University of Alberta in Edmonton, Edmonton Capital Region, Canada | University

Founded a century ago, the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, is one of the top 100 teaching and research universities in the world serving more than 36,000 students with 11,000 faculty and staff. The University of Alberta has an annual budget in excess of $1 billion and attracts more than $480 million in external research funding. It offers close to 400 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in 18 faculties.

Created, in the words of its first president, Henry Marshall Tory, "for the uplifting of the whole people," the University of Alberta is committed to inspiring the human spirit through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship and building one of the world's great universities for the public good.

The University of Alberta in Edmonton is a vibrant, energetic place with a passion for teaching and discovery. We have more national teaching award winners than any other University in Canada. Globally engaged, with international research partnerships and student exchanges throughout the world, we are known for challenging conventional thinking and for our groundbreaking research. It helps our graduates emerge from the classrooms to take their place as leaders and to serve society.

With annual external research funding exceeding $480 million and $1.2 billion in capital projects planned or underway, the University of Alberta is well supported by the public, government, funding agencies, and industry.

Welcome to the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. We are the oldest and most diverse faculty on campus. As one of the largest research and teaching centres in western Canada, we are practically a University within a University.

The Faculty of Arts houses 14 departments, numerous interdisciplinary programs and institutes, and more than 350 full-time faculty members. With approximately 6100 students, we account for more than one-fifth of the University's total undergraduate program registrations. What's more, approximately 41% of all students enrolled in Arts courses are from other faculties at the University.

Several of our departments are ranked indisputably among the finest in Canada. These include Drama--the most sought-after theatre school in the country--as well as English, Linguistics, Art & Design, and Political Science. Our specialized research