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Study, learn, discover

Our faculties, schools and colleges

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University 1

University 1 is a unique approach to your first year at UM, giving you the opportunity to design an individualized schedule that meets the admission and first year requirements for one or more target degree programs. U1 will not add any time or cost to your degree; it serves as year 1 of any 3 or 4-year degree program.
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Faculty of

Agricultural and Food Sciences

Help nourish the world without costing the Earth. Our grads are working to make our food safer and healthier, developing sustainable agricultural production and exploring renewable bioresources.
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Faculty of

Architecture

If you are passionate about design, concerned with issues of global climate change and want to create culturally sustainable environments, the environmental design program will provide you with a solid design education to help you explore your passions and address issues in the built environment.
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School of

Art

The School of Art has internationally recognized artists and scholars who will help you define what being an artist means to you. Our small class sizes will allow you to develop relationships with faculty and improve your talents and skills.
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Faculty of

Arts

Here, you will acquire the oral and written communication skills, research abilities and critical thinking skills that are highly sought after by today’s employers. A degree in arts can lead to a variety of exciting and challenging careers in many different areas including business, government and the performing arts.
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Asper School of

Business

Here, you have the opportunity to be mentored by local business leaders, gain international experience through exchange opportunities at more than 40 partner schools worldwide, and earn real-world, paid work experience in our co-op program before you graduate.
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Faculty of

Education

At UM, you will develop valuable teaching skills through small learning groups and working directly with students in a classroom setting. Choose from inner-city, rural, Indigenous, adult education, French or international practicum opportunities that will help you make a difference in your students’ lives.
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Price Faculty of

Engineering

Our award-winning professors and state-of-the-art facilities provide you with a solid foundation on which to build your career. Outside of the classroom, get hands-on experience through a co-operative education and industry partnership program or by joining our pioneering students as they participate in exciting and challenging design competitions around the world.
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of

Environment, Earth and Resources

Tackle environmental issues that challenge the future of our planet. Join our team of leaders in making the groundbreaking discoveries in geology and environmental management that will help us realize a sustainable world for future generations.
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Rady Faculty of

Health Sciences

Make a difference in the lives of people of all ages by joining one of six schools and colleges within the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences: Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy or Rehabilitation Sciences.
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Faculty of

Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Kinesiology and Recreation Management combines classroom study with fieldwork training experience, upon which students build their professional careers and benefit society. Students develop knowledge and practical skills in many areas including physical and health education, human movement, leisure and community development.
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Robson Hall, Faculty of

Law

For more than 100 years, our graduates have included some of Canada’s most influential thinkers and visionaries. Students who enter the program are encouraged to challenge the status quo, compete in mock trials and negotiations, participate in legal clinics, shadow judges in their courtrooms and chambers, and develop a global perspective.
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Desautels Faculty of

Music

Join a faculty where your passion and talent for music meet teaching excellence. Partnerships with leading arts organizations provide our students the experience needed to flourish in their careers upon graduation. Our impressive new facilities offer outstanding opportunities for study, led by our award-winning faculty of composers, conductors, performers and scholars.
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Faculty of

Social Work

At the only accredited social work program in Manitoba, you will promote social justice and enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities across the country. Work alongside instructors doing local, national and international research and gain valuable hands-on experience during fieldwork placements at dozens of community agencies across the province.
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Faculty of

Science

Discover the unknown and invent the future. With the largest variety of science programs in the province, our faculty will help you gain a solid foundation on which to build your dreams. You’ll get the opportunity to participate in a variety of undergraduate research programs and work alongside award-winning scientists.
A university one student meets with an advisor.
A student of the faculty of agricultural food and sciences closely inspects a canola plant.
An architecture student carefully works on a project at her desk.
A school of art student works at a bench on a project.
Students perform on stage while an audience watches.
Two well dressed Asper students in a meeting taking notes in a boardroom setting.
Three inquisitive children huddled around a world globe searching for specific location.
An engineering student carefully testing wires on an electric board.
An aspiring environmentalist gathers sample water from the wetlands.
Two medical students practice administering a medical drip to a practice mannequin.
A certified fitness instructor correcting the form of a student learning do dead-lifts.
A law student skimming a book in an aisle within the Library stacks.
Three music students having a jam session with instruments in hand.
A group of studying Social Work students pointing out something specific in one of their note books.
A science student dressed in protective-wear inspecting a cultured substance inside an incubator.

Undergraduate programs of study

With over 100 programs across multiple faculties, schools and colleges, the University of Manitoba offers more learning, teaching and research opportunities than any other post-secondary institution in the province. Explore admission requirements by program (PDF).

