Queen's University at Kingston - Faculty of Arts and Science
Queen's University at Kingston - Faculty of Arts and 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
Queen’s is well known for the excellence of its medical and scientific research in areas such as particle astrophysics, cancer research and clean energy technology. It research strengths are also in computational science, engineering, globalisation studies, mental health, clinical biomedical sciences.
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?
Ontario has more than 250,000 lakes that contain one-third of the planet’s fresh water.
Language of Instruction | English |
Program Duration | 1 semester, 2 semesters |
Academic Level | Undergraduate |
Minimum Result Required | Partner entry requirement of 2.7 GPA |
| Previous Round Cut-off (WAM (%) or GPA) | 72% WAM |
Anticipated Places in Semester 2, 2027 | No places |
Closed | |
Eligible Monash Campus | Monash Australia, Monash Malaysia |
Agreement Scope | Faculty of Arts |
Handbook/Catalogue
Information about the units (referred to as courses) available here (found under the 'Courses of Instruction' heading, and clicking the 'Courses of Instruction document' link).
When selecting courses, students are encouraged to explore all options in the Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Languages, Natural and Physical Sciences, and the Humanities. Students may have the option to take courses from another faculty, the majority of courses, however, must be in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Students are not permitted to enrol in courses offered by the Faculty of Law.
Note that language and culture areas of study are usually offered as minor studies and therefore have less available units, sometimes only one or two.
Six credit courses which are taught in the Fall and Winter terms and three credit courses also offered within the Fall or Winter terms.
Full-time Credit Load Equivalents
Semester | |
|---|---|
Min. 18 Monash points | Max. 24 Monash points |
12 credits | 15 credits |
Year | |
|---|---|
Min. 36 Monash points | Max. 48 Monash points |
24 credits | 30 credits |
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.
Ancient cultures | Art history | Biological sciences | Biochemistry |
Chemistry | Classics | Computing | Chinese language and culture studies |
Earth, atmosphere and environmental sciences | Film and screen studies | Fine art | French language and culture studies |
Geological Sciences | Geography | German language and culture studies | Global Development studies |
History | Indigenous studies | Italian language and culture studies | Japanese language and culture studies |
Jewish language and culture studies | Linguistics | Literary studies | Mathematical sciences |
Music performance and composition | Philosophy | Physics and astronomy | Politics and international relations |
Psychological sciences | Religious studies | Spanish and Latin American language and culture studies | Sociology |
Theatre and Performance |
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 Arts, Information Technology and Science students. Students wanting to study Business should apply here and students wanting Engineering should apply here.
This program is not currently accepting applications.
Have you been to the Queen's University at Kingston - Faculty of Arts and Science and want to share your experience? If you'd be willing to write a testimonial, email us at monashabroad.enquiries@monash.edu.
Emily Baulch
Bachelor of Arts
Semester 1, 2017
Studied: Arts units
Study Experience
I had a chance to study both Canadian literature and history while I was there. It was great to study things from a new perspective!
Culture
Queen's is a university town, which means it has this amazing student area around the university where there are all sorts of fun things going on (like the pop-up student bands in backyards). It also means there are hundreds of student clubs to join and such an enthusiastic student culture which supports all the clubs. People attend friends' games and concerts, and don't be surprised when friends and classmates of housemates turn up unannounced! It's such a great way to meet new people.
Benefits of going on exchange
Studying in another culture means that different things are expected from you. Different grammar, different essay styles, different emphasis on what’s important. It challenged me to change my essay writing style and truly focus on what I wanted to say without any flair.
Career Benefits
Life experience and intercultural communication are always a benefit, but Canada challenged me to ask questions, get help and truly engage in what was around me for the limited time it was available. These are skills I'm already employing in the workplace.
Money and Budgeting
Queen's have a fantastic second hand book program through the campus bookstore, but also check out online groups - they exist for almost everyone. Also, if you're going in Canadian winter, sublet and don't be afraid to negotiate the price. A lot of Queen's students are going on exchange too, and really want to sublet their rooms.
Top tips
- Almost everyone sublet's in the "university district" area. You should too, but don't feel like you have to sign anything until you're there and ask lots of questions.
- Join the clubs. Queen's students are involved in a lot of things and you should be too! NEWTs and the QUIC are particularly good to be involved in as an exchange student.
- Make an exchange friend! Seriously, you're going to need to share the experience while you're there.
- Prepare for everything to go wrong so you're ready for it. I didn't think I was going homesick - I was. In my second week of classes, I was really, really ill. I wish I'd been more prepared and for instance, have made a list of all the emergency contacts and put it somewhere obvious. Luckily, I'd already sorted my health insurance with the university (so do that!).