Thursday, June 21, 2012

Queen's University

Queen's University

Queen's University at Kingston
Motto Latin: Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas
Motto in English Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times
Established 16 October 1841
Type Public University
Endowment $557.7 million
Chancellor David A. Dodge
Vice-Chancellor Daniel Woolf
Principal Daniel Woolf
Academic staff 2,436
Students 23,883
Undergraduates 14,951
Postgraduates 3,580
Other students 5,325
Location Kingston, Ontario, Canada
44°13′30″N 76°29′42″W / 44.224997°N 76.495099°W / 44.224997; -76.495099Coordinates:
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44°13′30″N 76°29′42″W / 44.224997°N 76.495099°W / 44.224997; -76.495099
Campus Urban main campus, 40 ha (99 acres)
Urban west campus 27 ha (67 acres)
Former names Queen's College at Kingston
(1841–1912)
Colours Red, Blue, and Gold
             
Sports CIS, OUA, CUFLA
33 varsity teams
Nickname Golden Gaels
Mascot Boo Hoo the Bear
Affiliations ACU, ATS, AUCC, CARL, CBIE, COU, CUSID, Fields Institute, U15, IAU, MAISA, MNU, OUA
Website http://www.queensu.ca/
Queen's Logo
Queen's University at Kingston is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university predated the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more than 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) of land throughout Ontario and owns Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England. Queen's is organized into ten undergraduate, graduate and professional faculties and schools.The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in 1841 with a royal charter from Queen Victoria. The first classes, intended to prepare students for the ministry, were held 7 March 1842 with 13 students and 2 professors. Queen's was the first university west of the maritime provinces to admit women, and to form a student government. In 1883, a women's college for medical education affiliated with Queen's University. In 1888, Queen's University began offering extension courses, becoming the first Canadian university to do so. In 1912, Queen's secularized and changed to its present legal name. Queen's is a coeducational university, with more than 23,000 students. Alumni and former students can be found across Canada and in 156 countries around the world. Queen's varsity teams, known as the Golden Gaels compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

History

Theological Hall at Queen's University
Theological Hall originally served as Queen University's main building throughout the late 19th century
Queen's was a result of an outgrowth of educational initiatives planned by Presbyterians in the 1830s. A draft plan for the university was presented at a synod meeting in Kingston in 1839, with a modified bill introduced through the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada during a session in 1840. In 16 October 1841, a royal charter was issued through Queen Victoria. Queen's resulted from years of effort by Presbyterians of Upper Canada to found a college for the education of ministers in the growing colony and to instruct the youth in various branches of science and literature. They modelled the university after the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow. Classes began on 7 March 1842, in a small wood-frame house on the edge of the city with two professors and 15 students.
The college moved several times during its first eleven years, before settling in its present location. Prior to Canadian Confederation, the college was financially supported by the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, the Canadian government and private citizens. After Confederation the college faced ruin when the federal government withdrew its funding and the Commercial Bank of the Midland District collapsed, a disaster which cost Queen's two-thirds of its endowment. The college was rescued after Principal William Snodgrass and other officials created a fundraising campaign across Canada.
The risk of financial ruin continued to worry the administration until the final decade of the century. They actively considered leaving Kingston and merging with the University of Toronto as late as the 1880s. With the additional funds bequeathed from Queen's first major benefactor, Robert Sutherland, the college staved off financial failure and maintained its independence. Queen's was given university status on 17 May 1881. In 1883, Women's Medical College was founded at Queen's with a class of 3. Theological Hall, completed in 1880, originally served as Queen's main building throughout the late 19th century.
Aerial photo of Queen's University, 1919
Queen's University from the air 1919
In 1912, Queen's separated from the Presbyterian Church of Scotland and changed its name to Queen's University at Kingston. Queen's Theological College remained in the control of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, until 1925, when it joined the United Church of Canada, where it remains today. The university faced another financial crisis during World War I, from a sharp drop in enrolment due to the military enlistment of students, staff, and faculty. A $1,000,000 fundraising drive and the armistice in 1918 saved the university. Approximately 1,500 students participated in the war and 187 died. Months before Canada joined World War II, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, came to Queen's to accept an honourary degree and, in a broadcast heard around the world, voiced the American policy of mutual alliance and friendship with Canada. During World War II, 2,917 graduates from Queen's served in the armed forces, suffering 164 fatalities. The Memorial Room in Memorial Hall of the John Deutsch University Centre lists those Queen's students who fell during the world wars.Queen's grew quickly after the war, propelled by the expanding postwar economy and the demographic boom that peaked in the 1960s. From 1951 to 1961, enrolment increased from just over 2,000 students to more than 3,000. The university embarked on a building program, constructing five student residences in less than ten years. Following the reorganization of legal education in Ontario in the mid-1950s, Queen's Faculty of Law opened in 1957 in the newly-built John A. Macdonald Hall. Other major additions to Queen's in the 1950s were the construction of Richardson Hall to house Queen's administrative offices and Dunning Hall. By the end of the 1960s, like many other universities in Canada, Queen's tripled its enrolment and greatly expanded its faculty, staff, and facilities, as a result of the baby boom and generous support from the public sector. By the mid-1970s, the number of full-time students had reached 10,000. Among the new facilities were three more residences and separate buildings for the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Psychology, Social Sciences and the Humanities. The period also saw the establishment at Queen's of Schools of Music, Public Administration (now part of Policy Studies), Rehabilitation Therapy, and Urban and Regional Planning. The establishment of the Faculty of Education in 1968 on land about a kilometre west of the university inaugurated the university's west campus.
Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at Queen's University
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at Queen's after receiving his honourary degree
Queen's celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary in 1991, and received a visit from Charles, Prince of Wales, and his then-wife, Diana, to mark the occasion. The Prince of Wales presented a replica of the 1841 Royal Charter granted by Queen Victoria, which had established the university; the replica is displayed in the John Deutsch University Centre. The first woman chancellor of Queen's University, Agnes Richardson Benidickson, was installed on 23 October 1980. In 1993, Queen's received Herstmonceux Castle as a donation from alumnus Alfred Bader. The castle is presently used by the university as the Bader International Study Centre.

Twenty-first century

In 2001 the Senate Educational Equity Committee (SEEC) studied the experiences of visible minority and Aboriginal faculty members at Queen's after a black female professor left, alleging that she had experienced racism. Following this survey SEEC commissioned a study which found that many perceived a 'Culture of Whiteness' at the university. The report concluded that “white privilege and power continues to be reflected in the Eurocentric curricula, traditional pedagogical approaches, hiring, promotion and tenure practices, and opportunities for research” at Queen’s. The university's response to the report is the subject of continuing debate. The administration implemented measures to promote diversity beginning in 2006, such as the position of diversity advisor and the hiring of "dialogue monitors" to facilitate discussions on social justice. While such programs are credited as having good intentions there is skepticism that they will be adequate in addressing social inequalities at Queen's.
In May 2010, Queen's University joined the Matariki Network of Universities, an international group of universities created in 2010, which focuses on strong links between research and undergraduate teaching.
Faculties
  •      Faculty of Arts and Science
  •     Faculty of Education
  •     Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  •     Faculty of Health Sciences
  •     School of Medicine
  •     School of Nursing
  •     School of Rehabilitation Therapy
  •     Faculty of Law
  •     School of Business
  •     School of Graduate Studies
  •     Continuing and Distance Studies 

Subject

  • Agriculture and Related Subjects
  • Applied and Pure Sciences
  • Architecture, Building and Planning
  • Art
  • Economics
  • Education and Teaching
  • Engineering
  • General Management and Business
  • Hotel Management and Hospitality
  • Humanities
  • IT and Computer Science
  • International Culture, Literature and Foreign Languages
  • Law
  • Mass Communication and Media
  • Medicine and Life Sciences
  • Music, Dance and Theatre
  • Sales, Marketing and Retailing
  • Social Sciences 

