McGill University

History at a glance

McGill University is an esteemed public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by the Charter granted by King George IV, the university carries the name of James McGill, a Scottish merchant whose legacy in 1813 formed the university's precursor, the University of McGill College (or McGill College) the name was officially commutated to McGill University in the year 1885.

Courses offered - Faculties & Schools

1). Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

In the faculty

• School of Human Nutrition
• Bieler School of Environment
• Animal Science
• Bioresource Engineering
• Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry
• Natural Resource Sciences - Agricultural Economics
• Plant Science
• Farm Management and Technology Program
• Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Freshman Program
• Avian Science and Conservation Centre
• Brace Centre for Water Resources Management
• Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment
• Water Innovation Lab
• Institute of Parasitology
• Institute for Global Food Security
• Dairy Information Systems Group
• Lyman Entomological Museum
• McGill University Herbarium

2). Faculty of Arts

In the faculty

• Max Bell School of Public Policy
• School of Social Work
• Bieler School of Environment
• School of Information Studies (SIS)
• School of Religious Studies
• Anthropology
• Art History and Communication Studies
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English
• French Language Centre
• Littératures de langue française, de traduction et de création
• Geography
• History and Classical Studies
• German Studies
• Hispanic Studies
• Italian Studies
• Jewish Studies
• Russian and Slavic Studies
• Linguistics
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Burney Centre
• Centre for East Asian Research
• Indian Ocean World Centre
• Centre for International Peace and Security Studies
• Jean Monnet Centre Montreal
• Le Centre de recherché interdisciplinairesen études montréalaises(CRIEM)
• Center on Population Dynamics
• Centre for Research on Children and Families
• Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship
• Centre for Society, Technology and Development (STANDD)
• Yan P. Lin Centre for the Study of Freedom and Global Orders in the Ancient and Modern Worlds
• Centre for Indigenous Conservation and Development Alternatives (CICADA)
• Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
• Institute of Islamic Studies
• McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
• Institute for the Study of International Development

3). School of Continuing Studies

4). Faculty of Dentistry

In the faculty

• Centre for Research on Pain

5). Faculty of Education

In the faculty

• Educational and Counselling Psychology
• Integrated Studies in Education
• Kinesiology and Physical Education
• International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors
• McGill Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health (PATH)
• Institute for Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW)
• Lamb Learning Centre
• Jewish Teacher Training Program
• McGill Writing Centre.
• Advanced Technologies for Learning in Authentic Settings (ATLAS)
• Ice Hockey Research Group
• CORE (Coping and Resilience) Research Team
• Doc-Work
• Health Behaviour and Emotion Lab (HBEL)
• Heath Research Team
• High Ability and Inquiry Research Group
• Higher Education Research Group
• McGill Psychotherapy Process Research Group (MPPRG)
• Multimodal Interaction Laboratory
• Muscle Physiology and Biophysics Lab
• Neuromuscular Control Lab
• Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics Lab
• Resilience, Pediatric Psychology, and Neurogenetic Connections Lab (The Connections Lab)
• Sport Psychology Research Lab
• Talwar Child Development Research Lab

6). Faculty of Engineering

In the faculty

• Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture
• School of Urban Planning
• Bioengineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mining and Materials Engineering
• Brace Centre for Water Resources Management
• Centre for Intelligent Machines.
• Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED)
• McGill Institute for Advanced Materials
• McGill Institute for Aerospace Engineering

7). Faculty of Law

In the faculty

• Interdisciplinary programs
• Joint Program in Management & Law (MBA & BCL/LLB)
• Joint Program in Social Work & Law (MSW & BCL/LLB)
• Master's Specialization in Bioethics
• Master in Law with Specialization in Environment
• Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
• Centre for Intellectual Property Policy
• Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law
• Institute of Air & Space Law
• Institute of Comparative Law
• Institute of European Studies

8). Faculty of Management

In the faculty

• BCom
• International Summer Program
• Master's Programs
• MBA
• Professional Part-Time MBA
• MBA Japan
• Master of Management in Finance (MMF)
• Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)
• Master of Management in Retail
• Masters in Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management (GMSCM)
• Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA)
• MBA/Law
• McGill Executive Institute
• McGill-HEC Executive MBA (EMBA)
• International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL)
• International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM)
• D. in Management
• Social Learning for Social Impact
• Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)
• McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCHEE)
• McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
• Business & Management Research Centre
• Centre for Strategy Studies in Organizations
• Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre
• Management Science Research Centre
• McGill Institute of Marketing
• NSERC-CREATE Program on Healthcare Operations and Information Management

9). Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

In the faculty

• School of Communication Sciences & Disorders
• Ingram School of Nursing
• School of Physical & Occupational Therapy
• School of Population and Global Health
• Anatomy and Cell Biology
• Anesthesia
• Biochemistry Biomedical Engineering
• Diagnostic Radiology
• Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health
• Family Medicine
• Human Genetics
• Medicine
• Microbiology & Immunology
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology
• Pathology
• Pediatric Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology & Therapeutics
• Physiology
• Psychiatry
• Social Studies of Medicine
• Surgery
• Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research
• Centre for Nursing Research
• Centre for Research in Neuroscience
• Centre for Research on Language, Mind, and Brain
• Centre for the Study of Host Resistance
• McGill AIDS Centre
• McGill Cancer Centre
• McGill Centre for Studies in Aging
• McGill Centre for Translational Research in Cancer
• Biomedical Ethics Unit
• Centre for Medical Education
• Continuing Medical Education
• Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Division of Gastroenterology
• Division of General Internal Medicine
• Division of General Surgery
• Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry
• Division of Surgical Research
• Division of Urology
• Global Health Programs
• Programs in Whole-Person Care
• Technology Assessment Unit of the MUHC

Affiliated hospitals

• Douglas Hospital
• Montreal Children's Hospital
• Montreal General Hospital
• Montreal Neurological Hospital
• MUHC (McGill University Health Centre)
• Mary's Hospital Centre
• Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital

10). Schulich School of Music