Innovative Mix of Academic Programs

Undergraduate programs in Arts, Science, Education, and a number of professional programs including Applied Human Nutrition, Business Administration, Child and Youth Study, Public Relations, and Tourism and Hospitality Management.
34 graduate degrees in areas including Applied Human Nutrition, Child and Youth Study, Communication, Education, Family Studies and Gerontology, Public Relations and Women’s Studies.
8 certificate and diploma programs

Our Campus Community

Each year, hundreds of students benefit from more than $3 million in MSVU scholarships and bursaries.
Average class size of 23 – nationally recognized as being amongst the lowest in Canada
Faculty-to-Student Ratio of 1:20
Graduating students stated Professors as the top reason for recommending MSVU (2018 Survey of Graduating Students) · 99% satisfaction with class size (2018 Survey of Graduating Students)
Only Masters of Public Relations program in Canada
Launched first joint interdisciplinary PhD in Educational Studies in Atlantic Canada in conjunction with Acadia University and St. Francis Xavier University
Only Atlantic Canadian University to offer Child and Youth Study at the undergraduate & graduate level
Only University in Canada to hold a Chair in Learning Disabilities
Home to a nationally recognized art gallery
First Women’s Studies department to be established at a Canadian University

First university in the Maritimes to offer co-operative education
First English-speaking Bachelor of Public Relations in Canada
A leader in distance education, with 190 courses (undergraduate and graduate), 10 complete programs and four graduate programs offered online and at a distance.

In 2019, we opened the state-of-the-art Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research in Human Health, focusing on Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, early childhood health, and more.
Over $2.08 million earned by undergraduate and graduate students in research positions over the past three years
Only Atlantic Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (NSERC) – Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal

Other Named Chairs (In addition to Dr. Franz-Odendaal):

Dr. Janice Keefe, Professor in the department of Family Studies and Gerontology – Lena Isabel Jodrey Chair in Gerontology (Janice is also director of the NS Centre on Aging at MSVU)
Dr. Jamie Metsala, Professor in the Faculty of Education – Jarislowsky Chair in Learning Disabilities