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University of Alberta


University of Alberta
City: Edmonton
Website: www.ualberta.ca
Approximate semester dates: Semester 1 (Fall Term): September - December
Semester 2 (Winter Term): January - April
Language of instruction: English
Full time load equivalent: 15 credits per semester

Fields of Study Available:

This is not an exclusive list of the Disciplines available.
Disciplines listed here can provide a full-time load of study.  
All other available courses can be found in the course catalogue.

**Please note areas of study are subject to change.  Please check the host university website for course availability.**

Humanities & Social Sciences:

Local Government
Spanish
Anthropology
Art (drawing & painting)
Art History
Chinese
Christian Theology
Classics
Comparative Literature
Drama
Economics
English
Film Studies
French
German
History
Human Ecology
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Native Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Recreation & Leisure Studies
Religious Studies
Russian
Scandinavian
Sociology
Spanish
Ukrainian
Women’s Studies
Creative Writing
 

Science & Health Sciences:

Agriculture & Resource Economics
Animal Science
Biochemistry
Biology
Botany
Cell Biology
Chemistry
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Environmental & Conservation Sciences
Genetics (Biological Sciences)
Geophysics
Marine Science
Mathematics
Microbiology
Nutrition
Physical Activity (Sports)
Physics
Plant Science
Statistics
Zoology

Technologies:
Applied Land Use Planning
Environmental Resource Management
Chemical & Materials Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
 
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
 

Business & Law:

Business Management
Local Government
Recreation & Leisure Studies
Law
Economics
Finance
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Marketing
 
Strategic Management & Organisations

Course Catalogue

Restricted Fields of Study:

Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Criminology, Computer Engineering, mostly Accounting courses

The course called BUS 201 is not open to exchange students.

IMPORTANT: If students are enrolled in the Faculty of Business/Faculty of Engineering, they can only take courses at the Faculty of Business/Faculty of Engineering.

Approximate living expenses: CAN$5000 - CAN$6000 per semester
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Additional information:

Students wishing to go to the University of Alberta in either semester must apply to UQ Abroad by the October 31 deadline.

Information Sheet

University accommodation is guaranteed to incoming exchange students.

Engineering students must have completed at least 2 years of university level courses specifically in an Engineering program, and must not have received any grades below 4.0 during their Engineering study at UQ.