Masters, MBAs & PhD courses

  • Accounting
  1.     * All Accounting
  2.     * Auditing
  3.     * Management Accounting
  4.     * Tax Accounting
  • Agriculture Horticulture
  1.     * Agricultural Business Organisation
  2.     * Agricultural Engineering
  3.     * Agriculture
  4.     * Amenity Horticulture
  5.     * Animal Pest Control
  6.     * Crop Husbandry
  7.     * Fish Production
  8.     * Horticulture
  9.     * Land Management
  10.     * Timber Production
  • Archaeology
  1.     * All Archaeology
  2.     * Archaeological Conservation
  3.     * Archaeological Practice
  4.     * Archaeological Sciences
  5.     * Archaeology Of Specific Ages
  6.     * Bioarchaeology
  7.     * Byzantine Archaeology
  8.     * Egyptology
  9.     * European Archaeology
  10.     * Field Archaeology
  11.     * Funerary Archaeology
  12.     * Greek Archaeology
  13.     * Landscape Archaeology
  14.     * Marine Archaeology
  15.     * Middle Eastern Archaeology
  16.     * Paleography
  17.     * Roman Archaeology
  • Architecture
  1.     * All Architecture
  2.     * Architectural History
  3.     * Architectural Practice Management
  4.     * Building Conservation
  5.     * Building Design
  6.     * Furniture
  7.     * Furniture Design
  8.     * Garden Design
  9.     * Interior Design
  10.     * MArch
  • Art and Design
  1.     * All Art and Design
  2.     * Animation
  3.     * Art
  4.     * Art History
  5.     * Art History & Criticism
  6.     * Art Specific Techniques
  7.     * Art Theory
  8.     * Computer Animation
  9.     * Design History
  10.     * Design Theory
  11.     * Drawing (Art)
  12.     * Fine Art
  13.     * Gemology
  14.     * Graphic Art
  15.     * Graphic Design
  16.     * Illustration
  17.     * Jewellery
  18.     * Life Painting and Drawing
  19.     * MA
  20.     * Painting (Art)
  21.     * Painting and Drawing
  22.     * Print Making
  23.     * Sculpture
  24.     * Visual Arts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  1.     * All Artificial Intelligence
  2.     * Computer Cybernetics
  3.     * Neural Networks
  • Astronomy and Space Science
  1.     * All Astronomy and Space Science
  2.     * Astronomy
  3.     * Astrophysics
  4.     * Navigation Science
  5.     * Planetology
  • Business Studies
  1.     * All Business Studies
  2.     * Business Studies Europe
  3.     * Business and Finance
  4.     * International Business Studies
  5.     * International Trade
  6.     * Public Administration
  • Chemicals and Materials Engineering
  1.     * All Chemicals and Materials Engineering
  2.     * Bioprocess Engineering
  3.     * Combustion Engineering
  4.     * Corrosion Engineering
  5.     * Petrochemicals Processing
  • Chemistry
  1.     * All Chemistry
  2.     * Analytical Chemistry
  3.     * Applied Chemistry
  4.     * Atomic Chemistry
  5.     * Computational Chemistry
  6.     * Crystallography
  7.     * General Chemistry
  8.     * Industrial Chemistry
  9.     * Inorganic Chemistry
  10.     * Medical Chemistry
  11.     * Mineralogy
  12.     * Organic Chemistry
  13.     * Physical Chemistry
  14.     * Theoretical Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  1.     * All Civil Engineering
  2.     * Coastal Engineering
  3.     * Excavation Engineering
  4.     * General Civil Engineering
  5.     * Geotechnical Engineering
  6.     * Irrigation Engineering
  7.     * Marine Civil Engineering
  8.     * Municipal Engineering
  9.     * Public Health Engineering
  10.     * Transport Engineering
  11.     * Water Engineering
  12.     * Water Management
  • Communication Studies
  1.     * All Communication Studies
  2.     * Communication Design
  3.     * Communication Skills
  4.     * Mass Communication
  5.     * Multimedia
  6.     * Publishing
  7.     * Visual Communication
  • Computer Science
  1.     * All Computer Science
  2.     * Business Information Systems
  3.     * Computer Architectures
  4.     * Computer Communications And Networking
  5.     * Computer Maintenance And Repair
  6.     * Computer Security Systems
  7.     * Computer Support Operations
  8.     * Computer Systems
  9.     * Computing Methodologies
  10.     * Data Processing
  11.     * Database Management
  12.     * Disaster / Contingency Planning (Computer Operations)
  13.     * Information Management
  14.     * Information Systems
  15.     * Internet Systems
  16.     * Network Systems Management
  17.     * Software Development
  18.     * Systems Analysis And Design
  • Construction
  1.     * Building Law & Regulations
  2.     * Building Studies
  3.     * Built Environment
  4.     * Construction Management
  5.     * Construction Project Management
  6.     * Construction Site Management
  7.     * Construction Studies
  • Counselling
  1.     * All Counselling
  2.     * Addiction Counselling
  3.     * Advice Skills
  4.     * Careers Counselling
  5.     * Child Youth Counselling
  6.     * Counselling Skills
  7.     * Health Related Issues Counselling
  8.     * Post Traumatic Stress Counselling
  9.     * Psychological Counselling
  10.     * Specialist Counselling Skills
  • Cultural Studies
  1.     * All Cultural Studies
  2.     * Gender Studies
  3.     * Multicultural Studies
  4.     * Womens Studies
  • Dentistry
  1.     * All Dentistry
  2.     * Child Dentistry
  3.     * Community Dentistry
  4.     * Dental Health Education
  5.     * Dental Hygiene
  6.     * Dental Practice Administration
  7.     * Dental Surgery Assistants
  8.     * Dental Technology
  9.     * Orthodontics
  10.     * Periodontics
  11.     * Preventive Dentistry
  12.     * Prosthetic Dentistry
  • Design
  1.     * All Design
  2.     * 2d Design
  3.     * 3d Design
  4.     * Computer Games Design
  5.     * Design and Technology
  6.     * Display Design
  7.     * Exhibition Design
  8.     * Spatial Design
  • Earth Sciences
  1.     * All Earth Sciences
  2.     * Applied Geology
  3.     * Geochemistry
  4.     * Geology
  5.     * Geophysics
  6.     * Geotechnics
  7.     * Hydrology
  8.     * Marine Geology
  9.     * Meteorology
  10.     * Oceanography
  11.     * Paleontology
  12.     * Petrology
  13.     * Seismology
  14.     * Soil Science
  • Economics
  1.     * All Economics
  2.     * Agricultural Economics
  3.     * Applied Economics
  4.     * Development Economics
  5.     * Econometrics
  6.     * Economic Policy
  7.     * Environmental Economics
  8.     * European Economics
  9.     * Health Economics
  10.     * International Economics
  11.     * Macroeconomics
  12.     * Microeconomics
  • Engineering
  1.     * Acoustic / Vibration Engineering
  2.     * Aerospace Engineering
  3.     * Biomedical Engineering
  4.     * Electrical Engineering
  5.     * Electronic Components / Circuits
  6.     * Electronic Engineering
  7.     * Electronic Materials
  8.     * Electronics Systems Design
  9.     * Engineering
  10.     * Engineering / Technology
  11.     * Fluid Engineering
  12.     * General Electronic Engineering
  13.     * General Mechanical Engineering
  14.     * Hydraulic Engineering
  15.     * Industrial Engineering
  16.     * Materials Handling Technology
  17.     * Mechanical Engineering
  18.     * Mechatronics
  19.     * Optoelectronics
  20.     * Power / Energy Engineering
  21.     * Technology
  22.     * Thermal Engineering
  23.     * Tribology
  • English Literature
  1.     * All English Literature
  2.     * 18 Century English Literature
  3.     * English Literature Of Specific Periods
  4.     * English Literature: Specific Authors
  5.     * Medieval English Literature
  6.     * Shakespeare
  • Environment Protection
  1.     * Control Of Specific Pollutants
  2.     * Energy Management
  3.     * Environmental Biology
  4.     * Environmental Chemistry
  5.     * Environmental Design (Architecture)
  6.     * Environmental Engineering
  7.     * Environmental Health / Safety
  8.     * Environmental Management
  9.     * Environmental Policy
  10.     * Environmental Protection
  11.     * Environmental Science
  12.     * Pollution Control
  13.     * Water Pollution
  • Fashion
  1.     * All Fashion
  2.     * Fashion Accessories
  3.     * Fashion Design
  4.     * Fashion Retailing
  5.     * Footwear Design
  6.     * Knitwear Design
  7.     * Pattern Cutting
  8.     * Textile Design
  • Film and Television
  1.     * All Film and Television
  2.     * Film and Television Production
  3.     * Film and Video Direction
  4.     * Film and Video Editing
  5.     * Film and Video Production
  6.     * Special Effects
  • Finance
  1.     * All Finance
  2.     * Banking
  3.     * Commodity Market Services
  4.     * Insurance
  5.     * Investment Management
  6.     * Money Market Services
  7.     * Property Investment
  • Food Technology
  1.     * All Food Technology
  2.     * Dietetics
  3.     * Food Analysis
  4.     * Food Hygiene
  5.     * Food Science
  • Geography
  1.     * All Geography
  2.     * Human Geography
  3.     * Physical Geography
  4.     * Social Geography
  • Health Care
  1.     * Caring Skills
  2.     * Complementary Medicine
  3.     * Dental Services
  4.     * Health & Safety
  5.     * Health Care Management
  6.     * Health Studies
  7.     * Ophthalmic Services
  8.     * Paramedical Services
  • History
  1.     * All History
  2.     * Ancient History
  3.     * British Commonwealth History
  4.     * British History
  5.     * Contemporary History
  6.     * Early Medieval History
  7.     * European History
  8.     * International & Comparative History
  9.     * Late Medieval History
  10.     * Modern History
  11.     * Prehistory
  12.     * Renaissance History
  13.     * Theoretical History
  • Humanities
  1.     * Christian Religious Studies
  2.     * Classics
  3.     * Humanities
  4.     * Islamic Religious Studies
  5.     * Pastoral Studies
  6.     * Religion
  7.     * Religious Studies
  • IT
  1.     * Information Security
  2.     * Business Information Technology
  3.     * ICT
  4.     * IT
  5.     * Information Use
  6.     * Librarianship
  7.     * Software for industries
  • Journalism
  1.     * All Journalism
  2.     * Creative Writing
  3.     * General Journalism
  4.     * Photojournalism
  5.     * Press Journalism
  6.     * Radio Journalism
  7.     * Specialised Journalism
  8.     * Technical Authorship
  9.     * Television Journalism
  • Language
  1.     * All Language
  2.     * Arabic
  3.     * Biblical Languages
  4.     * Catalan
  5.     * Chinese
  6.     * Classical Greek
  7.     * Czech
  8.     * Danish
  9.     * Dutch
  10.     * English
  11.     * French
  12.     * German
  13.     * Hebrew
  14.     * Italian
  15.     * Japanese
  16.     * Language Studies
  17.     * Latin
  18.     * Modern Languages
  19.     * Nepali
  20.     * Norwegian
  21.     * Polish
  22.     * Portuguese
  23.     * Russian
  24.     * Sanskrit
  25.     * Serbo-Croatian
  26.     * Spanish
  27.     * Swedish
  28.     * Urdu
  • Law
  1.     * All Law
  2.     * Civil Law
  3.     * Common Professional Examination
  4.     * Company Law
  5.     * Comparative Law
  6.     * Constitutional / Public Law
  7.     * Consumer Law
  8.     * Contract Law
  9.     * Criminal Law
  10.     * Environmental Law
  11.     * European Law
  12.     * European Union Law
  13.     * Family Law
  14.     * Forensic Science
  15.     * GDL
  16.     * International Law
  17.     * Jurisprudence
  18.     * LLB
  19.     * Law (Specific Statutes)
  20.     * Law Of Specific Areas / Countries
  21.     * Law conversion
  22.     * Legal
  23.     * Legal History
  24.     * Legal Practice / Procedures
  25.     * Legal Rights (Law)
  26.     * Maritime Law
  27.     * Media Law
  28.     * Property Law
  • Leisure Services
  1.     * Arts / Culture / Heritage Administration
  2.     * Food / Drink Services
