Mount Saint Vincent University

About us

Location Halifax, Canada Funding Type Public
No of Students 4418 Establishment University
Founded In 1873 Estimated Cost of Living 20635 CAD
Address 166 Bedford Highway,Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3M 2J6

Mount Saint Vincent University, often referred to as The Mount, is a public primarily undergraduate university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was established in 1873. Mount Saint Vincent offers undergraduate programs in Arts, Science, Education, and Professional Studies.The Mount has 13 graduate degrees in areas including Applied Human Nutrition, School Psychology, Child and Youth Study, Education, Family Studies and Gerontology, Public Relations and Women's Studies. The Mount offers a doctorate program, a Ph.D. in Educational Studies, through a joint-initiative with St. Francis Xavier University and Acadia University. The Mount offers more than 190 courses, over 10 full undergraduate degree programs and four graduate degree, programs online.

The university attracts many students in part because of its small class sizes, specialty programs, and location. The Mount has Canada Research Chairs in Gender Identity and Social Practices as well as Food Security and Policy Change. This institution is unique nationwide as it has a Chair in learning disabilities, Master of Public Relations program, Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies, and numerous other programs, faculty, and research initiatives.

 

Why?

Halifax, officially known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax.

1. The university attracts many students in part because of its small class sizes, specialty programs, and location. 
2. We are committed to academic excellence, and our passion is a rich and rewarding university experience. 
3. We are dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge: scholarship, teaching and intellectual endeavour of the highest quality, and we promote accessibility through flexible learning opportunities and services. 
4. We are inspired by our strong tradition of social responsibility and our enduring commitment to the advancement of women.