Welcome to the Faculty of Arts!

At the heart of Canada's leading research university stands the Faculty of Arts, where excellence and comprehensive academic programs unite on a global stage. Here at McGill Arts, students embark on a transformative journey, delving into diverse realms of human thought and creative expression, actively shaping the future of knowledge and culture.

 

At a Glance

13 Departments
10 Schools, Institutes and Centres
More than 200 Undergrad and Grad programs
  9,000+ Students
  300+ Professors
70,000 Alumni worldwide
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A Message from Dean Lisa Shapiro

As one of the largest faculties at McGill, our ideas, beliefs, and actions are propelled by curiosity, creativity, and a strong commitment to collectively forming a better world.

Bright, curious students

McGill Arts education provides students with the opportunity to explore the rich diversity of human inquiry and creative expression. Across our programs and in every sector, you will find McGill Arts students and graduates who are engaged citizens, agile thinkers, and enterprising colleagues. Our students and graduates develop discursive, analytical, and reflective abilities that allow them to approach a question or issue from a variety of perspectives, to respond effectively to changing environments, and anticipate new developments. These skills are highly sought after in a broad range of professional, academic, cultural, service, and business careers.

Award-winning faculty and staff

McGill Arts professors tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time, expanding our knowledge and understanding of the world through their contributions to the humanities, social sciences, public policy, information sciences, social work and religious studies, to name just a few areas.

Our faculty are well recognized for both their teaching and research, and many hold awards, academic honours and fellowships, including the Killiam Prize, Kyoto Prize, Kluge Prize, Woman of Distinction Award, memberships in the Royal Society of Canada, appointments to the Order of Canada, and numerous other fellowships and research chair positions.

McGill Faculty of Arts professors are deeply committed to the success of their students, and work hard to prepare the future leaders of Canada and beyond.

 

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