Queen's University at Kingston - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Queen’s University at Kingston, usually referred to as Queen's or Queen's University, was founded in 1841 and is one of the top-ranked public research universities in Canada. It has almost 23,000 students studying across a range of schools and faculties including Arts and Science, Education, Engineering and Applied Science, Health Sciences, Law and Business. It was one of the first universities in Canada to admit women.

Academic Highlights

Since 1894, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science has been providing the best engineering education Canada has to offer. Queen’s Engineering admits fewer than 900 of the highest-calibre undergraduate students from Canada and abroad each year. Ninety-one per cent of Engineering’s undergraduate students complete their degrees, the highest success rate of any engineering program in Canada. It also has one of the highest percentages of female participation of any major engineering program in the country.

Location

Queen’s University is located on a beautiful waterfront campus in Kingston, Ontario about 200km from Ottawa and halfway between Toronto and Montréal. It’s a mid-sized, pedestrian-friendly campus that has six libraries, and several museums and arts centres.

Did you know?

The Faculty, previously known as the Kingston School of Mining, merged with Queen's University in 1910 and became the Faculty of Applied Science.  One hundred years later, after a faculty-wide vote, it changed its name to the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.

Handbook/Catalogue

Students should visit the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Calendar, which lists all units (called 'courses') offered in the last five years.

Most Engineering and Applied Science courses are open to exchange students provided that they have all the appropriate prerequisite courses. Please note that availability in some courses may be limited in the event that there is limited spacing and/or the course is core for degree-seeking students.

Exchange students admitted into the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science are eligible to take up to two courses outside the Faculty.

Full-time Credit Load Equivalents

Academic Calendar

Queen’s ‘Winter’ semester (Monash Semester 1): early-January to early-May
Queen’s ‘Fall’ semester (Monash Semester 2): September to mid-December

See Queen's academic calendar here.

Note

• The listed disciplines are not necessarily exhaustive and other fields of study might also be available at the institution.
• Approval to study particular subjects at any institution is always at the discretion of the departmental/discipline and faculty advisers in your managing faculty(ies) and subject to available places at the host.

Accommodation

Undergraduate exchange students may apply to live in Jean Royce Hall but allocations are made through a lottery system so housing in residence halls cannot be guaranteed.  More information about university accommodation is provided here.

The recommended off-campus housing options for exchange students is the Kingston Student Housing Co-operative.

Visas

As a general rule, Australian citizens do not need a study permit if they plan to participate in a university exchange program in Canada that lasts no more than six months. Every Australian citizen entering Canada for less than six months, however, will still require an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) which can be purchased online.  For more information on visas, please refer to the website of the High Commission of Canada in Australia.

Queen's University also provide some advice on visas, which can be found here.

Health and insurance

All international students must subscribe to the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) which is provided by the University.

When travelling on a Monash Abroad approved program, you are automatically covered under the Monash University Student Travel Insurance policy. This will provide cover to and from your exchange.

Orientation and extra-curricular 

The Queen's University International Centre has an International Student Orientation Program. Some faculties will also have orientation sessions.

Cost of living

Queen's University provides some information on the cost of living.

Funding

For information about funding available to support study on exchange overseas, see the Financial Information page on the Monash Abroad website.

Important notes

This program is only for Engineering students. Students wishing to study Business should apply here and students from Arts, Information Technology and Science should apply here.

This program is not currently accepting applications.

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