  3.     * Food and Drink Processing
  4.     * Hospitality
  5.     * Leisure / Sports Facilities Work
  6.     * Tourism / Travel
  • Life Sciences
  1.     * All Life Sciences
  2.     * Applied Biochemistry
  3.     * Applied Biology
  4.     * Applied Microbiology
  5.     * Applied Zoology
  6.     * Biochemistry
  7.     * Biology
  8.     * Biology Of Specific Environments
  9.     * Biomedical Sciences
  10.     * Biotechnology
  11.     * Botany
  12.     * Cell Biology
  13.     * Ecology
  14.     * Entomology
  15.     * Genetic Engineering
  16.     * Genetics
  17.     * Human Anatomy
  18.     * Human Biology
  19.     * Human Physiology
  20.     * Microbiology
  21.     * Molecular Biology
  22.     * Natural History
  23.     * Parasitology
  24.     * Plant Physiology
  25.     * Plant Taxonomy
  26.     * Toxicology
  27.     * Zoology
  • Linguistic Studies
  1.     * All Linguistic Studies
  2.     * Computational Linguistics
  3.     * Historical Linguistics
  4.     * Interpreting
  5.     * Phonetics
  6.     * Psycholinguistics
  7.     * Sociolinguistics
  8.     * Translation
  • Literature
  1.     * All Literature
  2.     * American Literature
  3.     * Children's Literature
  4.     * Classical Literature
  5.     * Comparative Literature
  6.     * Dramatic Literature
  7.     * European Literature
  8.     * Literary Criticism
  9.     * Literary Research
  10.     * Poetry
  • Logistics
  • MBA
  1.     * All MBA
  • Management
  1.     * All Management
  2.     * Administrative Management
  3.     * Business Communication Skills
  4.     * Business Consultancy Practice
  5.     * Business Control Systems
  6.     * Business Interpersonal Skills
  7.     * Business Modelling / Analysis
  8.     * Business Project Management
  9.     * Conferences & Events
  10.     * Decision Making Skills
  11.     * Entrepreneurship
  12.     * Industrial Management
  13.     * Management Ethics
  14.     * Management Planning
  15.     * Management Studies
  16.     * Non Profit Organisations: Management
  17.     * Personal Development (Business)
  18.     * Risk Management
  19.     * Supervisory Skills
  20.     * Team Building Skills
  • Manufacturing
  1.     * Chemical Products
  2.     * Colour / Coatings Technology
  3.     * Glass / Ceramics / Concretes Manufacture
  4.     * Industrial Design
  5.     * Industrial Textiles / Fabrics
  6.     * Manufacturing
  7.     * Manufacturing Engineering
  8.     * Paper Manufacture
  9.     * Process Engineering
  10.     * Production Engineering
  11.     * Testing Measurement & Inspection
  12.     * Toiletries / Cosmetics Production
  • Marketing
  1.     * All Marketing
  2.     * Advertising
  3.     * Brand Management
  4.     * Customer Service
  5.     * E-Business
  6.     * E-Commerce
  7.     * E-Marketing
  8.     * Human Resources Management
  9.     * International Marketing
  10.     * Market Research
  11.     * Marketing Planning
  12.     * Product Development
  13.     * Product Management
  14.     * Public Relations
  15.     * Sales Management
  16.     * Sales Promotion
  • Materials Science
  1.     * All Materials Science
  2.     * Polymer Chemistry
  3.     * Polymer Science
  • Mathematics
  1.     * All Mathematics
  2.     * Applied Mathematics
  3.     * Complex Analysis
  4.     * Computational Mathematics / Cybernetics
  5.     * Computer Mathematics
  6.     * Differential Equations
  7.     * Engineering Mathematics
  8.     * Industrial Mathematics
  9.     * Mathematical Analysis
  10.     * Mathematical Logic / Set Theory
  11.     * Mathematics (General)
  12.     * Numerical Analysis
  13.     * Operational Research (OR)
  14.     * Probability Theory
  15.     * Pure Mathematics
  16.     * Statistics
  • Media Studies
  1.     * All Media Studies
  2.     * Broadcasting Studies
  3.     * Film Studies
  4.     * Radio Studies
  5.     * Television Studies
  • Medical Sciences
  1.     * All Medical Sciences
  2.     * Anaesthesia
  3.     * Anesthesiology
  4.     * Cardiovascular Medical Studies
  5.     * Clinical
  6.     * Dermatology
  7.     * Ear Nose Throat Medical Studies
  8.     * Endocrinology
  9.     * Epidemiology
  10.     * Geriatric Medical Studies
  11.     * Gynecology
  12.     * Haematology
  13.     * Medical Biochemistry
  14.     * Medical Microbiology
  15.     * Medical Radiology
  16.     * Medicine
  17.     * Nutrition
  18.     * Obstetrics
  19.     * Oncology
  20.     * Ophthalmology
  21.     * Orthopedics
  22.     * Paramedical
  23.     * Pathology
  24.     * Pediatrics
  25.     * Plastic Surgery
  26.     * Prosthetics
  27.     * Psychiatry
  28.     * Psychoanalysis
  29.     * Radiotherapy
  30.     * Respiratory / Chest Diseases
  31.     * Rheumatology
  32.     * Sports Medicine
  33.     * Surgery
  34.     * Tropical Medicine
  35.     * Venereology
  • Nursing
  1.     * All Nursing
  2.     * Cancer Nursing
  3.     * Care Of Dying (Nursing)
  4.     * Community Nursing
  5.     * Diabetes Nursing
  6.     * District Nursing
  7.     * Family Planning Nursing
  8.     * Health Visiting
  9.     * Mental Health / Addiction Nursing
  10.     * Midwifery
  11.     * Nursing Specialisms
  12.     * Nursing Studies
  13.     * Nursing: Specific Conditions
  14.     * Occupational Health Nursing
  • Oil and Mining
  1.     * Chemical Engineering
  2.     * Chemical Process Engineering
  3.     * Materials Engineering and Technology
  4.     * Metallurgy
  5.     * Minerals Exploration
  6.     * Minerals Processing
  7.     * Mining Engineering
  8.     * Oil and Gas Processing
  9.     * Polymer Engineering
  10.     * Polymer Materials
  11.     * Polymer Technology
  • Performing Arts
  1.     * Acting
  2.     * Choreography
  3.     * Dance
  4.     * Drama
  5.     * Music Composition
  6.     * Music History
  7.     * Music Studies
  8.     * Music Technology / Production
  9.     * Music Theory
  10.     * Musicology
  11.     * Performing Arts
  12.     * Singing
  13.     * Theatre Production
  14.     * Theatre and Dramatic Arts
  • Pharmacology
  1.     * All Pharmacology
  2.     * Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  1.     * All Philosophy
  2.     * Aesthetics
  3.     * Classical Philosophy
  4.     * Ethics
  5.     * Existentialism
  6.     * History Of Ideas
  7.     * History Of Philosophy
  8.     * MPhil
  9.     * Metaphysics
  10.     * Philosophical Method
  11.     * Philosophy Of Religion
  12.     * Philosophy Of Science
  13.     * Philosophy Theory
  14.     * Social Philosophy
  • Photography
  1.     * All Photography
  2.     * Documentary Photography
  3.     * Fashion Photography
  4.     * Photographic Techniques
  • Physics
  1.     * All Physics
  2.     * Acoustics / Vibration (Physics)
  3.     * Applied Physics
  4.     * Atomic Physics
  5.     * Chemical Physics
  6.     * Computational Physics
  7.     * Electricity and Magnetism Physics
  8.     * Electronic Physics
  9.     * Fluid Mechanics
  10.     * Mechanic Physics
  11.     * Molecular Physics
  12.     * Nuclear Physics
  13.     * Optics
  14.     * Particle Physics
  15.     * Physics Of Matter
  16.     * Quantum Mechanics
  17.     * Radiation Physics
  18.     * Stress Mechanics
  19.     * Theoretical Physics
  • Politics
  1.     * All Politics
  2.     * Diplomatic Studies
  3.     * European Union Politics
  4.     * Europen Politics
  5.     * Government Studies
  6.     * International Politics
  7.     * International Relations
  8.     * Middle Eastern Politics
  9.     * Policy Studies
  10.     * Politics Of Specific Countries
  11.     * Strategic Studies
  12.     * Trade Union Studies
  13.     * UK Politics
  • Psychology
  1.     * All Psychology
  2.     * Applied Psychology
  3.     * Behaviour Therapy
  4.     * Behavioural Psychology
  5.     * Child Psychology
  6.     * Clinical Psychology
  7.     * Cognitive Psychology
  8.     * Environmental Psychology
  9.     * Occupational Psychology
  10.     * Organisational Psychology
  11.     * Other Psychology
  12.     * Psychopathology
  13.     * Social Psychology
  • Science
  1.     * All Science
  2.     * Applied Sciences
  3.     * Combined Sciences
  4.     * MSc
  5.     * Natural Sciences
  6.     * Physical Sciences
  7.     * Qualitative Scientific Research
  8.     * Quantitative Scientific Research
  9.     * Science Research Methods
  • Social History
  1.     * All Social History
  2.     * Economic / Political History
  3.     * History of Medicine
  4.     * History of Religion
  5.     * History of Science / Technology
  6.     * Labour History
  7.     * Local / Regional History
  8.     * War History
  • Social Studies
  1.     * All Social Studies
  2.     * Anthropology
  3.     * Community Studies
  4.     * Criminology
  5.     * Industrial Studies
  6.     * Social Policy & Administration
  7.     * Social Research
  8.     * Sociology
  9.     * Sociology Of Education
  10.     * Sociology Of Health And Sickness
  11.     * Sociology Of Religion
  12.     * Sociology Of Science
  13.     * Youth Studies
  • Social Work
  1.     * All Social Work
  2.     * Children / Youth Social Work
  3.     * Education Welfare
  4.     * Mental Health
  5.     * Social Work Families
  6.     * Social Work People With Disabilities
  7.     * Social Work Residential Care
  8.     * Youth Work
  • Software Engineering
  1.     * All Software Engineering
  2.     * Human Computer Interface (HCI) Development
  3.     * Object Oriented Design
  4.     * Software Design Methodologies
  5.     * Software Quality Assurance
  6.     * Virtual Reality Systems Design
  • Sports Studies
  1.     * All Sports Studies
  2.     * Community Sports
  3.     * Sports Coaching
  4.     * Sports Injuries
  5.     * Sports Management
  6.     * Sports Physiotherapy
  7.     * Sports Science
  • Structural Engineering
  1.     * All Structural Engineering
  2.     * Architectural Engineering
  3.     * Structural Design
  • Surveying and Cartography
  1.     * All Surveying and Cartography
  2.     * Applied Land and Sea Surveying
  3.     * Cartography
  4.     * Land and Sea Surveying
  5.     * Natural Resource Management
  6.     * Surveying Methods
  7.     * Topographic Science
  • Surveying and Planning
  1.     * All Surveying and Planning
  2.     * Building Economics
  3.     * Construction Management
  4.     * Country Planning
  5.     * Housing Planning
  6.     * Planning
  7.     * Property Management
  8.     * Quantity Economics
  9.     * Quantity Surveying
  10.     * Structural Surveying
  11.     * Surveying
  12.     * Town Planning
  13.     * Town and Country Planning
  14.     * Transport Planning
  15.     * Urban Studies
  • Teacher Training
  1.     * Community Education Teaching
  2.     * Education
  3.     * Education / School Administration
  4.     * Education Theory
  5.     * Further Education Teaching
  6.     * Higher Education Teaching
  7.     * Learning / Training Design / Development
  8.     * Learning Resources
  9.     * MEd
  10.     * PGCE
  11.     * PGDE (Primary)
  12.     * PGDE (Secondary)
  13.     * Physical Education (PE)
  14.     * Special Needs Teaching
  15.     * Teacher Training
  16.     * Teaching In Post-Compulsory Education
  17.     * Teaching Skills
  18.     * Teaching specialisation
  • Telecommunications
  1.     * All Telecommunications
  2.     * Data Communications Systems
  3.     * Mobile Communications Systems
  4.     * Radio Communication
  5.     * Satellite Communications
  • Therapeutic
  1.     * All Therapeutic
  2.     * Herbal Medicine
  3.     * Massage
  4.     * Shiatsu
  • Therapies
  1.     * All Therapies
  2.     * Art Therapy
  3.     * Chiropody
  4.     * Dance Therapy
  5.     * Drama Therapy
  6.     * Music Therapy
  7.     * Occupational Therapy
  8.     * Physiotherapy
  9.     * Psychotherapy
  10.     * Speech Therapy
  • Veterinary

Campus

Grant Hall at Queen's University
Grant Hall has been considered the university's most recognized landmark since its completion in 1905.
The university grounds lies within the neighbourhood of Queen's in the city of Kingston, Ontario. 
The main campus is bordered to the south by Lake Ontario, Kingston General Hospital to the southeast, city parks to the east, and by residential neighbourhoods, known as the Kingston student ghetto, in all other directions. The main campus grew to its present size of 40 ha (99 acres) through gradual acquisitions of adjacent private lands, and remains the university's largest landholding. The main campus was the school's original site and holds the majority of its facilities. In addition to its main campus in Kingston, Queen's owns several other properties around Kingston, as well as in Hinchinbrooke, Quebec, Rideau Lakes, Ontario, and East Sussex, England.
The buildings at Queen's vary in age, from Summerhill which opened in 1839, to the Abramsky House, which opened in 2011. Grant Hall, completed in 1905, is considered the university's most recognizable landmark. It is named after Rev. George Munro Grant who served as Queen's seventh principal. The building is used to host concerts, lectures, meetings, exams, and convocations. Two buildings currently owned and managed by the university have been listed as National Historic Sites of Canada. The Kingston General Hospital is the oldest operating public hospital in Canada. The Roselawn House, which is located east of the west campus, is the core component of the university's Donald Gordon Centre.

Libraries and Museums

Joseph S. Stauffer Library at Queen's University
Joseph S. Stauffer Library is the largest library at the university, and holds the main collection for humanities and social science.
Queen's University Libraries include six campus libraries in five facilities housing 2.2 million physical items and 400,000 electronic resources, including e-books, serial titles and databases. The library's budget in 2007–2008 was $18.1 million, with $9.8 million dedicated to acquisitions. The libraries are Bracken Health Sciences Library, Education Library, Lederman Law Library, Stauffer Humanities and Social Sciences Library and Engineering & Science Library. The W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library notably harbors early-dated books from 1475–1700. The Engineering & Science Library and the W.D. Jordan Library Special Collections and Music Library share facilities, known as Douglas Library. Queen's art collections are housed at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. The museum was named after Agnes Etherington, who bequeathed her house to the university, which is presently used by the art gallery. The museum opened in 1957 and contains over 14,000 works of art, including works by Rembrandt, and Inuit art. The university opened another gallery known as the Union Gallery in 1994, run by the university's student body and faculty, and is dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art. The university also operates the Miller Museum, which features many fossil and mineral displays, as well as an exhibit of the geology of the Kingston. The museum is largely used as an earth-science teaching museum for local schools and natural-science interest groups in eastern Ontario.

Library Services

  • Students with Disabilities
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Grad Students
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Alumni & Community Borrowers

Loan Periods & Fines

Your library borrowing privileges: loan periods, fines, and other procedures governing borrowing materials from the campus libraries.
  • Renew Books & Check Loans - (https://qcat.library.queensu.ca/vwebv/login) login to Library Account

Borrowing from Other Libraries

Place interlibrary loan (ILL) and photocopy requests online.
  • RACER
  • Campus Book Retrieval

Group Study Rooms

Book a group study room - Bracken, Stauffer and Douglas Libraries.

Computers & Printing

Computer, wireless and printing facilities.

: http://library.queensu.ca/services/computers

Photocopying

Photocopier locations and prices.: http://library.queensu.ca/services/photocopying

Course Readings and Reserves

Online and print course reserves, past Queen's exams. : http://library.queensu.ca/reserves

Library Services for Students with Disabilities

Programs and facilities provided by Queen's Library for students with disabilities (including the Adaptive Technology Centre). : http://library.queensu.ca/websrs/

Reference & Research

On-site help with finding information and research assistance. : http://library.queensu.ca/services/reference
  • Subject Liaison Librarians : http://library.queensu.ca/research/librarians

Scholarly Communications

Information on copyright and intellectual property, open access, and Queen's scholarly communications services, including: : http://library.queensu.ca/services/scholcomm
  • QSpace
  • Electronic Theses & Dissertations @ Queen's (via QSpace)
  • OJS @ Queen's

About Queen's University Library


Queen's Library at a Glance

  • The only University library Canada to receive an A+ in the 2010 Globe & Mail Canadian University Report
  • Top marks for online resources, hours of operation, library holdings, service and study space – 2010 Globe & Mail Canadian University Report
  • Top-ranked university library in its category for number of holdings/student – 2009 Maclean’s University Rankings
  • Collections: Over 3 million items, including over 90,000 electronic full-text journals and newspapers (2008-09)
  • Circulation: 7 million physical & digital items accessed (2008-09)
  • 6 libraries in 5 facilities
  • 135 staff, including 41 professional librarians (2008-09)
  • Total operating budget of $18 million, including $9.75 million for acquisitions (2008-09)
  • Member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)

Collections

  • Collection Development at Queen's
As the top-ranked university library in its category for number of holdings per student, the Library's collections compare favourably with the very top Canadian research libraries. University investment in acquisitions, combined with the power of consortial purchasing of digital information resources through the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL-Scholars Portal), have contributed to a dramatic expansion of the Library's collections during the past decade.
As of May 1, 2008, the Library's collections are comprised of:
  • over 2.2 million physical items, including:
    • 1.65 million monographs
    • 52,000 serial titles
    • 355,000 microforms
  • over 400,000 electronic resources, including:
    • 324,000 e-books
    • 80,000 serial titles
    • 625 databases
Subject liaison librarians work with faculty to ensure that the library's collections support both the research and curriculum needs of departments and faculties at Queen's. More information about the Library's collection development program.
The W.D. Jordan Special Collections Library represents an especially rich and diverse research resource, containing a wide range of rare and valuable materials acquired either through purchase or donation since 1840.

Giving to the Library

( Make a gift online now : https://www.givetoqueens.ca/ )

Make a gift online now. Please select "Other" and indicate "Library" in the text box. You may specify what area you would like to support [e.g., Library - collections (subject area); Library - facilities (campus library/subject area); Library - services for students with disabilities; Library - Learning Commons].
Your gift to the Library supports the learning, teaching and research activities of students and faculty in any or all disciplines across the University.
In addition to facilitating access to the scholarly information that is the lifeblood of the academic community, the Library also provides comfortable and secure study space in five modern, well equipped facilities. With interdisciplinary activity on the increase, the Library is more vital to and increasingly integrated with other parts of the University, and is busier than ever. The popularity of the Library is reflected in consistently high student satisfaction surveys; Queen's Library is the only university library in Canada to receive an A+ for student satisfaction in the 2010 Globe & Mail University Report.
The high level of student satisfaction in Queen's Library reflects not only the exceptional level of dedication of our service oriented staff, but also significant investment on the part of the University. The Library's outstanding collections, modern amenities and attractive spaces are heavily utilised during term and exam periods.
Memories are made here - many older alumni fondly recall the "Purple Passion Pit" in Douglas Library, while graduates from the last decade proudly rave about Stauffer. However, heavy use places pressures on the library, requiring frequent maintenance and refurbishment to maintain the high standards achieved through the University's investment. The Library therefore represents a significant opportunity for alumni and friends to advance the University's mission by supporting a heavily utilised service that has broad impact on the Queen's experience.

Library Hours

Engineering & Science Library Hours

Please Note: Library doors will be locked 15 minutes prior to library closing.
Limited service after 4:00pm and on weekends. Call for details (613) 533-2610.

September 4th - 9th, 2012

8:30am-4:30pm
8:30am-4:00pm
10:00am-4:30pm
10:00am-4:30pm

September 10th - December 1st, 2012

8:00am-9:00pm
8:00am-8:00pm
10:00am-8:00pm
10:00am-9:00pm

Thanksgiving Weekend, October 6-8: CLOSED

Information/Reference Desk (Ground Floor)

Monday - Friday by appointment.  Phone: 613-533-6981 or 1-866-267-7407

Reference Services in Other Locations

BioSciences Complex,Room 3230, during fall and winter terms
Tuesday 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Chernoff Hall, 4th Floor Lounge, during fall and winter terms
Tuesday 10:30am - 12noon
Thursday 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Jordan Special Collections and Music Library 

Fall Hours: September 10 - December 1, 2012

Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 9:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Closed

Thanksgiving Weekend, Saturday, October 6 - Monday, October 8, 2012

Extended Hours: December 2 - December 16, 2012

Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 10:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm - 8:00pm

Holiday Hours: December 17, 2012 - January 6, 2013

December 17 - 20 9:00am - 8:00pm
December 21 9:00am - 4:30pm
January 2 - 3 9:00am - 5:00pm
January 4 9:00am - 4:30pm

Closed:

December 22, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Saturday January 5 - Sunday January 6, 2013

Winter Hours: January 7 - April 6, 2013

Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 9:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Reading Week, February 18 - 22, 2013

Saturday February 16 - Sunday February 17 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Monday February 18 (Family Day) Closed
Tuesday February 19 - Thursday February 21 9:00am - 8:00pm
Friday February 22 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday February 23 - Sunday February 24 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Extended Hours: April 7 - April 26, 2013

Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 10:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm - 8:00pm

Closed:

Friday March 29, 2013 (Good Friday)
Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, 2013

Education Library

Hours


Please note that entrance to the Education Library on weekends and after 4:30 pm on weekdays is through the far east doors facing Union Street. This set of doors is marked "Main Entrance" and one door is identified for library access. Turn left on entering this door and walk along the "Student Street" corridor until you see the Library on the left.

4 September 2012

  • Tuesday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

5 September - 21 December 2012

  • Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
  • Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday & Sunday, 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Sunday & Monday, 7 & 8 October 2012

  • Closed

22 December 2012 - 1 January 2013

  • Closed

Reference Assistance is Available:

  • Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Lederman Law Library

Fall Term 2012

Orientation Week: Monday, September 3 - Sunday, September 9

Monday (Labour Day): Closed
Tuesday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday:  9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday: 10 am - 10:00 pm
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Regular Hours: Monday, September 10 - Thursday, November 22

Monday to Thursday: 8:30 am - 10:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

Thanksgiving Weekend: October 6 - 8

Saturday: 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Pre-Exam and Exam Period: Friday, November 23 - Thursday, December 20

Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 11:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Holiday Period

Friday, December 21: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Closed:

Saturday, December 22, 2012 -  Tuesday, January 1, 2013 (inclusive)

Winter Term 2013

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Regular Hours: Wednesay, January 2 - Thursday, March 28

Monday to Thursday: 8:30 am - 10:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

Family Day: Monday, February 18

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Easter Weekend: March 29-31

Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Pre-Exam and Exam Period:Saturday, March 30 - Thursday, April 25

Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 11:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Friday, April 26: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Summer Hours: April 27, 2013 - September 3, 2013

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Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Closed on weekends and statutory holidays

Stauffer Library Hours

Building hours of opening

Library doors are locked 15 minutes before building closing time.
Limited service evenings and weekends.

End of Session: August 17 to 31

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Labour Day weekend: September 1 to 3

Saturday - Monday 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Orientation week: September 4 to 9

Tuesday - Thursday 8:00 a.m.   -   8:45 p.m
Friday 8:00 a.m.   -   4:45 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday 10:00 a.m.   -   4:45 p.m.

Fall session: September 10 to October 5

Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m.   -   1:45 a.m
Friday 8:00 a.m.   -   8:45 p.m
Saturday 10:00 a.m.   -   8:45 p.m
Sunday 10:00 a.m.   -   1:45 a.m

Thanksgiving weekend: October 6 to 8

Saturday - Sunday 10:00 a.m.   -   4:45 p.m.
Monday CLOSED

Regular hours: October 9 to December 1

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.   -   1:45 a.m
Saturday - Sunday 10:00 a.m.   -   1:45 a.m.

Exam hours: December 2 - 19

Monday - Sunday 24 hours

Thursday, December 20 8:00 a.m.   -   8:45 p.m
Friday, December 21 8:00 a.m.   -   4:45 p.m.
Saturday, December 22 - Sunday, December 23 10:00 a.m.   -   4:45 p.m.

Housing and student facilities

The university has sixteen student residences: Adelaide Hall, Ban Righ Hall, Chown Hall, Gordon House, Brockington House, Graduate Residence, Harkness Hall, John Orr Tower Apartments, Leggett Hall, Leonard Hall, McNeill House, Morris Hall, Victoria Hall, Waldron Tower, Watts Hall and Jean Royce Hall. The largest is Victoria Hall, built in 1965, which houses nearly 900 students. 
 In September 2010, 83.3 percent of first-year students lived on campus, part of the 26 percent of the overall undergraduate population which lived on campus. Residents are represented by two groups, the Main Campus Resident's Council, which represents the main campus, and the Jean Royce Hall Council, which represents the west campus (Jean Royce Hall, Harkness International Hall and the Graduate Residence). They are responsible for representing resident's concerns, providing entertainment services, organizing events and upholding rules and regulations.
The Student Life Centre is the centre of student governance and student directed social, cultural, entertainment and recreational activities. The Student Life Centre consists of the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC), Grey House, Carruthers Hall, Queen’s Journal House, MacGillivray-Brown Hall, and the non-athletic sections of Queen's Centre. Collectively, these buildings provide 10,500 square metres (113,000 sq ft) of space to the Queen's community. 
The JDUC contains the offices of a number of student organizations, including the Alma Mater Society of Queen's University, as well as retail and food services. The university has sixteen food outlets located throughout the campus, as well as three major residence dining facilities.

Off campus facilities


Herstmonceux Castle, which houses the Bader International Study Centre
Queen's has a number of off-campus faculties located throughout Kingston and abroad. The university has a second campus located in Kingston, known as the west campus. The west campus is 2 km (1.2 mi) west of the main campus, and covers 27 ha (67 acres) of land. The west campus was acquired in 1969 and currently accommodates two student residences, the Faculty of Education, the Coastal Engineering Lab, as well as athletic facilities, including the Richardson Memorial Stadium.
The university owns a research facility in Rideau Lakes, Ontario, known as the Queen's University Biological Station. Opened during the 1950s, the field station encompasses approximately 3000 hectares of property, a range of habitat types typical of Eastern Ontario, and many species of conservation concern in Canada.
Queen’s has an agreement with Novelis Inc. to acquire a 20-hectare (49-acre) property adjacent to the company's research and development centre in Kingston. The agreement is part of the plan to establish an innovative technology park located at the corner of Princess and Concession streets, which is to be called Innovation Park at Queen's University. The property was acquired for $5.3 million, a portion of the $21 million grant Queen's received from the Ontario government last spring to pioneer this innovative new regional R&D "co-location" model. Queen's leases approximately 7,900 square metres (85,000 sq ft) of the Novelis R&D facilities to accommodate both faculty-led research projects that have industrial partners and small and medium-size companies with a research focus and a desire to interact with Queen's researchers. The remainder of the government funds support further development of the technology park to transform the property into a welcoming and dynamic site for business expansion and relocation.
The Bader International Study Centre (BISC) is housed in Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex, England, which was donated to Queen's in 1993 by alumnus Alfred Bader. BISC is academically fully integrated with Queen's, although financially self-sufficient. Its mission statement is to provide academic programs for undergraduate students whose academic interests are oriented toward the United Kingdom, Europe and the European Union, continuing-education programs for executives and other professional or “special interest” groups, a venue for conferences and meetings, a base for international graduate students and other scholars undertaking research in the United Kingdom and Europe and as an enhanced educational, social and cultural environment for the local community, utilizing the unique heritage of the castle. The opportunity to study at the BISC is not limited to Queen's students. Queen's has academic exchange agreements with universities in Canada and internationally.

Sustainability

Queen's Sustainability Office, which was created in 2008, is charged with the university's green initiatives and creating awareness about environmental issues. The office is headed by a Sustainability Manager, who works with the university, external community groups and the government. Along with other members of the Council of Ontario Universities, Queen's pledged in 2009 known as Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World, to transform its campus into a model of environmental responsibility. Queen's was the second Ontario university to sign the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada, in 2010.
The university campus received a B grade from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card for 2011.

Administration

The governance of the university is conducted through the Board of Trustees, the Senate, and the University Council, all three of which were established under the Royal Charter of 1841. The Board is responsible for the university's conduct and management and its property, revenues, business, and affairs. Ex officio governors of the Board include the university's chancellor, principal and the rector. The Board has 34 other trustees, 33 of which are elected by the various members of the university community, including elected representatives from the student body. The representative from Queen's Theological College is the only appointed trustee.
The Senate is responsible for determining all academic matters affecting the university as a whole, including student discipline. The Senate consists of 17 ex officio positions granted to the principal and vice-chancellor, the vice-principals of the university, the senior dean of each faculty, dean of student affairs, the deputy provost, and the presidents of the undergraduate, graduate and faculty associations. The Senate also consists of 55 other members, appointed or elected by various communities of the university including elected representatives of the student body.
Gordon Hall at Queen's University
Gordon Hall houses many of Queen's administrative offices.
The Royal Charter of 1841 was amended to include the University Council in 1874. The Council is a composite of the Board of Trustees, Senators and an equal number of elected graduates. It serves as both an advisory and an ambassadorial body to the university as a whole and is responsible for the election of the Chancellor. Although it is not directly involved in operations, the Council may bring to the Senate or Board of Trustees any matter that it believes affects Queen's well-being. The Council meets once per year, typically in May.
The chancellor is the highest officer and the ceremonial head of the university. The office was created in 1874 and first filled in 1877, although it was only enshrined in law in 1882 after its amendment into the Royal Charter of 1841. The chancellor presides over convocations, confers degrees, and chairs the annual meetings of the Council and is an ex officio, voting member of the Board of Trustees. The chancellor is elected to a three-year term by the Council unless there is more than one candidate, in which case an election is conducted among Queen's graduates.
The principal acts as the chief executive officer of the university under the authority of the Board and the Senate, and supervises and directs the academic and administrative work of the university and of its teaching and non-teaching staff. As of 1974, principals were appointed for five-year terms, renewable subject to review. The formal authority for the appointment of the Principal rests under the Royal Charter with the Board of Trustees although recent principals have been selected by a joint committee of Trustees and Senators. As of 2011 Daniel Woolf was the twentieth principal, serving since 1 September 2009. The office of the vice-chancellor has typically been held by the incumbent principal. In 1961, an amendment was secured by the Board to separate the office of principal from vice-chancellor if it wished. The first, and only person to ever hold the office of vice-chancellor, but not the office of principal was William Archibald Mackintosh.

Finances

The university completed the 2009–2010 year with revenues of $742.5 million and expenses of $751.6 million, yielding a deficit of $8.7 million. Government grants made up 49.5 percent of the 2010–11 operating budget. Student fees made up 43.3 percent of the 2010–11 operating budget. As of 30 April 2010, Queen's endowment was valued at C$557.7 million.
The university is registered as an educational charitable organization by Canada Revenue Agency since 1 January 1967. As of 2011, the university registered primarily as a post-secondary institution, with 70 percent of the charity dedicated to management and maintenance. 21 percent of the charity has been dedicated towards research, while the remaining 8 percent has been dedicated towards awards, bursaries and scholarships. Proceeds from the charity also goes towards Queen's Theological College (as an affiliated college) and the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceaux Castle.