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  2. A

    1. Aboriginal Governance
    2. Accounting
    3. Actuarial Mathematics - Business
    4. Actuarial Mathematics - Science
    5. Agribusiness
    6. Agriculture
    7. Agriculture Diploma
    8. Agroecology
    9. Agronomy
    10. Animal Systems
    11. Anthropology
    12. Applied Mathematics
    13. Art
    14. Art History
    15. Asian Studies
    16. Astronomy
    17. Athletic Therapy

  3. B

    1. Biochemistry
    2. Biological Sciences
    3. Biosystems Engineering
    4. Biotechnology
    5. Business

  4. C

    1. Canadian Studies
    2. Catholic Studies
    3. Central & East European Studies
    4. Ceramics
    5. Chemistry
    6. Civil Engineering
    7. Classical Studies
    8. Classics
    9. Commerce
    10. Computer Engineering
    11. Computer Science
    12. Cree
    13. Criminology

  5. D

    1. Dental Hygiene
    2. Dentistry
    3. Drama
    4. Drawing

  6. E

    1. Economics
    2. Education - Bachelor of Education
    3. Education - Post Baccalaureate
    4. Electrical Engineering
    5. Engineering
    6. English
    7. Entomology
    8. Entrepreneurship/Small Business
    9. Environmental Design
    10. Environmental Science
    11. Environmental Studies

  7. F

    1. Family Social Sciences
    2. Film Studies
    3. Finance
    4. Fine Arts
    5. Food Science
    6. French

  8. G

    1. Genetics
    2. Geography
    3. Geological Sciences
    4. Geology
    5. Geophysics
    6. German
    7. Global Political Economy
    8. Graphic Design
    9. Greek

  9. H

    1. Health Sciences
    2. Health Studies
    3. History
    4. Human Nutritional Sciences
    5. Human Resource Management / Industrial Relations

  10. I

    1. Icelandic
    2. Indigenous Business Studies
    3. International Business
    4. Italian

  11. J

    1. Jazz Studies
    2. Judaic Studies

  12. K

    1. Kinesiology

  13. L

    1. Labour Studies
    2. Latin
    3. Latin American Studies
    4. Law
    5. Leadership and Organizations
    6. Linguistics
    7. Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  14. M

    1. Management
    2. Management Information Systems
    3. Marketing
    4. Mathematics
    5. Mechanical Engineering
    6. Medicine
    7. Medieval & Renaissance Studies
    8. Microbiology
    9. Midwifery
    10. Music
    11. Music Composition
    12. Music Education
    13. Music History
    14. Music Performance

  15. N

    1. Native Studies
    2. Nursing

  16. O

    1. Ojibway
    2. Operations Management/Research

  17. P

    1. Painting
    2. Pharmacy
    3. Philosophy
    4. Photography
    5. Physical Education
    6. Physical Geography
    7. Physics
    8. Plant Biotechnology
    9. Polish
    10. Political Studies
    11. Pre-Veterinary Medicine
    12. Print Media
    13. Psychology - Arts
    14. Psychology - Science

  18. Q

  19. R

    1. Recreation Management and Community Development
    2. Religion
    3. Respiratory Therapy
    4. Russian

  20. S

    1. Science
    2. Sculpture
    3. Social Work – Distance Delivery
    4. Social Work – Fort Garry campus
    5. Social Work – Inner City Program at William Norrie Centre
    6. Social Work – Northern Program in Thompson
    7. Sociology
    8. Soil Science
    9. Spanish
    10. Statistics

  21. T

    1. Theatre

  22. U

    1. Ukrainian
    2. Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies
    3. University 1

  23. V

    1. Video

  24. W

    1. Women's & Gender Studies

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  26. Y

  27. Z

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  • 5,000+

    academic staff

  • 100+

    academic programs

  • 99

    Rhodes Scholars

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Academic opportunities and supports

Whether you need guidance during your first year, strategies to help you along the way or partnerships to put your knowledge into action, these academic supports and research opportunities will help you thrive as a university student.

Start on a strong foundation

Your first year of university is about settling into school, making good choices and developing good habits. The First Year Centre offers a number of resources, workshops and events to help get you started in your first year.

Throughout your degree, academic advisors are here to help you succeed. Right from your first year, advisors will help you navigate your options to make the most of your time at the university.

Transition into university life

The Access Program, available to all Manitoba residents with preference given to Indigenous students, provides you with a support network that allows you to forge your way towards a successful academic future.

If you are a new Indigenous student, the Qualico Bridge to Success Program facilitates the transition into post-secondary education at UM by offering pre-orientation activities, academic learning support, advising, peer mentoring and special events.

Get expert advice

Fueled by curiosity, our research experts are deciphering the building blocks of life, creating profound expressions of culture and discovering innovations that will shape the world of tomorrow.

You could experience hands-on research with a professor right here at the university. Through their research, scholarly work and creative activities, our professors are contributing to the cultural, economic, health and social well-being of the citizens of Manitoba, Canada and the world. 

Showcase your research

UM researchers make discoveries, develop theories and and produce creative works in a wide range of disciplines, especially within eight key research themes.

But research isn't just for professors! Each fall, the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition showcases undergraduate student’s expertise and passion for research.

Visit the Academic Learning Centre

The Academic Learning Centre team will help you strengthen your writing, studying and research skills. The centre offers tutoring, workshops, study sessions and resources to help you succeed in the classroom.

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Undergraduate Admissions

Room 424 UMSU University Centre
66 Chancellor's Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Canada

admissions@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8808
1-800-224-7713 ext. 8808
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm