The University of Montreal is a public institution that traces its roots back to 1878. Initially a branch of the Université Laval de Québec, it became an independent institution in 1919. The university is affiliated with two other schools: Polytechnique Montréal, an engineering school, and HEC Montréal, a business school. The university and its affiliated schools are located in Montreal, Quebec – one of the most populous metropolitan areas in Canada. Around one-fourth of the student body across all three institutions studies at the graduate level. The university offers housing for full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
UdeM, as the school is sometimes called, has more than a dozen academic divisions that span the social, natural and health sciences, as well as arts and humanities disciplines. The primary language of instruction is French, although several graduate programs – such as doctoral programs in biochemistry, neurosciences and pharmacology – accept English-speaking students. Tutoring, workshops and other resources are available for students who want to improve their French language skills. The university’s academic calendar is based on a semester system, and tuition costs are higher for international students. The Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, the Cyberjustice Laboratory and the International Centre for Comparative Criminology are among the university’s many research units. Some University of Montreal researchers collaborate on projects with institutions located in other parts of the world, primarily in France, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and the U.S.
Ranked amongst the world’s leading universities, and with a leafy campus in the heart of the world’s most appealing student city, Université de Montréal (UdeM) offers a truly international experience.
Université de Montréal is:
Rated the highest possible score of 5+ in the QS Stars rating system
Among the top five universities in Canada in 2015/16
Ranked among the global top 100 institutions in the field of life sciences and medicine, and 48th in the world for pharmacy and pharmacology in 2017
Université de Montréal has:
16 faculties and schools
37 affiliated health establishments
2 affiliated schools, HEC Montréal and École Polytechnique.
UNDERGRADUATE
Université de Montréal (UdeM) offers a broad selection of bachelor’s, minor and major programs in almost every discipline, including 250 undergraduate programs within:
Law, humanities and social sciences
Health sciences
Natural sciences and mathematics
Literature, fine arts and communication.
All undergraduate courses at UdeM are taught in French, and to enroll you will need to complete a French admission test.
Application deadlines for undergraduate programs:
Starting in the fall term: February 1st
Starting in the winter term: November 1st
Starting in the summer term : March 1st
Undergraduate doctorates and preparatory years in health sciences: January 15th
POSTGRADUATE
Université de Montréal (UdeM) offers master’s and PhD programs in almost every discipline. With a broad selection of microprograms and specialized graduate diplomas, master’s and PhDs, research-based and professional-focused courses, you’re sure to find a program tailored to your academic aspirations and goals.
UdeM offers 350 graduate programs within:
Law, humanities and social sciences
Health sciences
Natural sciences and mathematics
Literature, fine arts and communication.
As a driving force in research, the university has:
2,640 internationally renowned professors and researchers
465 research units
37 affiliated health institutions
590 projects funded by the Canadian foundation for innovation and the government of Quebec.
Research-focused students have the opportunity to take part in research activities, both at the university and in collaboration with national and international teams. You’ll have access to cutting-edge equipment, whether you are on campus or in a research center, as well as a team with great experience in intellectual property to help you valorize your discoveries.
Deadlines that graduate applicants need to be aware of include:
Admissions in a program of studies:
starting in the fall and summer terms: February 1st
starting in the winter term: September 15th
Set over 65 hectares, the main campus of the University of Montreal looks down over Quebec’s largest city from the heights of Mont Royal. The 138-year-old university is one of the world’s leading francophone institutions and is first among Quebec’s teaching and research universities. It was established in 1878, and has campus locations in Terrebonne, Laval, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe and Mauricie, beside two affiliated schools: Polytechnique Montréal, a specialist engineering school, and HEC Montréal, a business school.
With more than 67,000 students at the university and its affiliated schools, one in five people studying in Quebec attend UdeM. Its 16 faculties and schools offer 600 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and students are ably managed by an academic staff of over 7000, including 2700 professors and researchers.
It has also established itself as one of the principle research universities in Canada, with over half a billion dollars' annual research revenue, more than any other Quebecois university. Its research prowess has been exemplified through academic accolades. Roger Guillemin, who took his PhD at the university, won the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1977. Another graduate and teacher at UdeM Armand Frappier, was a pioneer in vaccination and particularly in the fight against tuberculosis in the country. Hubert Reeves, one of Canada’s foremost astrophysicists was an undergraduate and faculty member at UdeM.
Besides academics, UdeM has produced numerous notable alumni from all occupations. Michaëlle Jean was Canada’s governor general between 2005 and 2010, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the country’s 15th prime minister and father of Canada’s current leader, Justin Trudeau.