Academics

Queen's is a publicly funded research university, and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. The full-time undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school's enrolment, made up of 14,951 full-time undergraduate students. In 2009 the two largest programs by enrolment were the social sciences, with 3,286 full-time and part-time students, followed by engineering, with 3,097 full-time and part-time students. The university conferred 3,232 bachelor degrees, 153 doctoral degrees, 1,142 master degrees, and 721 first professional degrees in 2008–2009.

Reputation

University rankings
Queen's University
ARWU World 201–300
ARWU Life Sciences 151-200
ARWU Social Sciences 101-150
THE-WUR World 173
Canadian rankings
ARWU National 8-17
Maclean's Medical/Doctoral 4
THE-WUR National 7
Queen's University has consistently been ranked one of Canada's top universities. The 2011–2012 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed Queen's 173rd in the world, and seventh in Canada. The 2011 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 144th in the world and sixth in Canada. In the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings, the university ranked 201–300th in the world and ranked 8-17 in Canada. In the same year, ARWU had also ranked the Queen's 101-150th in the field of social sciences, and 151-200th in the field of life and agricultural sciences. In terms of national rankings, Maclean's ranked Queen's 4th in their 2011 Medical Doctoral university rankings. Queen's University Faculty of Law was ranked third nationally in Maclean's 2012 rankings for common law schools in Canada.
Queen's School of Business's full-time MBA program has also received significant recognition. The school was ranked second in the world outside of the United States by BusinessWeek magazine's biannual ranking of MBA programmes in November 2010. The QS ranking of North American MBA programs placed the School of Business 16th in North America, and 3rd in Canada. The Financial Times rankings on EMBA programs, the school of business's joint degree program with Cornell University's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management was ranked 44th in the world. In the same rankings, the Financial Times ranked the Queen's School of Business's individual EMBA program 84th in the world, and sixth in Canada. The School of Business was also found to have the most number graduates employed as Chief Executive Officers (or equivalent) in a Fortune Global 500, out of any university in Canada, and 38th globally. In an employability survey published by the New York Times in October 2011, when CEOs and chairmans were asked to select the top universities which they recruited from, the university placed 74th in the world, and fifth in Canada.

Research

The neutrino detector at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
Queen's physicists are among those involved in research conducted at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.
In Research Infosource's 2011 ranking of Canada's 50 top research universities, Queen's ranked 11th, with sponsored research income of $197.016 million. With an average of $237,900 per faculty member, Queen's ranked Canada's sixth most research-intensive university. The federal government is the largest funding source of funding, providing 49.8 percent of Queen's research budget, primarily through grants. Corporations contribute another 26.3 percent of the research budget. In terms of research performance, High Impact Universities 2010 ranked Queen's 185th out of 500 universities. The Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT), an organization which evaluates universities based on their scientific paper's performances, ranked Queen's 272nd.
The university operates six research centres and institutes, the Centre for Neuroscience Studies, GeoEngeering Centre, High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory, Human Mobility Research Centre, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute, and the Southern African Research Centre. The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory's director, Arthur B. McDonald, is a member of the university's physics department. The observatory managed the SNO experiment, which demonstrated that the solution to the solar neutrino problem was that neutrinos change flavour (type) as they propagate through the Sun. The SNO experiment proved that a non-zero mass neutrino exists. This was a major breakthrough in cosmology. Queen's University has a joint venture with McGill University, operating an academic publishing house known as the McGill-Queen's University Press. It publishes original peer-reviewed and books in all areas of the social sciences and humanities. While the press's emphasis is on providing an outlet for Canadian authors and scholarship, the press also publishes authors throughout the world. The press has over 2,800 books in print. The publishing house was known as the McGill University Press in 1963 prior to it amalgamating with Queen's in 1969.

Funding Sources

  • Internal Funding Programs Administered by ORS
  • Queen's Health Sciences and Kingston General Hospital Grants from Foundation Funds
  • External Programs
  • EQUIP Task Force
  • Federal Centres of Excellence
  • Provincial Centres of Excellence
  • Industry University Partnership Funding Programs

Funding Databases

  • Community of Science
  • Funding Opportunities Distribution List
  • MERX
  • Fedmarket
  • GrantsNet


Research Clusters

Research at Queen's is focused through a formal framework of Research Clusters and Interdisciplinary Forums, each led by an established research leader. There are twenty research-led Schools, comprising over 75 research clusters. Areas of research excellence at Queen's range across the whole spectrum: from Creative Writing and Poetry in the Seamus Heaney Centre to the design of new catalysts for cars; from Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies to Vascular Biology and its implications for Vision Science; from Cognition and Culture to Renewable Energy; and from Drug Design and Synthesis to Healthcare for the Mother and Child.
Queen’s impressive track record of achievement in research and education is also reflected in the development of world-class centres of research excellence across the full range of disciplines.

Research Assessment Exercise

2008 RAE - The results are summarised below :
  • The Research Power Index, which measures the quality and quantity of research, places us in the top 20 universities in the UK.
  • Queen’s has 11 subject areas ranked within the top 10 in the UK and 24 in the top 20.
  • All areas at Queen’s had research assessed as world leading, ie 4*.
  • 25 of the 38 Units of Assessment submitted had 50 per cent or more of the research activity recognised as world leading or internationally excellent (4* + 3*). 

RAE


Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter J Gregson
Queen’s confirmed as top 20 UK university
The University has received details of its performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). I am delighted to advise you that the results have been outstanding, with Queen’s further strengthening its position as an international research-led university.
Summarised below are some of the main highlights of our performance:
  • The Research Power Index, which measures the quality and quantity of research, places us in the top 20 universities in the UK.
  • Queen’s has 11 subject areas ranked within the top 10 in the UK and 24 in the top 20.
  • All areas at Queen’s had research assessed as world leading, ie 4*.
  • 25 of the 38 Units of Assessment submitted had 50 per cent or more of the research activity recognised as world leading or internationally excellent (4* + 3*).
This outstanding performance in RAE 2008 is a fitting close to our eventful centenary year. Our success in the RAE is as a result of the hard work, commitment and effort of staff from across the University in all Schools and Directorates. My congratulations to all involved.
Professor Peter J Gregson
President and Vice-Chancellor

Research & Enterprise

The Research & Enterprise Directorate works with University colleagues, students and external partners in both industry and the community to develop a sustainable portfolio of activities that strengthen and underpin the University's research base. Our role is to help deliver the University's strategic objectives and help secure its long-term vision of excellence and impact in both research and enterprise activities.
Queen's University Belfast is one of the leading research-intensive universities within the UK and has a long-standing international reputation for successful dissemination and application of cutting-edge research, knowledge transfer and the commercialisation of research ideas and innovations.

Admission

The requirements for admission differ between students from Ontario, other provinces in Canada, and international students due to the lack of uniformity in marking schemes. The acceptance rate at Queen's for full-time, first-year applications in 2011 was 40 percent. In 2010, the secondary school average for full-time first-year students at Queen's was 88.5 percent. The application process emphasizes the mandatory Personal Statement of Experience (PSE). The statement expresses how the applicant's personal experiences may contribute to the university. It focuses on qualifications and involvement outside of academics and is an important factor in determining admission. Several faculties require applicants to submit a supplementary essay.
Students may apply for financial aid such as the Ontario Student Assistance Program and Canada Student Loans and Grants through the federal and provincial governments. The financial aid provided may come in the form of loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships, fellowships, debt reduction, interest relief, and work programs. In the 2010–11 academic year, Queen's provides $36.5 million worth of student financial assistance in the form of both need-based and merit-based assistance.

Student life


Frosh Week festivities at Queen's University
The two main student unions on administrative and policy issues is the Alma Mater Society (AMS) for all undergraduate students and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students for graduate students. The AMS of Queen's University is the oldest undergraduate student government in Canada. The AMS recognizes more than 170 student clubs and organizations. All accredited extracurricular organizations at Queen's falls under the jurisdiction of either the AMS, or the Society of Graduate and Professional Students. The organizations and clubs accredited at Queen's cover a wide range of interests including academics, culture, religion, social issues, and recreation. The oldest accredited club at Queen's is the Queen's Debating Union, which was formed in 1843 and originally named the Dialectic Society. The Dialectic Society had also served as a form of student government, until the AMS was formed from the dialectic society in 1858. The Queen's Bands is a student marching band founded in 1905, which claims to be the largest and oldest student marching band in Canada. Fraternities and sororities have been banned at the university, since a ruling made by the AMS in 1933. The ruling was passed in response to the formation of two fraternities in the 1920s. No accredited sororities have ever existed at Queen's.
The AMS also manages the Student Constable peer to peer security service at the university. They are is responsible for ensuring the safety of patrons and staff at sanctioned events and venues across the campus, enforce governing regulations of the AMS and uphold regulations stipulated in the Liquor Licence Act of Ontario. In spite of their mandate however, Student Constables do not serve as the university's primary security service as they are legally not peace officers, nor are they registered as a private security service under the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. The university's administration operate their own security service and is currently registered in Ontario as a private security service. As of March 2012, the Student Constables are funded through a mandatory $10 fee levied on undergraduates annually by the AMS.

