the professional skills and instincts that will serve you well in the newsroom and in a wide range of fields that also need these skills.
•Student work published on The Signal consistently wins regional and national awards. Rosemary Murphy, BJ’21, won the Atlantic Journalism Awards’ 2021 Atlantic Lottery Achievement Award.
Fourth-year internships
For many students, the highlight of their fourth year is participating in a month-long internship at an approved journalism outlet providing
•an opportunity to put skills to use with a team of experienced professionals
•valuable opportunity to begin building professional networks
•some students with careers in the same outlet after graduation.
Interning students have worked for newsrooms such as the Canadian Press, CBC, The Globe and Mail, the National Post, Elle magazine and Sportsnet and at smaller outlets such as alt-weeklies and video production houses.
While most students complete their internships in Canada, students have also held internships in locations that are further afield, including New York, Chile and Beirut.
Bachelor of Science
If your passion lies in the natural sciences, technology or mathematics, but you also want to understand how these subjects relate to deeper questions about humanity, King’s Bachelor of Science degree offers the unique ability to study these subjects in a richer context.
Beginning with the Foundation Year Program (FYP), you’ll build an intellectual foundation from the great thinkers who have shaped our understanding of humanity’s place in the natural world and what it means for us to know that world and change it through our actions— for better or worse. And now, more than ever, writing persuasively and thinking critically across disciplines is a highly valued 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 a math and science—at Dalhousie. You can specialize in these subjects by pursing a major, minor or honours in:
•Actuarial Science
•Biochemistry & Molecular Biology C
•Biology C
•Chemistry C
•Earth Sciences C
•Economics C
•Environmental Science C
•Environment, Sustainability & Society C
•Marine Biology C
•Mathematics C
•Microbiology & Immunology C
•Neuroscience
•Ocean Sciences
•Physics C
•Psychology
•Statistics C
You can also take any arts subject (including Journalism) as a minor or secondary subject (including Contemporary Studies, Early Modern Studies and History of Science and Technology) within a double major or a combined honours degree.
(C = co-op available)
Learn about the Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP):
ukings.ca/science/disp
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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 King’s alumni who completed a survey administered by the Academica Group, 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 expertise that set them up for success.
Where King’s alumni work
King’s honours programs
In addition to the Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) on pages 16 – 21, King’s offers three humanities-based, interdisciplinary combined honours programs. Like the Foundation Year Program (FYP), these programs are cohort-structured, immersive and engaging. They are designed to be taken with another honours program at Dalhousie.
Whether you pursue a combined honours degree, a minor or a certificate or if you take electives in these programs, you’ll continue studying with faculty and peers that you met in your first year. Pursuing a combined honours degree at King’s is an opportunity to continue the experience of FYP’s unique structure and content.
You’ll take the same core courses as a cohort of students pursuing the same degree as you, and you’ll delve deeply into your chosen interdisciplinary field with intriguing elective courses. Honours students are encouraged to participate in their programs’ academic and social highlights. These include student-led academic journals and conferences.
History of Science and Technology (HOST)
The History of Science and Technology Program (HOST) explores the cultural and philosophical contexts of scientific knowledge, and the role of science and technology in shaping human history, from ancient times to our present moment—a time when we are acutely aware of how our relationship with the environment, and with our everexpanding technologies, will define our collective futures. In HOST courses you will:
•gain historical perspectives on how science, medicine and technology came to have the dominant intellectual, economic and cultural role they have today and in our imagined futures.
•explore scientific accounts of what it means to be human and how these accounts shape and reflect concepts of gender, race, ability and disability.
•explore the complex relationships that science, technology and medicine have with literature, philosophy, religion, music, fine arts and politics, across multiple cultures.
•take courses on a wide range of topics including cybernetics, bio-politics, science fiction, alchemy and magic, the ideals of environmentalism, science and media, human experiments and the origins of medicine.
Contemporary Studies Program (CSP)
The contemporary era is marked by continuous transformation which generates not only new challenges, but new possibilities. CSP engages with ideas, thinkers and movements that have contributed to new understandings of the world in which we live, work and play. In CSP 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.
•consider the place of science and technology in the contemporary world and challenge the supposed dichotomy of science and culture.
•engage with texts by environmental philosophers, thinkers of the Global South, Indigenous thinkers and race and gender theorists.
•participate in classes on transformative ideas and the thinkers who bring those ideas to life.
Early Modern Studies Program (EMSP)
Many of our fundamental ideas about the world 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 EMSP you will:
•explore the historical impact of European culture.
•examine issues surrounding gender and race in early modern history, philosophy, literature, political thought, science and the visual arts.
•think critically about colonialism and the impact of interactions between Europe and the wider world.
•assess the significance of witchcraft, vampires and maritime piracy in the early modern period.
Study abroad Learning come
Two optional electives within King’s combined honours programs are delivered as month-long study abroad courses. Each summer, you will have the opportunity to take an elective in either Berlin or Florence and to connect your learning with those cities’ living intellectual and cultural history.
Study abroad in Berlin
Bring history to bear on the present by learning in Berlin—a city that is both burdened by the past and alive to the future—with daily seminars, site visits and museum tours.
Study abroad in Florence
Unravel the early modern art, literature, philosophy and politics of early modern Italy (1280-1580) while visiting Florence’s churches, palaces and museums.
ukings.ca/study-abroad
King’s Experiential Learning Program (KELP)
Discover why your education matters to the world
Off-Campus Summer Internships Entrepreneurial Learning
On-Campus WorkIntegrated Learning Professional Skill-Building and Networking
ukings.ca/work-integrated-learning
Work-integrated learning
King’s provides you with opportunities and support to make the transition from university to a satisfying and meaningful career with:
•a foundation of transferable skills
•the opportunity to build professional networks
•insight into potential career paths
Through partnerships with organizations and businesses, King’s can help you gain real-world professional experiences that will enhance your understanding of how your studies translate to the wider world.
King’s undergraduate students can apply for paid summer work terms relevant to their studies in the humanities and journalism.
Practical work experiences help you develop essential work skills and build confidence. Past students have benefited from:
•on-campus paid opportunities like Sports Photographer, Equity Assistant or Research Assistant
•off-campus paid summer internships in sectors like communications, community organizations, theatre and museums
You’ll also have access to professional skill-building workshops to help you leverage your education and make a great impression with potential employers.
Throughout your studies at King’s, you’re preparing for life after graduation.
Societies
Whether you’re interested in dance, gaming, cooking, biking or something in between, King’s has a wide variety of clubs, societies and organizations you can join to round out your educational experience, including:
•King’s Students’ Union
•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)
•Sodales: The Dalhousie and King’s College Debating Society
•Dal/King’s Bike Society
•The Wordsmiths
•Table Top RPG Society
Dalhousie also has many societies that welcome King’s students, and the King’s Student Union (KSU) can help you start a new group if nothing exists already.
The King’s Theatrical Society (KTS) is an entirely student-run theatre company, where you can get involved with writing, directing, acting, creating music and sound effects, costuming, designing sets and props, doing makeup or selling tickets for plays. King’s also has a dedicated performance space called The Pit: a malleable, black box theatre that holds up to 200 seats and is recognized as one of Halifax’s liveliest performance venues.
To find a full list of clubs and organizations you can enjoy, visit
Chapel Community, Choir and King’s Chorus
Although King’s is a secular university, it is also home, like all colleges in the Oxford-Cambridge tradition, to a vibrant chapel community. Our chapel is a place for worship, quiet reflection and home to concerts, talks, open mics, rehearsals, plays and more.
All chapel services and activities are open to people of any faith or none. A spiritual practice of hospitality opens a space for exploration and engagement. Activities include hikes, retreats, community outreach, social justice and volunteer opportunities.
Hikes, retreats and other outdoor excursions offer opportunities to all students to get out of the Quad and encounter the Nova Scotia countryside - ancient Mi’kma’ki.
kingschapel.ca
Chapel Choir
As a member of King’s College Chapel Choir you will perform liturgical music by major composers of the Western and Orthodox Christian traditions, including choral Masses, chants, anthems and motets. While following the Anglican services of the Book of Common Prayer, much of our repertoire is shared with the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches, and other branches of Christianity. You’ll also have opportunities to tour locally and further afield and to perform concerts.
kingschapel.ca/music
King’s Chorus
The King’s Chorus is a choral society composed of students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members with an array of musical knowledge and talent from beginner to expert. Although we rehearse in the chapel and we often perform in churches, we are not a sacred choir. Our aim is to perform large-scale choral masterworks in concert, the standard repertoire of which includes many works based on sacred texts such as Mozart’s Requiem. We strive to include a balance of secular works in our programming: our “All the World’s a Stage” concert in March 2023 featured famous operatic and stage choruses, including music by Handel, Verdi and Wagner.
kingschorus.com
Community
King’s campus was designed around a central quadrangle known as the Quad. It’s surrounded by residences, the college buildings, lecture halls, seminar rooms, the gymnasium and the library — with plenty of green space in between. The Quad provides the backdrop as you explore new ideas and develop lifelong friendships.
There is also a dining hall with meal plan options for everyone to choose from and enjoy, whether you live on- or off-campus.
The President is a pillar of college life who lives on campus with his family. You’ll be invited into the President’s Lodge for meals, receptions, lectures, poetry and music.
Day students, or those living off-campus, will receive the full King’s welcome and are integrated into our community with its many events, activities, supports and services. Deep care and attention are extended to every student at King’s, no matter where they live.
In the fall, you can see the King’s Theatrical Society present Classics in the Quad—the performance of a piece of Greek theatre—and in winter it’s where President Lahey hosts Hot Chocolate Socials that bring students, faculty and staff together before holidays. Warm spring days might find you sitting under a tree with friends to study or playing frisbee after class.
At King’s, you’ll learn alongside students from across the world. Whether you hail from Canada, just outside of it, or on the other side of the world, all are welcome to our beautiful campus and community. For more information on international student resources:
Residence
Residence is more than just a convenient place to live. It immerses you in the King’s experience: a true living and learning community.
Most King’s students live in residence in their first year and enrol in the Foundation Year Program (FYP). Residence life is often structured around students’ academic life, encouraging you to think about and discuss the ideas from the texts you’re reading with classmates and friends. Learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom.
The Dining Services Team in Prince Hall is committed to providing you with great meal options for a variety of dietary needs. Its staff form a core part of the vibrant and bustling King’s community, welcoming students who live on- and off-campus.
Dons and Junior Dons live in residence to offer emotional and peer support, mentorship and programming to foster a socially and academically rich experience. They create a welcoming, integrated living and learning experience that will help you cultivate friendships and build life skills.
Student life
Together, King’s and Dalhousie will support you. You’ll enjoy access to all services available at both universities.
King’s offers:
•Academic advising
•Dedicated writing support for Foundation Year Program and journalism students
•Mental health supports, including social work, peer support and Healthy Minds NS e-mental health tools
•Access to sexual health and safety services
•Supports for accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion
Dalhousie offers:
•Bissett Student Success Centre
•Black Student Advising Centre
•Multi-faith services
•Indigenous Student Centre, including the Elders-in-Residence program
•International Centre
•Student Health and Wellness Centre with a team of doctors, nurses, counsellors and allied health professionals
•Student Accessibility Centre for students requiring accommodations
•2SLGBTQ+ Advisor
King’s Student Supports team includes:
•Accessibility Officer
•Assistant Dean of Residence Life
•Indigenous Student Support and Outreach Coordinator
•Equity Officer
•Sexual Health and Safety Officer
•Student Support Advisor (Social Worker)
•Dean of Students
Discover our student supports
Athletics
If you’re an academically minded student athlete, 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 (ACAA) against other small universities. King’s friendly Athletics Department, head coaches and assistant coaches 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. Your fees also include access to facilities and programs at both King’s and Dalhousie, including Dalplex (Dalhousie’s main fitness complex).
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.
Highlights of UKC Athletics Achievements in the 2023-24 season:
•33 Academic Excellence Awards
•25 Conference All-Stars
•7 CCAA Academic All-Canadians
•ACAA Badminton Champions
•2 Gold Medals, 2 Silver Medals in CCAA Badminton
•ACAA Men’s Soccer Champions
•ACAA Women’s Basketball Champions
•ACAA Women’s Volleyball Champions
ukings.ca/athletics
Halifax Kjipuktuk
Halifax is a mid-sized city (pop.~480,000) on Canada’s East Coast that offers many benefits of life in a big city with the community feeling of a small town. Located against the backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean with easy access to hiking, surfing, sailing and snowboarding, Halifax is known for its quality of life. As the cultural and economic heart of Atlantic Canada, Halifax balances the activity of a vibrant city with a commitment to the environment: this balance is evident in everything from downtown bike lanes, city-wide composting and the numerous parks and green spaces woven into the heart of the city. Like King’s, Halifax is simultaneously historic and modern—an old city that is continually renewed through welcoming new ideas, new cultures and new ways of doing things. It’s part of what attracts the approximately 34,000 post-secondary students who live and study here at any given time! King’s, the King’s Chapel and student societies all offer excursions that allow students to explore this exceptional beauty together (learn more about this on pages 28-29)! The beauty of King’s reflects the beauty of Nova Scotia. The King’s campus is situated centrally within Halifax, meaning that many of these destinations are within walking distance or easily accessible by city bus.
Explore Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax offers the urban advantages of abundant coffee shops, a rich food culture, fitness centres and yoga studios, music venues and nightlife in a landscape uniquely shaped by the surrounding ocean and natural beauty of the city. Point Pleasant Park, a 75-hectare wooded, waterfront park, is a short bike ride from King’s and offers miles of trails and accessible paths. Along with an award-winning public library that looks out over the downtown and Halifax Harbour, Halifax offers surf shacks and oceanside beer gardens, with marinas added for good measure.
Nova Scotia is known for its rugged natural beauty and the easygoing and welcoming vibe of its people. Within Halifax itself, there are many places that offer a quick escape to nature, including the Public Gardens, the gorgeous waterfront and the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. A short drive outside the city brings you to red cliffs, vineyards, Atlantic surf, Nova Scotia’s 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.
Explore what Halifax has to offer at:
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.
Mark your calendar!
Applying to King’s? Don’t miss these important dates and deadlines.
OCTOBER 15
•Early admission opens
•Residence applications open
MARCH 1
•Admission application deadline for entrance scholarship consideration
•Major awards application deadline
•Official first semester/ mid-year high school grades due
•Foundation Year Program (FYP) and Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) (BJH) application (early deadline)
MARCH/ APRIL
•Entrance scholarship offers sent out on a rolling basis
APRIL 1
•International application deadline
MAY 15
•Deadline to accept offer of admission ($200 nonrefundable deposit due)
• Residence application, $200 admission deposit and corresponding $50 application fee is due to be guaranteed residence for first-year students only
JUNE
Early June
•First-year registration opens
Late June
•FYP reading list posted
•Final grades are due
•Residence rooms assigned
JULY
Mid-July
•Orientation week information is sent out
•Submit your photo for your DalCard
SEPTEMBER
•Orientation
•Residences open
•Classes begin
•Deadline to accept scholarship offers ukings.ca/important-dates
Admission requirements
Grade 12 requirements
Admission to many programs at King’s is competitive, and meeting the minimum average does not guarantee admission. Visit ukings.ca/admission-requirements for specific course requirements and application procedures.
program
Bachelor of Arts 2
(Honours)
1 For a complete list of math courses that fulfil this requirement, see the Additional Provincial Requirements Chart.
2 Theatre (Acting) applicants will be required to submit an additional Acting Supplemental Form as part of their admission application.
3 Science applicants who are interested in the Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP) will be required to submit an additional DISP Supplemental Application Form as part of their admission application. In addition to meeting the English and Math requirements, students must also complete two courses from Grade 12 Chemistry, Biology or Physics and one additional university preparatory course.
4 Music applicants will be required to submit an additional Supplemental Music Application Form as part of their admission application. An audition is also part of the application process.
View full admission requirements here
Curriculum requirements
Province/Territory
Alberta, Nunavut, Northwest Territories
British Columbia, Yukon
English (All programs)
ELA 30-1
English Studies 12, English 12 First Peoples, Français Langue Première 12
Manitoba English 40S, English 40U, English 42S
New Brunswick
English 121, English 122, Anglais 22411, Anglais 22411E, Français 10411, Français 10411E
Newfoundland and Labrador English 3201, English 4201
Nova Scotia
English 12, English 12 African Heritage
Ontario NBE4U, ENG4U, ETS4U, EAE4U
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
English 621A
English 12 Academic, CEGEP English 603, French 601
Saskatchewan English 30A, English 30
Advanced Placement (AP) /US System
Senior-level/AP English
IB Curriculum IB English SL or HL
Math (BSc only)
Pure Math 30, Math 31, Math 30-1
Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12
Additional subjects
30 level
Grade 12 Academic
Countries with a 12-year education system
Senior-level/Grade 12
English
Pre-Calculus 40S
Adv. Math with Intro. to Calculus 120, Pre-Calculus 120A and 120B, Math 30411C, Math 30421C
Math 3207, Adv. Math 3200, Intro. Calculus 3208
Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12
MHF4U, MCV4U
Math 621B, Math 611B
Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12, CEGEP Calculus I (201-NYA), Calculus II (201-NYB), Intro. to College Math (201-HSG), Linear Algebra (201-NYC), Calculus I (201-103), Calculus II (201-203)
40S level
Grade 12 Academic 411, 421 level; 121, 122 and 120 (assessed on individual basis)
Grade 12 Academic
Grade 12 Academic
4U or 4M level
Grade 12 Academic
Grade 12 Academic, CEGEP Credits
Pre-Calculus 30, Calculus 30, Math C30 30 or 30A level
Senior-level Algebra and Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus
Math: Analysis & Approaches (SL or HL), Math: Applications & Interpretation (SL or HL), Math SL or HL
Grade 12 Math with Pre-Calculus preparation
Senior-level/AP credits
SL or HL credits
Senior-level/Grade 12
Additional curriculum information
International Baccalaureate (IB)
/Advanced Placement (AP)
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. HL subjects with grades of 5, 6 or 7 may be eligible for university credit. King’s offers a second-year transfer credit for TOK students who receive a C or higher. If you complete AP courses, you must meet general admission requirements. Completed AP course grades of 4 or 5 may be eligible for university credit.
French Baccalauréat
You need a minimum average of 11 in at least five subjects in the French Baccalauréat General to meet our general entrance requirements. With a minimum grade of 11 and a minimum coefficient of 4 you may be eligible for university credit.
GCE/British System
You need a minimum of five GCE A level subjects, including two A (Advanced) levels or four AS (Advanced Subsidiary) levels with C or better grades to meet our general entrance requirements. AS or A level Mathematics is required for the Bachelor of Science program. If you complete GCE A levels you may be eligible for university credit with a minimum grade of C.
Home-learners
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. Home-learners should present a SAT or ACT score for admission and scholarship consideration (when available).
Transfer students
If you have attended another post-secondary institution, you may be able to transfer and receive credit for courses you have completed. Normally, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 is required to transfer. Some programs will require higher GPAs.
Additional admission information
Upgrading
If you don’t meet our general admission requirements, there are several paths to enrolment at King’s. ukings.ca/upgrading-pathways
Early admission
(October 15-January 31)
You may be able to apply for early admission by self-reporting your Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses. Please contact admissions@ukings.ca for further information.
Nova Scotia and Ontario transcripts
Nova Scotia and Ontario high school students who apply for early admission must self-report their Grade 11 final marks on the admission application. To ensure Grade 12 first-semester or
mid-year marks are received, Nova Scotia students should include their provincial student number and Ontario students should include their OUAC number on the admission application.
English language requirements
All applicants whose first language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency. Applicants who have attended an English-based institution for three years at the secondary level (high school) or one year at the post-secondary level are generally considered to have met the requirement. If proof is required, it can be satisfied through one of the following options: TOEFL iBT (90, no band below 20), or IELTS (6.5, no band below 6.0). Other English language proficiency test scores are also accepted.
Did
you
know… …you can receive a scholarship and a bursary at the same time?
…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 U.S. federal loan can travel to Canada with you?
Start your online application here
ukings.ca/apply ukings.ca/admission-requirements
Financing your education
A university education is a strong predictor of future success and your time as a student can be among the most rewarding years of your life. To ensure that King’s degrees are more financially accessible, an extensive range of scholarships, awards, bursaries and financial assistance is available. For questions about Canadian student loans, contact the Student Accounts Officer, Sharlene Salter, at 902-422-1271 (ext. 116) or accounts@ukings.ca
Financial awards opportunities
From government student loan options and scholarships to bursaries and tuition waivers, there are multiple ways to make your education at King’s financially accessible, no matter what stage of postsecondary education you are preparing to enter.
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 official first semester/mid-year grades by March 1. The minimum values of these entrance awards are listed below:
1 Based on 2024-25 academic year, subject to change.
2 Renewable factor—please see ukings.ca/renewable 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, official first semester/mid-year grades and an original essay (topic to be determined and posted at ukings.ca/scholarships) by March 1 to be considered for one of the major entrance awards.
1 Based on 2024-25 academic year, subject to change.
2 Renewable factor—please see ukings.ca/renewable for more details.
3 For Foundation Year Program (FYP) students—the amount is estimated based on first year tuition and incidental fees.
4 For FYP students from Nova Scotia.
Bursaries and tuition waivers/additional funding
Bursary/tuition waiver Structure
Tuition Waiver for Former Youth-in-Care
Mi’kmaw Journalism Initiative waivers
Urgent Need Bursary
International Student Bursary
Gordon Earle Scholarship
Full tuition, renewable up to four years for selected students
Full tuition, renewable up to four years for selected students
Awarded during the year, on a case-by-case basis
Awarded during the year, on a case-by-case basis
African Nova Scotian students entering the Foundation Year Program at King’s are eligible to apply for the Gordon Earle Scholarship, valued at $24,000 (a $6,000 award renewable for up to three years). Students must be pursuing a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) or Bachelor of Music degree and meet the scholarship criteria.
Dr. Carrie Best Scholarship
The Dr. Carrie Best Scholarship is open to African Canadian students and Indigenous students in Canada enrolling in a four-year Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Music degree at King’s. This scholarship is valued at $20,000 (a $5,000 initial award renewable for up to three years).
Sylvia D. Hamilton Award
African Canadian students—and African Nova Scotians in particular—are invited to apply for the Sylvia D. Hamilton Award. The awards are open to all degree streams at King’s with a preference for students in journalism. Named in honour of the retired King’s journalism professor, five Sylvia D. Hamilton Awards will be awarded annually. The awards are valued at $2,020 in honour of Hamilton’s retirement year, and each award is renewable over the usual length of the recipient’s degree.
Additional funding
King’s has significantly increased the bursaries budget to make education more accessible for those facing barriers.
King’s offers non-repayable bursaries every year toward your unmet financial needs. Students at King’s struggling with anticipated or unforeseen financial difficulty are encouraged to email awards@ukings.ca to learn about the help that is available.
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 some private lending agencies. Additional information relevant to your FAFSA is available at ukings.ca/student-loans ukings.ca/bursaries
Did you know…
“There are forces, and they are many, that do not want to see
…King’s offers scholarships specifically for African Nova Scotian and Mi’kmaw students, and for Black and Indigenous students in Canada?
Expenses before financial awards
Fall and winter term (in Canadian dollars)
Tuition is shown for academic year 2024-25 and can also be found at:
ukings.ca/finances
Canadian students:
Tuition/incidental fees 1 & 2
Books and supplies 3
Residence (lodging, meal plan, deposits) 4
International students:
$11,209
$1,060
$12,711
Learn more about tuition and financial awards for international students at ukings.ca/international-finances
1 Based on courses in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Foundation Year Arts Program + elective). Fees vary by program
2 Nova Scotia students are eligible for a $1,283 bursary from the Province of Nova Scotia. Bursary amount is based on a full course load.
3 Based on Foundation Year Program and one additional full-year course.
4 Based on a double room in Alexandra Hall and a 7-Day All-Day Meal Plan.
Did you know… … almost 95% of first-year students receive some form of financial support (scholarships, bursaries or both) from King’s?
See how King’s can help offset the cost of your tuition
Traditions
As a King’s student, you can take part in several beloved university traditions, both on- and off-campus. From events that have been passed on for generations, to those which have been created more recently, King’s traditions are an opportunity for you to acknowledge our history while contributing to our vibrant future.
Matriculation
Every year, first-year students clad in academic gowns mark the beginning of their life as a member of the King’s scholarly community by signing the College’s register, otherwise known as the matricula.
Formal meal
Once each semester, you’ll put on academic gowns and process into the dining hall with peers, where you can hear Latin grace, a guest speaker and enjoy dinner with friends.
Special lectures
Throughout the year King’s hosts a variety of evening lectures for you, and occasionally the public, to enjoy. From Night FYP events (created to align with the first-year curriculum), to the special Fountain Lecture, you are invited to hear speakers who will inspire, captivate and maybe even challenge the way you see the world.
Water balloon fight
As end-of-year exam time approaches, King’s students take a brief moment to release some tension by having a water balloon fight in the Quad!
Classics in the Quad
Held annually on the steps of the King’s library, Classics in the Quad is a performance of a piece of Greek theatre, drawing on the tragedies studied in the Foundation Year Program. With first-year students given priority for the roles, this is a great opportunity for you to consider joining the King’s Theatrical Society.
President’s Skating Party
Join President Lahey each year for a skating party at the Oval on the Halifax Commons, where students and friends alike are welcome. Afterward, you can head back to the President’s Lodge for hot drinks and snacks.
President’s Hike
Every year the President hosts a hike for first-year students in a wilderness area near the city, followed by a picnic lunch. Whether you live locally or have made Halifax your new home, this is the perfect opportunity to discover the stunning landscapes and natural beauty within Nova Scotia.
King’s
is a place where you learn who you are...
King’s students take part in an exceptional educational experience designed to match their interests and career goals. When asked to reflect on their time at King’s so far, students shared a variety of factors central to this experience—from our programs to our vibrant campus life, opportunities for career exploration and more.
“As a person who is part of the queer community, I noticed that King’s is, in that way, a thriving and open community. You can sense the allyship.”
Sydney Haines, third-year BA student
“Going somewhere smaller, where everyone knows each other and it’s a family feeling — it’s what I love about King’s. I love the city’s slower pace. Everybody has time for you.”
Caleb Rennie, third-year BA student
“King’s has really opened my eyes to other kinds of journalism that I never even thought about pursuing but that really fascinate me now. The professors and everybody are so knowledgeable and are so good about helping you explore different things you can do with your degree.”
Jenna Olsen, third-year BJH student
...and discover who you want
to become.
As a King’s graduate, you will enter the workforce set up for success, having learned critical thinking, writing and communication skills throughout your educational journey. How well-prepared are our alumni to begin their exceptional future?
“Foundation Year was the best decision I ever made. All the major philosophies and perspectives on life fascinated me. It was the start of my love for social anthropology.”
Althea Pilapil, BA’23
“King’s gave me the basic skills in journalism that allowed me to go anywhere, get a job in journalism and learn from there.”
Mohamed
Hashem, BJH’15
“King’s is a place where your brain is fed and your hunger for knowledge is fed and you are supported and feel secure to ask questions and to try things in a way that is precious and rare… You develop the confidence to be a challenging and critical voice. That was a gift.”
Stephanie Nolen, BJ(Hons)’93, DCL’09. Current: Global Health Reporter, The New York Times
Read more about experiences by career or degree: ukings.ca/stories
Explore King’s campus, whether in-person or online!
Open Houses
Typically held each October and February, this in-person event gives you the chance to experience a lecture, student panel, campus tour, lunch in our meal hall and learn about our programs. We’ll host a virtual Open House in the fall, so if you can’t attend in-person, you can still connect with King’s.
Lecture Tour
Every fall, King’s representatives and faculty members visit major cities in Canada to share information about the living and learning community.
Campus tours
In-person
Experience what life at King’s could be like and meet current students, talk to an admissions expert and explore the campus!
Online
Can’t make it to Halifax? Take a virtual tour! Navigate the beauty and history of campus, view our residences, academic buildings, vibrant student and community spaces, gymnasium, library and more—all from the comfort of your own device, anytime, anywhere.
View upcoming events and register now!
Your next steps
1. Learn about programs and events
Visit ukings.ca/future-students to find out more about programs, student life, student supports, campus tours and upcoming events.
2. Review admission requirements
Admission to any program involves meeting specific subject requirements and a minimum academic average. Visit pages 36-40 for more information on important admission dates and admission requirements.
3. Apply for admission
Complete and submit the online application and $65 undergraduate application fee at ukings.ca/apply
4. Submit your supporting documents
Please have official supporting documents sent electronically to admissions@ukings.ca. Nova Scotia and Ontario high school students should refer to page 40 for more details on how to submit your grades. Visit ukings.ca/admissions to review the admission requirements and important dates for your specific application.
5. Explore financial award opportunities
Visit pages 41-42 or ukings.ca/ finances for how to make your education at King’s financially accessible.
6. Apply for residence
After you receive an offer of admission, pay your non-refundable $200 admission (enrolment) deposit and have set up your online university accounts, submit your online residence application and its corresponding $50 application fee at ukings.ca/residence to join our residence community. If you have questions about on-campus living, please email residence@ukings.ca
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