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Meet Our Faculties at Open House!

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Macdonald Campus

Free parking at Macdonald Campus

McGill’s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is working to improve the way we produce resources, protect and restore environments and support a healthy population worldwide. Macdonald Campus - affectionately known as “Mac”- is where our students and faculty build solutions for a sustainable future. Across our labs, greenhouses, fields, forest, and riverfront, you’ll gain the skills and hands-on training you need for an impactful career.

Mac is McGill’s 650-hectare living lab for teaching and research in agricultural, food and nutritional sciences, and bioresource engineering. Join us for an immersive experience where you will have the opportunity to meet faculty members, engage with current students all while exploring our state-of-the-art facilities.

Activity TIME Location
Welcome & Check-in  12:30 PM- 5:00 PM Centennial Centre, Ballroom (2nd floor)
Information session: Discovering the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

 Centennial Centre, CC1-163
Information Kiosks 

BSc Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Animal Science
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems
  • Environment
  • Environmental Biology
  • Life Sciences
  • Plant Science 

BSc Food Science & Nutritional Sciences

  • Nutrition
  • Dietetics

BEng Bioresource Engineering

 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Centennial Centre, Ballroom (2nd floor)

Labs and Demonstrations

  • Animal Science (Pre-vet)
  • Bioresource Engineering
  • Food Science
  • Life Sciences
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems
 TBC

TBC

Labs and Demonstrations

  • Food Science and Nutritional Sciences (incl. Dietetics)
 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Centennial Centre, 2nd floor

Mac Farm - visit via shuttle bus only

  • Shuttle Bus Departs at 2:45 PM – 3:35PM
 2:45 PM – 3:35PM  Mac Farm - Shuttle departs from  Centennial Centre Parking lot

Walking Tour 1

  • Greenhouse
  • Athletics
  • Library
 Departs at 3:15 PM Centennial Centre, Lobby

Walking Tour 2

  • Greenhouse
  • Athletics
  • Library
 Departs at 3:45 PM Centennial Centre, Lobby
Student Panel organized in collaboration with Macdonald Campus Student Society (MCSS) 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Centennial Centre, CC1-163
Explore independently the Macdonald Campus Dairy Barn (more information here) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM  

 

Shuttle bus service to and from Macdonald Campus

Shuttle service departs from the Downtown Campus in the afternoon to Macdonald Campus and returns to the Downtown Campus in the late afternoon.

Departures from Downtown Campus
Bus pick up point (Infront of McCord Museum)
Please plan ahead and arrive 5 - 10 minutes before departure time

  • 12:45 PM 
  • 1:15 PM

Departures from Macdonald Campus 
Bus pick up point (Centennial Centre Parking) 
Please plan ahead and arrive 5 - 10 minutes before departure time

  • 5:15 PM
  • 5:30 PM

Please note: If you miss the final departure, you will need to arrange your own transportation back (e.g., public transit, taxi, or rideshare)

If you’re planning to visit Macdonald Campus in the afternoon, we recommend choosing activities at Macdonald Campus rather than registering for Downtown Campus activities during the same time. If you’d like to attend activities at both campuses, you’ll need to arrange your own transportation between them.


 

Downtown Campus

Activity TIME Location
Information Kiosks (BSc Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, BSc Food Science, BSc Nutritional Sciences, BEng Bioresource Engineering)  10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SSMU University Centre Building, Ballroom, 3rd floor
Bioresource Engineering Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Lorne Trottier Building with Engineering
School of Human Nutrition Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM McIntyre Medical Building, 6th floor lobby (entrance via Pine)
Agricultural Economics (with the Faculty of Arts)  10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Arts & Leacock Connecting Corridor
Environment Kiosk (with the Faculty of Science) 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SSMU University Centre Building, 3rd floor, Ballroom
Environment Kiosk (with the Faculty of Arts)  10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Arts Building, Room 150

Architecture

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Lorne Trottier Building, Lobby

Arts

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosks
See below for the full list of participants and their locations		 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Arts & Leacock

Arts Internship Office & International Development Studies (ISID)

Institute for Canadian Studies & Faculty of Arts Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledges 

 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Arts Building, Room 150
Office of Advising and Student Information Services (OASIS) 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Leacock Building, Lobby
Arts Undergraduate Society  10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Leacock Building, Lobby

School of Social Work Information Session

Interested in a career in social work? Join Professor Jill Hanley to learn about programs, curriculum, field placements, and career pathways focused on social justice and the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities.