Media

The university's student population operates a number of media outlets throughout the campus environment. The Queen's Journal is Queen's main student newspaper. The Queen's Journal publish two issues a week and once a week in the last month of each semester, totalling 40 issues in an academic year. The newspaper was established in 1873, making it one of the oldest student newspapers in Canada. The other weekly student publication from Queen's is the Golden Words, which is a weekly humour publication, that is managed by the Engineering Society.
Queen's student population also runs a radio station, CFRC. Queen's radio station is the longest running campus-based broadcaster in the world, and the second longest running radio station in the world, surpassed only by the Marconi companies. The first public broadcast of the station was on 27 October 1923 when the football game between Queen's and McGill was called play-by-play. Since 2001, the station broadcasts on a 24-hour schedule. Since 1980, the university also has a student-run television service, known as Queen's TV. Queen's TV airs every weekday on its website, and every Wednesday on local television.

Sports

Richardson Memorial Stadium at Queen's University
Richardson Memorial Stadium is the home to Queen's varsity football team.

Sport teams at Queen's University are known as the Golden Gaels. The Golden Gaels sports teams participate in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's Ontario University Athletics conference for most varsity sports. Varsity teams at Queen's currently include basketball, cross country, Canadian football, ice hockey, rowing, rugby, soccer and volleyball. The athletics program at Queen's University dates back to 1873. With 39 regional and national championships, Queen's football program has secured championships than any other sport team at Queen's, and more than any other football team in Canada. The Gaels are also one of the only two universities to have claimed Grey Cups (1922, 1923 and 1924), currently the championship trophy for the Canadian Football League, with the other being the University of Toronto. Queen’s also competed for the Stanley Cup in 1894–95, 1898–99 and 1905–06. Queen's University has a number of athletic facilities open to both their varsity teams as well as to their students. The stadium with the largest seating capacity at Queen's is Richardson Memorial Stadium. Built in 1971, the stadium seats over 10,000 and is home to the varsity football team. The stadium has also played host for a number of international games including Canada's second round 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification games and the inaugural match for the Colonial Cup, an international rugby league challenge match. Other facilities at Queen's includes the Athletic and Recreation Centre, which houses a number of gymnasiums, pools and is also home to the university's basketball and volleyball programs, Tindall Field, a multi-season playing field and jogging track, Kingston Field, home to the school's rugby teams, and West Campus Fields, which is used by a number of Gaels teams and clubs as well as a number of Queen's intramural leagues.

Motto and song

Queen's motto, chosen from Isaiah 33:6 is Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas. The Latin motto is literally translated as "Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times," and has been in use since the 1850s. A number of songs are commonly played and sung at various events such as commencement, convocation, and athletic contests, including the "Queen's College Colours" (1897) also known as "Our University Yell" and "Oil Thigh", with words by A.E. Lavell, sung to the tune 'John Brown's Body'. Oil Thigh, which was created in 1891, consists of the old song "Queen's College Colours". The name "Oil Thigh" comes from the chorus of the song, which begins with the Gaelic words oil thigh. The song was crafted in 1985, when a line was changed to include Queen's woman athletes in the cheer.

Symbols

Flag of Queen's University
Blue, gold and red are the official colours of the university, and can be seen on its flag.
Queen's official colours are gold, blue, and red. Queen's colours are also used on the school flag. It displays three vertical stripes one for each colour. In the upper left corner on the blue stripe is a crown in yellow symbolizing the royal charter. The university also has a ceremonial flag, which is reserved for official university uses. The ceremonial flag is a square design of the Queen's coat of arms. The university also has a tartan made up of six colours, each representing an academic discipline: blue (medicine), red (arts & science), gold (applied science), white (nursing science), green (commerce & MBA), and Purple (theology). The tartan was created in 1966 by Judge John Matheson and is registered under the Scottish Tartans Authority.
Fees and living costs
The provisional tuition fee rates for non-EU students for the academic year 2012/13 are given below in pounds sterling, with the approximate equivalent in US dollars (rate of conversion used £1 = $1.602, March 2011). Please note that exchange rates may vary, and all fee payments must be made in pounds sterling. Queen’s offers a special fixed-fee package for international students undertaking courses of longer than one year’s duration. The fee you pay in the first year will be the same for each subsequent year of your course. Provisional fees – full-time undergraduate courses 2012/13 Classroom-based courses:£11,266 (US $18,048) Courses with a laboratory or workshop component: £14,460 (US $23,165) Medicine Pre-clinical years: £14,768 (US $23,658) Clinical years: £27,860 (US $44,632) Dentistry: £22,624 (US $36,244) This fee is chargeable each year of the five-year course. Study Abroad One semester: £5,070 (US $8,122) Two semesters: £10,140 (US $16,244)
Payment of tuition fees
All international students must fulfil financial arrangements at registration before commencing study at the University. Fees may be paid in two instalments, due at the beginning of each semester, or in four instalments via direct debit if students have been successful in opening a UK bank account.
Other expenses
For some courses students are required to purchase instruments, equipment or attend field courses. The funds required to cover such students’ needs may exceed the above fees. Please note that the amounts suggested do not take account of funds to support any dependants.
Cost of living
Belfast has the lowest cost of living in the UK (Mercer.com 2011). We estimate, as a guide, that you should allow a sum in the region of £5,000-£7,500 (US $8,000 - $12,000) to cover your expenses for one academic year. For immigration purposes, non-EU students will be required to show evidence of funds to cover living expenses. Further information is availableat the following UK Border Agency web link: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
International scholarships
The University offers a limited number of partial tuition fee scholarships for highly qualified international students. For further details, please see: www.qub.ac.uk/home/ProspectiveStudents/ InternationalStudents
US Federal Loans
Many US students opt to finance their studies at Queen’s through US Federal Loans. Queen’s is approved by the US Department of Education for participation in the Title IV Federal Loans programme. US Federal Loans are generally available to eligible students who will be undertaking Bachelors, Masters or PhD programmes at Queen's, except for medical programmes. Graduate students, or dependent undergraduate students and their parents, can normally borrow up to the full cost of attendance of their programme (including tuition, subsistence and airfare). Further details are available at:
www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/StudentPlus/ MarketingRecruitmentandAdmissions/ InternationalOffice/USLoans/ For further guidance on applying for US Federal Loans, please contact the US Federal Loans Administrator at: usloans@qub.ac.uk
International Student Support
Located within the International and Postgraduate Student Centre, the International Student Support team has special responsibility for looking after and supporting international students before arrival and helping you to adjust to a new way
of life when you arrive in the UK. Staff will be delighted to hear from you before you arrive and are happy to answer any questions you might have and as often as you want to ask! The International Student Support team offers specialist visa and
immigration advice for prospective international students and also to registered Queen’s students who need to extend their visas. They are the only area at the University authorised to give immigration advice to students. Contact the International Student Support team by email at: iss@qub.ac.uk

Notable people

Photo of David A. Dodge
David A. Dodge, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, graduate of Queen's and its current Chancellor.

Queen's graduates have found success in a variety of fields, heading diverse institutions in the public and private sectors. There are currently over 131,000 alumni, living in 156 countries.  Queen's faculty and graduates have won many awards including the Turing Award and the Victoria Cross. As of 2009, 56 Queen's students and graduates had been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship.Notable politicians who were once Chancellor include Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada, Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada, and provincial premiers Peter Lougheed and Charles Avery Dunning. Many alumni have gained international prominence for serving in government, such as Prince Takamado, member of the Imperial House of Japan; and Kenneth O. Hall, formerly Governor General of Jamaica. Two Canadian premiers graduated from Queen's, William Aberhart, the 7th Premier of Alberta and Frank McKenna, the 27th Premier of New Brunswick. Sandford Fleming, an engineer and inventor who was known for proposing worldwide standard time zones also served as the Chancellor of Queen's.Business leaders who studied at Queen's include Derek Burney, former chairman and CEO of Bell Canada, Donald J. Carty, chairman of Virgin America and Porter Airlines and former chairman and CEO of AMR Corporation,[143] Earle McLaughlin, former president and CEO of Royal Bank of Canada, Gordon Nixon, president and CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada, and Elon and Kimbal Musk, founders of OneRiot, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. David A. Dodge, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the university's current chancellor is similarly a Queen's graduate.

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