 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Arts Building, Room W-120 (Accessible via stairs in Arts building Lobby)

Information Session: The Value of the Arts Degree

English with Bilingual Q & A

 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Frank Dawson Adams, Adams Auditorium -UPDATED LOCATION
School of Social Work       10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Arts & Leacock Connecting Corridor
Department of Global and Public Health 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Arts Building Location
Art History Arts Building, Ground floor Lobby
Département des littératures de langue française
English 
French Language Centre - Centre d'enseignement du français (FLC)
Liberal Arts & Languages, Literatures, and Culture: German Studies, Russian Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies
Linguistics
Philosophy
Anthropology Arts Building, Room 150
Environment (Bieler School of)
Geography
Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
Institute for the Study of Canada & Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledges
Sociology
Political Science Arts Building, Room 160
Leacock Building Location
East Asian Studies Leacock Building, Lobby
Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Environmental Sciences
South Asian Studies
Economics Leacock Building, Room 109
Classical Studies Leacock Building, Room 110
History

 

*Please note the kiosks for the departments of Computer Science, Math and Psychology can be found in the SSMU University Centre Building. 

Computer Science

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SSMU University Centre Building, Ballroom, South side cafeteria - 201B

Continuing Studies

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 680 Sherbrooke, Lobby

Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 2001 McGill College Avenue, Lobby
Presentation on DMD and Dent-P admissions and requirements for 2027 (information session) 11:30 AM 2001 McGill College Avenue, Room 102
Présentation des admissions et des exigences pour le DMD et le Dent-P 2027 12:00 PM 2001 McGill College Avenue, Room 102
Tours: Dental Clinic (on demand) 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 2001 McGill College Avenue, Lobby

 

Education

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Education building, lobby
Information session: Welcome to the Faculty of Education 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Education building, Jack Cram Auditorium, Room 129
Tours
Tour of the Education Facilities 1:00 PM  Education building, lobby
Kinesiology & Physical Education Tours

1:00 PM

 Depart from the Education building,  lobby
2:00 PM

 

Engineering

 

Activity TIME Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Lorne Trottier Building, Lobby (mezzanine level lounge) and Cafeteria level
Beyond the Books: The McGill Engineering Experience (presentation)

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

 Lorne Trottier Building, Room 0100

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Tours: Engineering Complex and buildings tour 10:00 AM - 3:15 PM (on-going) Departure: Lorne Trottier Building, Tour table in the downstairs lobby

 

Environment

Downtown Campus

Activity TIME Location
Information Kiosk with Faculty of Science 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SSMU University Centre Building, 3rd floor, Ballroom
Information Kiosk with Faculty of Arts 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Arts Building, Room 150

 

Macdonald Campus

Activity TIME Location
Information Kiosk with Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Centennial Centre, Ballroom (2nd floor)

Human Nutrition

Downtown Campus

Activity TIME Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM McIntyre Medical Building, 6th floor lobby (entrance via Pine)

Macdonald Campus

Activity TIME Location

Information Kiosks

BSc Nutritional Sciences

  • Nutrition
  • Dietetics
 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Centennial Centre, Ballroom (2nd floor)

Labs and Demonstrations

  • Food Science and Nutritional Sciences (incl. Dietetics)
 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Centennial Centre, Ballroom (2nd floor)

Law

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM New Chancellor Day Hall, Atrium (1st floor)
Information Session: CÉGEP candidates 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM New Chancellor Day Hall, room 100
Information Session: University-level applicants 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM New Chancellor Day Hall, room 100

Beyond the Application, a student-led info session with the Canadian Hispanic Bar Association at McGill University.

This session will be bilingual (English and Spanish)

 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM New Chancellor Day Hall, room 100
Tours  10:30 AM Departure: New Chancellor Day Hall, Atrium (1st floor)
12:30 PM
2:30 PM

 

Management

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Bronfman Building, 2nd floor lobby
Information Session: Bachelor of Commerce program, Career Management and MUS 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Bronfman Building, Room 151
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF): Leadership, Research & Impact by Undergraduate Students 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Bronfman Building, Room 210
McGill Desautels Student Experience and Special Topics (Walk ins) 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Bronfman Building, Room 245
Building Tours  TBC Bronfman Building

Medicine and Health Sciences

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM McIntyre Medical Building, 6th floor lobby (entrance via Pine)
Information session: CÉGEP applicants  1:00 PM - 1:45 PM McIntyre Medical Building, R. Howard Amphitheatre (6th floor)
Information session: University-level applicants 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM McIntyre Medical Building, R. Howard Amphitheatre (6th floor)

 

Music

For more Faculty of Music activities click here.

Activity Time Location
Opera McGill: Essential Handel (Early Music)

TBC

 TBC
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, lobby
Admissions information session 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Tanna Hall
Performance Simulator 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, lobby
Opera Open Rehearsals 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Wirth Opera Studio
Sound Recording Studios Tour 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Lobby
Sonata Masterclass 10:30 AM - 12:00  Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Tanna Schulich Hall
Cello: Elizabeth Dolin Open Studio Class 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, C-513
Percussion Ensemble Open Rehearsal 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, C-101
Saxophone Showcase 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Clara Hall
Guitar Masterclass 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, C-201
Jazz Voice Improve Workshop 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Tanna Schulich Hall
Audio-Visual Composition Showcase 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Digital composition studio A-412
Music Student Panel Discussion 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Clara Hall
Jazz Showcase 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Tanna Schulich Hall
Conducting Masterclass 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, C-310
Sound Recording Studios Tour 11:00 AM -12:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, lobby
Violin Class 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, C-204
Tours: The Multi-Media Room (MMR) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, MMR, basement of Elizabeth Wirth Music Building
Music Facilities Tours 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, lobby, every hour

Interested in Opera? Check out Opera McGill | Essential Handel hosting a free show October 24th from 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM in Pollack Hall. Register through the link.

Nursing

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 1  10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 680 Sherbrooke St. West, 19th Floor, room 1942
Information Kiosk 2 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM McIntyre Medical Building, 6th floor lobby (entrance via Pine)
Tours: Satoko Shibata Clinical Nursing Laboratories 10:30 AM 12:30 PM 2:00 PM 680 Sherbrooke St. West, 20th Floor, Reception Desk
Information Session: Bachelor of Science (Nursing) B.Sc(N)
This information session is intended for high school, Health Science CEGEP, Mature students and University transfers interested in an undergraduate degree in Nursing.		 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 680 Sherbrooke St. West, 19th Floor, room 1925
Information Session: Masters - Nursing (DE/QY)
This information session is intended for holders of a university degree in Arts or Science or who will soon be graduating from a BSc or BA program and are interested in an graduate degree in Nursing.		 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM 680 Sherbrooke St. West, 19th Floor, room 1925
Information Session: Bachelor of Nursing (Integrated) BNI
This information session is intended for recent graduates of the CEGEP 180A.0 Nursing program interested in completing an undergraduate degree in Nursing.		 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM 680 Sherbrooke St. West, 18th Floor, room 1825

Information Session: Masters - Advanced Nursing
This information session is intended for holders of a university degree in nursing that is equivalent to the McGill BScN or BNI and who are interested in continuing their studies at a graduate level in Nursing.

 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM 680 Sherbrooke St. West, 19th Floor, room 1925

Information Session: Masters - Nurse Practitioner
This information session is intended for holders of a university degree in nursing that is equivalent to the McGill BScN or BNI and who are interested in continuing their studies at a graduate level toward a Nurse Practitioner role. Our current specialties are: Mental Health, Neonatology, Primary Care, Pediatrics and Adult Care.

 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM 680 Sherbrooke St. West, 19th Floor, room 1914

Physical and Occupational Therapy

 

Activity Time Location
Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM McIntyre Medical Building, 6th floor lobby (entrance via Pine)
Information session: Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy at McGill – Your guide to the best programs at the #1 university in Canada 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM McIntyre Medical Building, R. Howard Amphitheatre (6th floor)

Science

 

Activity Time Location

Information Kiosk - Faculty of Science, including Environment 

(All except Psychology & Computer Science)

 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SSMU University Centre Building, Ballroom, 3rd floor Ballroom
Information Session: B.Sc. and B.A. & B.Sc. Degrees (English) 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Leacock Building, Room 132
Department of Computer Science - Information Kiosk 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SSMU University Centre Building, South side cafeteria - 201B
Department of Chemistry Demonstrations and Tours 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM Otto Maass Chemistry Building, Main Lobby
Department of Psychology 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM SSMU University Centre Building, South side cafeteria - 201B

Department of Physics Demonstrations and Tours

  • Interactive physics demonstrations, including particle detection.
  • Tours of research labs where students contribute to research.
  • Students and researchers available to chat.
 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM Rutherford Physics Building, Main Lobby

 

 

 

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